Uwaaaaaaa~!!!!!!!! Who else totally loves the Studio Ghibli movies??!! I've only seen Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke), Sen to Chihiro no Kamikaushi (Spirited Away) and Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbour Totoro). BUT I'm going to definitely see Howl's Moving Castle when it comes out. ^_^

Howl's Moving Castle was really good... I'd rank it behind Spirited Away and Mononoke, but it's really hard to top those two. Porco Rosso, Kiki's Delivery Service, Laputa: Castle in the Sky and Nausicca are all amazing as well.

Mononoke is my favorite anime film by far ^_^

The Cat Returns! :D That was my fave, but I'm a cat nut so there we go ;) My Neighbour Totoro was great as well, though I didn't like Spirited Away so much - I thought some of the other Ghibli films would be much more deserving of Academy Awards :)

Originally posted by madmazda86@Jul 4 2005, 08:42 AM
The Cat Returns! :D That was my fave, but I'm a cat nut so there we go ;) My Neighbour Totoro was great as well, though I didn't like Spirited Away so much - I thought some of the other Ghibli films would be much more deserving of Academy Awards :)
Yay~!!!!!!! Time to see The Cat Returns. ^_~

@Gand: Mine too ^^

Princess Mononoke is a definate favorite of mine, as is Kiki's Delivery Service :yes:

I've seen Spirited Away and Kiki's Delivery Service and liked them both. I'm planning to get Castle in the Sky and the rest as soon as I can afford them.

I want to see Kiki's Delivery Service, Castle in the Sky, and all the other ones. :heh: It's gonna take a while.

Ugh, so many movies to see! i need to go out and get them all...

I've only seen spirited away, but i've seen little bits of most of the other movies. They look amazing!

i saw some preview of princess Mononoke, it shows a girl (the princess i presume) throwing a spear at a man's arm, both the spear and the arm ended up on a tree, i was quite shock, i mean, that scene may not be suitable for minors
anyways, laputa was really good, its better than spirited away in my opinion. a lot more adventure.

love every film made by Studio Ghibli.
masterpieces, despite some films are really old they are still masterpieces

The first Ghibli film I saw was PRincess Mononoke.
Needless to say, I completely lost my mind over it.

It's still amazing every time I watch it.

Now, I own a whole ton of them....

The Cat Returns (DVD)
Spirited Away (DVD)
Princess Mononoke (VHS)
Porco Rosso (DVD)
Kiki's Delivery Service (2 different VHS versions...I have to buy the DVD...)
My Neighbout Totoro (DVD and VHS)
Grave of the Fireflies (DVD and VHS)
Laputa: Castle in the Sky (DVD)
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind (DVD)
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (VHS)

I'd like to get DVD versions of all of them.

and on top of those I've seen
Panda! GO Panda! (which I'm probably going to buy....so damn cute....)
Pon Poko (this one was friggin' awesome! Loved it!)
On Your Mark (a music video, but still quite good)

oh..and I've also got the book 'Hayao Miyazaki: Master of Japanese Animation', and all of the Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind manga. (the original Viz Perfect Collection series ^_^)
The manga is much better than the film. I thought that the English cast (despite being all big names) sucked ass. They were actually really damn terrible. X_X

So, I think I'm officially a Ghibli nut-bar. @_@
I think I own all the films they've officially released in North America.

I'd still like to see how terrible Warriors of the Wind is though.....

Hold it right there!!
i own the movies you got there! so your not the only Ghibli nut-bar :P

haha, of course chi-chi started this topic (we luv u chi)

i <3 him. he makes GREATNESS movies. Princess mononoke (too many "no"s) is a wonderful deep movie&#33; and spirited away is very good. Kiki&#39;s Delivery Serivice is the classic&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; i haven&#39;t watched Laputa in sooo long&#33;

i was going to see Howl w/ some friends but they went and saw it together WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; ARGH&#33;&#33;&#33; i am mad. but they said they&#39;d take me and see it again cuz it was really good

Originally posted by Princess Emi@Jul 9 2005, 05:56 AM
haha, of course chi-chi started this topic (we luv u chi)

i <3 him. he makes GREATNESS movies. Princess mononoke (too many "no"s) is a wonderful deep movie&#33; and spirited away is very good. Kiki&#39;s Delivery Serivice is the classic&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; i haven&#39;t watched Laputa in sooo long&#33;

i was going to see Howl w/ some friends but they went and saw it together WHILE I WAS OUT OF TOWN&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; ARGH&#33;&#33;&#33; i am mad. but they said they&#39;d take me and see it again cuz it was really good
Yay, I&#39;m loved~&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33;&#33; *huggles Emi-chan* ^_^

i feel so.. unloyal.
i only watched spirited away, my neighbour totoro and laputa.
not to forget howl's moving castle which is the totally best movie ever.

yay for this thread!
I've seen and own so far : Laputa, Mononoke Hime, Spirited Away, and Kiki's Delivery Service. They are all very good I watch Mononoke almost constantly. It's got such a beautiful story and a memorable soundtrack. I was so happy that Futureshop carried them. I prefer watching them in Japanese with subtitles over the english dub.

Lupin III: castle to carsarago [or what ever it was..O_O], Totoro, Spirited Away, Kiki's Delivery Servce, Mononoke Hime.

The funny thing was we wached Lupin III in school, because my teacher wanted up to watch a Mayaski movie, but Spirited Away was out at Blockbusters O_O

~

Has any one seen this movie called 'Chie the Brat'? Its about a little girl who has to run the family resturant because the parents are devorced and gone...it sounds sad but I herd its very funny...

