COMPLETE LIST OF GHIBLI BOOTLEG ALBUMS RELEASED

A complete list of all known Studio Ghibli Soundtrack bootleg albums that exist out there
(If somebody knows of a release I haven't listed here, please tell me so I can add it onto the list – leave a comment or message. It would be a great help. Also feel free to point out if I've made any mistakes so I can correct them. Thanks!)

RELEASED BY MIYA RECORDS

BOOTLEG ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS (OST)

MICA-0045  Spirited Away / Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi - Soundtrack

MICA-0117  Howl’s Moving Castle / Hauru no Ugoku Shiro - Image Symphony

MICA-0149  Princess Mononoke / Mononoke Hime - Soundtrack

MICA-0321  Princess Mononoke / Mononoke Hime - Symphonic Suite

MICA-0376  Howl’s Moving Castle / Hauru no Ugoku Shiro - Soundtrack

MICA-0486  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - Soundtrack

MICA-0487  Kiki’s Delivery Service / Majo no Takkyuubin - Soundtrack

MICA-0488  Porco Rosso / Kurenai no Buta - Soundtrack

MICA-0489  Laputa: Castle in the Sky / Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta - Soundtrack

MICA-0490  Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / Kaze no Tani no Naushika - Soundtrack

MICA-0704  Tales from Earthsea / Gedo Senki - Soundtrack

MICA-0705  Tales from Earthsea / Gedo Senki - Songbook

MICA-0750  Tales from Earthsea / Gedo Senki - Piano Plus

MICA-0769  Melodies from Tales from Earthsea / Gedo Senki

MICA-0938  Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea / Gake no Ue no Ponyo - Image Album

MICA-0975  Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea / Gake no Ue no Ponyo - Soundtrack

MICK-7001 The Wind Rises / Kaze Tachinu - Soundtrack

BOOTLEG COLLABORATION ALBUMS

MICA-0266  Studio Ghibli Songs

MICA-0437  Ukulele Ghibli

MICA-0438  Songs from the Studio Ghibli Movies - Yosei Tachi no Orgel

MICA-0439  Studio Ghibli Sakuhin Shu - New Piano Interior

MICA-0514  GHIBLI the Classics / Kaoru Kukita

MICA-0616  Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Studio Ghibli Symphonic Collection

MICA-0670  String Music on Studio Ghibli - Kimi wo Nosete

MICA-0974  Ghibli the Best

MICA-0976  The Best Music Box Collection From Hayao Miyazaki Films

MICA-0977  Hayao Miyazaki On Bossa

MICA-0978  Studio Ghibli Works - Slack-Key Guitar de Kiku Studio Ghibli no Sekai

MICA-0979  Niko & Chugoku Dento Gakki de Kiku - Studio Ghibli no Sekai

MICA-0993  Ragga GHIBLI / THITIKA

MICA-0994  the Ghibli set / DAISHI DANCE

MICA-0995  Brasta Ghibli / Tokyo Brass Style 

MICA-0996  Piano De Ghibli Studio Ghibli Works Piano Collection

MICA-1016  Orgel + Ghibli wo Kiku

MICA-1018  Ghibli My Sweet

MICA-1089  Ghibli in Classic - Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea/My Neighbor Totoro

MICA-1019~20  Studio Ghibli Songs [2 CD] 

MICA-1090~1 Ghibli in Music Box - Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea/My Neighbor Totoro [2 CDs] 

MICA-1193  Ghibli Sapuri Alive 2

RELEASED BY K-O RECORDS

BOOTLEG ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS (OST)

KO-88001  Princess Mononoke / Mononoke Hime - Soundtrack

KO-88002  Princess Mononoke / Mononoke Hime - Symphony

KO-88003  Spirited Away / Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi - Image Album

KO-88004  Spirited Away / Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi - Soundtrack

KO-88005  Howl’s Moving Castle / Hauru no Ugoku Shiro - Image Symphony

KO-88006  The Cat Returns / Neko no Ongaeshi - Soundtrack

KO-88008  Kiki’s Delivery Service / Majo no Takkyuubin - Soundtrack

KO-88009  Howl’s Moving Castle / Hauru no Ugoku Shiro - Soundtrack

KO-88011  Laputa: Castle in the Sky / Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta - Soundtrack

KO-88012  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - Soundtrack

KO-88013  Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / Kaze no Tani no Naushika - Best Collection

