Favorite Studio Ghibli Film

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Many Pokemon collectors love Studio Ghibli films for the art, music, and storytelling. Which is your favorite? Feel free to discuss below.

  • 1984 Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
  • 1986 Castle in the Sky
  • 1988 Grave of the Fireflies
  • 1988 My Neighbor Totoro
  • 1989 Kiki’s Delivery Service
  • 1991 Only Yesterday
  • 1992 Porco Rosso
  • 1993 Ocean Waves
  • 1994 Pom Poko
  • 1995 Whisper of the Heart
  • 1997 Princess Mononoke
  • 1999 My Neighbors the Yamadas
  • 2001 Spirited Away
  • 2002 The Cat Returns
  • 2004 Howl’s Moving Castle
  • 2006 Tales from the Earthsea
  • 2008 Ponyo
  • 2010 Arrietty

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I know that Nausicaä is not Studio Ghibli, but I felt that it deserved a mention. I limited the list to 2010 because the poll cannot accept more than 20 options. If your favorite is not listed, please write it below.

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The Tale of Princess Kaguya is definitely up there for me despite not being directed by Miyazaki. I love the unique art style and would definitely put it in my top three.

As for this list, I think a lot of people tend to keep the first Ghibli film they saw close to their hearts, and deservedly so. I can only assume Spirited Away will win this poll (though it would be cool to see otherwise!) But that’s understandable given it’s probably the film that got a majority of Ghibli fans into the franchise!

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Glad to see Totoro getting some love.

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Ocean Waves is my favorite. I’ve likely seen it 30 times.
Next up would definitely be Nausicaa.

It’s probably best to just make a tier list :stuck_out_tongue: since every Ghibli movie is amazing

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Porco Rosso for me, the italian Mediterranean scenes for me just hits all the boxes

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If anyone is looking to sob, I would highly recommend Grave of the Fireflies. :sob:

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It’s hard not to choose Spirited Away

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Spirited Away is incredible.

I think my Top 5 would be:

  1. Howl’s Moving Castle
  2. Princess Mononoke
  3. Spirited Away
  4. My Neighbor Totoro
  5. Kiki’s Delivery Service
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I grew up with the Fox dub Totoro. Spirited Away is probably the overall best quality, but Totoro will always be my top choice!

I recently saw Castle in the sky and was pleasantly surprised. The title sounds a bit vague, but it was quality!

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Grave of the Fireflies. Doubt I can ever bring myself to watch it again though ;_;

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Spirited Away is definitely one of the highest quality. I really like Arrietty, probably because I’ve seen it a million times, and it’s such a simple light hearted concept. Whisper of the Heart is adorable, and Kiki’s Delivery Service. All the same vein I think.

It’s not on here but one of my favorites is The Wind Rises, it’s a fantastic story, very well written. I wasn’t big on Caste in the Sky for some reason, was kinda forgettable for me.

Princess Kaguya was interesting, as a buddhist I really enjoyed the themes. The art style while extremely creative was distracting at times for me.

They’re all iconic though. Ghibli is a top tier production studio.

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The caste system can be pretty rough for the untouchables so I can imagine it’d be even worse in the sky… :pensive:

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I’ve always wanted to watch Grave of the Fireflies but I haven’t gotten around to it. The one theater near my house shows Studio Ghibli films sporadically throughout the year. My friends always tell me its one of the saddest movies they’ve ever seen.

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This makes me NOT want to see it :joy:

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This song from Porco Rosso means everything to me, Joe Hisaishi is a genius.

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From Up on Poppy Hill not listed :cry:

Had to go for Whisper of the Heart. But all of them are amazing.

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Grave of the Fireflies will destroy you for a few days/weeks. You need to emotionally prepare yourself before you set down that path.

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Voted on one of the few films I have seen. Never knew the Ghibli films when I was a kid but no worrys they are on my to view list. :laughing:

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Probably Princess Mononoke for me. I don’t know what it is, but there’s something in there that sets it apart from the other movies. Although, my top 5 are probably pretty close. Maybe watching them in movie theaters could change my mind a bit.

I would put Grave of the Fireflies as first, but one time a coworker and I watched it at work and cracked so many dark jokes about it, that I can’t see the movie in the same way anymore.

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Grave of the fireflies is frequently described as the best movie you’ll ever see that you’ll only watch once. It’s heartbreaking.

My favourite would be Kiki’s Delivery service.

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