The 10 Best Anime Movies Of All Time

'Spirited Away' (2001)

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'Akira' (1988)

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'Your Name' (2016)

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'Grave of the Fireflies' (1988)

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'Princess Mononoke' (1997)

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'My Neighbor Totoro' (1988)

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'Ghost in the Shell' (1995)

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'Wolf Children' (2012)

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'Paprika' (2006)

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'The Girl Who Leapt Through Time' (2006)

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