PATRON EXCLUSIVE POLL!

Such a great universe Miyazaki has created over the years. I hope you see Princess mononoki and Howls Moving Castle too.

I’m quite late on this conversation, but just a few words to say I find Porco Rosso so underrated. Quite a unique piece among a unique filmmaker’s work.

cannot wait for whatever wins, its gonna be great

ALL of these are masterpieces. You should watch them all. The dubs are great on all of them (and I'm normally a STRICT Subs-only viewer) and especially genius on Kiki and Howl. Phil Hartmann and Billy Crystal transform their respective films in the most charming and unforgettable ways. Spirited Away and Mononoke are, IMO, just as good sub or dub.

Will this only be available to the higher tiers or can any patron watch? I'm out of work on disability right now and money's kind of tight.

Please do the dubbed movies 😭 don't get me wrong, the subbed are amazing. But my nostalgic heart is yearning for you to see the movies I grew up with 😭

Please for the love of your soul watch all of them including Nausicaa of the valley of the wind. As a werewolf I love to tear into my food leaving a bloody mess behind. Almost every Studio Ghibli movie has moved me to tears of joy, soothed my anger and help me accept humanity as a good idea. No joke.

I have all of the Ghibli movies on blu-ray. These are probably the top 4 most watched. Not a single one is a bad pick. I hope this becomes a common Patreon thing because I love talking about them.

Please all of them!

Anyone suggesting Grave of the Fireflies is a cruel, cruel person.

Princess Mononoke was the first to play US theaters (if you don’t count a small under-the-radar dub of My Neighbor Totoro), but no one saw it until Spirited Away won the Oscar, and then rushed out to,see Howl’s Moving Castle. These are the “fans” who think only three Ghibli movies existed, until an older fan got them to,watch Kiki. Now, if we could only get them to watch Nausicaa, Castle of Cagliostro, and Porco Rosso.

Of all the Ghibli films I've watched, 3 of the 4 choices here are my favorite. Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, and Howl's Moving Castle.

I used to dream for times like this

Spirited away is the best intro into ghibili

Princess Mononoke is the best on the list but I’m a firm believer that the correct starting point with Studio Ghibli is Spirited Away

I’ve gone for Kiki, only in the hope of sending some kind of message to do as many Gibli as possible and in release order 😃

princess mononoke is the best ghibli film

All so good!

Naussicaa valley of the wind, castle in the sky, ponyo, the cat came back also. Do them all and we will love you for it lol

Do all of them. Start with the oldest and go to the newest. Then you also see the life and work of hayao miyazaki. Who is the greatest anime artist ever.

This will be a good time to force myself to watch these gems

I have to agree with a lot of what I've been reading with you should react to all of these films. Especially if you're watching most of these for the first time. Another Ghibli film I suggest you react to is Whisper of the Heart.

Ooh! Studio Ghibli! I've only watched a couple of these but quite liked them. I think Spirited Awah is going to win, but I voted for Kiki's delivery service. I hope you'll be able to get around to all of them. Spirited Away is definitely iconic but as others have said, it is a little hard to understand without all the context and I ended up connecting with Kiki more. :) Euther way, excited to watch whichever one wins with you!

I recommend watching all for Patreon only.

Seeing Princess Mononoke and then Spirited Away changed my entire perception of what animated films, or films in general, could be. Utterly mesmerizing and important works of art.

I voted Princess Mononoke. It is more to my taste 😊 I like Nausicaa too. The others have a different flavor. They all have different settings, some in different worlds. Different themes too, maybe it's the themes that people actually gravitate to.

Unpopular opinion, while all are great... Kiki's Delivery Service is the best intro for Studio Ghibli as it is the least crazy/trippy. Spirited Away is like an acid trip/fever dream and might not appeal to non-fans, while Kiki's has warmth and heart and won't scare anyone off. My vote is for Kiki's (as a starter).

