Many thanks to Ultimate Disney for the exciting press release! Buena Vista has, at last, announced the release of three more 2-disc Special Edition DVDs of long sought-after Studio Ghibli films! In short – the good news is the release date is still February 22nd, 2005; it has not been pushed back further. The bad news, unfortunately, is that the whimsical fantasy My Neighbor Totoro has been pulled in favor of The Cat Returns for the third title in the wave. But never fear! Animated News previously relayed that Australian distributor Madman Entertainment announced the release of several Ghibli titles all to be released before the end of 2005, with a release schedule “the same as the U.S.” Since Madman’s first 3-title wave is now identical to Buena Vista’s, this claim has gained more credit! Here’s hoping that these rumors are true, and we’ll see an accelerated release schedule for the Ghilbi films in the U.S.!