The newest wave of Miyazaki DVDs was released yesterday, and my package from Amazon arrived this afternoon. This wave includes “Howl’s Moving Castle”, “My Neighbor Totoro”, and “Whisper of the Heart”. Joy is super excited about Howl, and I have to admit that I am also very much looking forward to watching it again. However, I think I’m more excited about Totoro.
I’ve had the Fox release of Totoro in the past, which is cropped to 1.33 and only has an English dub, but this new release is a two disc version presented in the original widescreen, and you can choose between a brand new English dub or the original Japanese. So only having seen the Fox version before, I’ve been waiting for this new release for a long time.