Mononoke Hime

Recommendations of different works from 70, 80 and 90s.

This List Includes:
> Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä
> Umi ga Kikoeru (Special)
> Aya to Majo (Special)

In Theaetetus, Socrates said "Philosophy begins in Wonder."

During my time as an anime fan, I have marveled at many anime for their excellence in characters, story, music, and animation. But the anime that places me in a state of wonder are more precious. Some anime have brought me to question morality, human nature, the meanings of life and death, and existence itself. They are not always my favorites, but the impact those anime leave on me is always profound and long-lasting.

I believe the anime on this list are thought provoking. Many I have seen myself, while others I have heard enough about to know that they are anime of this nature. They tend to evoke a sense of wonder on some subject of a philosophic nature, which is why I tried to describe each by the questions they lead us to ask.

I know that some may deem me as pretentious or pseudo-intellectual for making a list such as this (though I neither claim to be better than others nor think of myself as an intellectual). But for those who enjoy the examined life--for those seeking wonder--I hope that this list finds you and aids you in your quest.

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 is an interest stack of the most well known/relevant to pop culture anime movies. This will be entirely original movies and not series movies. This isn't about money made but rather about cultural relevance/popularity. This stack is open to suggestions

A collection of anime released from January 1963 to January 2000 that still have something of an appeal. For better or worse.

These are sorted from newest to oldest.

Part Two: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30490
Part Three: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30498
Part Four: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/30811

Note: Moderators had taken down the stacks before, since it was not wholly information based. I will post this as a note as to why such series are essential in order to defend them all as a blanket statement.

Most of the series featured have some sort of significance in terms of first best or darkest for their era which can be categorized by decennium or part of a decennium (early, middle, late). These are mixed around in order in order to give those who subscribed to list a challenge. While I could give an individual breakdown, I think some research is better left up to those who have subscribed to the stacks, since this allows for additional cultural insight into what was popular in Japan at the time, which is sometimes disconnected from the United States, as well as the rest of North America and Europe in many ways. For example, the Crayon Shin-Chan that aired in the United States and Canada is different to the one that aired in Europe, is different to the one that aired in Japan. By recommending to seek out Japanese versions of series, it grows understanding. I am not the first one to have thought of this. In the United States, there used to be a channel called ImaginAsian TV which had the same purpose of informing people about Japanese popular culture through anime. The San Francisco and San Diego PBS stations did the same thing and NHK World Japan carries this on through series like Little Charo and previously Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san.

I think it is agreed upon that retro is a niche, but with handicaps on subject matter like availability.

This stack only includes feature-length animated films directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

Animes and aeins (Korean) watched by BTS members.

'BT21 Universe Animation' first, then by alphabetical order.

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If is something missing please let me know!

These movies are some of the best anime movies, which you may not have seen which alot of critics consider essential to view. I have excluded some popular choices as they have been watched by a lot of people, but they are included in the honourable mentions below.

Honourable Mentions:
AKIRA (1988)
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Paprika (2006)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Sword of the Stranger (2007)
Perfect Blue (1998)

I add what I remember

This list contains almost all of the movies that Hayao Miyazaki had made over the years! Check out this list to see what Miyazaki movies you may have missed out on!

Second stack: https://myanimelist.net/stacks/32509

In this list we have all the anime movies released in Mexican theaters around the history of the country. I will try to be as accurate as possible with brand new titles. Take this as an agenda to rescue those titles distributed in Mexico in a movie theater! Enjoy! 💖💖💖

- List of Films Shown Before 2013 -

Great Animation style + Great Background Music + Great Story Line + Great Character

This is the list you need for watching all the cinematic masterpieces ~!!

My top 5 favorites/Recommended are :
1. Suzume
2. Your Name
3. Weathering With You
4. I Want To Eat Your Pancreas
5. A Silent Voice

[Sorted by : Released Date]

Complete list of Studio Ghibli's works, in watch order based on year of release with information on contributions.

A second interest stack with all of the Pre-Ghibli works by Miyazaki and Takahata can be found here:
https://myanimelist.net/stacks/33426

There are a series of commercials that given newer Ghibli works forces me to remove the newest commercials. The oldest couple are still on the list. They are all listed below.

Commercials:
https://myanimelist.net/anime/2897/Nandarou
https://myanimelist.net/anime/2616/Sora_Iro_no_Tane
https://myanimelist.net/anime/9777/Umacha
https://myanimelist.net/anime/31111/Nisshin_Seifun_Group_CM
https://myanimelist.net/anime/25291/Yomiuri_Shimbun
https://myanimelist.net/anime/31102/Taiko_no_Tatsujin__15-shuunen_Kinen_Short_Animation
https://myanimelist.net/anime/32932/Choujuu_Giga
https://myanimelist.net/anime/34050/Tonari_no_Onigiri-kun

Everything mentioned by name in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5D78cJwVGQ
(joke)