Netflix have recently confirmed, along with a listing in the new & popular section of the application, that Studio Ghibli’s animated war drama Grave of the Fireflies will be added to the streaming platform on 16th September 2024.
Directed by Isao Takahata, and produced by Studio Ghibli, the film follows two orphans as the fight for survival in a post- World War II Japan. The film has preivously been released on DVD and Blu-Ray in the UK, but now fans of anime will soon be able to stream it at any time on Netflix in the UK.
About: Orphans Seita (voiced by Tsutomu Tatsumi) and Setsuko (Ayano Shiraishi) fight for survival in post-World War II Japan. But society is harsh, and they come to the somber conclusion that they can neither escape the hardships of war nor find enough food to survive. Named the Best Animated Feature at the 1994 Chicago International Children’s Film Festival, this film proves that not all anime tales are pixie-dust fantasies or brutal sci-fi standoffs.
Grave of the Fireflies will become available to stream on Netflix in the UK from 16th September 2024, but in the meantime there are plenty of other Studio Ghibli titles (as well as other anime films) available to stream on Netflix.
