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I don’t “get” Studio Ghibli movies

Critics love them but they are all boring as shit to me. I f...
180 plaza half-breed
  12/16/23
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180 plaza half-breed
  12/16/23
they seem better than disney movies because they don't try t...
Out-of-control Big Doctorate
  12/16/23
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Amber Dysfunction Parlor
  12/16/23
Yeah but IME there are fewer adults without kids trolling fo...
180 plaza half-breed
  12/16/23
I’ve been forced to watch several of them and never li...
walnut titillating principal's office
  12/16/23
Most Ghibli films are not going to strongly appeal to non-we...
dead sticky quadroon spot
  12/16/23
grave of the fireflies is fantastic, also way too dark for c...
Fuchsia Passionate Theater Boltzmann
  12/16/23
You kinda seem like a lib male tho. Normal adult men don&rsq...
180 plaza half-breed
  12/16/23
devastating. but its true, its a feel good movie.
Fuchsia Passionate Theater Boltzmann
  12/16/23
Ok but I found it boring as shit, despite hordes of lib male...
180 plaza half-breed
  12/16/23
you may just lack a heart, you are a pumo after all
Fuchsia Passionate Theater Boltzmann
  12/16/23
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stirring casino
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sepia histrionic yarmulke house
  12/16/23
brutal
henna slap-happy senate gaping
  12/16/23
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henna slap-happy senate gaping
  12/16/23
I forgot GOTF was Ghibli, lulz
dead sticky quadroon spot
  12/16/23
it was released in japan as a double feature with totoro, tr...
Fuchsia Passionate Theater Boltzmann
  12/16/23
i agree with richard clock. i wouldn't call myself a lib, b...
Out-of-control Big Doctorate
  12/16/23
weebs like shinkai slop more than ghibli, or at least my gen...
Curious splenetic deer antler
  12/16/23
my wife loves these movies and tells me thats the one i migh...
lemon vigorous prole
  12/16/23
weebs are basically a cult and this Miyzaki is one of the Id...
henna slap-happy senate gaping
  12/16/23
I agree with OP. Nothing against them but always found them ...
impressive space knife
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lemon vigorous prole
  12/16/23
I really feel sorry for anyone that doesn’t get Miyaza...
cracking sooty site
  12/16/23
lmao
walnut titillating principal's office
  12/17/23
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sadistic grizzly halford
  03/16/26
Never seen one but i just know theyre gay
sepia histrionic yarmulke house
  12/16/23
Check out The Wind Rises. It doesn't have the same magical r...
razzmatazz ivory ticket booth marketing idea
  12/17/23
but libs loved Oppenheimer wtf libs
henna slap-happy senate gaping
  12/17/23
Totoro and spirited sway I wasn't a huge fan of but mononoke...
Comical honey-headed reading party
  12/17/23
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sadistic grizzly halford
  01/28/25
I think they're mostly great and I hate anime.
Zippy rusted crotch jewess
  01/28/25
'Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind' is awesome. Highly reco...
sick tantric crackhouse potus
  03/16/26


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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:10 PM
Author: 180 plaza half-breed

Critics love them but they are all boring as shit to me. I feel like maybe they are just for little kids but lots of weebo adults like them too. Am I missing something?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178134)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:51 PM
Author: 180 plaza half-breed



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:56 PM
Author: Out-of-control Big Doctorate

they seem better than disney movies because they don't try to do much other than have some wholesome fun

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178274)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 8:59 PM
Author: Amber Dysfunction Parlor



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:16 PM
Author: 180 plaza half-breed

Yeah but IME there are fewer adults without kids trolling for Disney movies. There a ton of adults, mostly lib males, raving about Ghilbi movies all over the internet.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178334)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:18 PM
Author: walnut titillating principal's office

I’ve been forced to watch several of them and never liked any

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178338)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:21 PM
Author: dead sticky quadroon spot

Most Ghibli films are not going to strongly appeal to non-weeaboo adults

Princess Mononoke would be an exception.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178348)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:22 PM
Author: Fuchsia Passionate Theater Boltzmann

grave of the fireflies is fantastic, also way too dark for children

spirited away is also a lovely story and a well made movie



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178351)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:24 PM
Author: 180 plaza half-breed

