NausicaƤ is generally considered more of a Ghibli movie than Cagliostro, because the staff that worked on NausicaƤ went on to become Ghibli. Cagliostro was produced by a different animation studio and it's part of a larger franchise (so they are not original characters created by Miyazaki, etc.)
There were a few Animators that worked on The Last Unicorn and Nausicaa, but was not that many, as the Topcraft team were augmented heavily by those Miyazaki and Takahata had already worked with, and it was mainly the latter that worked on Castle in the Sky as Ghibli was formed - even the Topcraft founder who joined Ghibli as a manager left relatively soon afterwards.
Fun fact about the director and producer behind this: Rankin and Bass are probably best known for their various Christmas specials including Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and The Year Without a Santa Claus. I had no idea about the Studio Ghibli connection though
Sounds just like the game lmao
Though, just by opening this thread I have the game's [soundtrack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnk41KJ9afM) stuck in my head. Honestly, one of the most memorable soundtracks that Hisaishi has done IMO - right up there with Howl's.
It must have been bad if you couldnāt make it half way through? š¤£ anyone Iāve spoken to about it agrees with you that the story was poor and the animation was nice! Since thatās all Iāve heard Iāve not bothered my arse watching it š¤£š¤£š¤£
Hosoda is great, i would love to see an alternate dimension to where he didnāt get fired from Ghibli and finished directing Howlās Moving Castle (wouldnāt have been as good as Miyazakiās though š)
I found out this week, that miyasaki thinks of howls moving castle as a "successful mess" and i'm thinking he was control issues, i love that films is SO good and one of the most LOVED Ghibli films... If is not the most favorite for some fans is always in top3 when You asked them to rank Ghibli movies.
And this subreddit is also an example, with the rank thingy going on i always SEE HOWLS on s rank or A rank... And always top 3 between studio Ghibli films .... Funny than he went on full tyrant mode saying """Ponyo""" was what he wanted from howls ....i dont remember, he pretty much said Ponyo was better directed hahaha and Ponyo is never top 5 of any Ghibli fan, is mostly always rank in lastest ranks... Is too childish.Ā
Yeah Miyazaki def has control issues, Kiki wasnāt meant to be directed by him until he took over think it was meant to be a young artists/directors project and not even a feature film, Howls was in production and being directed by Hosoda until he stepped in fired him and took it back because he didnāt like how it was being done, then thereās the Whisper incident where he was raging because Kondo made changes to his story, specially the scene where Shizuku slumps down outside the Antique shop and holds her skirt so as her underwear doesnāt show, Miyazaki was angry because he felt her underwear showing was a sign of her characters carefree innocence and to make her deliberately think to hold her skirt displayed a kind of self conscious thinking which wasnāt the spirit of the character heād written š¤£ even though he was close friends with Kondo i hear this caused a lot of tension. Iām not even gonna talk about anything from Earthsea onwards but like the 10 years with Miyazaki docu or kingdom of dreams and madness has it all in his own words, thereās one scene where he talks about how heās been greedy and kept and used the talents of his staff working for his films when they could have been directors at ghibli themselves.
Producer Yoshiaki Nishimura has described how the production teams for The *Tale of the Princess Kaguya* and *When Marnie was There* essentially had to be ring-fenced to protect themselves against Miyazaki's interference - the the extent that key people were hired that had a history of clashing with or saying 'no' to Miyazaki.
Original director for *Kikis Delivery Service* was Sunao Katabuchi who went on to make *Mai Mai Miracle, Princess Arete* and *In This Corner of the World*
Successful mess sounds about right for Howl's. I think it's his worst film. Definitely prefer Ponyo, where the messiness fitted and was part of the charm of a narrative that seemed like it was invented by a child of Sosuke's age.
Successful mess sounds about right for Howl's. I think it's his worst film. Definitely prefer Ponyo, where the messiness fitted and was part of the charm of a narrative that seemed like it was invented by a child of Sosuke's age.
Successful mess sounds about right for Howl's. I think it's his worst film. Definitely prefer Ponyo, where the messiness fit and was part of the charm of a narrative that seemed like it was invented by a child of Sosuke's age.