KO-88014  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - Image Song Collection

KO-88017  Tales from Earthsea / Gedo Senki - Soundtrack

KO-88018  Tales from Earthsea / Gedo Senki - Song Collection

KO-88019  Tales from Earthsea / Gedo Senki - Piano Collection

KO-88020  Melodies from Tales from Earthsea / Gedo Senki

BOOTLEG COLLABORATION ALBUMS

KO-88007  Studio Ghibli Songs

KO-88010  Howl’s Moving Castle / Hauru no Ugoku Shiro - Alpha Wave Orgel Collection

KO-88015  Czech Philharmonic Orchestra Plays Studio Ghibli Symphonic Collection

KO-88016  String Music on Studio Ghibli - Kimi wo Nosete

RELEASED BY EVER ANIME INTERNATIONAL RECORDS

BOOTLEG ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS (OST)

AnG-032  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - Song & Karaoke

AnG-035  Whisper of the Heart / Mimi wo Sumaseba - Soundtrack

AnG-036  Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / Kaze no Tani no Naushika - Soundtrack

AnG-037  Grave of the Fireflies / Hotaru no Haka - Image Album

AnG-038  Porco Rosso / Kurenai no Buta - Image Album

AnG-039  Only Yesterday / Omohide Poroporo - Image Album

AnG-040  Grave of the Fireflies / Hotaru no Haka - Soundtrack

AnG-041  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - Soundtrack

AnG-043  Laputa: Castle in the Sky / Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta - Soundtrack

AnG-044  Laputa: Castle in the Sky / Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta - Symphony

AnG-069  Spirited Away / Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi - Image Album

AnG-142  Kiki’s Delivery Service / Majo no Takkyuubin - Soundtrack
AnG-156  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - Sound Book

AnG-157  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - Image Song Collection

AnG-158  Kiki’s Delivery Service / Majo no Takkyuubin - Hi-Tech Series

AnG-159  Whisper of the Heart / Mimi wo Sumaseba - Image Album

AnG-201  Princess Mononoke / Mononoke Hime - Image Album

AnG-202  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - Hi-Tech Series

AnG-203  Kiki’s Delivery Service / Majo no Takkyuubin - Vocal Album

AnG-204  Kiki’s Delivery Service / Majo no Takkyuubin - Image Album

AnG-205  Laputa: Castle in the Sky / Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta - Image Album

AnG-206  Laputa: Castle in the Sky / Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta - High-Tech Series

AnG-213  Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / Kaze no Tani no Naushika - High Tech Series

AnG-214  Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / Kaze no Tani no Naushika - Image Album

AnG-215  Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / Kaze no Tani no Naushika - Symphony

AnG-216~217  Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / Kaze no Tani no Naushika - Best Collection

AnG-219  Porco Rosso / Kurenai no Buta - Soundtrack

AnG-219  Ocean Waves / Umi ga Kikoeru - Soundtrack

AnG-226  Only Yesterday / Omohide Poroporo - Soundtrack

AnG-227  Only Yesterday / Omohide Poroporo - Classical Ensemble

AnG-228  Pom Poko / Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pon Poko - Soundtrack

AnG-229  Pom Poko / Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pon Poko - Image Album

A8-895  Princess Mononoke / Mononoke Hime - Symphony

A8-1389  Spirited Away / Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi - Soundtrack

BOOTLEG COLLABORATION ALBUMS

AnG-002  Studio Ghibli Songs
AnG-033  Miyazaki Anime Music Box I
AnG-034  Miyazaki Anime Music Box II

AnG-081  Animage Best Symphony

AnG-160  Glass no Kuni no Miyazaki Anime no Sekai

AnG-238  Hayao Miyazaki no Sekai / World - Orgel Collection

AnG-239  Hayao Miyazaki no Sekai / World 3 - Orgel Collection

AnG-240  Hayao Miyazaki no Sekai / World 4 - Orgel Collection

AnG-272  Hayao Miyazaki Anime Works Collection - Brass Fantasy

AnG-273  Hayao Miyazaki Anime Works Collection - Brass Fantasy II

AnG-274  Miyazaki the Best - Collection

AnG-345  Hayao Miyazaki no Sekai / World 2 (Kurenai no Buta) - Orgel Collection

AnG-346  Hayao Miyazaki no Sekai / World 5 (Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi) - Orgel Collection