~

Also, I noticed somthing in Spirited Away. When you see the family driving in the beginging, when Chihiro looks out the window, you can see a Camphor Tree!!!

yay for this thread!
I've seen and own so far : Laputa, Mononoke Hime, Spirited Away, and Kiki's Delivery Service. They are all very good I watch Mononoke almost constantly. It's got such a beautiful story and a memorable soundtrack. I was so happy that Futureshop carried them. I prefer watching them in Japanese with subtitles over the english dub.

Me too, but at Animarvel (my anime club), we had to watch it in English because the members aren't REAL anime otakus~ (Obsessives) ~~~

hmmm....i LOVE my neighbor totoro(spelling?) i couldn't stop watching it. :heh: i drove every 1 crazy, couse i kept on repeating lines from the movie. Then my couisn showed me Kiki's delivery service. And i couldn't stop watching that ether! :heh: I love anything that stuidio ghibli makes.

hmmm....i LOVE my neighbor totoro(spelling?) i couldn't stop watching it. :heh: i drove every 1 crazy, couse i kept on repeating lines from the movie. Then my couisn showed me Kiki's delivery service. And i couldn't stop watching that ether! :heh: I love anything that stuidio ghibli makes.

I adore Tonari no Totoro~! ^.^ It's so cute~! Hontoni kawaii desu, ne?! (It's really cute, right?!) ^.^

in my opinion, Princess Mononoke and Laputa: Castle in the sky is a MUST watch movie

I'd have to say Mononoke Hime is my all time favorate. Did you know that the Animators for the Rankin/Bass Cartoons helped form Studio Ghibli in the early 80's?

I'd have to say Mononoke Hime is my all time favorate. Did you know that the Animators for the Rankin/Bass Cartoons helped form Studio Ghibli in the early 80's?

Well I didn't know that! ^_^ I love Mononoke Hime~ ^^ I watched it at my Grandma's, and yes, some of the violence shocked me, but love it all the same~! :neko:

I also really like all of Miyazaki's stuff - though I like it both because of the animation, story, and most especially the music - Joe Hisaishi is my god ^^. By the way, you can see a list of all Ghibli's stuff at nausicaa.net; it's the most complete english fansite i've seen, tho I wish i could read japanese and go to their main site.

What I don't quite understand is - what about Miyazaki's stories are so endearing? They're really, really fun and amazing to see, but *why*? Aside from the super high quality of the animation and sound?

All those movies are great! Gotta love 'em! ^_^

Ive seen Princess Mononoke,Spirited Away and Castle in the Sky.Studio Ghibli rocks the socks! :D

I found a super-uber picture that someone might want to use as a set :teeth:
http://www.nichibeianime.com/cel-imgs/mimi-imgs/wo004.jpg

I found a super-uber picture that someone might want to use as a set :teeth:
http://www.nichibeianime.com/cel-imgs/mimi-imgs/wo004.jpg

Awww, how cute~!! :D I'm going to see Howl's Moving Castle on Saturday with a few friends~ ^_^

I loved Laputa. And Totoro didn't make much sense but it made made me laugh... thats just a really happy movieXD .

laputa is on TV here on Wednesday. the week before, there was a documentary on Miyazaki, and then porco rosso showed after it. i recorded it, but i still have to watch it...

of the films i've seen so far, the Ghibli films are among the best in anime, methinks.

laputa is on TV here on Wednesday. the week before, there was a documentary on Miyazaki, and then porco rosso showed after it. i recorded it, but i still have to watch it...

of the films i've seen so far, the Ghibli films are among the best in anime, methinks.

:D Sure are~ I've seen Howl's Moving Castle now~! It rules so much~! Me & Helen have declared Howl *OUR* bishie (handsome young boy, bishounen) ^.^

I loved Laputa. And Totoro didn't make much sense but it made made me laugh... thats just a really happy movieXD .

Totoro makes compleat sense! It has a childs quality, so you probably have to be young to understand it.

Well, Totoro is a way out of the harsh reality for Satsuki and Mai. He isnt real, but helps them in many ways. The movie gives many subtle teachings, such as when Mai and Stauki are in the forest waiting for their dad's bus. That part is when Satuki finaly releases her inner child and steps down from over protective sister / mother-roll.

T_T I love that movie!

Totoro makes compleat sense! It has a childs quality, so you probably have to be young to understand it.

Well, Totoro is a way out of the harsh reality for Satsuki and Mai. He isnt real, but helps them in many ways. The movie gives many subtle teachings, such as when Mai and Stauki are in the forest waiting for their dad's bus. That part is when Satuki finaly releases her inner child and steps down from over protective sister / mother-roll.

T_T I love that movie!

Aw, me too! *only saw it once* Don't ask me how, but I managed to put on the English subtitles on Caroline's borrowed Japanese DVD~! :D

Ive seen it about 20 times...

I found a site that has MP3's of the whole Princess Mononoke CD..Im going to download it and burn it...:drool:

EDIT: I finaly got around to downloading it, and its burned. The only problem is I wrote Joes name wrong..Now its encrypted into the CD and with permanent marker X_X Either way, my brothers computer burned 56million bytes in less then a minute :D

I love Sprited Away and Totoro!!!

laputa is on TV here on Wednesday. the week before, there was a documentary on Miyazaki, and then porco rosso showed after it. i recorded it, but i still have to watch it...

of the films i've seen so far, the Ghibli films are among the best in anime, methinks.


