Best Studio Ghibli films

14301 duels later, Princess Mononoke remains #1 in the Ghibli ranking with 1422 ELO points, Spirited Away close behind at 1397.

The tightest race sits not at the top but just below: a 58-point gap separates Spirited Away from My Neighbor Totoro, the sharpest split in the ranking. Princess Mononoke edges out Spirited Away by 25 points despite the latter's higher win rate of 67%, a paradox that underscores how ELO rewards consistency across all matchups rather than raw dominance. My Neighbor Totoro sits at 1339 points after 426 duels, while Arrietty trails by just 2 ELO points at 1337, underlining how narrow the margins are beyond the top two. Castle in the Sky rounds out the top 5 at 1330 points. At the bottom, My Neighbors the Yamadas languishes at 891 points with a 19% win rate, suggesting the community reserves little affection for the studio's more experimental slice-of-life work. Ocean Waves and Only Yesterday occupy the spots just above, both earning 32% win rates and struggling to connect with voters.

This ranking draws on 14301 duels cast by 219 players across 22 contenders, updated on 10 October 2026. The data reflects which Ghibli film left the deepest mark on each voter, turning subjective memory into measurable preference. Cast your own duels to shift the standings or confirm the current order.

Updated on October 10, 2026

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.

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