Ah, I still haven't see that one from Studio Ghibli. Only the two I mentioned. I saw Spirited last year and Totoro last week. Honestly... I can't say I get them. I'm not sure if I'm too old to form nostalgia, too late to recognize the products of their eras, or too uninvolved with that realm of media to recognize how groundbreaking it was. I can appreciate the vibe and musical score, but it's not motivating enough to see more. So if anyone loves them and wants to give me pointers, I'm listening.

I didn't really enjoy Akira, either. I went in relatively blind in 2020 and thought it was a motorcycle story, so I wasn't ready for the supernatural stuff. That was clearly not a children's movie though, so maybe I'm expecting too much depth in Studio Ghibli in my anime adventure route

[–] RustnRuin@lemm.ee 12 points 2 days ago

Imo you should at least give Princess Mononoke a watch, before you decide to hang up your Ghibli hat. Still a children's movie, but with quite a bit more depth than Totoro and Spirited Away.

[–] VaalaVasaVarde@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 days ago

I watch Ghibli movies when I am in the mood for some wholesome movies, especially:

Only Yesterday
Marnie
Totoro and Ponyo
From up on poppy hill
Whisper of the heart

Chihiro, Naucicaa and Howls moving castle has a different vibe, but they are still amazing.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 2 points 2 days ago

Eh, I gotta be in just the right mood to watch anime (otherwise it just kind of annoys me) but every once in a while their movies just kinda hit the spot, Never watched any of them when I was a kid, I mostly just like them for the vibe.