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Princess Mononoke1398

The worldwide ranking generated by 772 votes

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Princess Mononoke1398

Spirited Away1325

Howl's Moving Castle1275

My Neighbor Totoro1269

Castle in the Sky1254

Grave of the Fireflies1253

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind1243

Porco Rosso1187

Arrietty: The Secret World of Arrietty1155

#10

Kiki's Delivery Service1154

#11

Ponyo1141

#12

The Boy and the Heron1139

#13

The Cat Returns1138

#14

The Wind Rises1134

#15

Tales from Earthsea1103

#16

Pom Poko1032

What the community says

Princess Mononoke leads with an ELO of 1,398, ahead of Spirited Away (1,325) and Howl's Moving Castle (1,275). Ranked over 772 duels between 16 contenders, last updated August 25, 2026.

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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.