Studio Ghibli

[Manga_Creator]

Talk about your favourite Studio Ghibli Films

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[jetfire]

Wrong forum dude.

Anyways, my favourite Ghibli films would have to be:

Princess Mononoke - A pretty mature story for a Ghibli movie that conveys some nice messages about nature, and thinking about the well being of the animals, as well as the humans themselves. It was also just the most fun for me to watch. Great story, action, characters, music, art, animation. Everything was perfect.

Castle in the Sky - The whole experience just felt magical, adventerous and epic. This made the anime just plain fun to watch, and adds to it's rewatchability.

Spirited Away - It was also just a magical experience. All of the ideas brought forth from character design, to world design, to the plot, were just original. It provides a fresh feeling which you hardly see in any other anime.

Also, I would list Grave of the Fireflies, as it is a wonderful film, but it's not the type of movie I can watch over and over, like the ones listed above.

[Manga_Creator]

Ok where should it be first of all and mine are

My neighbour Totoro: Classic and plesant its enjoyable to want being and early work its a great story with fun enchantments through it.

Spirited Away: Once again awasome story and the animation is top notch.

Grave of the Fireflies: Its a wonderful way of telling the story and obviously its sad but its a nice way to tell because the Japanese could have made Americans look like tossers really but they didnt and thats why I like it and also because its taken a true event and turned it into a story documenting what it was like.

Lupin III: Comicle and fun to watch that all ive got to say about that it was brilliant I had 100% concentration to it.

Andy

[Kain]

Lupin III: Comicle and fun to watch that all ive got to say about that it was brilliant I had 100% concentration to it.

Before this thread degenerates into yet another "is it Studio Ghibli or just Miyazaki?", Lupin III: Castle of Cagliostro is a Tokyo Movie Shinsha/Studio Telecom film... NOT STUDIO GHIBLI.

The following are Studio Ghibli movies:

The Cat Returns
Grave of the Fireflies
Howl's Moving Castle
Kiki's Delivery Service
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
My Neighbor Totoro
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Ocean Waves
On Your Mark
Only Yesterday
Pom Poko
Porco Rosso
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
Tales from Earthsea
Whisper of the Heart

[Zushio]

Only Yesterday is the best of them, nice plot, good message and oh so pretty.


So short because most of it was edited out.

[Lupin the 3rd]

I like My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, and Pom Poko.

Btw i always thought that Nausicaa wasn't considered a studio ghibli movie.

[Kain]

List updated. :)

[Pachinko]

My all-time favourite is Whisper of the Heart. It's so incredibly adorable, I nearly cry each time.

Kiki's Delivery Service is another great one. I'm pretty much fond of all of his films placed in a European-ish setting; I think it's divine.

I also really like Howl's Moving Castle, Spirited Away, Mononoke-hime, and Laputa. They all exhibit a story-telling style, and I love the way they each flow like epics.

Grave of the Fireflies is a pure masterpiece; I must admit that much. Like jetfire, I cannot watch it often. It is one of the honestly-depressing films I've ever viewed, one that has moved me to complete tears.

[animanic_critic]

Grave of the Fireflies is a pure masterpiece; I must admit that much. Like jetfire, I cannot watch it often. It is one of the honestly-depressing films I've ever viewed, one that has moved me to complete tears.
Yeah, I couldn't agree more myself. I think it's the only studio Ghibli movie that made me shed tears, actually. Not to mention that it's a proud moment for the anime industry, but it's also amazing that the story revolved around two people most of the time, something that's not so usual for a movie.

[ant]

I will have to say out of all the Ghibli movies my favorite is Mononoke Hime purely for personal reasons. It being the first Ghibli movie that I saw on the big screen presented by F.S.U.'s Japanese animation club JACT, a year prior to the U.S. release by Disney.

[loner]

Only Yesterday is the best of them, nice plot, good message and oh so pretty.


So short because most of it was edited out.

Words of truth.

