Οι συντάκτες του περιοδικού Sight & Sound (*) για τις ανάγκες του τεύχους του καλοκαιρίου του 2020 συνεθέσαν τη λίστα με τις πιο σημαντικές ταινίες κινουμένων σχεδίων της Ιαπωνίας, ή αλλιώς τη λίστα με τα πιο ενδιαφέροντα anime.
Σημείωση: η λίστα είναι κατά χρονολογική σειρά
1. The Spider and the Tulip, Masaoka Kenzo, 1943
2. Momotaro: Sacred Sailors, Seo Mitsuyo, 1945
3. Panda and the Magic Serpent, Yabushita Taiji, 1958
4. Saiyuki, Shirakawa Daisaku & Yabushita Taiji, 1960
5. Little Norse Prince, Takahata Isao, 1968
6. The Wonderful World of Puss ’n Boots, Yabuki Kimio, 1969
7. A Thousand and One Nights, Yamamoto Eiichi, 1969
8. The Flying Ghost Ship, Ikeda Hiroshi, 1969
9. Belladonna of Sadness, Yamamoto Eiichi, 1973
10. Ringing Bell, Hata Masami, 1978
11. Taro the Dragon Boy, Urayama Kirio, 1979
12. Arcadia of My Youth, Matsumoto Leiji & Katsumata Tomoharu, 1982
13. Barefoot Gen, Masaki Mori, 1983
14. Night on the Galactic Railroad, Sugii Gisaburo, 1985
15. Angel’s Egg, Oshii Mamoru, 1985
16. Arion, Yasuhiko Yoshikazu, 1986
17. Wings of Honneamise, Yamaga Hiroyuki, 1987
18. Robot Carnival, Omori Hidetoshi, Kitakubo Hiroyuki, Kitazume Hiroyuki, Otomo Katsuhiro, Morimoto Koji, Mao Lamdo, Nakamura Takashi & Umetsu Yasuomi, 1987
19. My Neighbour Totoro, Miyazaki Hayao, 1988
20. Grave of the Fireflies, Takahata Isao, 1988
21. Akira, Otomo Katsuhiro, 1988;
22. Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend, Takayama Hideki, 1989
23. Porco Rosso, Miyazaki Hayao, 1992
24. Midori: The Girl in the Freak Show, Harada Hiroshi, 1992
25. Ninja Scroll, Kawajiri Yoshiaki, 1993
26. Whisper of the Heart, Kondo Yoshifumi, 1995
27. Memories, Morimoto Koji, Okamura Tensai & Otomo Katsuhiro, 1995
28. Ghost in the Shell, Oshii Mamoru, 1995
29. Princess Mononoke, Miyazaki Hayao, 1997
30. Perfect Blue, Kon Satoshi, 1997
31. Neon Genesis Evangelion: End of Evangelion, Anno Hideaki & Tsurumaki Kazuya, 1997
32. Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade, Okiura Hiroyuki, 1999
33. Revolutionary Girl Utena: Adolescence of Utena, Ikuhara Kunihiko
34. Metropolis, Rintaro, 2001
35. Voices of a Distant Star, Shinkai Makoto, 2002
36. Tokyo Godfathers, Kon Satoshi, 2003
37. Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Oshii Mamoru, 2004
38. Mind Game, Yuasa Masaaki, 2004
39. Tekkonkinkreet, Michael Arias, 2006
40. Summer Wars, Hosoda Mamoru, 2009
41. Mai Mai Miracle, Katabuchi Sunao, 2009
42. The Tale of The Princess Kaguya, Takahata Isao, 2013
43. Giovanni’s Island, Nishikubo Mizuho, 2014
44. The Case of Hana & Alice, Iwai Shunji, 2015
45. Your Name, Shinkai Makoto, 2016
46. A Silent Voice, Yamada Naoko, 2017
47. The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl, Yuasa Masaaki, 2017
48. Liz and the Blue Bird, Yamada Naoko, 2018
49. Our Sound, Iwaisawa Kenji, 2019
50. Promare, Imaishi Hiroyuki, 2019
* Darren Ashmore, Nick Bradshaw, Kambole Campbell, Jonathan Clements, Rayna Denison, Alex Dudok de Wit, Samantha Ferreira, Erica Friedman, Leah Holmes, Vrai Kaiser, Michael Leader, Lynzee Loveridge, Helen McCarthy, Andrew Osmond, Jasper Sharp, Matt Turner, Serena Scateni
