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Best Studio Ghibli films

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14.3kvotes trophy

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0commentsUpdated on 10/06/2026 at 03:00 PM

Princess Mononoke1422

The worldwide ranking generated by 14.3k votes

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Princess Mononoke1422

Spirited Away1397

My Neighbor Totoro1339

Arrietty1337

Castle in the Sky1330

Howl's Moving Castle1311

Ponyo1300

Grave of the Fireflies1295

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind1257

#10

Kiki's Delivery Service1250

#11

Porco Rosso1244

#12

The Cat Returns1211

#13

The Wind Rises1189

#14

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya1185

#15

Whisper of the Heart1183

#16

From Up on Poppy Hill1131

#17

When Marnie Was There1065

#18

Pom Poko1054

#19

Tales from Earthsea1045

#20

Only Yesterday985

#21

Ocean Waves968

#22

My Neighbors the Yamadas891

What the community says

Princess Mononoke leads with an ELO of 1,422, ahead of Spirited Away (1,397) and My Neighbor Totoro (1,339). Ranked over 14,301 duels between 22 contenders, last updated October 6, 2026.

Vote for your favorite Studio Ghibli film from 22 masterpieces: Totoro, Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle & more!

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.