# The best Japanese animated films that aren't Ghibli

Mamoru Hosoda, Makoto Shinkai, Satoshi Kon and Masaaki Yuasa: anime films for people who've seen every Ghibli, chosen from Livedoor News, mybest and Osusume Eiga.

- 18 votes · 14 items
- Sep 29, 2022 · 浩二
- https://even.best/en/l/4203/the-best-japanese-animated-films-that-aren-t-ghibli

## Top 10

1. **Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — Hayao Miyazaki's directing debut, a masterpiece of anime cinema.
2. **The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — A schoolgirl who can leap through time, by Mamoru Hosoda.
3. **Millennium Actress (2002)** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — A legendary actress's life and films, by Satoshi Kon.
4. **Your Name. (2016)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Two teenagers who swap bodies, by Makoto Shinkai.
5. **A Silent Voice (2016)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A former bully meets again the deaf girl he tormented.
6. **In This Corner of the World (2016)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Suzu's life in wartime Kure.
7. **Akira (1988)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Neo-Tokyo and psychic powers, by Katsuhiro Ōtomo.
8. **Tokyo Godfathers (2003)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — Three homeless people who find a baby at Christmas.
9. **Wolf Children (2012)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A mother raising children fathered by a wolf man.
10. **Lu Over the Wall (2017)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A mermaid girl and a boy from a port town, by Masaaki Yuasa.
11. **Summer Days with Coo (2007)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A boy and a young kappa's summer.
12. **Inu-Oh (2021)** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — A rock opera about a Muromachi-era Noh performer and a biwa player.
13. **Summer Wars (2009)** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — Family ties and a battle in the virtual world of OZ.
14. **Paprika (2006)** (-1 · ▲0 ▼1) — Chaos over a device for entering dreams.

How is this ranking ordered? By people's votes: each ▲ adds a point and each ▼ takes one away. Anyone can vote and add what is missing.