I just realized... you're in australia too! haha, yea, i was watching that... as well as nausicaa just last week. Kiki was meant to be on this week but I missed it.. aww... they are dubbed english though, so I still prefer watching it in japanese.

Howl's Moving Castle was great, I wonder when Miyazaki would make another movie.

i recorded kiki's :D

stil have to watch... uhh... the week before's one as well.

i recorded kiki's :D

stil have to watch... uhh... the week before's one as well.

I wanna see Kiki's Delivery Service! Howl's Moving Castle was so GOOD. I love Howl........ :wub:

Omg, i totally love Studio Ghilbli flims, so much that i bought the limited box edition lol, that had every single movie in it, of course, it is actually going out of date now lols...but yer, my favourite one will be WHISPHER OF THE HEART! omg, it is so good, i love that romance, and self discovery thing lol, it is jsut my favourite genre ^_^

and yer, the characters in that one is just beautiful, and the art has a very shoujo manga feel to it, and the colour scheme that it uses is a very light and summery feel lol, it is just a lovely movie, should watch it if you have the chance!

spirited away's really cool! i love the movie and the music!

Well, Totoro is a way out of the harsh reality for Satsuki and Mai. He isnt real, but helps them in many ways.

Totoro is real in the movie! He is a ancient Japanese spirit (a Mononoke) who lives in the camphor tree by their house. Satsuki and Mei made contact with him and he helped them out. However, after the movie they never met Totoro again because they didn't need his help anymore because they matured. By the way, this is my favorite Ghibli movie. (Although, I love them all) I fell in love with it the first time I saw it 15 years ago.

I'm collecting all of Ghibli's films! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT STUDIO!!! My next one to get is Howl's Moving Castle. ^____________^
I have seen : Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky, Porco Rosso, Kiki's Delievery Serivice, The Cats Return, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and My Neighboor Totoro.
I have yet to get : Howl's Moving Castle, Whisper of the Heart, Pompoco, Boro Boro, and Grave of the FireFlys (supposedly a real tear jerker)

Sorry about writing so much! I could just go on forever on this! *bows*

Woops I double posted!

I'm collecting all of Ghibli's films! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THAT STUDIO!!! My next one to get is Howl's Moving Castle. ^____________^
I have seen : Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Castle in the Sky, Porco Rosso, Kiki's Delievery Serivice, The Cats Return, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, and My Neighboor Totoro.
I have yet to get : Howl's Moving Castle, Whisper of the Heart, Pompoco, Boro Boro, and Grave of the FireFlys (supposedly a real tear jerker)

Sorry about writing so much! I could just go on forever on this! *bows*

Wow, you've seen a lot more than me! ;_; I want to see Caste in the Sky and all the others too! xD I love your set, by the way. It's very cute, dear. =3

I saw the first half of totoro. One thing I dislike about Ghibli is their animation style: the little kid has a face that looks like Tweety's, but with a frog mouth and little pig eyes instead of a beak and big eyes.

Other than that the animation looks pretty good (for a film that's 18 years old) and it was pretty enjoyable. Get to see the rest next week.

btw, the little totoros are cool.

I saw the first half of totoro. One thing I dislike about Ghibli is their animation style: the little kid has a face that looks like Tweety's, but with a frog mouth and little pig eyes instead of a beak and big eyes.

Other than that the animation looks pretty good (for a film that's 18 years old) and it was pretty enjoyable. Get to see the rest next week.

btw, the little totoros are cool.

^_______^ The little Totoros are cute! XD

OMG dont get me started! I made a childrens book for school on Chibi Totoro and Mai and it took me 2 months to make. But it was totaly worth it, I spent hours on one picture, and thats without color.

Now, I do have one little problem with Ghibli. All their characters resemble each other. Young, pudgy, just childish. But its become a Ghibli mark now.

I saw Mononoke Hime the other day, it was pretty good.

:D i almost have the whole Studio Ghibli collection :D yay! My favourite is Grave of the Fireflies even though it's so sad. Last time i watched it i got 15 mins in and started crying! :P i sniffled the whole movie... :P

Wow, it certainly didn't hav that impact on me oO;;

Finished Totoro btw, the part at the bus stop was great, but in general I think it lacks something. It's an okay film though.

Here is a link to where you can see the covers of the 4th Region 1 Ghibli wave.

http://www.ultimatedisney.com/coverart.html#mar

I have seen Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind*, Castle in the Sky*, My Neighbor Totoro^*, Grave of the Fireflies*, Kiki's Delivery Service*, Only Yesterday*, Porco Rosso*, Ocean Waves*, Pom Poko*, Whisper of the Heart*, On Your Mark*, Princess Mononoke*, My Neighbors the Yamadas*, Spirited Away*, The Cat Returns* and Howl's Moving Castle*.:)

Oh, and *= I own it on DVD ^= I own it on VHS

Totoro was already re-released on DVD a year or two back. BTW, the new dubbing sucks monkey balls.

Also Angelic, it does lack somthing less obvious to people. An antagonist (sp?).

I know that FOX has a DVD available but I do not really want that one because I already own the VHS. (And it does not have the Japanese language track, nor is it Formatted to 1:85:1):bleh: I do want to get the new Disney release because I want the Japanese language track. And as for the new Dubb I know it will most likely suck. (Dakota Fanning as Satsuki does not really appeal to me.) But I am going to watch it with a open mind and not try to compare it to FOX's version.

Totoro was already re-released on DVD a year or two back. BTW, the new dubbing sucks monkey balls.

Also Angelic, it does lack somthing less obvious to people. An antagonist (sp?).

