The Studio Ghibli Collection (UK)

This Collection post will be most useful to folks that are resident in the UK, so apologies to anyone who isn't. It's because the numbering on the spine of the UK (R2) DVD editions of the films causes problems when lined up numerically. Anyone viewing the features in that given order will discover that The Cat Returns (2002) comes before Whisper of the Heart (1995), which is the reverse of how they should be seen. Perhaps the distributor (Optimum) numbered them in the order they licensed them? I don't know, but the errors and occasional duplicate numbering for subsequent Blu-ray editions drove many collectors with OCD slightly barmy. If you live in the UK and want to watch the films in the order they were released by Studio Ghibli, then ignore the actual DVD spine numbers [in brackets]. The correct production order is as follows:

01. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) [01]
02. Laputa: Castle in the Sky (1986) [06]
03. Grave of the Fireflies (1988) [10]
04. My Neighbor Totoro (1988) [09]
05. Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) [05]
06. Only Yesterday (1991) [14]
07. Porco Rosso (1992) [03]
08. Ocean Waves (1993) [16]
09. Pom Poko (1994)  [04]
10. Whisper of the Heart (1995) [11]
11. Princess Mononoke (1997) [08]
12. My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) [12]
13. Spirited Away (2001) [13]
14. The Cat Returns (2002) [02]
15. Howl's Moving Castle (2004) [07]
16. Tales from Earthsea (2006) [15]
17. Ponyo (2008) [17]
18. Arrietty (2010) [18]
19. From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) [19]
20. The Wind Rises (2013) [20]
21. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) [21]
22. When Marnie Was There (2015) [22]

NOTE: numbers 03 and 04 (in the revised numbering) were released simultaneously, so can be swapped around if you want.