Anime HATERS Watch *Princess Mononoke* | Reaction/Review

[@katherinetu345]

As I grew up, I started to understand Eboshi a little more. She built a safe town where men and women are treated equally, where the wounded and disabled were treated well too, and the samurai/emperor wanted to take it all from her and conquer her village (take all the iron and weapon). She wanted to destroy the forest to expand their village and protect them against the emperor. The ultimate theme of this movie/ghibli is always striking the balance between man and nature and anti war, but this movie did such a great job portraying the complexities. And I absolutely LOVED the scores. Thanks for reacting and discussing it, it def was a profound movie over my upbringing ❤

[@Agarwaern]

if we ll try to describe Eboshi. She is responsible for people, honest- because Jiggo helps her with defend and she needs to return this help to Jiggo and fullfill her words. This thing all forgot, when they try to describe and doesnt understand why is she motivated to kill this god. She has got a respect of all in iron town. She is definitely not an evil. she just needs to stay strong in world, which we are living. And one detail. About her, she is talking with ashitake, and ask him, why is he there. And she definitely understood him, because later let she tells, to let him do, what he wants, cause she knows, he is not an enemy for her... Eboshi is good writen person cause she is honest, responsible, empathic and clever person. Well and lot of people don t see that, cause mijazaki didnt need to explain this but show it to us litle bit diferent way. Same as the Jiggo, which is quite calculative person, cause he doesnt want to kill people just take a moment for himself. At start he helps to ashitake, when doesnt know about him. and aswell , he helped to eboshi with defend, so and appel to eboshi to speak with Asano too. he is just calculative person, and thats the reasone need to return heart in the end. Well this movie, is so much great in many ways. And has a lot of points to think... i m really happy, we have got a movie like this.

[@paulallort]

That's why i love this movie so much. You learn that not all parts are bad or good. Everyone has their own version of reality and their rightful motives be it for themselves or their community (apart from all of the other great lessons that the movie gives). It will always be one of my favourite ones and not only from Ghibli but from all the movies I've ever watched.❤

[@catmenot7143]

As I got older I learned NOT to like her even more. She and her people completely decimated an entire of species of animals gods.

[@serenitysubs933]

she still pisses off

[@WijaVT]

Ashitaka wasn't allowed to go back to his village after cutting his hair. It's customary that if you cut your hair that you cut ties with your tribe (edit: at least for the Emishi tribe)...which is why the elderly were upset that they had to let him go and why Ashitaka didn't want to mention where he came from either when talking to that rat lol. They're an ethnic tribe that doesn't allow outsiders to the village, and they live peacefully with nature. I think they were chased off by the emperor hundreds of years prior to the movie which is why their location is a secret and only San knows about it because Yakul tells her.

[@jackson_carter]

Thanks for sharing!

[@yakamen]

I'll defer to a Japanese historian but I think the Emishi were technically genocided by the emperor for their land...hence the secrecy regarding his origins.

[@jaidenkoch3487]

@@yakamenyes they were and the emperors bounty for finding the last remains

[@yakamen]

​@@ひらめえんがわDo you think symbolically he is going to the land of the dead to recover his humanity?

[@yakamen]

@@ひらめえんがわ Really I do not believe 1997 was the worst situation for Japanese...bad economic year maybe...but I could name quite a few other years worse than 1997. Maybe you can study about symbolism in art. Or continue to speak down to strangers on the internet. Do whatever you wish.

[@dididyo2253]

The bristling hair thing (that characters seem to be affected by a breeze that rustles their hair and clothes) is a Ghibli hallmark that you can find in almost all of their movies. It's their kind of "fingerprint" method of enhancing or representing the emotional states of characters, so you often see it when people are angry or facing a very Big(tm) emotion relevant to the story's plot or that character's developmental journey. Pay attention to when it happens and what's going on plot-wise! It's a fun little exercise once you start noticing it!

[@jackson_carter]

Good to know!

