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Princess Mononoke1422

The worldwide ranking generated by 14.1k votes

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Princess Mononoke1422

Spirited Away1371

Arrietty1338

My Neighbor Totoro1329

Ponyo1320

Howl's Moving Castle1315

Kiki's Delivery Service1311

Grave of the Fireflies1297

Castle in the Sky1281

#10

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind1265

#11

Whisper of the Heart1237

#12

The Cat Returns1214

#13

Porco Rosso1190

#14

The Tale of the Princess Kaguya1189

#15

The Wind Rises1150

#16

From Up on Poppy Hill1137

#17

When Marnie Was There1091

#18

Tales from Earthsea1065

#19

Pom Poko1034

#20

Only Yesterday993

#21

Ocean Waves973

#22

My Neighbors the Yamadas870

What the community says

Princess Mononoke leads with an ELO of 1,422, ahead of Spirited Away (1,371) and Arrietty (1,338). Ranked over 14,056 duels between 22 contenders, last updated August 25, 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.