You mean it lacks a badguy? I don't really care about that. The whole thing just lacks something to make it great. It's okay, just not as great as some people say it is. That's what I think anyway.

I can't stop drawing small totoros and sootballs though :mellow: My schoolwork's full of it :bleh:

Also Angelic, it does lack somthing less obvious to people. An antagonist (sp?).
Most of Studio Ghibli films do not have any obvious "antagonist", including the top rated films. Rather, the antagonists are actually the circumstances that the characters are in. Examples: My Neighbour Totoro; Grave of the Fireflies; Only Yesterday; Kiki's Delivery Service; Whisper of the Heart; The Cat Returns, just to name a few.

And even in other films, one realises that the "antagonists" aren't really the bad, vicious, inhumane guys that Hollywood so stupidly depict then kill off at the end. Examples are: Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind; Princess Mononoke; Porco Rosso; Howl's Moving Castle and Spirited Away.

Who was the antagonist in Porco Rosso? The only thing negative I saw was Facisim.

EDIT: you mean Donald Curtis.

Has anyone else heard about the next Ghibli film coming out?

Miyazaki's son is directing an adaptation of Ursula K. LeGuin 'A Wizard of Earthsea'
Its supposed to come to Japanese theatres in July 2006.
I'm terribly excited about that myself. I thoroughly enjoyed the first book, although the film is supposed to centre more on the third........*I must find that book!*

OMG~ your joking! LeGuin used to live near me, and I got her books (lost interst in them, to long for my age) but wows! Thats just cool.


I can't stop drawing small totoros and sootballs though :mellow: My schoolwork's full of it :bleh:

I went through that phase last year, took me months to get out of it. But at least my homework looked like the steriotype Japanese homework with many scribbles and scetches all over it X=

OMG~ your joking! LeGuin used to live near me

and so did Santa and George Bush, right?

Portland, Oregon USA dim-wit. You dont have to act all crule all the time I hope you know <_<

*I need to re-phrase that. I used to live near Le Guin*

I just listened to the english versions of Kimi o Nosete, Maigo, Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa and the original english end theme to Totoro. (It is older than FOX's) They are quite interesting.

i love all of the movies, they're so awesome
i've watched Howl's moving castle, My Neighbor totoro, laputa, spirited away, princess mononoke, graveyard of the fireflies (this one made me cry =( ) and uh...i still need to watch the rest ^_^

i love all of the movies, they're so awesome
i've watched Howl's moving castle, My Neighbor totoro, laputa, spirited away, princess mononoke, graveyard of the fireflies (this one made me cry =( ) and uh...i still need to watch the rest ^_^

Howl! <3 I need to watch Howl's Moving Castle in Japanese. :D

Turner Classic Movies is having a poll to get Only Yesterday on DVD to the English speaking audience. So, if you would like to see Only Yesterday out on DVD, go ahead and vote.;)


http://tcmdb.com/title/title.jsp?scarlettTitleId=632548

I voted. ;)

Good, hopefully if it gets enough votes, Disney will put it out on DVD. ^_^

I voted! :)

I saw Spirited Away a few days ago. It was pretty good actually, although for the first half of the film I kind of disliked it because it was all so weird and slow. Then things finally started to come together and the whole thing improved rapidly and now I'm quite fond of it.

I say picture of a Ghibli film on a Japanese site, and it was of a girl flying and she had wings. Anyone care to tell me what it is? *the characters were made designed SO well BTW*

Anyways, im sad theres no Miyazaki at the Oscars (its today :P). I think Howls Moving Castle beats out any other animated films this year. Im ashamed that American films cant be serious and have a good moral that doesnt involve non-stop silly crap.

Click Here (http://info.yomiuri.co.jp/pr/museum/gedo/gedo.htm)

Ghibli is doing some ad or like a drink or somthing (maybe I read it wrong and its just for the movie it self) that features sketches and images from Tales from Earthsea.

I say picture of a Ghibli film on a Japanese site, and it was of a girl flying and she had wings. Anyone care to tell me what it is? *the characters were made designed SO well BTW*

Anyways, im sad theres no Miyazaki at the Oscars (its today :P). I think Howls Moving Castle beats out any other animated films this year. Im ashamed that American films cant be serious and have a good moral that doesnt involve non-stop silly crap.

Click Here (http://info.yomiuri.co.jp/pr/museum/gedo/gedo.htm)

Ghibli is doing some ad or like a drink or somthing (maybe I read it wrong and its just for the movie it self) that features sketches and images from Tales from Earthsea.

It sounds like the Bird Person from 'On Your Mark'. It's a really awesome music video directed by Miyazaki. It stinks Howl lost the oscar! :angry:

That's cos Wallice and Gromit got it XD Bwhahahaha XD Go Pesto!

Wallace and Gromit and Howl's Moving Castle are both very good movies, each using a very unique and different technique.
Personally............ I really wanted Miyazaki to win. He's just truly amazing. Hopefully he'll get nominated again and produce yet another masterpiece!

Hehe...
You're all mentioning the more famous ones in the West, but noone seems to have mentioned the some of the more classic ones from the collection, like The Ocean Waves and Only Yesterday.

Ocean Waves moved a little slowly in my opinion, but Only Yesterday was really beautiful... Of course, I love Princess Mononoke and stuff too, but I really wanna see Totoro. I also have Steamboy (is it Ghibli?) but its not in english so I dont get it...>_<

No, Steamboy was made by the Akira person/people.

Anyways, see Totoro. Its a super great movie.