[@lorettabes4553]

Yeah, it's like getting goosebumps or a feeling that surges through the whole body

[@どんぐりころころ-z3b]

I think Ashitaka said to San, "Live. You're beautiful," because she embodies his ideal of coexistence between nature and humans.

[@jackson_carter]

Ahh good point

[@KS-pc1hz]

Yea I agree!! My interpretation :She was very proud of herself being raised by wolves but obviously she is human and she was suffering about that fact because she loves her family and nature truly. The scene is depicted like she got shocked and awakened. She denies herself that she is human (guilty existence) And there is self doubting maybe Like all we think and try to define our identity Otherwise it’s kinda hard to understand that she acknowledges Ashitaka by romantic emotion so instant 🤔but maybe yes maybe no

[@Nico6th]

San does not want the coexistence of men and nature, nor does she symbolize it. For most of the movie, she is a nature-only/nature-first-extremist. She wants to be with the wolves in the forest and wants to kill or at the very least chase away all humans. She hates them. She decides to continue living in the forest because even though she starts to like Ashitaka she still can not live with other humans nor does she want to. The symbol for peaceful coexistence and the concept of "do not hate anyone" and instead "forgive so a peaceful future is possible" is Ashitaka, who lives with the humans but respects nature. Basically, you have San on nature's side, Eboshi on humanity's side, and Ashitaka who wants peace between them. Eboshi and San both learn throughout the movie that their ways are flawed but they still stay on their respective sides, they just adjust slightly for a better future - for themselves, not for the other side. And don't forget about the emperor, who uses and pressures Eboshi for his own gain. While she just wants the best for her people in the village, the emperor wants the old gods gone for his own greed. And he attacks the village to get control over the iron and gun production.

[@dunkelwalde695]

"because she embodies his ideal of coexistence between nature and humans" she most certainly does not. She represents Wild Nature and that point is reinforced and made clear through the whole movie. Ashitaka is the representation of coexistence, this is also reinforced explicitly throughout the whole movie.

[@KS-pc1hz]

YES San’s self reflection is 100% wild nature representation or wolf. She wants that. But the comment is talking about perspective towards San FROM ASHITAKA. So yes, for Ashitaka she embodies “coexistence” which are still human but still strongly respect nature. Then san got surprised because she think herself as ugly since she is human, and Moro also telling her that she is ugly because she is human. (As a behind context ofc. Moro is very deep character) ⚠️the second paragraph↑Hayao Miyazaki literally explained and directed to the voice actors in this way fr. this is referenced from the documentary about after recording

[@Super-Nerd]

LET'S GOOOOO! *PRINCESS MONONOKE* is my favourite Anime Movie from Studio Ghibli, I re-watched it last year after so long & it still hit me like the first time 🤌

[@SquallHart05]

SAAAAAAME

[@memyselfandi7782]

SAME

[@333menmen]

Eboshi abused the forest and built a castle. she then let the oppressed people of human society live there. I love fascinating villains riddled with contradictions; I'm reminded of Askeladd. For Ghibli, I highly recommend Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.

[@OpalKaboi]

My personal favorite

[@yakamen]

Hell yeah. Nausicaa rocks. And no human is one dimensional. It takes a true writer to balance this in storytelling.

[@alikat6188]

Bring this comment up, Nausicaa HAS to be next. One of Ghibli's oldest, but best.

[@yakamen]

​@@alikat6188You're kidding! U mean the Japanese emperor as an office still has standing orders to locate the last Emishi??

[@MonkeyDUchiha56]

Nausicaa of the valley of the wind is so good n full of nostalgia. Now i want them to watch this and whisper of the heart, Kiki's delivery, Ponyo, Castle in the sky and more...

[@joeshmoe4152]

If Mononoke confused you, the boy and the heron will be like an acid trip :D

[@NiconD80]

Oh yh, after watching "boy and the heron" i read lots of articles and reviews and still did not understand some symbols and what Miyazaki wanted to say/show us.