You kinda seem like a lib male tho. Normal adult men don’t refer to animated movies having a “lovely story”

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178358)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:27 PM
Author: Fuchsia Passionate Theater Boltzmann

devastating. but its true, its a feel good movie.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178368)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:33 PM
Author: 180 plaza half-breed

Ok but I found it boring as shit, despite hordes of lib males like you loving it, hence this thread. I’m probably just destined to be forever confused on this phenomenon

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178390)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:34 PM
Author: Fuchsia Passionate Theater Boltzmann

you may just lack a heart, you are a pumo after all

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178394)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:28 PM
Author: stirring casino



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:41 PM
Author: sepia histrionic yarmulke house



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:49 PM
Author: henna slap-happy senate gaping

brutal

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178658)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:35 PM
Author: henna slap-happy senate gaping



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:52 PM
Author: dead sticky quadroon spot

I forgot GOTF was Ghibli, lulz

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178457)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:18 PM
Author: Fuchsia Passionate Theater Boltzmann

it was released in japan as a double feature with totoro, traumatizing an entire generation

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178555)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:03 PM
Author: Out-of-control Big Doctorate

i agree with richard clock. i wouldn't call myself a lib, but i'm more of a sensitive intellectual than your average reptile

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178505)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:36 PM
Author: Curious splenetic deer antler

weebs like shinkai slop more than ghibli, or at least my generation of weebs did

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178399)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:40 PM
Author: lemon vigorous prole

my wife loves these movies and tells me thats the one i might like if i actually watched it through.

ive tried a few times but fall asleep within 10 minutes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178414)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:41 PM
Author: henna slap-happy senate gaping

weebs are basically a cult and this Miyzaki is one of the Idols

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178418)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 9:50 PM
Author: impressive space knife

I agree with OP. Nothing against them but always found them pretty boring. I like a lot of art and culture from Japan but I honestly have no idea why people love Ghibli. It does seem kid oriented. I honestly can't sit through one of these snoozefests without passing out. Nothing to keep the attention span going. Again I have never explicitly disliked anything about them in particular but also never understood the hype. Whatever it's just not for me.

I know people who will die on a hill defending Totoro as Great Art though and I just don't get that attitude.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178446)



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:04 PM
Author: lemon vigorous prole



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:37 PM
Author: cracking sooty site

I really feel sorry for anyone that doesn’t get Miyazaki’s films. Not that they’re all amazing but the best ones are. They have a very unique aesthetic but also seem to tap into some sort of collective consciousness in their visuals.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178620)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:25 AM
Author: walnut titillating principal's office

lmao

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178870)



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Date: March 16th, 2026 10:12 PM
Author: sadistic grizzly halford



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Date: December 16th, 2023 10:41 PM
Author: sepia histrionic yarmulke house

Never seen one but i just know theyre gay

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178633)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:15 AM
Author: razzmatazz ivory ticket booth marketing idea

Check out The Wind Rises. It doesn't have the same magical realism as the other movies.

Libs hate Miyazaki for it as it romanticizes the life of the chief engineer behind the Zero fighter plane.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178850)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 12:18 AM
Author: henna slap-happy senate gaping

but libs loved Oppenheimer wtf libs

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47178854)



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Date: December 17th, 2023 10:34 AM
Author: Comical honey-headed reading party

Totoro and spirited sway I wasn't a huge fan of but mononoke, castle in the sky, kikis delivery service, howls are all total peak stuff. They're "kids movies" in the sense that kids love them but they have universal and timeless themes and great characters, animation, and stories. Compared with any modern movies (last 30 years maybe) they're basically transcendent, but on their own they're still really really good

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#47179626)



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Date: January 28th, 2025 2:50 PM
Author: sadistic grizzly halford



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#48598630)



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Date: January 28th, 2025 3:02 PM
Author: Zippy rusted crotch jewess

I think they're mostly great and I hate anime.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#48598664)



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Date: March 16th, 2026 10:20 PM
Author: sick tantric crackhouse potus

'Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind' is awesome. Highly recommend it. Great score as well. The Ghibli stuff is often very non-western in that it is more "slice of life" than a traditional movie. Nausicaa has a real plot and all that. Great animation as well.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5461555&forum_id=2Vannesa#49749822)