Only if you're into childish things though.

Wallace and Gromit and Howl's Moving Castle are both very good movies, each using a very unique and different technique.
Personally............ I really wanted Miyazaki to win. He's just truly amazing. Hopefully he'll get nominated again and produce yet another masterpiece!

I heard that Miyazaki is only doing one more film, and after that he's stopping!:cry:

There's like 2 in the works right now...

Ged Senki (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4193)

My bad.. That one is directed by his son...

And three short shots lasting approx 14 mins each.
Yadosagashi (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4103)
Hoshi wo Katta Hi (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4104)
Mizugumo Monmon (http://anidb.info/perl-bin/animedb.pl?show=anime&aid=4105)

I just realized... you're in australia too!

Sorry, I know you said this a while ago, but whereabouts in Aus are you, WindF2joker? I'm in Melbourne myself, but i've never seen anime on public TV except for on SBS.
...We used to have FOXTEL, but now I really want it back :(

I only own -Sen to Chihiro No Kamikakushi -Laputa and -Kiki's Delivery Service
all of which i LOVED!!!!!!!!! and I've seen Mononoke Hime it's my favorite but can never find the DVD... grrr. And my friends and i were supposed to see Howl's Moving Castle but of course that plan went bust so I'll get that, Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind, and Mononoke Hime when I'm not broke..... By ther way If you haven't seen Sprited Away Laputa, Mononoke Hime or Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind they're all coming on on Cartoon Network starting and March 18 for a "Month of Miazaki" thing and one movie will be shown a week for a whole month so check it out!

Kendo_girl- you Must see spirited away and the rest rest of them! They're all sooo gd! ^^

I've got Howl's moving castle on DVD and seen it in the cinemas aready! How comes so many people are just about to watch it in the cinemas..? Hasn't it come out in your areas?

Sorry, I know you said this a while ago, but whereabouts in Aus are you, WindF2joker? I'm in Melbourne myself, but i've never seen anime on public TV except for on SBS.
...We used to have FOXTEL, but now I really want it back :(


I'm in Sydney. It used to be on, but not anymore. This was quite a while ago ^^''

back on topic, I just realized... (being a bit slow) that The Cat Returns movie is not by Miyazaki... I was wondering why not many people have heard/talked about it. It wasn't as great a movie as Howl's Moving Castle or other miyazaki classics in my opinion, but it was still pretty good.

The other non-miyazaki studio ghibli movie i liked was grave of fireflies, and having watched the live action version of it recently, I appreciate the anime even more simply because it's so much better =D

Yeah, I loved 'The Cat Returns' as well. They should give Hiroyuki Morita another chance to direct. I own the movie and the original manga.

"Grave of the Fireflies" was good. but it got me depressed for 3 hours.
My favorite is and will always be "Spirited Away" (Gosh it was so cute!)

"grave of the Fireflies" i thought it was "tombstone for Fireflies"?? or thats what i've heard!Ohwell... yeh that file is really depressing!

Especially when the little girl dies! and the brother dies in the start! n gosh do i hate their aunty/woman who took all their food and complained about how the boy wasn't helping! oh and when the brother was being beatn up by that man when he was stealing! oh and when the little girl was offering the little mud cakes she'd made to her brother!! aww soo many sad scenes! :upset: :cry: :crybaby:

But a wicked film! i really luv Princess Mononoke and KiKi's devilery service!

Hey i thought that Miyazaki was supposed to have retired by now( not that i would want him to, because all his movies are really great).

M- So what your saying that he's at least making one more movie. That would be super awsome if he is.

Well, it's 3 short stories ~45 mins total. Then--I believe his son is taking over the company.

Well, it's 3 short stories ~45 mins total. Then--I believe his son is taking over the company.

Hopefully the son is just as good. :( Though I doubt it and I love Miyazaki... All his movies are great. :lol:

Well maybe his line of great movies will run in the family. You like is son will get the expertise(sp?) of his father in his movies as well hopefully anyway. We can only hope for the best now can we.

Seriously.. Why can't Miyazaki be younger so that he can continue producing films! There really isn't anybody with his kind of imagination.

Oh well. It's gotta end some day..

This thread is going to hell because of the Miyazaki fanboys =_= get a grip already, all that's good has to end one day.

Hopefully the son is just as good. :( Though I doubt it and I love Miyazaki... All his movies are great. :lol:

It's always possible that he might be better. :mellow:

@Sobekswrath: I'm in Australia too. Yeah, on public TV it's all on SBS or it's kid's stuff like Pokemon. Cartoon Network has Adult Swim but the Aussie AS is slower and less varity than the American one. I borrow from the library and video store or wait for Madman. Or......illegally.... :whistle:

@Kendo-girl: COmpletely off-topic and a little pedantic, but in you sig. You ahven't capitalized "Japanese" which is insulting, (I'm Chinese, but hey *shrug) and oriental. Ugh. Makes us sound like carpets. Even so, captilizaiton! or better yet, "Asian". Even though that does classify India, I know a lot of Indians who like to be called Curry. Some, not all though, just s you know. But yeah. Oriental. Not many people use that... :heh:

It's all a matter of taste. Yes, Miyazaki is great, but people die, that's what people do. Personally, one of my favourites has to be Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.

This thread is going to hell because of the Miyazaki fanboys =_= get a grip already, all that's good has to end one day.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It can not be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!? ?????????????? YOUR LIEING NO IT CAN'T BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLease tell me your lieing !!!!!!!!!!!

Oh well.


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...I have a feeling this will not end without blood...

