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804votes

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0commentsUpdated on 10/24/2026 at 04:00 PM

Princess Mononoke1461

The worldwide ranking generated by 804 votes

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Princess Mononoke1461

Spirited Away1343

Howl's Moving Castle1336

Castle in the Sky1274

My Neighbor Totoro1260

Grave of the Fireflies1254

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind1235

Porco Rosso1180

Kiki's Delivery Service1157

#10

Arrietty: The Secret World of Arrietty1143

#11

The Wind Rises1142

#12

Ponyo1116

#13

The Boy and the Heron1115

#14

The Cat Returns1101

#15

Tales from Earthsea1088

#16

Pom Poko994

What the community says

Princess Mononoke leads with an ELO of 1,461, ahead of Spirited Away (1,343) and Howl's Moving Castle (1,336). Ranked over 804 duels between 16 contenders, last updated October 24, 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.

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