ALL THE STUDIO GHIBLI MOVIES TIERLIST 

Howl's Moving Castle is partially chaotic because it replaces the main conflict of the original book by Diana Wynne Jones with the entire war plot, which isn't at all present in the original. iirc it's a critique of the Iraq War, showing how meaningless, brutal violence disrupts this idyllic fantastical love story.

Castle In the Sky is the Definition of a Fun Adventure Film. It’s just so magical

You’re pretty wrong or whatever

prozd: all ghibli movies tier list me: ooooh that's gonna be controversial thumbnail: here's porco rosso in the S tier me: LEGEND. GENIUS. BRILLIANT. OBJECTIVELY CORRECT,

8:26 I love the idea of someone going into a movie being all like "Aw yeah, little people!"

Earwig and the Witch feels like the old Disney Direct to Video "sequels" that feels like it was a concept of an aborted tv pitch.

WHISPER OF THE HEART RESPECT LETS GO THATS MY GOAT MOVIE

The biggest problem that I have with Kiki's is that it just _ends._ It's a lovely little lighthearted tale, but just when it feels like it's getting off the ground, the credits start to roll. It's so abrupt its almost jarring.

I think the wind rises gets a lot better when you look at it as like a harsh criticism of the main guy and his way of thinking. like it’s all from his pov and shows how he justifies his actions and ignores the morality of the things he’s doing. the way I see it is like it’s only the color scenes of oppenheimer

I read the title as "ALL THE STUPID GHIBLI MOVIES" and I was like "oh damn we're getting SPICY today"

The opening 20 mins of Nausicaa is superb.

Was pretty upset you put Grave of the Fireflies at a B, but after thinking it over it does make a whole lot of sense. It is my favorite Ghibli movie that I never want to watch again.

I loved The Wind Rises so much. Like Oppenheimer, it's the story of a genius who goes to whatever lengths it takes to have their dream/passion become a reality, not thinking about the consequences it brings. Appreciate your takes, though, I always enjoy seeing how people approach and critique films.

Castle in the Sky is a movie that nobody ever watches twice for some reason. Personally I think it might have the best value on re-watch. It's a really cool fantasy film.

Need you on a Porco Rosso fan dub

WHISPER OF THE HEART IS MY ALL TIME FAVOURITE MOVIE❤

That feeling of mystery and burgeoning adventure as Chihiro stands by the portal at the beginning of Spirited Away, with the soft piano score in the background... That feeling of pure magic and fantasy around you. That's why I watch movies, and that's why Spirited Away is number 1, always. It transports you mind, body and soul and I love that for it.

Nausicaa is my favorite and im absolutely crushed you did C

Just here to recommend people to read the Tales from Earthsea books. It's actually really good and the movie doesn't do it justice.

The Castle of Cagliostro is my favorite Miyazaki film (and probably my favorite animated film of all time), but my favorite Studio Ghibli film is a three-way tie between Castle in the Sky, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Princess Kaguya

Thank you for mentioning Lupin III Castle of Cagliostro!! It's also a favorite of mine, it's so much fun

Definitely think you should rewatch Marnie. I think the twist can be pretty detrimental, especially if you have other expectations. A second watch knowing what to expect definitely can make the film more enjoyable. The only reason I accept your placement of Nausicaa is you read the manga.

dude the wind rises is franky's back story.

Top 4 for me personally are Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and Nausicaa. There's just something magical and beautiful about all of them. I have a soft spot for The Wind Rises. It's very much the tale of a genius who wants to pursue his passion, but the government gets in the way and he's forced to do something he both does and does not want to do. He wants to build planes, that's his dream, his passion, and he wants to build them better than anyone. Government contracts keep the business afloat are an unavoidable evil of many professions. The vibe I got was that he doesn't like that his planes are intended for military use, and mourns that many of them will never return for various reasons. He got to achieve his dream of making great planes, the Zero is his legacy, but it came at the cost of his innocence. Even the man he idolized was forced to take his beautiful civilian planes and make machines of war because the money keeps the lights on and allows him to pursue his real dream of non-military craft. I recall the movie being very polarizing in Japan because they try to sort of bury a lot of bad things they did during WWII or things they perceive to be bad, and Jiro Horikoshi, as the inventor of the infamous Zero, was turned into one of these social pariahs. Even his children wanted nothing to do with his legacy.

I was absolutely surprised by Marnie. Loved it and went through a pretty wide array of emotions while watching it. Interesting story and decent mystery of trying to figure out what was really going on

Howl mentioned, it’s my duty to recommend you all read the book and its sequels; Castle in the Sky & House of Many Ways

Castle in the Sky is my current favorite. What you said about Porco Rosso are the same reasons why I love it so much. The Romance of it, with a capital R. It reminded me of everything I love about One Piece, which is funny because Mayumi Tanaka voices the protagonist in Japanese.

Reading Ursula LeGuin’s comments about the process of getting Earthsea made caused me to lose some respect for Ghibli. I’d rate it F- just for that.

