My Neighbor Totoro
Shares rank 4 of 19 animated films by recommenders
Recommended as a warm, family-friendly animated film, especially for children, and called one of the greatest children's movies of all time.
Recommended as a warm, family-friendly animated film, especially for children, and called one of the greatest children's movies of all time.
9 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 9
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 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: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 9 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 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
Strong children's film recommendation
“Other valid options especially for children: Totoro, Ponyo, Howl's Moving Castle.”
Comment from 13 Dec 2025 in “1300 Still Images from the Animated Films of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli (2023)” “I can heartily recommend Ponyo, M.N. Totoro, and Spirited Away”
Comment from 13 Dec 2025 in “1300 Still Images from the Animated Films of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli (2023)” “Totoro I think is the greatest children's movie of all time”
Comment from 13 Dec 2025 in “1300 Still Images from the Animated Films of Hayao Miyazaki's Studio Ghibli (2023)” - 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 | — | — |
| My Neighbor TotoroThis page | 9 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| Princess Mononoke | 9 | 2 | 82% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“If looking for something "warm" go with Totoro”
“Totoro I think is the greatest children's movie of all time”
“I can heartily recommend Ponyo, M.N. Totoro, and Spirited Away”
“While the films are generally beautifully animated, I simply couldn't get into the stories”
“I tend to agree with ProZD's tier list”
“Other valid options especially for children: Totoro, Ponyo, Howl's Moving Castle.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.