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What is the best Studio Ghibli movie of all time?

By YPB Team

From enchanted forests to flying cities, the Ghibli catalog spans childhood wonder, ecological grief, and timeless longing — no two films feel the same. Which world would you live in? Cast your vote!

  1. Spirited Away — ranked #11
    Spirited Away
    Miyazaki's 2001 Oscar-winning fantasy following a girl who must work in a spirit bathhouse to rescue her parents.
  2. My Neighbor Totoro — ranked #22
    My Neighbor Totoro
    A gentle 1988 Miyazaki film about two sisters who discover magical forest spirits in rural Japan.
  3. Princess Mononoke — ranked #33
    Princess Mononoke
    Miyazaki's 1997 epic fantasy pitting industrialization against ancient forest gods in feudal Japan.
  4. Howl's Moving Castle — ranked #44
    Howl's Moving Castle
    A 2004 fantasy romance about a young woman cursed to old age who finds refuge in a magical traveling castle.
  5. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind — ranked #55
    Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
    The 1984 Miyazaki film that launched Ghibli's ethos, following a princess navigating a post-apocalyptic ecosystem.
  6. Castle in the Sky — ranked #66
    Castle in the Sky
    Miyazaki's thrilling 1986 adventure following two children racing to find a legendary floating island.

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Comments

Nausicaä arrived in 1984, a year before the studio existed, and paid for it to exist. Castle in the Sky was the first film made under the name: https://youpick.best/articles/studio-ghibli-vs-disney-ranked

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