Hayao Miyazaki

In this first volume, the reader meets teenage Sophie, who expects to spend the rest of her life quietly making hats in the back room of her family's shop. Because the country is preparing for war, the city is full of bored soldiers, and Sophie runs into some and gets into trouble - only to be saved by a handsome stranger. Her encounter causes the infamous Witch of the Waste to become angry and jealous with Sophie, who now faces more danger without...

When a witch's curse turns young Sophie into an old woman, she runs away from home. Soon she finds work as a cleaning woman in a moving castle belonging to the mysterious wizard Howl. A fire demon named Calcifer offers to remove Sophie's curse if she will help to free hime from his magical contract with Howl.

Totoro, a kindly forest creature, helps Mei and Satsuki adjust to life in the country by showing them a mysterious cat bus, and helping them plant a garden.

Laputa, a floating castle in the sky, was created by a mysterious race of people who long ago disappeared from the planet. A group of ruthless pirates suspected it has treasures and riches beyond imagination. Then a young girl, Sheeta, floats down from the sky and is also in search of the legendary castle. The glowing pendant around her neck may help to unlock the puzzle of the castle.

When a thirteen-year-old witch leaves home for a year of training, she tries to support herself by starting a flying delivery service.

A young woman named Sophie is cursed by the Witch of the Waste and is turned into an old woman who is unable to tell anyone of her plight. Unable to continue her job at her mother's hat shop, she goes to the ambulatory castle of the notorious wizard Howl and insinuates herself into his household. Sophie befriends Calcifer, the fire demon who powers the castle and who is bound to Howl by a contract, the terms of which Calcifer cannot reveal. They promise...

A schoolgirl named Shizuku, who longs to discover her true talents, meets the mysterious Seiji, a boy who is determined to follow his dreams, and The Baron, a magical cat who helps her listen to the whispers in her heart.

When Satsuki and her sister Mei move with their father to a new home in the countryside, they find country life is not as simple as it seems. They soon discover that the house and nearby woods are full of strange and delightful creatures, including a gigantic but gentle forest spirit called Totoro, who can only be seen by children. Totoro and his friends introduce the girls to a series of adventures, including a ride aboard the extraordinary Cat Bus,...

A collection of DVDs all gathered into one "binge box" for a spectacular movie night. Titles include: Castle in the sky ; Howl's moving castle ; Kiki's delivery service ; My neighbor Totoro ; Ponyo ; Spirited away. Castle in the Sky (1986): Pazu is an engineer's apprentice who finds Sheeta, a young girl, floating down from the sky, wearing a glowing pendant. Together, they discover both are searching for Laputa, a legendary floating castle, and vow...