The best Japanese animated films that aren't Ghibli
The top 3 according to 18 votes from people: Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) · The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006) · Millennium Actress (2002). (Updated Sep 29, 2022.)
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.
Automatically translated (original in 日本語). See the original
Top 10
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1
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
Hayao Miyazaki's directing debut, a masterpiece of anime cinema.
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2
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
A schoolgirl who can leap through time, by Mamoru Hosoda.
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3
Millennium Actress (2002)
A legendary actress's life and films, by Satoshi Kon.
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4
Your Name. (2016)
Two teenagers who swap bodies, by Makoto Shinkai.
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5
A Silent Voice (2016)
A former bully meets again the deaf girl he tormented.
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6
In This Corner of the World (2016)
Suzu's life in wartime Kure.
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7
Akira (1988)
Neo-Tokyo and psychic powers, by Katsuhiro Ōtomo.
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8
Tokyo Godfathers (2003)
Three homeless people who find a baby at Christmas.
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9
Wolf Children (2012)
A mother raising children fathered by a wolf man.
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10
Lu Over the Wall (2017)
A mermaid girl and a boy from a port town, by Masaaki Yuasa.
Candidates
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11
Summer Days with Coo (2007)
A boy and a young kappa's summer.
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12
Inu-Oh (2021)
A rock opera about a Muromachi-era Noh performer and a biwa player.
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13
Summer Wars (2009)
Family ties and a battle in the virtual world of OZ.
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14
Paprika (2006)
Chaos over a device for entering dreams.
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Comments (1)
時をかける少女が1位なのは嬉しい。夏になると毎年観たくなる