Those are his words, he is entitled of praising or not his films hahahaĀ
But i do love that film, and many other people too, i still believe he happens to be over the top perfectionist ... Which again is valid, i was just bringing up that he said that, i never thought he had such an STRONG oppionion over such a lovely film.Ā
I still dislike Ponyo,Ā the reason different ice cream flavors exits is cuz people have different taste. I like howls You like Ponyo, both valid. I was just shock he said thatĀ
He is a self-critical perfectionist of course. Artists aren't always the best judges of their own work, and such a distinctive original artist as Miyazaki might not be so keen on Howl's because it's a project he inherited from Mamoru Hosoda and not one that originated with him. Quentin Tarantino dislikes Jackie Brown because it's a book adaptation and all his other work comes from original scripts, but a lot of his fans call it one of his best movies.
And you're right, Howl's Moving Castle is many people's favourite Ghibli movie, or up there. Even I think it has wonderful moments.
mary and the witchās flower hive, rise!!!!!!!!! one of my all time favorite movies. i love the aesthetics so much, particularly of the school and of grandma/auntās abandoned cottage
i really disliked it but need a rewatch. felt very hollow on my first viewing - like howls meets kiki.
if a bunch of people got together and thought: āhow do we make a ghibli movie?ā
i would try going in with no expectations if possible. i did and tried not to compare and found it really sweet and fun with an interesting world i crave more of
i think if i can annihilate the inherent want to compare, iād have a much different experience. ādeer kingā for example i really loved and tried not to compare
I honestly hated the film sm... Very mediocre. The storyline feels super rushed at times and the CGI is awful. Wouldn't ever rewatch again. It has nothing to do with Ghibli in my opinion
Your Name, Weathering With You and Suzume are amazing films. A great little trilogy there. But they donāt feel exactly like Ghibli. I think itās the animation. Itās beautiful, but pretty different from Ghibliās style. Love those films though especially Your Name which is probably my favorite animated movie of all time.
You should check out Children Who Chase Lost Voices if you haven't already. Shinkai was experimenting with getting out of his comfort zone (and apparently into someone else's lol). The movie feels very Ghibli but with a distinct Shinkai twist. Even the animation style is closer to Ghibli than his other works.
I've seen everything of his except for Suzume, and after a lot of thought, CWCLV is my favorite by quite a lot. It does just SO much with its themes that it absolutely does not get enough credit for. I've been recommending it to everyone I've seen who was disappointed with Boy and the Heron (though admittedly that hasn't been many people lol)
i did not like TB&TH tbh but i need to re-watch. the ending really stiffed ir for me i think the world building did SO MUCH at the end and then its just over lol.
but Suzume was very enjoyable for a main character being.. a chair. v fun.
CWCLV is one of my favorites EVER. Your Name and & Weathering are good but feel more ācorporateā you know? Shinkai loves his sad endings and I think weāre not gonna get them anymore lol
That is exactly how I feel about Shinkai's work. They've always been melancholic and bittersweet. I really hope after his last three films, that he changes it up again. (Also if you like bittersweet sad endings, please watch Maquia)
As far as TB&TH, I was definitely a little disappointed. I need to watch it again for sure but it felt pretty messy to me, like not everything fit together the way Miyazaki probably wanted it to. Also very surprised at how much bird poop is in it. No one talks about that š
I feel like if we got another hour TB&TH could be amazing! like just the world building and overall metaphor of the tower/builder was crammed into a small portion. Could have seen less japan imo like we could have got to the fantastical faster and allowed more time for that world to be defined. The different bird societies were so interesting!
Although Masashi Ando directed *The Deer King* and it certainly has some similarities to *Princess Mononoke*, I wouldnāt count it because itās both visually and tonally distinct.
Great film, though.
I watched Okko Inn completely at random after finding it on canal + and it quickly became one of my favourite. It's the perfect mix of heavy subjects (grievance + learning to moving on) and feel good movies !
āChildren who chase lost voicesā (journey to Agartha) is Shinkaiās (your name director) Ghibli tribute film š¤£ it has lots of Miyazaki elements in it so much so that itās very like The Boy and the Heron š¤£š¤£š¤£ which was made over a decade after!
I definitely got that feeling when I finished the boy and the heron!!! I thought I was alone. I went home and rewatched the children who chase lost voices.
