CATDOLL: Eating too much will kill you! The most impressive Ghibli works in the minds of college students

The animations produced by Studio Ghibli are widely praised among anime fans. Whether you can understand the meaning expressed in the animations or not, you will be affected by the atmosphere it creates. They have such magic that a Japanese media recently conducted a survey on "what Ghibli works college students think are the most profound". Let's see what these college students said.

What is one Ghibli work that you didn’t notice when you watched it as a child, but find profound when you look back on it now?

No. 1: Spirited Away: 90 people (22.4%)

No. 2: Castle in the Sky: 66 people (16.5%)

No. 3: My Neighbor Totoro: 51 people (12.7%)

No. 4: Grave of the Fireflies: 43 people (10.7%)

No. 5: "Princess Mononoke" 34 people (8.5%)

As a result, the work ranked first is "Spirited Away". In addition, the other works on the list are also representative animations of Ghibli. Then let's take a look at everyone's reasons.

No. 1: Spirited Away

“I didn’t really feel like there was much meaning to it when I was a kid, but now it seems to be different.” (Female/20 years old/sophomore)

“I can feel the profound theme of the work.” (Male/18 years old/Freshman)

"The interpersonal relationships in this work are more complicated than I expected." (Female/19 years old/junior college)

"It turns out that the theme of this work is not just Chihiro's growth." (Male/21 years old/Sophomore)

No. 2: Castle in the Sky

“After growing up, I realized the advantages of many characters.” (Female/21 years old/senior year)

“I just thought the pictures were pretty before, but now I can appreciate the deeper meaning of the plot.” (Female/22 years old/graduate student)

“It has a lot of foreshadowing and reflects the times.” (Female/20 years old/junior)

“It talks about the global environment.” (Male/20 years old/junior)

No. 3: My Neighbor Totoro

“When I was a kid, I just thought Totoro was fun.” (Male/23 years old/senior year)

"As I get older, I gradually understand the character's mood." (Female/21 years old/senior year)

“The theme is very profound. Even though I’m an adult, I still have a lot of emotions.” (Female/21 years old/senior year)

“Now I think it’s actually a horror movie.” (Female/18 years old/freshman)

No. 4: Grave of the Fireflies

“The older I get, the more I appreciate the sadness of the work.” (Female/21/senior year)

“When I was a kid, I didn’t quite understand war.” (Female/20/junior)

“I have never experienced war, but now I feel it through this work.” (Female/21 years old/senior year)

“The older I get, the less I want to watch it.” (Female/19 years old/freshman)

No. 5: Princess Mononoke

“The relationship between man and nature is portrayed very profoundly.” (Female/19 years old/sophomore)

“When I grew up, I began to understand the background of the story.” (Male/23 years old/graduate student)

“This is a really thought-provoking movie.” (Male/22 years old/junior)

“When I was little, I didn’t know this was about environmental protection.” (Female/22 years old/junior college)