every ghibli movie ranked (rewatchability, not vibes)

critics will fight me on where Mononoke lands. I'm not moving it.

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Spirited Away

watched this more than any other on here and it still gets me at the bathhouse scene. just correct at #1, no debate.

Whisper of the Heart

least flashy Ghibli, and the one I rewatch second most. Shizuku's arc hits different once you're actually making something.

Porco Rosso

My Neighbor Totoro

Kiki's Delivery Service

the slump where she loses her powers is the whole point and somehow it's still the part people skip past when they talk about it.

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

technically pre-Ghibli, the studio didn't exist yet, but it's on every filmography for a reason.

Pom Poko

Howl's Moving Castle

the back half kind of falls apart plot-wise if you think about it too hard, but the castle itself carries the whole rewatch.

Princess Mononoke

I know people expect this near the top. great movie, I just don't reach for it the way I do the others - a lot to sit through twice.

The Wind Rises

Grave of the Fireflies

probably the best movie here, and the one I've rewatched exactly once. this is a rewatchability list, not a quality one.

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