Don’t miss tonight’s ‘Friday Road Show’ on NTV in Japan. It starts at 9 PM, with the broadcast time extended until 11:09 PM. The animated film being specially broadcasted is ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ and the main story will not be cut at all, so you can enjoy the whole story. This film is the first feature-length film by Studio Ponoc, which was established by the key producers of the studio.

Moreover, this broadcast carries special significance. That’s because it’s being conducted in celebration of the release of Studio Ponoc’s latest feature-length animation, ‘Earwig and the Witch’, their first since ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’ six years ago.

In addition, in commemoration of the release of ‘Earwig and the Witch’, new items will be available for purchase starting December 15, 2023, at ‘Ghibli ga Ippai Donguri Kyowakoku’ nationwide. For fans, it will be exciting not only for the one-night-only special broadcast but also for the release of new items.

From this information, it seems that the day of the broadcast of ‘Mary and the Witch’s Flower’, the release of ‘Earwig and the Witch’, and the sale of new items will be a long-awaited day for Studio Ponoc fans. As a viewer, let’s look forward to tonight’s ‘Friday Road Show’.