RELEASED BY ALION INTERNATIONAL RECORDS

BOOTLEG ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS (OST)

ALCA-8060  The Cat Returns / Neko no Ongaeshi - Soundtrack

ALCA-8061  Ghiblies Episode 2 - Soundtrack

ALCA-8079  Castle in the Sky - USA Version Soundtrack

ALCA-8197  Koro’s Big Day Out / Koro no Dai Sanpo - Soundtrack

ALCA-8198  The Whale Hunt / Kujiratori - Soundtrack

RELEASED BY SON MAY RECORDS

BOOTLEG ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS (OST)

SM-002  Laputa: Castle in the Sky / Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta - Soundtrack

SM-003  Kiki’s Delivery Service / Majo no Takkyuubin - Soundtrack

SM-005  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - Soundtrack

SM-019  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - Image Song Collection.

SM-020  Only Yesterday / Omohide Poroporo - Soundtrack

SM-021  Only Yesterday / Omohide Poroporo - Image Album

SM-057  Only Yesterday / Omohide Poroporo - Classical Ensemble

SM-063  Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / Kaze no Tani no Naushika - Best Collection

SM-076  Kiki’s Delivery Service / Majo no Takkyuubin - Image Album

SM-077  Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / Kaze no Tani no Naushika - High Tech Series

SM-078  Laputa: Castle in the Sky / Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta - High Tech Series

SM-090  Grave of the Fireflies / Hotaru no Haka - Soundtrack

SM-091  Grave of the Fireflies / Hotaru no Haka - Image Album

SM-139  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - High Tech Series

SM-140  Porco Rosso / Kurenai no Buta - Image Album

SM-157  Kiki’s Delivery Service / Majo no Takkyuubin - Vocal Album

SM-216  Porco Rosso / Kurenai no Buta - Soundtrack

SM-227  Laputa: Castle in the Sky / Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta - Symphony 

SM-228  Laputa: Castle in the Sky / Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta - Image Album

SM-253  Pom Poko / Heisei Tanuki Gassen Pon Poko - Image Album

SM-380  Whisper of the Heart / Mimi wo Sumaseba - Soundtrack

SM-388  Whisper of the Heart / Mimi wo Sumaseba - Image Album

SMA-011  Spirited Away / Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi - Soundtrack

SMA-116  Princess Mononoke / Mononoke Hime - Image Album

SMB-001  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - Soundtrack

SMB-002  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - Image Song Collection

SMB-003  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - High-Tech Series

SMB-006  Laputa: Castle in the Sky / Tenkuu no Shiro Rapyuta - Symphony
SMB-007  Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / Kaze no Tani no Naushika - Best Collection
SMB-008  Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / Kaze no Tani no Naushika - High-Tech Series

SMB-009  Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind / Kaze no Tani no Naushika - Symphony

SMB-010  Kiki’s Delivery Service / Majo no Takkyuubin - Soundtrack

SMB-011  Kiki’s Delivery Service / Majo no Takkyuubin - Vocal Album

SMB-012  Only Yesterday / Omohide Poroporo - Soundtrack

SMB-013  Grave of the Fireflies / Hotaru no Haka - Soundtrack

SMB-016  Whisper of the Heart / Mimi wo Sumaseba - Soundtrack

SMB-017  Porco Rosso / Kurenai no Buta - Soundtrack

GGG-036  Princess Mononoke / Mononoke Hime - Soundtrack

GGG-095  Princess Mononoke / Mononoke Hime - Symphony

GGG-261  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - Song & Karaoke

GGG-384  Spirited Away / Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi - Image Album

BOOTLEG COLLABORATION ALBUMS

SM-001  Perfect of Animage - Collection

SM-004  Animation The Movie - Collection

SM-025  Animage Best Collection

SM-061  Joe Hisaishi Image Album - Best Collection

SM-094  Animage Singles

SM-202  Animage Complete Collection

SM-217  Animage Memorial Collection

SM-219  Glass no Kuni no Miyazaki Anime no Sekai

SM-226  Animage Vocal Collection

SM-241  Animage Brass Fantasy Vol.1 

SM-242  Animage Brass Fantasy Vol.2

SMB-018  Perfect of Animage - Collection

SMB-019  Animage Singles

SMB-020  Animage Vocal Collection

GGG-078  Animage Complete Collection

GGG-079  Animage Vocal & Karaoke Collection

GGG-085  Studio Ghibli Songs

GGG-264  Studio Ghibli Songs+One

RELEASED BY SMILE FACE RECORDS

BOOTLEG ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS (OST)

