Staff Writer, Dubai

Netflix MENA is bringing a whole new wave of popular Japanese anime classics such as Studio Ghibli’s Totoro and Ponyo starting Feb. 1.

The streaming service announced that over twenty Japanese films will be released over the next three months. Most of the films and series will be subtitled and dubbed in Arabic.

However, the Studio Ghibli releases will not be available in Japan.

“We’ve listened to our fans and have made the definitive decision to stream our film catalogue. We hope people around the world will discover the world of Studio Ghibli through this experience,” said Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki in a statement.

Below is the release roll-out schedule for Studio Ghibli films on Netflix:

• February 1, 2020:
  • Castle in the Sky (1986), My Neighbor Totoro (1988), Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989), Only Yesterday (1991), Porco Rosso (1992), Ocean Waves (1993), Tales from Earthsea (2006)
• March 1, 2020:
  • Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (1984), Princess Mononoke (1997), My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999), Spirited Away (2001), The Cat Returns (2002), Arrietty (2010), The Tale of The Princess Kaguya (2013)
• April 1, 2020:
  • Pom Poko (1994), Whisper of the Heart (1995), Howl's Moving Castle (2004), Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (2008), From Up on Poppy Hill (2011), The Wind Rises (2013), When Marnie Was There (2014)