Poor Marnie. I hope you feel differently after a rewatch, but each to their own! Personally, it's one of my favourites. I feel like that movie is just one of the best examples of how soul crushing lonliness is, and how incredible it is to meet another person you connect with. I know lots of people take different things from the film, but thats what I took from it.

Kaguya belongs in S tier. I don't think it's my personal favorite Ghibli movie, but the artistry, heartbreaking emotion, beauty, and humanity on display in that film elevate into the very top heights of Studio Ghibli's work.

you know what? ill agree. he got kiki and totoro in S. He got whispers of the heart, spirited away and princess in A. yeah so im happy

man, I absolutely adored The Wind Rises and it's one of my favourite animated movies of all time...

Princess Mononoke is my favorite movie (period, not just Ghibli) but i think Spirited Away is their best film. Fantastic movie that is hard to find people who dont love it. Castle in The Sky is such a fun romp with a great mix of child wonder and endangerment

Always happy to see love for Kiki :) Whisper of the Heart was a surprise! It's my other favourite Ghibli film, but I think a lot of folks find it boring. And there were a few on here I haven't seen yet! I'll have to seek some of them out.

I didn't realize it was possible to put Castle in the Sky ahead of Nausicaa but here we are

I feel bad for Goro Miyazaki. He wasn't ready to continue his father's legacy. He only had one successful movie out of 3. His directional debut was a flop, and his recent one really bombed. From up on Poppy Hill was the only one that saved his ass. I hope he can get more classes on filmmaking

Spirited Away is the greatest for me, not even greatest Ghibli film but possibly one of the greatest films ever to exist.

Props for having the gall to tackle this list

Porco Rosso at S I don't even need to see the rest of this video this list is already peak

as ive aged only yesterday has become my favorite anime film of all time dont know how to explain it must it hits me emotionally

Thank you for no Ponyo slander 🤗

Marnie is soooooooooooooooooooo beautiful 😢

Time to get all the popcorn

Honestly so refreshing to see some different opinions from the norm here. Love love LOVE Porco Rosso- so lovely to see it deservedly praised♡

pedantic "um aCtUaLlY" moment incoming lol but nausicaa _technically_ isn't a ghibli movie... while it's a miyazaki film produced by takahata with music by joe hisaishi, it was released the year before studio ghibli was founded. still, it's basically an honorary ghibli film/ proto-ghibli film so i still think it makes sense to include it.

Damn I LOVE the wind rises, but it's your list.

Oh you're gonna LOVE my neighbors the yamadas on rewatch

As somebody who never watched any anime at all before last year, watching all the Ghibli movies (plus Lupin) was honestly one of the coolest experiences of my life. The only one I disliked at all was Howl’s Moving Castle because I couldn’t really follow it. I did skip out on Earthsea, Earwig and Ocean Waves though since they have the worst ratings, but I will definitely watch them soon. My three personal favorites are Nausicäa (brilliant ending with a musical nod to one of my favorite composers), When Marnie Was There (the only Ghibli film to make me cry), and Porco Rosso. You can probably already tell what kind of person I am from those picks.

the biggest disagreement I have is that I would put Princess Kaguya in S tier, I love the story of a princess who values freedom over material wealth. the animation is also really unique and incredibly beautiful and elegant to me. I understand that some might find the story esoteric but it speaks to me very deeply.

Castle in the sky is what I love about skypia as setting in the beautiful way only Ghibli is able to show

3:10 thank god! If you hadn't ranked Kiki that high, I would've been livid. Not that that means anything

Waiting with baited breath to see your take but alas, Earwigbros are NOT eating tonight. IDK why but there was something about that movie that really captured my imagination and I loved.

I strongly suspect _Castle in the Sky_ would go up a tier with a rewatch.

Do I agree, not completely, it's actually pretty solid. Admittedly Only Yesterday is my fave Ghibli movie so you won me over by giving it praise.

Porco Rosso in S Tier? This guy seems alright...

Only Yesterday is incredible: definitely a gem, and feels distinctly apart from all the Miyazaki directed stuff in the Ghibli catalog. One of my favorite Ghibli movies, it grew on me; I found myself not able to stop thinking about it after the credits.

Nausicaa in C tier.. Mononoke not in S tier? Unsubbed, dislike, deleted youtube, threw my phone out the window etc You can't win with a list like this

Almost stopped watching when you Nausica at C, then definitely stopped when you put Castle In the Sky above it. LOL! But leaving this on in the background because you deserve this and you're an amazing content creator!

I never get mad at your opinions bc we always just happen to have the exact same opinions so thank you for that

I feel like "Grave of the Fireflies" is universally in the category of "Best film I don't want to watch ever again".

