If you're looking to grab some easily digestible anime that combines emotional storytelling with a unique art direction, you can never go wrong with a film produced by Studio Ghibli. The powerhouse anime studio has earned a reputation for producing high-quality animation over the decades, and over on Amazon, you can grab a highlight reel of Ghibli films spearheaded by the studio's visionary director Hayao Miyazaki. The Blu-Ray box set is currently on sale for a stellar price.

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　　Available for $143 exclusively on Amazon, The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki is a 12-disc set of 11 films, extras, and a few physical collectibles. Usually retailing for $250, the box set comes with a collectible booklet, disc book, and the following films on Blu-Ray:

　　The Castle of CagliostroNausicaa of the Valley of the WindCastle in the SkyMy Neighbor TotoroKiki's Delivery ServicePorco RossoPrincess MononokeSpirited AwayHowl's Moving CastlePonyoThe Wind risesThe box set is a cool collector's item for Studio Ghibli fans.

　　On the bonus disc, you'll find a short pilot called Yuki's Sun that Miyazaki produced in 1972, three episodes of a TV show called Little Samurai, and Miyazaki's retirement conference. As for the films themselves, each one features English and Japanese audio and a 1080p resolution.

　　Beyond that, there aren't any special features to dive into like you'd find on the standalone releases of these movies, but on their own, each movie still looks visually gorgeous and has stood the test of time. As a pure timeline of Miyazaki's best work wrapped up in a gorgeous physical case, it doesn't get much better than this.

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