Editing Studio Ghibli (section)

===Streaming rights===
Prior to 2019, Studio Ghibli opted not to make its films available digitally, feeling that physical media and theatrical events like [[GKIDS]]' [[GKIDS#Studio Ghibli Fest|Studio Ghibli Fest]] would work more towards their goal of mindful care and curation for their films. Disney had previously lobbied for a streaming deal with Ghibli during their distribution tenure, but such attempts were never materialized.<ref name=":1" /> The studio heads changed their minds after hearing a quote from American actor and director [[Woody Allen]] about how there should be multiple outlets for feature films.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/movies/studio-ghibli-hbo-max.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527184004/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/27/movies/studio-ghibli-hbo-max.html |archive-date=2020-05-27 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=How Studio Ghibli Went From Streaming Holdout to HBO Max Star|last=Sperling|first=Nicole|date=May 27, 2020|website=The New York Times|language=en|access-date=July 3, 2020}}</ref>

On October 17, 2019, [[Warner Bros. Discovery]]'s [[Max (streaming service)|HBO Max]] (now Max) announced it had acquired exclusive streaming rights to Studio Ghibli's catalogue in the United States as part of a deal with [[GKIDS]]; these films were available when the service launched in May 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/10/hbo-max-studio-ghibli-streaming-rights-1202762553/|title=HBO Max Acquires U.S. Streaming Rights To Studio Ghibli Library|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=October 17, 2019|website=Deadline|language=en|access-date=January 7, 2020|archive-date=December 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227221342/https://deadline.com/2019/10/hbo-max-studio-ghibli-streaming-rights-1202762553/|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 20, 2020, it was announced that [[Netflix]] acquired the exclusive streaming rights to this catalogue in all regions where it operates except for the United States (in which Netflix does have streaming rights to ''[[The Castle of Cagliostro]]'' and ''[[Mary and the Witch's Flower]]''), as part of a deal with Ghibli's international sales rights partner [[Wild Bunch (company)|Wild Bunch]]. Seven of twenty-one films in the studio's catalogue were released on February 1, 2020, with the others following on March 1 and April 1.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tartaglione|first1=Nancy|date=February 1, 2020|title=Netflix To Add 21 Animated Films From Japan's Legendary Studio Ghibli|language=en|work=Chaospin|url=https://chaospin.com/studio-ghibli-films-release-library-netflix-february-2020/|access-date=June 15, 2020|archive-date=September 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924012845/https://chaospin.com/studio-ghibli-films-release-library-netflix-february-2020/|url-status=live}}</ref> Netflix then struck a separate deal with GKIDS for streaming rights in Canada which was announced on June 22, and came into effect on June 25 for most films.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mobilesyrup.com/2020/06/22/netflix-canada-studio-ghibli-films/|title=Netflix Canada to stream 21 Studio Ghibli movies starting on June 25|first=Bradly|last=Shankar|work=MobileSyrup|date=June 22, 2020|access-date=June 22, 2020|archive-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623020658/https://mobilesyrup.com/2020/06/22/netflix-canada-studio-ghibli-films/|url-status=live}}</ref> As of 2024, no streaming rights deals have yet been announced for Studio Ghibli's home country of Japan, nor for markets such as China where neither Netflix nor HBO Max is available.