Castle in the Sky
Shares rank 16 of 19 animated films by recommenders
Recommended as an adventure-driven Ghibli favourite. Critics say the Japanese voice acting is weak.
Recommended as an adventure-driven Ghibli favourite. Critics say the Japanese voice acting is weak.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Favourite Ghibli film for many
“Castle in the Sky and Porco Rosso are my favourite Ghibli films”
Comment from 13 Dec 2025 in “1300 Still Images from the Animated Films of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli (2023)” “As much as I love Spirited Away and Castle in the Sky”
Comment from 13 Dec 2025 in “1300 Still Images from the Animated Films of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli (2023)” Good pick for adventure
“If looking for "adventure" go with Laputa”
Comment from 13 Dec 2025 in “1300 Still Images from the Animated Films of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli (2023)”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Japanese voice acting often poor
“The Japanese voice acting is often quite bad as Miyazaki seems to have a very thing against using professional voice actors.”
Comment from 13 Dec 2025 in “1300 Still Images from the Animated Films of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli (2023)”
Other animated films people recommend
The four most recommended other animated films, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghost in the Shell | 22 | 5 | 81% | 8 | — | Approved |
| Spirited Away | 14 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | Approved |
| Who Framed Roger Rabbit | 11 | 1 | 92% | 3 | — | — |
| Princess Mononoke | 9 | 2 | 82% | 3 | — | — |
| Castle in the SkyThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“If looking for "adventure" go with Laputa”
“Castle in the Sky and Porco Rosso are my favourite Ghibli films”
“Similar thoughts for Raputa and Howl.”
“The Japanese voice acting is often quite bad as Miyazaki seems to have a very thing against using professional voice actors.”
“As much as I love Spirited Away and Castle in the Sky”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.