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It can not be!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHY????????????????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!? ?????????????? YOUR LIEING NO IT CAN'T BE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLease tell me your lieing !!!!!!!!!!!

Oh well.


NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

You're an idiot.

I've noticed something else in the ghibli films I've seen so far: poor voice acting for certain characters. I personally think that especially the younger characters (especially Chihiro in spirited away) sound like they never had proper acting lessons. In fact, her voice sounds like it's all read from a paper (which is in essence the case but still, it shouldn't sound like that).

I think it's a shame for it does ruin a lot IMO.

You still get the wonderful story though.

You're an idiot.

I've noticed something else in the ghibli films I've seen so far: poor voice acting for certain characters. I personally think that especially the younger characters (especially Chihiro in spirited away) sound like they never had proper acting lessons. In fact, her voice sounds like it's all read from a paper (which is in essence the case but still, it shouldn't sound like that).

I think it's a shame for it does ruin a lot IMO.


Ok ok yeah her voice is well litte not good, but she is a child afterall , are they supposed to sound like an angel. Because this is through Miyazaki's eyes ok. They all dont have to sound picture perfect ok. And also did you sound so great when you were child. But yeah your right about her voice but everythingelse. DON'T NOK IT MAN!!!!!!!!! And if you do then what M just said may perhaps come true.

I've seen lots of anime where they used grown women to do the voices of young children and they did a perfect job. Just because Miyasucky says it's okay doesn't mean I have to be okay with it you know?

You're an idiot.

I've noticed something else in the ghibli films I've seen so far: poor voice acting for certain characters. I personally think that especially the younger characters (especially Chihiro in spirited away) sound like they never had proper acting lessons. In fact, her voice sounds like it's all read from a paper (which is in essence the case but still, it shouldn't sound like that).

I think it's a shame for it does ruin a lot IMO.
Quite noticable yes, and does let the film down to a certain extent. Spirited Away, that little girl, she was horrible.

Actually Miyazaki didn't say it was okay. (If your talking about Chihiro's english actress) Miyazaki usually doesn't like to watch dubs of his films.

EDIT: Nevermind, I realized you are most likely talking about subs.

I've seen lots of anime where they used grown women to do the voices of young children and they did a perfect job. Just because Miyasucky says it's okay doesn't mean I have to be okay with it you know?
If you think Miyazaki sucks, why do you keep on watching more of his film's and say they are pretty good?<_<

I'm talking about the Japanese version.

And Totoro, I never said his stuff sucks. I'm just saying that his word's not absolute, although of course mindless fanboys such as yourself would think it is.

I'm talking about the Japanese version.

And Totoro, I never said his stuff sucks. I'm just saying that his word's not absolute, although of course mindless fanboys such as yourself would think it is.

I don't think his word is absolute either, I just happen to be a fan of his. I'm not mindless btw.

I don't think his word is absolute either, I just happen to be a fan of his. I'm not mindless btw.You're a fan of his that can't take criticism towards him?

no comment

Then don't post <_<

You're a fan of his that can't take criticism towards him?
When did I say I couldn't take criticism towards him? :blink:

I honestly didn't think the voice acting of Chihiro (Japanese version) was that bad. I was mostly captivated by the story itself so maybe I just wasn't paying attention.
The dubbed version is a nightmare though.

I thnk the dubbed version of Spirited away is quite good actually. In cases like that I often tend to ignore people saying it isn't because they are probably just saying it because "Liking English dubs is not done" or something. You know, it's "cool" to complain about them and say they are bad.

I thnk the dubbed version of Spirited away is quite good actually. In cases like that I often tend to ignore people saying it isn't because they are probably just saying it because "Liking English dubs is not done" or something. You know, it's "cool" to complain about them and say they are bad.

I liked the dub too. I prefer to watch dub's most of the time, because with sub's I can't fully take in the beautiful artwork. But yeah, I like all of the Ghibli English dub's except Disney Totoro.

I usually prefer movies in the original language (by nature). However, I must say that I really liked the dubbed version of Kiki's delivery service. Kirsten Dunst was really good.

I usually prefer movies in the original language (by nature). However, I must say that I really liked the dubbed version of Kiki's delivery service. Kirsten Dunst was really good.

Same here.

Same here.

kiki's delivery service was a really good dub...i'm not a big fan of the spirited away dub version though...i havent had time to watch the japanese version of howl's moving castle yet...ill probably do that this weekend. :heh:

^ HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE!! ^_^ Howl is soo kl!

I've never seen the dubbed version of kiki's delivery service.
I think that the dubbed version of Princess Mononoke is quite good, but i think Moro (the Wolf God) has a really manly voice!

I luv that film to bits!!

The only studio Ghibli films i watched were princess monoke and spirited away.
i thought mononoke was better than spirited away...

I agree, Mononoke Hime was more mature which made it more interesting in my opinion.

my personal fav is either Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind or My Neighbor Totoro :D

I saw Spirited Away when I was younger, but I wasnt really into anime at the time (as much as I hate to admit it :heh: )... Then I became obsessed with anime (tee hee ^.^) and I watched Howl's Moving Castle. I instantly became completely obsessed. I needed the book, the music the movie... wow... now I need to see all the other movies Miyazaki did. Im dying to see Kiki's Delivery Service and Princess Mononoke.

Hey did you guys know theres a new Miyazaki film coming out soon! (hourray! :P ) Zcept its gonna be done by his son, Goro Miyazaki... It sounds great! The film's called Gedo Senki (Tales of Earthsea) Im DYING to see it!

