Ghibli ga Ippai Collection

Background: The Ghibli ga Ippai Collection (ジブリがいっぱい ''(lit. A lot of Ghibli)'' COLLECTION) is a label used by Walt Disney Studios Japan and Pony Canyon that is used for Studio Ghibli home media releases (VHS, DVD, Blu-Ray) in the country. It is also used as the brand name for Ghibli home media in Taiwan, China and Hong Kong as well.

(August 1, 1996?, June 27, 1997-)
Logo: On a white background, we see a black and white drawing of Mei from My Neighbor Totoro with pink cheeks and a shadow walking on the spot. Afterward, it cuts to the letters ジブリが (Ghibli ga), with the "Ghibli" part made out of tree stumps, acorns, mushrooms, Susuwatari (Soot Gremlins, also known as Soot Sprites) and a worm, with the "Ga" part in a standard font appearing one by one. Afterwards, the remaining Japanese text いっぱい (Ippai) appears below in the same font, followed with the English word "COLLECTION" in a black font below all the Japanese text.

Trivia:
 * The label name itself actually started back in August 1996 where it was given to a laserdisc set of the same name where even a picture of Mei in this logo was used for the set's front cover. The set was now considered a rare collector's item, not only due to its obscurity, but it also features the original Tokuma English dubs to My Neighbor Totoro, Porco Rosso, Castle in the Sky and Kiki's Delivery Service. While the Tokuma dub of My Neighbor Totoro was easy to find due to successful VHS sales in the USA from FoxVideo, the dubs for Porco Rosso and Castle in the Sky were hard to find as they would include them in their early Japanese DVD releases (now out of print; to which they would replace them with the Disney dubs on the 2014 re-releases), while Kiki's Delivery Service was even harder to find since Ghibli would use the 'Americanized' (but uncut) Disney dub for the film's first Japanese DVD release. Aside from that, it is unknown if this logo (and maybe its variant) would be used at the beginning of every disc to the films included in the set. If it does, it is most likely that the Mei variant would only be used for films directed by Hayao Miyazaki while the Setsuko variant would be used for non-Miyazaki films.
 * Further proof is that if you look closely at the logo on DVD releases, it is in dot-crawl quality, so it is most likely recorded on one of the laserdiscs to the set.

Variants:
 * Another variant appears on the 2000 VHS of My Neighbors the Yamadas. Instead of Mei, we see Setsuko from Grave of the Fireflies as the character walking. After a while, she stops and gives a salute. The scene cuts to the Ghibli ga Ippai COLLECTION logo, in which the entire logo fades at the same time. It's unknown if this appears on other Studio Ghibli VHS releases in Japan.
 * On VHS promos for Ghibli movies, a number appears on the right, that depends on the release (eg, 2 is for Whisper of the Heart).

Later Variant: Beginning in 2009, the logo was reanimated in widescreen HD, and the proportions of the "Ghibli ga Ippai" text were changed to fit the ratio. The "COLLECTION" part remains as is although the font is slightly smoother. This version appears on all Studio Ghibli Blu-Rays in Japan since Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea and appears on later DVDs as well beginning with Arrietty.

FX/SFX: The animation used in the logo. Quite nice, actually.

Music/Sounds: A shortened version of the track "Let's Go to the Hospital!" from My Neighbor Totoro, composed by Joe Hisaishi.

Music/Sounds Variants:
 * On the Setsuko variant, we hear a sample of the song "Home! Sweet Home!" used in Grave of the Fireflies, sung by Amelita Galli-Curci. Also, if you listen closely, you can hear crackling from a record due to the song been recorded back in 1917.

Availability: Appears on Japanese Studio Ghibli home media material distributed by Walt Disney Studios Japan and Pony Canyon. It is most likely that both variants would appear on its first appearance, which is the Ghibli ga Ippai Collection Laserdisc set (see 'Trivia').
 * Mei - First used on the 1997 VHS release of My Neighbor Totoro and appears on other VHS, DVD, and Blu-Ray prints of Studio Ghibli movies. It is most likely going to appear on the Japanese DVD and Blu-ray release of Wallace & Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death, since Studio Ghibli actually released this short under this label there.
 * Setsuko - Unknown, only known use is on the VHS version of My Neighbors the Yamadas, although the DVD version released on the same day uses the standard Mei version. It may have been used on other VHS releases under the label, most likely the 1998 VHS release of Grave of the Fireflies (obviously).

Editor's Note: This is a favorite among Studio Ghibli fans.