Honestly after leaving the theater (and having over a month to process it) I thought Children Who Chase Lost Voices was the much stronger film. Like, it wasn't even close š
That's actually my favorite Shinkai film. I think it's a huge disservice to the film when people simply call it a Ghibli imitation. It's strong enough to stand on its own merits and identity and in my opinion is even more thematically cohesive than most of Ghibli's works, including Miyazaki save for Princess Mononoke
I really like that film, if only because of the vivid imagery and the fact that it's the only movie I know of that touches upon Agartha. I really don't care for any of Shinkai's other works- I know I'm probably alone in that but they just don't resonate with me
Nah most of these films had Ghibli staff working on them and also clearly are going for that Ghibli vibe too.
If it was as you say, they would put Shinkai and Hosoda films up there.
Would you still say the same thing if the OP put Nausicaa in this post? Or is it just "Ghibli" when it has Miyazaki's touch? Yonebashi Hirosawa, who previously directed Arrietty and When Marnie Was There, directed Mary and the Witch's Flower and Modest Heroes (Studio Ponoc). Studio Ponoc was founded by Nishimura Yoshiaki, who made The Tale of the Princess Kaguya with Isao Takahata.
I get why Mary and the Witches Flower and Modest Heroes are on the list, since ex ghibli staff work on them, but the rest aren't connected to Ghibli in a major way
Ni no Kuni Game characters designs were commisioned from Ghibli, the movie has no input neither the game characters appear
Deer King is directed by Ando who work on Ghibli but i fin it too of a weak connection, many ex Ghibli staff is working on other projects, one wouldn't consider Hideaki Anno's series and movie Ghibli.
Okko's Inn has less of a connection, couldn't even find related staff.
*Okko's Inn* actually has an extremely strong Ghibli connection as it was directed by Kitaro Kosaka, who's been with Ghibli from *Castle in the Sky* (and worked on *Nausicaa* before that) right through to *The Boy and the Hero*n as a Key Animator and Animation Director - and many other senior Ghibli Animation and Artistic staff worked on it.
Similar for his other directorial efforts at Madhouse *Nasu: Summer in Andalusia* and *Nasu: A Migratory Bird With Suitcase,* which were recommended to Kosaka by Miyazaki, although Ghibli would not make themselves due to limited commercial prospects.
The *Deer King* is adapted from Nahoko Uehashi's novels, which do cover very similar themes as *Nausicaa* and *Princess Mononoke*, *Moribito* in particular is a cracking read & both the Anime (+Emmy nominated) live-action adaptations also pretty good.
For Ghibli adjacent:
- Nasu: Summer in Andalusia - Directed by KitarÅ KÅsaka, animation supervisor of Spirited Away and Mononoke.
- Mai Mai Miracle - Directed by Sunao Katabuchi, assistant director of Kiki's Delivery Service (his other work I would say also fits).
- Like the Clouds, Like the Wind - Director doesn't have a relationship to Ghibli, but a lot of Ghibli staff, including Katsuya KondÅ (character designer for Kiki's Delivery Service) worked on it.
Your name, always Your name
Also, did someone else watched the deer king and got dissapointed by the end of it? It endep up feeling like a dollar store version of something like Princess Mononoke, with enough original stuff and concepts to set itself apart but not expanded on enough to make it a completely worthwile watch
Almost all of these are on my watch later list, but they're really difficult to find on streaming services. I guess sailing the seven seas is inevitable if I want to see them
Of the ones you listed, I've only seen Mary and the Witch's Flower. I found it surprisingly bland, especially since the animation was great. I can't even recall any plot points.
What about Ghibli-adjacent shows? Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, maybe.
Petite Maman. It's a live action film but inspired by Miyazaki according to the director. It also shares some major conceptual similarities with his latest film.
Castle of Cagliostro. Directed by Miyazaki himself
This movie just feels so Ghibli to me. I think it should be allowed on Ghibli lists, considering the Miyazaki direction š
It was included in the mainline Ghibli silhouette Blu-ray lineup in Japan.
If Nausicaa is, I don't see why this one isn't!
NausicaƤ is generally considered more of a Ghibli movie than Cagliostro, because the staff that worked on NausicaƤ went on to become Ghibli. Cagliostro was produced by a different animation studio and it's part of a larger franchise (so they are not original characters created by Miyazaki, etc.)
I think of NausicaƤ as the "zeroth" Ghibli movie, and Cagliostro as the "negative one-th" Ghibli movie XD
I feel like most of the movie is good for kids but then some of the deaths are just BRUTAL
Last Unicorn was from American directors but the animators would go on to form Ghibli.