Howl's Moving castle is THE BEST MOVIE EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :heh:

please try to use the edit button next time admins dont like it when you double post :D

Roar! :keeper:

The dubbed version is a nightmare though.

How so? I kinda liked it... well, it could've been better.

I liked the english dub as well. My only complaint was that they should have had a younger voice for Haku. I thought Suzanne Pleshette did a great job as Yubaba/Zeniba.

I don't get it why they put in Zeniba's line "From now on I want you to call me granny" in the English version. It's just soooo random. "You may call me granny if you want" would have been so much better.

Okay. Maybe it wasn't a nightmare.
Actually, come to think of it, it's only Chihiro's voice that made me dislike the dubbed version.
The rest was pretty good.

Okay. Maybe it wasn't a nightmare.
Actually, come to think of it, it's only Chihiro's voice that made me dislike the dubbed version.
The rest was pretty good.

i have to agree with you on that. i love watching the movie but now i have to watch it in japanese because the actress who did chihiro's voice in the dubbed version is really annoying after a while.

The Japanese one was annoying right from the beginning...

I just got to see 'Ocean Waves.' It's another great film from Studio Ghibli, in my opinion.

well a while ago i was watching Naushika which i think was a studio ghibli film. well anyways has antone here seen it. i thought that it was pretty good what about you?;)

well a while ago i was watching Naushika which i think was a studio ghibli film. well anyways has antone here seen it. i thought that it was pretty good what about you?;)

Yeah, I really like Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. I think it's a really good film. I like the manga better though.

My favorite Studio Ghibli production is definitely Spirited Away. It was the first movie that I saw made by Studio Ghibli.
<3

Saw all of them, loved all of them, but Sen to Chihiro was one of the most heartwarming....Hauru no Ugoku Shiro was no where near as good as the book, theres a sequel to Howl's Moving Castle called Castle in the Air, it's hilarious.

ooh i loved spirited away. and Totoro. and Laputa (are they by studio ghibli?)

yup

Saw all of them, loved all of them, but Sen to Chihiro was one of the most heartwarming....Hauru no Ugoku Shiro was no where near as good as the book, theres a sequel to Howl's Moving Castle called Castle in the Air, it's hilarious.

what?! seriously?????? a sequal???? seriously??????

Yeah there's a squeal, but i don't think there is a movie, so you'll have to go read it.

o so there's a SQUEAL but in the form of manga???

no. it's a book. The original idea of Howl's moving castle was taken from a book, you should know that Fi.

no. it's a book. The original idea of Howl's moving castle was taken from a book, you should know that Fi.

really??? but the other films were from the manga form right??

Ehhh... Sarcastic yes.

Depends on what you mean by other films. All of Miyazaki films are from scratch other then Valley of the Winds. Dont know about the rest of the gang.

Ehhh... Sarcastic yes.

Depends on what you mean by other films. All of Miyazaki films are from scratch other then Valley of the Winds. Dont know about the rest of the gang.

so it works the other way, as in the manga i've seen may have been drawn after the films....

Most Ghibli manga's are just frames from the movie that get text bubbles slapped onto them.

howl's moving castle is actually a book written by D. Wynne Jones...

Ehhh... Sarcastic yes.

Depends on what you mean by other films. All of Miyazaki films are from scratch other then Valley of the Winds. Dont know about the rest of the gang.

Actually,

Kiki is from a book.
Porco is based off of an earlier manga, too.

So... :/

I love Whisper of the Heart

Whisper of the Heart based on Manga by Aoi Hiiragi.

Yeah, I FINALLY got Whisper of the Heart/If You Listen Closely from the library yesterday, and watched it right away. I know people have called it cheesy, but actually, it really isn't all that bad. It's like a mixture between a Fairy Tale and also reality. A really good story line.. (only read if you've seen the full movie, bad spoilers. Lol)

It's funny-ironic how Shizuku hates the kid that annoys her, but in reality that's actually Seiji. Also, how Seiji tells Shizuku how he checked all those books out before her just to get to notice him. That's how I don't think this movie is just a Fairy Tale, more like lucky-fate and a big injection of reality as well. Of course, this would be a rare occasion is reality to what can 'really' happen. The only thing which got my thinking was how Seiji was only 14 and wanted to get married. @_@ Dramatic, but now when I think of it, it's kinda.. odd for his age? Ah whatever, still a great movie.

It also has a few good themes throughout it (as in the story, not the music; but the music ain't that bad either actually) which spoke to me a little.

(I'm gonna watch Princess Mononoke in a few minutes, I also got that ^.^)

Princess Mononoke is my favorite.

<33333
I love Studio Ghibli movies. They're the very best.

My top five list:
1. Princess Mononoke
2. Whisper of the Heart
3. Porco Rosso
4. My Neighbor Totoro
5. Howl's Moving Castle

<3~
I own mostly Miyazaki movies from Studio Ghibli. I like the Cat Returns and stuff, but Miyazaki is the best. I'm pretty sure I have all of the movies he directed.
:think:

Yeah, I FINALLY got Whisper of the Heart/If You Listen Closely from the library yesterday, and watched it right away. I know people have called it cheesy....

Whaaaaat?! What kind of horrible people would say that? I watched it a few days ago and loved it. People have no taste, lol.

Anyway, I've loved every Ghibli I've seen, so I'm not going to bother to make a list.

I love Studio Ghibli movies.