[@lorettabes4553]

​@@NiconD80 I wish they kept the japanese title, 'how will you live?'

[@yuriihoban5427]

@@NiconD80 there are a lot of autobiographical symbols in this movie, it''s pretty hard to "digest". Worth re-watching a couple of times.

[@novili7436]

Where did you watch it pls tell ?

[@lorettabes4553]

@@novili7436 I mean... I watched it in theaters. You can check online but I hope you will watch it at an official place. It might go to netflix at some point.

[@ayaneha1665]

Monoke Hime, Princess Mononoke is based on Shinto, Japanese religion. If you don't know about it at all, it might be difficult to understand this movie. Shinto is polytheism, and its deities are believed to exist in the natural world, such as mountains, rocks, water falls, the sea, the sun, and animals. There are so many Gods in Mononoke Hime. Okkotonushi is Boar God, Moro is Dog God, and Shishigami is Deer God. In Shinto, deer is considered as the gods' message. Although Shishigami is not the same to a real deer, that's the reason why he/she is the most important God in the movie. And Yakul is similar to deer too. I can explain more things about this movie but that will be too long. 😅 Please look into it if you want to know more! 🤗

[@defrte]

Understand that Eboshi is a two sided character, having qualities and flaws. She had to go for the deer god because she was pressured by neighboring warlords, hence the invasion on her ironwork. Iron is an extremely rare resource is japan and guns = power, esp the capacity to create them. Her only escape, as she sees it, is through imperial authority through favor with the emperor. What she does, she does for what she thinks is right, and most of all for the iron work and all the people she shelters. She's not evil. She just doesn't have much of a choice. Such is life.

[@RaixsOreh]

you caught on to how the humans were not entirely irredeemable, particularly Eboshi, and I love how this film tries to tackle the complexity of human vs nature. this is basically the film that Avatar wishes it was. While I don't need to explain the human side's complexity, Its not strange that a lot of reactors and people don't acknowledge the complexities of the Forest's side. The Gods of the Forests and their subordinates are hardly united, and they're just as vulnerable to infighting as the humans. The Boars were just charging head long, the Wolves were too few to actually help, the Gorillas were willing to eat ashitaka in a fool's attempt to gain his strength. even the original Boar god at the start that ashitaka kills isn't innocent, he is shown leading his boars slaughtering the Humans cutting down wood in the forest. there was no discussion no negotiation from what we know, they just kill them all outright. and lastly of all the Deer God. no one talks about how he literally does nothing to protect the forest. and It makes sense why he doesn't because as ashitaka points out, he's life itself, he's nature, all the wild and beautiful parts of it. Nature doesn't care about the weak like Humans do, Nature doesn't care about morality as humans do, nature is simply nature. and the deer god acts as such. he let's both Moro and Okoto die in front of him while he saves ashitaka from death. Nature is the most impartial thing in the world. I could go on and on more about this, but i'd just like to add one last thing, Eboshi isn't dumb, she was playing politics, she didn't want to kill the Deer God, her plan was so much more better (killing the forest by slowly cutting it down causes no war, it just lets the Gods become normal animals again over time which ultimately is better than the war they went through in the climax), but the Emperor, Jigo (the rat), and Lord Asano were literally pushing her into a corner forcing her to go with Jigo's dumb plan to kill the forest god, and for what? money? Jigo was literally just greedy, while Lord Asano wanted the Iron to conquer everyone. at the end she refused to listen to all of Ashitakas warnings because hey guess who's with her? oh yeah, just that one loyal dude, and she and him are both surrounded by hundreds of Jigo's Hunter Lackey's. she's basically a hostage at that end part, they're forcing her to do the dirty workso that they don't get cursed by the gods. All she wanted was to empower the women she freed, and the Lepers that she's watching over, allow them to be able to use weapons like the samurai to defend their own independence. God I love this movie and I'm glad you guys enjoyed it.