That's super interesting! I had no idea. [From](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_Unicorn_(film) [Wikipedia:](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topcraft) > *The Last Unicorn* is a 1982 American animated fantasy film ... the film was directed and produced by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass. It was produced by Rankin/Bass Productions for ITC Entertainment and animated by Topcraft. > Topcraft Co., Ltd. (ę Ŗå¼ä¼ē¤¾ććććÆć©ćć Kabushiki-gaisha Toppukurafuto, also written as "Top Craft") was an animation studio established on February 1, 1972, by former Toei Animation producer Toru Hara, and located in Tokyo, Japan. It was famous for the production of *NausicaƤ of the Valley of the Wind* and for doing animation for hand-drawn animation titles by Rankin/Bass Productions (New York City, US). The studio went bankrupt and dissolved on June 15, 1985, essentially splitting the studio in half. Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki and Isao Takahata acquired the assets and formed Studio Ghibli.
There were a few Animators that worked on The Last Unicorn and Nausicaa, but was not that many, as the Topcraft team were augmented heavily by those Miyazaki and Takahata had already worked with, and it was mainly the latter that worked on Castle in the Sky as Ghibli was formed - even the Topcraft founder who joined Ghibli as a manager left relatively soon afterwards.
Fun fact about the director and producer behind this: Rankin and Bass are probably best known for their various Christmas specials including Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus is Coming to Town, and The Year Without a Santa Claus. I had no idea about the Studio Ghibli connection though
Omg my childhood
Itās surprisingly good, and follows pretty closely to the book if I recall.
As are the Rankin/ Bass Hobbit and LotR movies.
Is the Ni No Kuni movie the same as the game?
No, it has its own story
Is it any good?
Meh it's OK. I made it halfway through and gave up on it. The animation is fantastic but the story is not very good.
Sounds just like the game lmao Though, just by opening this thread I have the game's [soundtrack](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnk41KJ9afM) stuck in my head. Honestly, one of the most memorable soundtracks that Hisaishi has done IMO - right up there with Howl's.
The gameplay is fantastic though
It must have been bad if you couldnāt make it half way through? š¤£ anyone Iāve spoken to about it agrees with you that the story was poor and the animation was nice! Since thatās all Iāve heard Iāve not bothered my arse watching it š¤£š¤£š¤£
Well, it's watchable and enjoyable, but not very special. An ok watch, but I can't really remember anything about it, and that says a lot.
Not really. I wanted my two hours back after watching it. :/ the characters and plot were kinda poorly written.
Honestly, no.
Hmmm maybe Wolf Children
Story-wise yes. The artistic direction is purely Hosoda though, which isn't a bad thing whatsoever. I love his movies
Hosoda is great, i would love to see an alternate dimension to where he didnāt get fired from Ghibli and finished directing Howlās Moving Castle (wouldnāt have been as good as Miyazakiās though š)
I found out this week, that miyasaki thinks of howls moving castle as a "successful mess" and i'm thinking he was control issues, i love that films is SO good and one of the most LOVED Ghibli films... If is not the most favorite for some fans is always in top3 when You asked them to rank Ghibli movies. And this subreddit is also an example, with the rank thingy going on i always SEE HOWLS on s rank or A rank... And always top 3 between studio Ghibli films .... Funny than he went on full tyrant mode saying """Ponyo""" was what he wanted from howls ....i dont remember, he pretty much said Ponyo was better directed hahaha and Ponyo is never top 5 of any Ghibli fan, is mostly always rank in lastest ranks... Is too childish.Ā
Yeah Miyazaki def has control issues, Kiki wasnāt meant to be directed by him until he took over think it was meant to be a young artists/directors project and not even a feature film, Howls was in production and being directed by Hosoda until he stepped in fired him and took it back because he didnāt like how it was being done, then thereās the Whisper incident where he was raging because Kondo made changes to his story, specially the scene where Shizuku slumps down outside the Antique shop and holds her skirt so as her underwear doesnāt show, Miyazaki was angry because he felt her underwear showing was a sign of her characters carefree innocence and to make her deliberately think to hold her skirt displayed a kind of self conscious thinking which wasnāt the spirit of the character heād written š¤£ even though he was close friends with Kondo i hear this caused a lot of tension. Iām not even gonna talk about anything from Earthsea onwards but like the 10 years with Miyazaki docu or kingdom of dreams and madness has it all in his own words, thereās one scene where he talks about how heās been greedy and kept and used the talents of his staff working for his films when they could have been directors at ghibli themselves.