My top five list:
1.Whisper of the Heart
2.Spirited Away
3.Porco Rosso
4.Only Yesterday
5.My Neighbor The Yamadas

Anyway, I've loved every Ghibli films 555+

I've only seen Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke, but a friend of mine said she rented all the miyazaki films off Netflix and is gonna invite me over to watch as they come in.

Actually,

Kiki is from a book.
Porco is based off of an earlier manga, too.

So... :/

pwned

roflmaos!
i bought the whole collection of miyazaki's films =D
so far i've watched :
my neighbour totoro
Laputa
Naucissa (dont know how to spell -.- )
Kiki's delivery service
Spirited away
and
Howl's moving castle

Oh man, that would be so fun.
I need to do that with some of my friends.

The movies are so beautifully animated.
I'm so sad that Miyazaki Hayao is retired now.
:cry:

I'll just have to check out the movies that his son's making!

Oh man, that would be so fun.
I need to do that with some of my friends.

The movies are so beautifully animated.
I'm so sad that Miyazaki Hayao is retired now.
:cry:

I'll just have to check out the movies that his son's making!

MISINFORMED!


He's working on a new film right now "Gake no ue no Ponyo", or "Ponyo on a Cliff". Read about it at nausicaa.net.

i've been watching Laputa: Castle in the sky, Nausicca, and My Neighbour Totoro since i was four. x3

I've seen all their films except My Neighbours the Yamadamas and Pom Poko. I'll give a brief review for the others...xP

Howl's Moving Castle:
Certainly one of the more romantic Ghibli films, and one of my favourite films of all time, this one's based on the book by Diana Wynne Jones. I'd recommend this film to anyone who likes anime.
Howl is just so cute!! ^_^

Spirited Away:
Ah, possibly the most well known anime film of all time. It's not my favourite, but certainly contains a lot of new ideas and a vast array of original characters, who are believable too. It's worth the watch, and has some beautiful music.

Laputa: Castle in the Sky:
One of my favourites, again. It was a great watch. Magical and deep, in places. The characters were wonderful, I thought, and the story wasn't without its charm.

Whisper of the Heart:
When I purchased this film off Amazon, I was highly doubtful. To me, it looked like it was aimed at VERY young children, between 3 and 5, but I was surprised. While it's certainly not an adult movie, it's not a kid's one either. It was surprisingly sweet and held some deeper meanings

The Cat Returns:
Ah, the intended "sequal" to Whisper of the Heart. Okay, this one's based almost entirely in a cat world. Weird, no? Haha, well, it's all done very well. Original and interesting, the time passed so fast while I watched this.

Princess Mononoke:
A lovely story, a lovely soundtrack, wonderful characters, and some repulsive ones too. Haha. It was weird towards the end, but well worth watching. It's one of my favourites, but not one I can watch too often.

Nausicaa: Valley of the Wind:
I enjoyed the story and the characters, but the sound felt flawed. It would have been a lot better with more music. It felt too serene during the battle scenes...

Porco Rosso:
Ahh, aren't all these films just magical? Yes. Yes, they are. Haha. Even when they're about a piolet who's turned into a pig. =]

Only Yesterday:
Charming, this film shows a lot about memories. While I watched it in Japanese, I still enjoyed it as much as the others. It was sweet.

Kiki's Delivery Service:
Well, this is probably the 2nd kiddiest one, but it's not without its charm. I'd say watch it, but don't expect it to be deep. It's more suited to children from 6 to 9 really. :P

Grave of the Fireflies:
One of the more grown up Ghibli films, yet one of the duller ones. It lacked the magical plot the others have and, despite meaning to be emotional, I felt nothing for the characters. It's alright, but not really something I'm wanting to go back to.

Long story short: All the Studio Ghibli films are fun for all the ages.

Even Totoro? :P Seriously... That made me feel TOO young. T_T

Yes. Even Toroto :bleh:

every movie is a great masterpiece, especially those of miyazaki... ^^

every movie is a great masterpiece @_@

Not every single movie ever made has been masterpiece material, but i probably would go as far as to say that the Studio Ghibli Collection does make that standard >.< but who am i to say?

Ohh and as for favorites i would have to say:

1: Laputa Castle in the Sky
2: Princess Mononuke
3: Spirited Away
4: Howl's Movie Castle

and number five being Kiki's Flying Delivery Service ^_^ muhahahahhaha

Question!

Has anyone seen "Tale's from EarthSea"???
Twas rather good... yes indeed it twas.

And hopefully i will be excused for double posting! because this thread dried up along time ago!
x.x

Has anyone seen "Tale's from EarthSea"???
Twas rather good... yes indeed it twas.
I'm waiting till I read the books, because I hear they're amazing.
I'll be downloading the movie as soon as I finish them though.

weeee, i LOVE their movies~~ so good. ones i watched were
princess mononoke
laputa: castle in the sky
my neighbour totoro
LOL i remember when i was watching princess mononoke in grade 5 at school[like, few years ago.. im not that old xD] and everyone was freaked out at the part where a guy shot an arrow, then the arrow like, sorry dont know the right verb for this... pierced? the guy's arm right off but it was really good :D and i remember watching laputa at school too, but i forgot when.. and totoro was so cute~~ :D

I watched Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, Laputa-Castle in the Sky, Nausicca in the valley of the wind. I want to see the others.

I currently own:
Spirted away
Laputa
Totoro
Mononoke
howls moving castle
porco roso
tales from earthsea
nausicaa
the catt returns
kikis delivery service
pom poko
grave of the fireflys
only yesterday
whisper of the heart
and my neighbour the yamadas
Wich is all the studio ghibli titles i think definately getting the rest