[@alexschwarz4749]

Great comment on the Eboshi part. The grey moral nature of her character is lost on too many reactors 😫As happens to many grey characters, in general.

[@マッハG]

良いコメント！

[@saratsukada1160]

Oh my god, I'm Japanese and a huge fan of Mononoke, but never have been able to describe with such deep and clear insights. I agree with everything. Thank you

[@hayleybartek8643]

Ashitaka: Chad Ambassador, true neutral ground Jake Sully: simp traitor to humanity

[@marshmallsy]

Ooh, what a great analysis! I love that you also included the point of the cruelty and selfishness that's also seen on the side of nature. Animals don't heal their sick and wounded; humans do. While the Forest is wild and impartial, humans can't help caring about others. It's why Eboshi is shown to protect people who are oppressed and subjugated, and why San warms up to Ashitaka after she sees how loyal Yakul, an animal, is to his human master. To me, I feel like this is why San, the middle ground between nature and humankind, is still shown to have painfully human responses to things--she's the angriest and most vengeful out of all other gods and spirits, she's the one who tries to suck the "bad blood" out of Moro after her wolf mother is shot, she fights in the battle because she can't bear watching Okoto die in vain or be tricked and wants to help him, etc. etc.

[@morris2446]

「もののけ姫」と「風の谷のナウシカ」 子供の頃、セリフを覚えるまで見まくったお気に入りのジブリ映画。音楽がまた見事だよね〜

[@RabidBunny420]

Nausicaa is my favorite Ghibli movie :)

[@sugurusays]

nausicaa is great i love it

[@yakamen]

NAUSICAA HELL YES

[@n.n.t.9447]

違法配信ニキはエンディング聴いてないよ😊

[@reginaaa519]

same

[@MysteriMustacheToast]

The coolest thing about Lady Eboshi is how morally gray and nuanced her character is. Her rejection and disregard toward tradition and custom is why she is so lacking in consideration and respect for the spirits and gods of nature and is the reason for her ignorance toward their importance in maintaining the balance of nature - something she seems to forget humans are indeed still a part of. However, this resistance toward custom, rules, and tradition is also exactly what makes her such an incredibly innovative and progressive leadership figure. It’s also the reason behind her tolerance and compassion for the shunned and marginalized groups of society (like the lepers and girls she’d saved from sex trafficking throughout the years) - all of which were very atypical for a person, let alone a woman, of her era. Her intelligence and progressiveness really is a double edged sword. I love every scene with her just because of how charismatic and refreshing she is as a character. She’s one of those antagonists who you can’t help but like.

[@piusdoe8984]

Willingly killing sentient animals and a God is not being morally grey 😂

[@MysteriMustacheToast]

@@piusdoe8984 we willingly kill sentient animals every day for food. Reverence towards the divine is a personal choice and doesn’t say much about objective virtue itself.

[@MysteriMustacheToast]

@@piusdoe8984 we willingly kill sentient animals every day for food. Reverence towards the divine is a personal choice and doesn't say much about objective virtue itself.

[@MysteriMustacheToast]

@@piusdoe8984 Humans kill sentient animals everyday for sustenance. Reverence towards the divine is a personal choice and doesn't say much about objective virtue itself.

[@clover1421]

@piusdoe8984 Then she's both good and bad, to different species. Which, considering the compromise between humans, gods, and the nature inbetween them Ashitaka is trying to go for, that in of itself makes Eboshi an enemy of Ashitaka's persued goal. Whether the term "morally grey" refers to the morals of those who do things that are only sort of bad or those who do both very good and very bad things is likely a topic still up for debate. In addition, considering how from an outsider's perspective (one who's watching the movie) Eboshi's actions seem all over the place in terms of the good/evil spectrum, I can say with quite some certainty that Eboshi's own perspective is highly skewed towards her own village. She is very much the type of person who places her focus on things only after she's sure it's worth her time, that's one thing I can be sure of regardless.