There is no denying that Spirited Away is gorgeous to look at, but the deeper symbolisms and metaphors of the film are mostly lost on western audiences because they didn't grow up in the Japanese culture. That is the only reason i think it's slightly overrated. People enjoy the story and the visuals, but they don't really understand them. But all of these films are worth watching. My vote goes to Kiki's Delivery Service.

These are all fantastic choices. Spirited Away is the most “iconic” Ghibli movie now so it makes sense to start with it (Or Totoro, but I think Spirited Away is better for older audiences anyway). I hope we get to all of these eventually. I suspect a lot of votes that would go to Kiki otherwise are going to Spirited Away so don’t take that out of future polls please!

I voted for Spirited Away, I grew up loving that movie, still one of my all time favorites. My second choice is Howl's Moving Castle 🩷

I don't know any of these, so I will trust the rest of the fan base and write in Yoda, cause that's what I do when there is no one on a ticket I can consciously vote for.

Not really interested so skipping voting on this one

I personally liked Princess Mononoke more but Spirited Away is a fine choice.

This is a pretty tough poll. How could we pick between all 4? Definitely should watch all of them. The ones I saw in order were Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, and Kiki's.

Not surprised that Spirited Away is winning and it's obviously great, but if this is a success I do hope you loop back around to Princess Mononoke and/or Howl's eventually.

Oh, for future recommendations: My Neighbor Totoro and Graveyard of the Fireflies was released as a double feature. And I really think they both showcase the incredible range Anime can offer. One a fantastical story about the strength of children's imaginations, and the other a realistic bleak look into remorse and guilt. My daughter loves Totoro, and years ago I watched Graveyard of the Fireflies with my sister, who is still mad at me for showing that film..

Voted for Princess Mononoke because its my favorite. But these are all great. No losers here.

As long as you watch all of them I'm fine hahahaha, my heart belongs between so much Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle can't choose aaaaargh hahahaha

Ah, the original savant Miyazaki. I absolutely adore all of these, and while Grave of the Fireflies may be my favourite Ghibli, Spirited Away and Howl's Moving Castle still count themselves members of my favourite media of all time.

Yes! Finally! It's got to be Spirited Away, just because it demanded the attention of Western audiences and brought Japanese Anime to the 'mainstream'.

Spirited Away isn't just among my top ten favorite anime, it's in my top ten for all media. Miyazaki is a masterly painter working with full command of his skill on this one.

Happy Wednesday Nat. Haven't watched any of these movies, so will be excited to watch whatever wins. Great to see you finding a way for us to watch these movies with you here on your channel Nat. Have a great day 💛

I knew beforehand that Spirited Away would win, but Kiki is an underappreciated masterpiece.

Spirited away is a tough watch (tough to understand )for a first time Miyazaki film. I really think Kiki's is a great way to ease someone into this crazy person's films

Voting for Spirited Away, but also recommending Grave of the Fireflies. Definitely reaction worthy 😅 and one of my favorite Ghibli movies

We appreciate you taking the time to do this despite the lack of YT$

Some of these movies don't follow a typical 3 act structure. So when the credits roll a lot of people are left a little unsatisfied. You learn to appreciate these in a different way. How long the scenes linger, how detailed the backgrounds are, the music (by Joe Hisaishi. We are not worthy). Miyazaki another important name to remember being all of this came from his mind. Oh and you need to add My Neighbor Totoro to the next Ghibli poll.

so glad you’re finally doing these! hopefully patreon exclusives will let you explore more content without having to worry about copyright

Howls is my favorite animated movie bar none I know spirited away is gonna win but you should still watch howls moving castle

Has to be Spirited Away, but Howl's Moving Castle is a close second.

Spirited Away was Japan's number 1 movie for 20+ years. Only recently dethroned by Demon Slayer Mugen Train (within 2 months if release). Typically I'd say to watch these in their original Japanese, but the English dubs for some of these are MAGICAL (looking at Christian Bale as Howl in Howl's Moving Castle). I'd say all 4 of these are really important films and if everyone grew up watching them we'd live in a better world.

Spirited Away will always be my favourite! I'm expecting the Patreon to see a huge growth in subscribers - You should probably announce this one in a YT community post