# Spirited Away

14 Hacker News commenters recommended Spirited Away and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it as a favorite animated film that suits children and looks striking in high definition.

## Why people recommend it

- Favorite Studio Ghibli film (3 comments): "I love Howl's Moving Castle, Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away like the next person" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46253760)) "Spirited Away is my absolute favorite one and I think great for children too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46253649)) "As much as I love Spirited Away and Castle in the Sky" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46252512))
- Suitable for children (3 comments): "I would recommend starting with spirited away, should be suitable, and enjoyable for kids in 10-15 bracket." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46261405)) "Spirited Away is my absolute favorite one and I think great for children too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46253649)) "I can heartily recommend Ponyo, M.N. Totoro, and Spirited Away" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46255690))
- Striking, memorable imagery (2 comments): "Spirited Away's image of a train moving through shallow water has always grabbed me." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46252090)) "When I saw Spirited Away on 1080p, it blew my mind." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48754061))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ghost in the Shell](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ghost-in-the-shell.md): 22 recommend
- [Who Framed Roger Rabbit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md): 11 recommend
- [Princess Mononoke](https://hackerapproved.com/p/princess-mononoke.md): 9 recommend
- [Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nausica-of-the-valley-of-the-wind.md): 9 recommend
- [Porco Rosso](https://hackerapproved.com/p/porco-rosso.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Spirited Away", https://hackerapproved.com/p/spirited-away/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).