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Ghibli's CG Earwig and the Witch Will Have U.K. Home Release on September 27
posted on by Andrew Osmond
Amazon UK is listing home editions of Diana Wynne Jones' novel of the same name, on September 27. There will be a Limited Blu-ray edition (pictured), as well as a Steelbook Blu-ray and a DVD.
The extras listed for all three editions are as follows: Feature-Length Storyboards / Creating Earwig and the Witch / Interviews With Japanese Voice Cast / Japanese Trailer & TV Spot / UK Theatrical Trailer
Diana Wynne Jones published the novel in 2011, and publisher HarperCollins describes the story:
Not every orphan would love living at St. Morwald's Home for Children, but Earwig does. She gets whatever she wants, whenever she wants it, and it's been that way since she was dropped on the orphanage doorstep as a baby. But all that changes the day Bella Yaga and the Mandrake come to St. Morwald's, disguised as foster parents. Earwig is whisked off to their mysterious house full of invisible rooms, potions, and spell books, with magic around every corner. Most children would run in terror from a house like that . . . but not Earwig. Using her own cleverness—with a lot of help from a talking cat—she decides to show the witch who's boss.
Goro Miyazaki directed the anime as the studio's first full 3D CG feature, and his father and studio co-founder serving as the feature's international sales agent.
Ronja the Robber's Daughter, From Up On Poppy Hill) designed the characters for animation.
Koji Hoshino were production managers.
