#TV TROPES THE BRAVE LITTLE TOASTER SERIES#
The debut feature by legendary Anime director Rintaro, Galaxy Express 999 condenses a lengthy manga and 113 episode television series into a two hour and ten minute film. The curious might also want to seek out some other Lupin films to see a less softened version of the character, although I do prefer Miyazaki’s version. The film has a slightly more irreverent edge than some of the more famous Miyazaki films but this would resurface in his wonderful adult noir-fantasy Porco Rosso.įURTHER WATCHING: The obvious recommendation for newcomers to Miyazaki is to check out his amazing Ghibli films but as this list is about recommending lesser known works, fans may also want to check out some pre-Ghibli work that Miyazaki was involved in including the child-friendly short Panda Go Panda (directed by Isao Takahata) or the anime series Future Boy Conan. A thrilling, old-fashioned action adventure tale which evokes memories of great Saturday morning cartoons but features much higher production values and script quality, The Castle of Cagliostro finds the genius of Miyazaki arriving fully formed and the talent that would go on to produce fantastical classics like Castle in the Sky and Spirited Away is clearly in evidence. Fans of the series often criticise the film for being less edgy than other films in the series and for making the main character less flawed and more heroic, but having seen other examples of the Lupin series I much prefer Miyazaki’s version. Hayao Miyazaki’s first feature The Castle of Cagliostro, which predated the founding of the Ghibli studio, was based on manga series Lupin III about the master thief Arsene Lupin and his determined nemesis Inspector Zenigata. This is not intended to be a definitive ‘Top 100’ but more of a doorway into the vast, glorious medium of animation but as there are far more than 100 animated features to recommend, I’ve also included some suggestions of further watching for anyone who wants to probe even deeper into this exquisite world. In the hope of inspiring our readers to seek out some of these lesser-known gems, I’ve compiled a chronological list of 100 animated features from outside the sphere of these three major studios, which I’ve divided into five parts of 20 entries each, in order to allow time to digest each chunk. Most people are familiar with the films from these three sources but to stop at that is to miss out on whole other worlds of animated brilliance. As an obsessive lover of the medium of animation, I have always adored the masterworks of Disney, the modern classics of Pixar and the breathtaking Japanese animated films of Studio Ghibli.
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