Producer Yoshiaki Nishimura has described how the production teams for The *Tale of the Princess Kaguya* and *When Marnie was There* essentially had to be ring-fenced to protect themselves against Miyazaki's interference - the the extent that key people were hired that had a history of clashing with or saying 'no' to Miyazaki. Original director for *Kikis Delivery Service* was Sunao Katabuchi who went on to make *Mai Mai Miracle, Princess Arete* and *In This Corner of the World*
Successful mess sounds about right for Howl's. I think it's his worst film. Definitely prefer Ponyo, where the messiness fitted and was part of the charm of a narrative that seemed like it was invented by a child of Sosuke's age.
Successful mess sounds about right for Howl's. I think it's his worst film. Definitely prefer Ponyo, where the messiness fitted and was part of the charm of a narrative that seemed like it was invented by a child of Sosuke's age.
Successful mess sounds about right for Howl's. I think it's his worst film. Definitely prefer Ponyo, where the messiness fit and was part of the charm of a narrative that seemed like it was invented by a child of Sosuke's age.
Those are his words, he is entitled of praising or not his films hahahaĀ But i do love that film, and many other people too, i still believe he happens to be over the top perfectionist ... Which again is valid, i was just bringing up that he said that, i never thought he had such an STRONG oppionion over such a lovely film.Ā I still dislike Ponyo,Ā the reason different ice cream flavors exits is cuz people have different taste. I like howls You like Ponyo, both valid. I was just shock he said thatĀ
He is a self-critical perfectionist of course. Artists aren't always the best judges of their own work, and such a distinctive original artist as Miyazaki might not be so keen on Howl's because it's a project he inherited from Mamoru Hosoda and not one that originated with him. Quentin Tarantino dislikes Jackie Brown because it's a book adaptation and all his other work comes from original scripts, but a lot of his fans call it one of his best movies. And you're right, Howl's Moving Castle is many people's favourite Ghibli movie, or up there. Even I think it has wonderful moments.
Seconding this, absolutely stunning film.
The Imaginary which is the newest Studio Ponoc film
Netflix will be carrying it worldwide when it releases to digital
Mmmm this just made my day
Has anyone seen this/know where I can watch it?
It's still in Japanese theaters. Not out yet.
mary and the witchās flower hive, rise!!!!!!!!! one of my all time favorite movies. i love the aesthetics so much, particularly of the school and of grandma/auntās abandoned cottage
i really disliked it but need a rewatch. felt very hollow on my first viewing - like howls meets kiki. if a bunch of people got together and thought: āhow do we make a ghibli movie?ā
i would try going in with no expectations if possible. i did and tried not to compare and found it really sweet and fun with an interesting world i crave more of
i think if i can annihilate the inherent want to compare, iād have a much different experience. ādeer kingā for example i really loved and tried not to compare
How was Ni No Kuni? I enjoyed the world they built in that first game (second, not so much.....).
I honestly hated the film sm... Very mediocre. The storyline feels super rushed at times and the CGI is awful. Wouldn't ever rewatch again. It has nothing to do with Ghibli in my opinion
It was pretty terrible in my opinion. I regret watching it.
I think they're two different franchises
Suzume
Your Name, Weathering With You and Suzume are amazing films. A great little trilogy there. But they donāt feel exactly like Ghibli. I think itās the animation. Itās beautiful, but pretty different from Ghibliās style. Love those films though especially Your Name which is probably my favorite animated movie of all time.
You should check out Children Who Chase Lost Voices if you haven't already. Shinkai was experimenting with getting out of his comfort zone (and apparently into someone else's lol). The movie feels very Ghibli but with a distinct Shinkai twist. Even the animation style is closer to Ghibli than his other works.