I love it so much when a stranger on the Internet makes a video which validates some of my opinions

What timing! I'm in the middle of rewatching a lot of these right now (just Miyazaki's films atm). Just finished Princess Mononoke last night. It's been really interesting to see the progression of Miyazaki's stories starting from Nausicaa. Jumping from fantasy adventure to slice-of-life and back again. I'm going in order of release date, so I haven't gotten to Wind Rises or Marnie yet, but so far each movie has been enjoyable in its own way. My top 3 have always been Howl, Spirited Away and Kiki, but honestly your rankings are all pretty fair for the ones I've seen. Really liked hearing your opinions ^^

The Cat Returns is my favourite. It's just such a feel-good coming-of-age story, great voice acting, great characters. Tim Curry as the Cat King is a gem. Ciao babe...

As a staunch Poppy Hill enjoyer I’m happy to hear anyone else say nice things about it

I really love that you were honest with it and it's fun to see where (and how) you depart from the common consensus. I aspire to one day have watched them all as well!

I just need to watch where you place the Boy n the Heron. (C tier valid af)

I think the best thing about studio ghibli is that when they made earwig and the witch is that when they received the negative backlash they went like "oh shit we went wrong here" and right after made another animated movie that was good

the tale of princess kaguya in B tier should be considered high treason

Felt the exact same way about Tales from Earthsea, it felt like I was supposed to have already known what was going on but since I didn’t read the books I obviously did not so it made zero sense

Castle in the Sky is my favorite Ghibli movie, it's a beautiful and fun film! I remember I'd always leave the credits running til the end because I thought the song sounded so mystical and pretty as you watch the tree drift further from the earth.

Porco rosso is peak god damn it. I love you

woow, I usually releate with your taste but on ghibli movies we differ quite a bit haha, surprising but respectable. had a couple of jawdrops wathcing this video

There's really no bad ghibli movie. its all about how you personally feel about it and thats what makes each movie special.

i really enjoy watching these and would love to see more :3

I don't think iv watched every gibli movie out there but all the ones iv seen are all solid A-S teirs

tbh i agree with you on grave of the fireflies. it’s an amazing film, with fantastic animation and realistic storytelling, but it’s so horribly depressing that i think most people only watch it once for the sake of their heart :’) i definitely think there are a few films that only work in the original japanese as well, and that’s one of them, along with mononoke (in my opinion at least). i actually liked the spirited away dub, despite the heavily japanese setting, but that’s mainly bc they just rly executed it well

My list would be very different, but that's oke because different tastes and opinions are important! Thanks for sharing your list ProZD!

As a big fan of Nausicaa, I am fully aware that a lot of my enjoyment comes from wearing a pair of thick nostalgia goggles. Also, an immense improvement over Warriors of the Wind which I'd originally watched.

the Nausicaa manga is so good, one of my favorite works of art. love hearing it mentioned and recommended as better than the movie

Amazing content as always king 👌 keep it up bro 💜

THANK YOU for properly appreciating Only Yesterday. It's one of my favorite Ghibli films and it always makes me sad when people immediately dismiss it because there isn't any action. It gets called boring by so many people who aren't even the target audience anyway. I adore the way it's animated and the way the countryside is depicted. I LOVE the music. And the way the flashbacks tie into the main storyline is so charming and thoughtful.

Really didn't expect to have the same Top 3 as you!! Don't agree with everything obviously, but I think it's a solid tier list!

I’m finishing up my Ghibli binge-watch and so far my top 5 is: 1. The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (probably my favorite animated film ever) 2. Princess Mononoke 3. Spirited Away 4. Grave of the Fireflies 5. My Neighbor Totoro

"Porco Rosso" is an absolute masterpiece. My favorite for sure.

Oooh a tier list with a proper distribution!

Of course evrything is personnal enjoyment but man, I saw castle in the sky when I was a kid and it made me dream like no other before and long after it. And it held on pretty well growing up.

I love how you kept saying ‘for now’ but you never ended up movingg anything 😂 i guess ‘for now’ means until you watch ‘em again lmfao

yes i did skip just to see where you put howl. and yes i will be rewinding and watching again.

Finally a tier list video I can get behind!

Yo ProZD congrats on your role in Delicious in Dungeon. You killed it man!

This is exactly what I needed before bed ty 😊

We clearly have different styles, but mad respect for your well thought out analysis of each video. We don't have to agree but I appreciate you really getting into what you like about each one. Good one, mate.

finally someone ranks the older stuff correctly lol

all the gibli movies are so whimsical and moving in their own ways. love the animation style, plots, characters, all of it 🧡

I really liked ponyo's fluff, and my neighbor totoro was good too, but whisper of the heart and kiki's delivery service both bored me to death. I'm not sure exactly what separates them, or why I liked some over the others. I guess it's just execution.

The credits of EATW is more interesting than the movie. That's so funny i was thinking the same thing 😂

My cats are named Kiki and Jiji because of the movie so thank you for putting it in S tier 😅

i haven't watched very many studio ghibli films but the ones you talked about, i pretty much agree with. your taste rarely does me wrong 💖

The Red Turtle? You just made that one up to mess with us.

Pretty good list & while I haven’t seen all of these films, but my favorite out of these are definitely Howl’s Moving Castle, Porco Rosso, Kiki’s Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, Pompoko, Spirited Away, The Cat Returns, & Castle in the Sky (also Lupin)