Cello Hiki no Gauche (1982)

The Oofuji Noburou Award (大藤信郎賞) is an animation award given at the Mainichi Film Awards. It is named after Japanese animator Noburou Oofuji.

Following the death of Noburou Oofuji in 1961, Mainichi established a new award in his honor to recognize animation excellence. A specialist in silhouette animation, Oofuji was one of the earliest Japanese animators to gain international recognition.

With the growth of the animation industry in Japan, the award in the 1980s came to be dominated by big budget studio productions, over the work of the independent animators for whose efforts it was originally established. To address this concern, the Animation Grand Award was established to reward large scale cinematic animation, enabling the Oofuji award to focus on shorter pieces again.

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Collection of films and OVAs (and one TV series) that "feel" like Ghibli films, but aren't related to the studio and aren't connected to its canon lineup. Factors considered include story beats and character designs that are often seen in Ghibli works as well as works by Ghibli staff completed for other studios.

Featuring little to no dialogue and/or characters and the experience is carried by the music and/or visual atmosphere.

Part 1 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/311
Part 2 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/5128
Part 3 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8036
Part 4 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/8173
Part 5 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9135
Part 6 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9240
Part 7 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9448
Part 8 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/9461
Part 9 - https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20874

These pieces have a harmony, uniqueness or just an x-factor to their overall aesthetic presence, to include music/sound design.

This is not to be confused with animation though. While the two intersect, if something is interesting only for its animation quality, hopefully it's not here.

Feel free to message me if you think I should check something out that could be here. And if you disagree or think there is a better representative of something, let's talk.

Pre-1990 films with talking animals, excluding Ghibli.

Anime that focuses on the importance of the natural world on its own terms and/or the ramifications of negligent human interactions with the world.

Now let me preface, the title is a bit reductionist, we shouldn't feel obligated to label what something is or isn't. Rather, the media below at the very least has an idea in it that is tangental to eco-politics whereas other works or more directly critiquing a specific topic (say wars effect on the environment).

Either way all of these works have something in them that might add to your perspective of the subject.

Also feel free to message me if you wanna talk or recommend me something. I'm always down to learn/hear a new perspective.

Anime Isao Takahata and Hayao Miyazaki had a major role working on prior to Studio Ghibli's foundation in 1985. Collected in chronological order.

from here:
https://w.atwiki.jp/sakuga/pages/100.html

This part covers 1943-1983
Part 2 coming soon, whenever I finish it.

I'm not knowledgable about all of these, as the list wasn't originally made by me, so some entries are missing detailed descriptions. Sorry about that.

Just some classic physical cels and hard work.

Disclaimer: some of these i'm not 100% positive if they include cels so let me know if i added something i shouldn't have (I put most suspect at the bottom).

Try to get the blu-ray or 4K of these works, if possible (after you've checked them to see if you like them), because the high resolution scans clean and really help bring out the texture of some of these backgrounds. And yes it looks better on physical media than streamed even if it's HD (if that's something that matters to you).

Ordered somewhat by aesthetic preference.

This stack only includes feature-length animated films directed by Isao Takahata. Rest in peace.

Complete list of works where Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata had some form of involvement prior to founding Studio Ghibli.

This is a companion to the Studio Ghibli list which can be found here:

All Anime based of works of Kenji Miyazawa classified according to the year they were published.

Collection of series featuring a male main character and a companion creature.

Boy and Creature: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/37389
Girl and Creature: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/28373

Anime series that covers all of the original source they're based on, with some notes.

Part 1: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/16812
Part 2: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/19939
Part 3: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20122
Part 4: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20258
Part 5: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20709
Part 6: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/20940
Part 7: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21451
Part 8: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/21523
Part 9: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/29835
Part 10: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/35847
Part 11: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/39870
Part 13: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42460

Shows in which parts of the natural world such as its landscapes, flora and fauna and the people who live harmoniously alongside it are portrayed with a particular focus and reverence.

There is no duration limit.
❗Some are sequels.

One Main Character TV: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/42870

Ongoing stack, pending completion