Anime fans are sharing the titles they think everyone should watch, whether they're into anime or not, and Studio Ghibli is proving to be a popular choice.
“Spirited Away is one of the best Gateway anime movies,” said one user on the site. Reddit. “Then I would recommend Princess Mononoke and Navska of the Valley of the Wind to them as good movies before moving on to seasonal anime.”
First released in 2001, Spirited Away was a huge commercial and critical success both in Japan and around the world, and became the first hand-drawn non-English language film to win the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. It tells the story of Sen, a girl who accidentally ends up in the spirit world and must find a way to free herself, and her parents, who are turned into pigs by a witch. We think Princess Mononoke is one of the best anime films of all time.
As for other TV shows, Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo were also popular offerings. Cowboy Bebop only aired 26 episodes during its run in the late '90s, but it had a huge impact and helped introduce anime to Western audiences in the early '00s. Six years later, Samurai Champloo was helmed by the same director, Shinichiro Watanabe.
