New studio ghibli movie 2017 update#
New studio ghibli movie 2017 series#

Initially I ranked it behind The Cat Returns but after thinking about it I decided to flip it and put it one ahead.

If you are wondering what the lowest ranked Hayao Miyazaki film is, it is Ponyo. This is a decent film but it finds itself behind a lot of other films (it has the distinction of also releasing in between two pretty big Ghibli films)

This is one of the few films that was directed by someone not named Miyazaki or Takahata (the director was Hiroyuki Morita). This film was initially planned as a short film before later extended into a feature film. Haru is helped out by one magical cat named the Baron (who fans of Studio Ghibli films would remember). Released in 2002, The Cat ReturnsВ centers around a young girl named Haru who gets caught up in a magical world of cat people. I put вЂњsequelвЂќ in quotations because it is not a direct sequel but a character from a previous film has a larger role in this film. This film is interestingly enough the only вЂњsequelвЂќ that Studio Ghibli made. I thought it was okay and I feel for Goro as two out of three films he has directed have this distinction. This would вЂњtopвЂќ Tales from Earthsea as the lowest rated film on Rotten Tomatoes. She is then adopted by another witch and becomes her assistant with the caveat that Earwig get to learn magic. The story is about a young girl named Earwig who grows up in an orphanage after her witch mother leaves her there. It too was directed by Goro Miyazaki and is based on a novel by Diana Wynne Jones (whom Studio Ghibli had previously adapted novels of hers). The latest film from Studio Ghibli, which released early this year, has also the distinction of the first completely CGI animated film the studio has produced. I think itвЂ™s a decent film and Goro would go on to direct two other films for Studio Ghibli. If you go by Rotten Tomatoes ratings, this is the second lowest rated film from Studio Ghibli. Initially Hayao Miyazaki was going to direct the film but because of his efforts in another film, it was decided that Goro would make his directorial debut with this film. It is based off of the literary works of Ursula K. This film, directed by Goro Miyazaki (Hayao MiyazakiвЂ™s son) is a decent film. Like My Neighbors the YamadasВ (another film that Takahata directed) the animation style is very different from other animated films. The film, released in Japan in 2013, is a take on the classic Japanese folk tale about a princess found by a bamboo cutter and he and his wife raised the girl as their child. However the last film directed by co-founder Isao Takahata isnвЂ™t higher because there are other films that IвЂ™d much rather watch more often. Yes this film was an Academy Award nominee for Best Animated Feature. But as a whole IвЂ™m less inclined to have it higher on the list. It is also the only Studio Ghibli film (that IвЂ™m aware) that has not been released on blu-ray in North America. It is interesting enough the first Studio Ghibli film to be completely digital.

New studio ghibli movie 2017 series#

The animation style is more comic strip style than traditional animation and it is presented in more like a series of vignettes.

This film, released in 1999 in Japan, centered around the Yamada family and their everyday lives. ItвЂ™s an interesting film but if IвЂ™m giving someone a Ghibli film to start out with, IвЂ™m probably skipping Pom PokoВ in recommending first. Released in Japan in 1994, the film centers around a group of вЂњtakunisвЂќ (a kind of magical creature in Japan that was kinda the basis for the Takooni suit in the Mario games, they also look like raccoons) who are having to deal with the humans encroaching into their living space. It is very much a Japanese film when it comes to culture. In and of itself itвЂ™s not a bad movieвЂ¦just different. This film ranks at number 23 more so for the reason that I like all the other movies better. So here are my thoughts on the ranking of these films from 23 to 1 (remember 1 film was released prior to Studo Ghibli forming but is still considered a Studio Ghibli film)

New studio ghibli movie 2017 update#

I just realized that I forgot to update my rankings for Studio Ghibli films after having seen the newest one earlier this year ( Earwig and the Witch).