let's see...
...here is my list.. kind of... really had hard time to put it
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Grave of the fireflies - 蛍の墓 – out of any kind of competition
1.
My neighbour Totoro - 隣のととろ – lot of fun. Really enjoyed (started crying in one part) (yes, i know it's movie for really small kids)
2.
Howl's Moving Castle - ハウルの動く城 – very good, interesting to see ''old person'' in leading role. Howl is just great, and fire.. lol
3.
Princess Mononoke - もののけ姫 – interesting story
4.
Nausica - 谷の風のナウシカ – another girl-hero... great SF
5.
Kiki's delivery service - 魔女の宅急便 – little witch is flying and delivering post. Interesting story, loved paintings from girl in wood.
6.
Spirited Away - 千と千尋の神隠し – really good movie. But, partially scary, and definitely too long.
7.
Whisper of the Heart - 耳をすませば – contain cat figure from ''the cat returns''. Funny. Corny ending, but nice movie.
8.
The cat returns - 猫の恩返し – another children story that kept me watching and i enjoyed. A lot of interesting details, weird too.
9.
Porco Rosso - 紅の豚 – i love fantasy, but here just didn't like concept of pig-man, or whatever was that. But story overall was good.
these I haven't seen:
Laputa Castle in the Sky - 天空の城ラピュタ
My neighbours the Yamada - ホウホケキョ隣の山田君
Pompoko - 平成狸合戦ぽんぽこ
Only Yesterday - おもひでぽろぽろ
Ocean waves - 海が聞こえる
actually, of these, I just heard of castle in the sky
so, I will not vote for now... really can't point out just one as the best