[@muthinjama]

At long last. Once you go Studio Ghibli you never go back

[@stackingspaghettisauce4271]

Fun fact: mononoke refers to a phenomenon in Shintoism and common trope in Japanese literature where a person is possessed by a vengeful spirit. The people of Ironworks call San Princess Mononoke because they think she's been possessed by an angry wolf spirit. Meanwhile, the wolves and San herself never refer to her this way because they know she isn't actually possessed

[@shoshana17]

One thing to remember about Miyazaki is that he's a pacifist and an environmentalist, and believes that no one is black or white, everyone is shades of gray. There are some amazing videos essays out there that dive into the nuances of his characters and movies that I'd highly recommend. Also Im glad you liked the score again, Joe Hisaishi for the win!

[@n3tw0rk_n3k0]

a movie that encompasses this a lot is Nausicaa

[@MIZZKIE]

Hisaishi Joe is the John Williams of Japan.

[@MIZZKIE]

@@n3tw0rk_n3k0 Princess Mononoke is like an alternate universe sequel to Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind. Since the movie version of Nausicaä took a different path from the original manga (especially since the manga was still ongoing and in fact only 1/3 done), Ghibli cannot make a sequel to Nausicaä; so Mononoke is the secret sequel they never got to make. I hope Anno Hideaki gets his life-long dream of getting the approval to make a Nausicaä anime that is faithful to the manga.

[@chriscoy-jq2gp]

It's not about the good guy vs the bad guy. It's about modern vs old ways. The eternal war Japan fights in its culture. How to move forward and respect the past

[@frostpyr0]

This movie is what made me a fan of anime. When I was like 13 I woke up at 2am with this movie playing on YTV (Canada). The scenes of the infected Boar and the Forest God blew my mind. But I never knew the name of the movie until years after

[@ToweringToska]

Same as me, I just saw it on TV one day when I was about that same age. I was already an intense fan of wolves too, so it was far too good for me.

[@Adryanna90]

Me tooooo! Well I knew sailor moon but didn’t know what “anime” was until this movie lol my mom randomly got this on vhs when I lived in the islands and I randomly watched it when I was 8 and never looked at the world or film the same again lol

[@taogro8juos]

子供の頃、正直内容はあまり理解していなかったけど、戦争、自然破壊、人種差別がテーマになっている事に気づいて ジブリの中で一番好きな作品になりました😭 「風の谷のナウシカ」も考えさせられる作品なので、ぜひお勧めですよ👍

[@yakamen]

Nausicaa was amazing. This movie is also amazing. I love them both. I saw Mononoke for the first time as a child. I saw Nausicaa for the first time during college. I was equally astounded each time.

[@moon.4214]

私もです!!

[@inkni6560]

千と千尋も、自然破壊を主題にしてはないけど、所々でさり気なく自然破壊に関する場面があって、うまいなぁと思います

[@Dara05]

I'm so happy you guys reacted to my most favourite Ghibli movie 😭

[@たち-h4k]

日本語で見てくれるの嬉しい♡

[@nolodebo]

英語吹き替え版見たことありますが、サンの声が太くて笑いました。

[@mal-nx6xs]

@@nolodebo クレアデインズですよね笑　石田ゆり子さんみたいな可愛い声と、強い感じのギャップが好きなのでちょっと残念でした😂

[@nolodebo]

@@mal-nx6xs そうですよねぇ。 ヤックルがヤッコゥになってたのはご愛嬌・・

[@mal-nx6xs]

@@nolodebo ww 発音の良さ

[@MIZZKIE]

@@nolodebo モロの声優さんの棒演技にイラっとした。他のキャラ達は９７年当時の吹き替えにしては結構良かったので尚更違和感が凄い。

[@laurabe8640]

Castle in the sky and Nausicaa next 😍 or Satoshi Kon’s masterpieces Perfect blue, Paprika, and Tokyo Godfathers!

