Episode 186 – The Ultimate Ghibli List
The addicts went to the opening night showing of Miyazaki’s new film Kaze Tachinu, or in English, The Wind is Rising. In honor of seeing this film they will put all previous Ghibli films in the ultimate ranked list from best to worst – in their critical opinions.
Title | Mitsugi | Chiaki | Kram | Aggregate |
Grave of the Fireflies | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.33 |
Princess Mononoke | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3.33 |
My Neighbor the Yamadas | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4.00 |
Kiki’s Delivery Service | 7 | 2 | 4 | 4.33 |
Porco Rosso | 8 | 4 | 3 | 5.00 |
Spirited Away | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5.33 |
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6.67 |
My Neighbor Totoro | 6 | 6 | 9 | 7.00 |
Castle of Cagliostro | 11 | 10 | 7 | 9.33 |
The Borrow’s Arrietty | 12 | 8 | 11 | 10.33 |
Whisper of the Heart | 9 | 14 | 10 | 11.00 |
Pom Poko | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11.67 |
Kaze Tachinu | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13.33 |
The Cat Returns | 17 | 11 | 13 | 13.67 |
Castle in the Sky | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14.00 |
Howl’s Moving Castle | 14 | 12 | 16 | 14.00 |
Only Yesterday | 15 | 15 | 15.00 | |
Ponyo | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16.33 |
From up on Poppy Hill | 18 | 18.00 | ||
Tales of Earthsea | 19 | 19 | 19.00 | |
Ocean Waves | 18 | 20 | 19.00 |
Mitsugi:
Grave of the Fireflies
Princess Mononoke
Nausicaa (before the studio’s founding but still Miyazaki)
My Neighbor the Yamadas
Spirited Away
My Neighbor Totoro
Kiki’s Delivery Service
Porco Rosso
Whisper of the Heart
Pom Poko
Castle of Cagliostro
Karigurashi no Arrietty
Castle in the Sky
Howl’s Moving Castle
Only Yesterday
Kaze Tachinu
Ponyo
The Cat Returns
Ocean Waves
Tales from Earthsea
Chiaki’s list:
Films I haven’t seen:
- Only Yesterday
- Ocean Waves
- Tales from Earthsea
- From Up on Poppy Hill
My list:
Grave of the Fireflies
Kiki’s Delivery Service
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Porco Rosso
Spirited Away
My Neighbor Totoro
Princess Mononoke
The Secret World of Arrietty
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro
The Cat Returns
Howl’s Moving Castle
Pom Poko
Kaze Tachinu
Whisper of the Heart
Castle in the Sky
Ponyo
Kram:
Princess Mononoke
Grave of the Fireflies
Porco Rosso
Kiki’s Delivery Service
My Neighbors the Yamadas
Spirited Away
Castle of Cagliostro
Nausicaa
Totoro
Whisper of the heart
arrietty
Pom Poko
Kaze Tachinu
Cat returns
howl’s moving castle
ponyo
from up on poppy hill
tales from earthsea
- ocean waves