Introduction

I’ve now seen all of Studio Ghibli’s films thanks to a recent Ghiblavanganza on Netflix in the UK.

I have a five-tier list and a tentative top-five ranking in the top tier. Opinions subject to sudden and drastic change.

D

I could go without seeing these again.

• Ocean Waves
• Only Yesterday
• Tales from Earthsea
• The Cat Returns

C

Solid or interesting.

• Howl’s Moving Castle
• My Neighbours the Yamadas
• Nauscaä
• Pom Poko

B

A little more captivating.

• Arrietty
• Laputa
• Marnie
• Whisper of the Heart

A

This tier exists because I can’t squeeze everything into the top five.

• Grave of the Fireflies
• My Neighbour Totoro
• From Up On Poppy Hill
• The Wind Rises

S

5. Porco Rosso

4. Spirited Away

3. Ponyo

2. Princess Mononoke

1. Kiki’s Delivery Service

Coda

Tools

This document is a test of the Scrollama JavaScript library from Russell Goldenberg, editor at The Pudding. It’s implemented here with Yihui Xie’s {rolldown} package for R.