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Anime: not just for kids My favourite anime films in order!!
Laputa - Castle In The Sky [DVD]Laputa - Castle In The Sky [DVD]
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By far my fav. Mark Hamill and Cloris Leachman shine in the English dub. Beautiful music. Simple story. Perfect!!!
Princess Mononoke (Special Edition) [DVD]Princess Mononoke (Special Edition) [DVD]
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In some ways, superior to Laputa. Fantastic fantasy and haunting music. Every anime fans should watch this!!
Nausicaa Valley Of The Wind [DVD]Nausicaa Valley Of The Wind [DVD]
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Beautiful all round and the English cast is on top form (a rare thing for English dubs for Ghibli films)
Little Norse Prince [DVD]Little Norse Prince [DVD]
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Created 16 years ago before Ghibli was formed, this deserves to be a part of the family. Brilliant. (No English dub available. Just Japanese with subs)
Perfect Blue [1999] [DVD]Perfect Blue [1999] [DVD] by Junko Iwao
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Wow! Brilliant! Has a lovely Hitchcock feel to it. Not for children and despite what people say, I think it works as an anime!!!
Akira [DVD] [1988]Akira [DVD] [1988] by Akira
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Dark, gripping and the wierd thing is it could happen! A must for all anime fans!!!
Howl's Moving Castle [DVD] [2005]Howl's Moving Castle [DVD] [2005]
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Brilliant, light and very watchable, even just for Christian Bale and Billy Crystal. Then go and read the brilliant trilogy by Dianne Wynne Jones.
Grave Of The Fireflies [DVD] [1988]Grave Of The Fireflies [DVD] [1988]
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Sit down, watch, and have some tissues just in case. This is a sad and heartbreaking story and you'd have to have a heart of stone not to be moved.