HO-030  The Cat Returns / Neko no Ongaeshi - Soundtrack

HO-059  Castle in the Sky - USA Version Soundtrack

HO-060  My Neighbor Totoro / Tonari no Totoro - Orchestra Stories
HO-119  Howl’s Moving Castle / Hauru no Ugoku Shiro - Image Symphony

BOOTLEG COLLABORATION ALBUMS

HO-025  Anime Music Box - Angel Kiss Orgel - Hayao Miyazaki

IMPORTANT INFO : BOOTLEGS AND GENUINE GHIBLI ALBUMS

Most of the Studio Ghibli Soundtracks have been released for digital download and are now available on iTunes for a reasonable price (most around $9.99). I've made a complete list of all the albums they've released so far at the end of this post.

However, if you buying the soundtracks in CD form, make sure to check it's not a bootleg.

eBay, for example, is full of these unofficial Taiwanese bootleg releases that look almost genuine, so avoid buying from there especially it it's very cheap.

The best places to buy official CDs are, for example, www.cdjapan.co.jp, yes-asia.com and play-asia.com

There are also some official European releases are released by Wasabi Records - you can find them on amazon.co.uk

Most people may not even realise what they're buying might be a bootleg, and I myself managed to waste lots of money on these fake Ghibli CDs before I even considered they might be bootlegs. 

I'm writing this in hope it might help other people and stop them from making the mistake of buying fake pirated CDs.


Best way to see if it's genuine: check the catalog, label and which company it's released by.

The official Japanese Ghibli albums are mainly released by:
- Animage Records (the printings have varying catalog numbers, usually beginning with two numbers, followed by three letters (for example: ATC / ANG / ANL / ANC...) and usually end with one to three numbers)
- Tokuma Japan Communications (catalog examples: TCKA-00001 / TKDA-00001 / TKGA-00001), and have the sub-label: Studio Ghibli Records. 

The official Japanese CDs have one of these logos printed onto them:

- Some Ghibli albums are also released by Yamaha Music Communities (catalog example: YCCM-00001)
- There also some official Korean releases that are released by Pony Canyon Korea (catalog example: PCKD-00001)


Bootleg companies include:
- Miya Records (catalog example: MICA-0001)
- Alion Records (catalog example: ALCA-0001)
- Ever Anime International Records (catalog examples: AnG-001 / A8-001 / GM-001)
- K-O Records (catalog example: KO-00001)
- Son May Records (catalog examples: SM-001 / GGG-001 / SMB-001)
- Smile Face Records (catalog example: HO-001)

Bootleg logos:

Please do not support these Taiwanese bootleg companies, the CDs are really just fancy looking CD-Rs with their own catalog numbers to make them look genuine. The quality is always worse than the original. For example, when I tried importing one of my bootleg albums onto my computer, the tracks were just a loud buzzing noise! It was a complete rip-off! So whatever you do, don't buy these bootlegs - even downloading the music from the internet is better.


Here I've compared a bootleg printing of Nausicaä Soundtrack to 2 official printings:


BOOTLEG PRINTING: MICA-0490

ORIGINAL PRINTING: 35ATC-3

REISSUE PRINTING: TKCA-72717



Please support the artists by purchasing their music - they need to earn a living too! I would recommend buying the Ghibli soundtracks on iTunes, since they are most cheapest there and easiest to buy (and are definitely not bootlegs):

Complete list available on iTunes (no cover / remake albums included):

1. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/nausicaa-valley-wind-original/id881802202
2. Laputa: Castle in the Sky (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/castle-in-sky-original-soundtrack/id882407903
3. My Neighbor Totoro (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/my-neighbor-totoro-original/id882410520
4. Kiki's Delivery Service (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kikis-delivery-service-original/id882658777
5. Porco Rosso (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/porco-rosso-original-soundtrack/id883013075
6. Ocean Waves (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ocean-waves-original-soundtrack/id886464280
7. Pom Poko (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/pom-poko-original-soundtrack/id893003128
8. Whisper of the Heart (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/whisper-heart-original-soundtrack/id883007479
9. Princess Mononoke (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/princess-mononoke-original/id883500999
10. My Neighbors the Yamadas (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/my-neighbors-yamadas-original/id885354185
11. Spirited Away (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/spirited-away-original-soundtrack/id883501721
12. Hisaishi Meets Miyazaki Films: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/hisaishi-meets-miyazaki-films/id278331033
13. The Cat Returns (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/cat-returns-original-soundtrack/id883503252
14. The Ghiblies Episode 2 (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ghiblies-episode-2-original/id886458754
15. Howl’s Moving Castle (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/howls-moving-castle-original/id883513360
16. Studio Ghibli Symphonic Suite: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/studio-ghibli-symphonic-suite/id896082272
17. Tales from Earthsea (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tales-from-earthsea-original/id883507108
18. Melodies From Tales from Earthsea: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/melodies-from-tales-from-earthsea/id885285625
19. Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ponyo-on-cliff-by-sea-original/id885295013
20. Arrietty (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/arrietty-original-soundtrack/id885298594
21. Kari-Gurashi - Arrietty Song Collection: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kari-gurashi/id885380959
22. From Up on Poppy Hill (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/from-up-on-poppy-hill-original/id885304399
23. From Up on Poppy Hill Songbook — music inspired by the film: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/from-up-on-poppy-hill-songbook/id583208554
24. Summer of Farewells – From Up on Poppy Hill (film theme song) - EP: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/summer-farewells-from-up-on/id583207396
25. The Wind Rises (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wind-rises-original-soundtrack/id785256904
26. The Tale of Princess Kaguya (Original Soundtrack): https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tale-princess-kaguya-original/id895664857
27. Ghibli, Princess Kaguya and I - Song Collection: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ghibli-princess-kaguya-and-i/id885308534
28. When Marnie Was There: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/when-marnie-was-there-soundtrack/id896588653
29. When Marnie Was There Song Collection - Just Know That I Love You: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/just-know-that-i-love-you./id895328416

Studio Ghibli Soundtracks released by Wasabi Records (CD format):

1. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Original Soundtrack): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Nausicaä-Valley-Wind-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B005UN5RPK/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1425672734&sr=1-1&keywords=nausicaä
2. Laputa: Castle in the Sky (Original Soundtrack): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Castle-Sky-Soundtrack-Joe-Hisaishi/dp/B005UCCORK/ref=pd_sim_m_h__1?ie=UTF8&refRID=170MZWD7P0P6KCVZZCR5
3. My Neighbor Totoro (Original Soundtrack): http://www.amazon.co.uk/My-Neighbour-Totoro-Studio-Classics/dp/B005UCCOQ6/ref=pd_sim_m_h__1?ie=UTF8&refRID=0AF97RDPZV3580HMTFTP
4. Kiki's Delivery Service (Original Soundtrack): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kikis-Delivery-Service-Original-Soundtrack/dp/B0088NZCKO/ref=pd_sim_m_h__6?ie=UTF8&refRID=1HQQK8BM1BHTY855058Q
5. Porco Rosso (Original Soundtrack): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Porco-Rosso-Kurenai-Buta-Soundtrack/dp/B009CAWPQQ/ref=pd_sim_m_h__3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0ZT6FJYXGTGE8W9JP581
6. Princess Mononoke (Original Soundtrack): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Princess-Mononoke-Joe-Hisaishi/dp/B007TCHF8C/ref=pd_sim_m_h__2?ie=UTF8&refRID=0WN3MDFBNPWRW91403Y2
7. Spirited Away (Original Soundtrack): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spirited-Away-CHIHIRO-Joe-Hisaishi/dp/B00AAX0JCG/ref=pd_sim_m_h__1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1RMEZ5TGXTCSQFRNV55Q
8. Arrietty - Collector's Edition Soundtrack: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Arrietty-complete-collector-Cecile-Corbel/dp/B005FFINZY/ref=pd_sim_m_h__9?ie=UTF8&refRID=10ZJXDY0J2ZV93H4HG1N
9. From Up on Poppy Hill (Original Soundtrack): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Colline-Coquelicots-From-Poppy-Hill/dp/B0067KBG8C/ref=pd_sim_m_h__5?ie=UTF8&refRID=1TKQAY34SW6SGXVZG7FT

Hope this helps somebody out there. Please feel free to comment or ask anything...