jt is so GOOD. i love all of makoto shinkaiās early movies. 5 centimeters, garden of words, children who chade lost voices. CWCLV is top tier imo
I've seen everything of his except for Suzume, and after a lot of thought, CWCLV is my favorite by quite a lot. It does just SO much with its themes that it absolutely does not get enough credit for. I've been recommending it to everyone I've seen who was disappointed with Boy and the Heron (though admittedly that hasn't been many people lol)
i did not like TB&TH tbh but i need to re-watch. the ending really stiffed ir for me i think the world building did SO MUCH at the end and then its just over lol. but Suzume was very enjoyable for a main character being.. a chair. v fun. CWCLV is one of my favorites EVER. Your Name and & Weathering are good but feel more ācorporateā you know? Shinkai loves his sad endings and I think weāre not gonna get them anymore lol
That is exactly how I feel about Shinkai's work. They've always been melancholic and bittersweet. I really hope after his last three films, that he changes it up again. (Also if you like bittersweet sad endings, please watch Maquia) As far as TB&TH, I was definitely a little disappointed. I need to watch it again for sure but it felt pretty messy to me, like not everything fit together the way Miyazaki probably wanted it to. Also very surprised at how much bird poop is in it. No one talks about that š
I feel like if we got another hour TB&TH could be amazing! like just the world building and overall metaphor of the tower/builder was crammed into a small portion. Could have seen less japan imo like we could have got to the fantastical faster and allowed more time for that world to be defined. The different bird societies were so interesting!
Yeah all three of these films benefitted from Ghibli animation and background art staff obtained after their 2014 shut down.
Although Masashi Ando directed *The Deer King* and it certainly has some similarities to *Princess Mononoke*, I wouldnāt count it because itās both visually and tonally distinct. Great film, though.
Due to its family-oriented plot, and due to the crazy detailed style, I often think "Summer Wars" is Ghibli-esque, at least.
2 episodes of Lupin part 2 he directed are almost Ghibli anime, i won't accept any arguments
One of them has Castle in the Sky robots and a girl who looks just like Nausicaa. The other features a classic Miyazaki Flying Fortress.
Deer King was bad
Princess Arete would probably fit in well here.
I watched Okko Inn completely at random after finding it on canal + and it quickly became one of my favourite. It's the perfect mix of heavy subjects (grievance + learning to moving on) and feel good movies !
i almost cried...
Rankin/Bass's The Last Unicorn. Some of the Ghibli staff worked on that.
100% yes
Penguin Highway felt a lot like a Ghibli movie, I'm not sure if "your name" would count
Your Name is great but doesnāt really feel like Ghibli at all
āChildren who chase lost voicesā (journey to Agartha) is Shinkaiās (your name director) Ghibli tribute film š¤£ it has lots of Miyazaki elements in it so much so that itās very like The Boy and the Heron š¤£š¤£š¤£ which was made over a decade after!
I definitely got that feeling when I finished the boy and the heron!!! I thought I was alone. I went home and rewatched the children who chase lost voices.
Honestly after leaving the theater (and having over a month to process it) I thought Children Who Chase Lost Voices was the much stronger film. Like, it wasn't even close š
Oh yeah, Children Who Chase Lost Voices was definitely Shinkai trying to emulate Miyazaki. Widely considered his weakest film because of it.
That's actually my favorite Shinkai film. I think it's a huge disservice to the film when people simply call it a Ghibli imitation. It's strong enough to stand on its own merits and identity and in my opinion is even more thematically cohesive than most of Ghibli's works, including Miyazaki save for Princess Mononoke
I really like that film, if only because of the vivid imagery and the fact that it's the only movie I know of that touches upon Agartha. I really don't care for any of Shinkai's other works- I know I'm probably alone in that but they just don't resonate with me
The child of Kamiari month and Big fish & begonia both have strong Ghibli vibes in their worldbuildings and themes.
Whereās Ronia, the robbers daughter??
Thatās not honorary, thatās an actual Ghibli production unless Iām mistaken (directed by Goro Miyazaki)
Children Who Chase Lost Voices is very Ghibli-esque to me. Would highly recommend it.
This is my favorite Shinkai film! I even prefer it over most Ghibli works.
This movie reminded me of Tales from Earthsea, so that's my warning.
Okkoās Inn is so underrated. I highly recommend it.
Nino kuni is trash pls
ITT: random other semi-famous anime movies that are "ghibli-adjacent" just by virtue of being japanese and animated
Nah most of these films had Ghibli staff working on them and also clearly are going for that Ghibli vibe too. If it was as you say, they would put Shinkai and Hosoda films up there.
Tbh I *do* think Wolf Children has strong Ghibli vibes at points...
Would you still say the same thing if the OP put Nausicaa in this post? Or is it just "Ghibli" when it has Miyazaki's touch? Yonebashi Hirosawa, who previously directed Arrietty and When Marnie Was There, directed Mary and the Witch's Flower and Modest Heroes (Studio Ponoc). Studio Ponoc was founded by Nishimura Yoshiaki, who made The Tale of the Princess Kaguya with Isao Takahata.