[@マッハG]

良いチョイス👍

[@neolithiumproduction]

Oooh, Nausicaa is another really amazing one. I love that movie to.

[@Sir_Zombie1ted]

Paprika is dope shit.

[@ryoonuma]

ive watched this reaction clip as a 46year old japanese man live in japan. and felt several things. first, you guys resembles me and a group of mine. and the difference is just it was it was for me, an experience 25years ago. there were leader of the group,and brave young man, shy guy, thinker, and so on. and the difference is that you've shared me this reaction clip . I've many to share but I'll end up with a word of appreciation and big applause to you and myself. thanks and let's be brave to our lives. BYE!

[@ajet7661]

I'm a simple man. I see Princess Mononoke, I hit like.

[@zzz7121]

I’m Japanese and I’m really happy that you all reaction to this movie not only because もののけ姫 is my favorite, but also you guys watched with Japanese audio. I sometimes get sad when people watch it with other language, it’s ok but to be honest, original voice are better. Especially the voice of Moro(San’s mother) makes me chill when I here her deep and calm voice yet considering humans to be as foolish

[@eveb6879]

This show was ahead of its time! It’s a social commentary about the impact of deforestation and man’s impact on earth

[@sss-wx7zu]

Ghibli themes are always great! Try Nausicaa! You'll like it for sure!

[@novamangnus5796]

The first time I watched this, I was 5 years old, and I was in awe of it. It's fascinated me then. I'm 26 now, and still, am Ashitaka has always been my role model that I wanted to be like. I leaned archery and swordsmanship because of him and also I try to bring peace where I can because of him.😊

[@hirokatou6209]

おう！それは本当に素晴らしいリアクションですね。スタジオジブリの映画は本当に傑作ばかりですが、その中でも「もののけ姫」は最高傑作だと私は思っています。初めてこの映画を見た時、私はそのテーマの重さと深さに圧倒されました。世の中は、善と悪だけでは語れない。いや、そもそも善と悪があるのではなくて、それぞれにとっての善があり、それがぶつかり合うのだと教えてくれました。 アシタカは、「曇りなき眼で見定め、決める」と言います。彼は決して先入観を持たず、すべての人々と話をして物事を理解して判断し、行動します。こんな奴は現実には居ないと考えるより、こんな奴がいたら本当に素晴らしいだろうなと思わせてくれます。自分もできる事ならばアシタカのように全ての物事を純粋な目で理解し、常に公平な心で判断を下しながら生きたいと思いました。それが実際にどれくらい出来ているかは、神のみぞ知るですが。

[@LiveLongArtProsper]

Y'all NEED to watch Castle in the Sky from Studio Ghibli now too!

[@anab5090]

Princess Mononoke is my favorite movie ever. I haven’t even watched the video but I’m so happy, for one of my first english college papers, i wrote about this movie and the themes of survival, hate and revenge. Since then, I’ve just completely fallen in love with it.

[@isaiahhatter2062]

Guaranteed, you will love "Castle in the Sky" and "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind"

[@Taquitipia]

I loved it when at the beginning they said "hey, he's going to find his princess" and I thought "well, the princess is going to surprise you" jajaja. It is a complex film, like life, but with a clear message: development cannot involve ending the world in which we live, because that will end life.

[@yakamen]

Isn't it nice when the storytelling and storyteller doesn't treat the audience like their stupid?

[@nightmaremoon369]

Here in Germany they showed it again briefly in the cinema.Even though he has a few years behind him, it was wonderful to see him in the cinema.

[@seenee6692]

This movie was my childhood movie for me and my brothers, I remember childhood days that I spent with my brothers, but now everything has changed. We are no longer what we were. I miss that gathering. We have grown and the burdens of life have grown, but we are no longer We find time to get together. I wish those golden days would come back one day. So you guys should enjoy every moment you spend with each other

[@justsomeKy]

I knew Carter ,specifically, was going to absolutely love this one. It has everything that he loves from the pacing to the character development and the incredible score. After Boy and the Heron, I think ya'll (and again ,specifically Carter) would really enjoy Nausicaa. It's another older Ghibli but its in my Top 3 of the studio, with Mononoke being my number 1.