Whisper of the Heart comes a very close second for me. While fantasy films like Laputa and Spirited Away are awesome viewing experiences, these two are more grounded in reality and I can connect to them much more easily.

[Mamimi]

I feel like I'm gonna see a ton of repeats in this thread. XD
I'm gonna go with Grave of the Fireflies and My Neighbor Totoro. Grave of the Fireflies was just so touching, and it's pretty much a crime to not appreciate it when you see it. (I almost killed my friend when she laughed and made fun of tiny inconsistencies in the plot) My Neighbor Totoro is just a fun classic that can be enjoyed at any age. I have a Totoro calendar hanging on my wall as we speak, and looking at it makes me feel very content :)

[soundchazer]

My personal favorite is Umi ga kikoeru (Ocean Waves). I just love puberty themes and stories.

Obviously, that makes Whisper of the Heart my second choice.

Castle in the Sky would come third.

I was not too impressed with Mononoke Hime, I have a really hard time with the ending to Omoide Poro Poro (Only yesterday) and I just dislike that punk older brother in Grave of the Fireflies.

[Emeraldas]

I've only seen Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and The Cat Returns, but out of the three, The Cat Returns was my favorite. It was simple, engaging, cute and charming. Spirited Away, while the designs and characters were inventive and interesting, didn't really impress me, considering its hype. It seemed to me just a Japanese Alice in Wonderland that took longer than necessary to tell its story.

[KiraraKim]

I haven't seen many. My overall favorite is Grave of the Fireflies. Although like others it's not something I can watch over and over again but a movie I would recommend to anyone, anime and non-anime fan alike.

I also really like Kiki's Delivery Service and Laputa Castle in the Sky.

[Mana]

I haven't seen as many Ghibli films as I could have, but all things considered, my favourite would have to be Totoro <3

[Manga_Creator]

In Spirited away Chihiro/Sen I think could have had at least a little bit more courage because In a lot of films the main character is normaly really scared thats why I prefer Totoro because the girls go for it but Chihiro just slowly does it even though her parents lives are on the line.

Andy

[C0MPL3X]

Probably Spirited Away or Laputa. I should stop quoting Oshii but I agree with him with his expression that he does not fancy the ideas that Miyazaki tries to tell (I think it's more or less like that, someone correct me if I'm wrong).
So, what I look for in Ghiblie is the amazing art and animation, the details, the typical miyazaki heroines;their voices, the way they act, facial expressions, body gestures, I love them all. Plot, themes, characters, they all appeal to me at elementary level as far as Miyazaki is concerned, but the WORLD (lets not deny that) in which all these stories are set are amazing.

[Grasshopper]

Howl's Moving Castle was a brilliant movie and one of my favorites. It was just so damn cheerful.

[Ghostmaster]

I mean everyone I have seen is great, so go see them I guess. I never got a chance to see Kiki's Delivery Service or Porco Rosso or The Cat Returns and Whisper of the Heart.

[Manga_Creator]

I ffound porco roso a little hard to get into for some reason

Andy

[gdavall2003]

Princess Mononoke - Romance was a little forced but an otherwise brilliant movie with great characters, a unique and intriuging plot and above all, damn good.

[Angi]

I love all the Ghibli films that i have gotten a chance to watch or read the synopsis of. Especially those with female heroines
On top of my list if Whisper of the Heart. It's just such a sweet little kid sort of romance. I'm glad they didn't have them kiss at the end of the movie, or i would have liked it less. I could really watch it over and over again.
My second is Howl's Moving Castle (almost my favorite). I just love the story and the details are wonderful. Fantastic.
Third place for me is Mononoke Hime. First one I watched from Studio Ghibli. Used to play it out with my sister, we liked it so much. I like the character development of San and Ashitaka. My favorite character was Moro. I was sad she died.
Fourth is Kiki's delivery service, then the music film On Your Mark, My Neighbor Totoro, and Ocean Waves.