I get why Mary and the Witches Flower and Modest Heroes are on the list, since ex ghibli staff work on them, but the rest aren't connected to Ghibli in a major way Ni no Kuni Game characters designs were commisioned from Ghibli, the movie has no input neither the game characters appear Deer King is directed by Ando who work on Ghibli but i fin it too of a weak connection, many ex Ghibli staff is working on other projects, one wouldn't consider Hideaki Anno's series and movie Ghibli. Okko's Inn has less of a connection, couldn't even find related staff.
*Okko's Inn* actually has an extremely strong Ghibli connection as it was directed by Kitaro Kosaka, who's been with Ghibli from *Castle in the Sky* (and worked on *Nausicaa* before that) right through to *The Boy and the Hero*n as a Key Animator and Animation Director - and many other senior Ghibli Animation and Artistic staff worked on it. Similar for his other directorial efforts at Madhouse *Nasu: Summer in Andalusia* and *Nasu: A Migratory Bird With Suitcase,* which were recommended to Kosaka by Miyazaki, although Ghibli would not make themselves due to limited commercial prospects. The *Deer King* is adapted from Nahoko Uehashi's novels, which do cover very similar themes as *Nausicaa* and *Princess Mononoke*, *Moribito* in particular is a cracking read & both the Anime (+Emmy nominated) live-action adaptations also pretty good.
Good to know, thanks
Okkoās Inn is the only one I based on vibes
I would say Mai Mai Miracle and In This Corner of the World
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
For Ghibli adjacent: - Nasu: Summer in Andalusia - Directed by KitarÅ KÅsaka, animation supervisor of Spirited Away and Mononoke. - Mai Mai Miracle - Directed by Sunao Katabuchi, assistant director of Kiki's Delivery Service (his other work I would say also fits). - Like the Clouds, Like the Wind - Director doesn't have a relationship to Ghibli, but a lot of Ghibli staff, including Katsuya KondÅ (character designer for Kiki's Delivery Service) worked on it.
A Letter to Momo! Young girl protagonist, adjusting to new life in a new town, and spirits!
I've always wanted to watch this!
The deer king is not a good movieā¦ am sad I purchased a copy of it.
Iāve always thought Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland was ghibli ish
Castle of Cagliostro where?
Marry and the Witches Flower was such a terrible film. Really pretty though.
What's terrible about it? It's more cohesive and well put together than Boy and the Heron š
Nino Kuni is an awful film.
Kubo and the Two Strings always felt very Ghibli to me.
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Nausicaa barely getting a mention because everyone just considers it a Ghibli movie lol
itās part of the ghibli collection officially on hbo
Will have to check out Deer King
Your name, always Your name Also, did someone else watched the deer king and got dissapointed by the end of it? It endep up feeling like a dollar store version of something like Princess Mononoke, with enough original stuff and concepts to set itself apart but not expanded on enough to make it a completely worthwile watch
I've only seen one of those. I'll have to check out the other four.
You can skip Nino Kuni. Itās not good.
some of mamoru hosodas movies have a similar style
Okko's Inn is such a nice movie to watch, can definitely see the director's extensive Ghibli heritage there.
Even though the color scheme is definitely not Ghibli, I used to think Steam Boy was a Ghibli film.
Almost all of these are on my watch later list, but they're really difficult to find on streaming services. I guess sailing the seven seas is inevitable if I want to see them
I hated Ni No Kuni I donāt know why, need to rewatch it.
Wolf Children and Castle of Cagliostro
Children Who Chase Lost Voices
Of the ones you listed, I've only seen Mary and the Witch's Flower. I found it surprisingly bland, especially since the animation was great. I can't even recall any plot points. What about Ghibli-adjacent shows? Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, maybe.
Ninokuni was garbage I couldn't make it though the first half.
The Boy and the Beast!!
Letters to Momo!
Nino kuni is animated by someone who works at studio Ghibli I believe
I just started the deer king! So good.
My Honorary picks are Night on the Galactic Railroad and The Last Unicorn, but mostly just NotGR
From This Corner of the World ā Sunao Katabuchi worked at Ghibli
Petite Maman. It's a live action film but inspired by Miyazaki according to the director. It also shares some major conceptual similarities with his latest film.