[@StudioGek]

I did indeed absolutely love this movie. Nausicaa is now very high on my list to watch!

[@justsomeKy]

​@@StudioGekI think you'll really enjoy the themes/message and score for it and if not, this comment never happened lol.

[@shishir2511]

I also feel like the rumbling in AOT & the imagery in the episode declaration of war is a little reminiscent of the god warriors from nausicaa (I might be crazy, but I feel like it might’ve been inspired a little by nausicaa) just something interesting to look out for if they do end up watching it

[@jessicanguyen6420]

Ghibli scores are amazing. Majority of films are composed by Joe HIsaishi. I actually just saw Joe in person in Chicago and he played his whole score of princess mononoke. It’s an amazing music score and the movie my favorite 🤩

[@Angel67559]

Yeahhh! This was my first anime movie and I'm so glad you're reacting to it!

[@UzodimmaOgbonnaya]

Mine too

[@Thatscrazybro1l]

Mine was spirited away like 10 years ago but it traumatised me😂 but I watched it recently and it wasn't so bad.

[@uchihaayamo7193]

I remember watching this movie when I was in 7th grade and being unable to grasp the theme of the movie. Recently, I rewatched it and got complicated feelings. My major is forestry, so I started thinking about this movie from a whole new perspective. Loved how the movie portrayed human vs forest/nature. Well, I can say that this is a really special movie to me.

[@monmongorilla]

もののけ姫、名作ですね。 私はジブリスタジオの近くに住んでるので、たまに宮崎駿監督をお見かけします。 宮崎駿さんは日本人にとっては伝説的な人なので、見かけるとなんとなくご利益がある気がします😂笑

[@ahornkraehe]

If you enjoyed the particular ambiance and narrative/tone setting of Mononoke Hime, you'll also surely admire "Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind" from 1984, which is technically not a Ghibli film per say as it's Hayao Miyazaki's first original motion picture as director/screenplay writer+animator, and it shares a lot of common themes with Mononoke Hime (the nature/society dynamics). It's also an adaptation of a manga series, which he created and published for decades, literally. If I'm not mistaken it only got concluded a few years ago. Oh, and MASSIVE kudos for actually watching the movie in its original language, I've the greatest pet peeve against dubs in general as there's always just too much of the original dialogues, characters' identities, subtleties and symbolism which gets lost in dubbed versions, but anyway, many thanks for watching it in japanese!

[@MIZZKIE]

You are incorrect. "Lupin the 3rd: The Castle of Cagliostro" was Miyazaki's first film; not Nausicaä. Side note: And for that reason, sometimes Castle of Cagliostro incorrectly gets categorised as a Ghibli film, when it is clearly from a completely different series.

[@angelar7365]

Yes! Y'all finally reacted to this! I was not expecting an anime movie reaction today. I'm pretty sure this is my favorite Ghibli movie, most of them are varying degrees of amazing, but this one just holds a special place in my heart. Probably because it was first Ghibli movie and I think my first anime movie too. I was like 10 when I watched it and it scared me quite a bit 😂, but I grew to appreciate it more after rewatching it when I was older. I'm really glad y'all enjoyed it so much!

[@emmate3993]

Yes! James Cameron said that Avatar drew inspiration from other movies with similar themes, and Princess Mononoke was one of them :)! Knowing that, you can actually find lots of similarities between the movies

[@julilevien5560]

we need more ghibli movie reactions! They are amazing...Hayao Miyazashi is a genius

[@hammwaa]

studio ghibli movies sound really good dubbed, too. they often have a lot of celebrity voice actors

[@springdeerling7866]

Castle in the sky next please 🙏 it's my favorite Ghibli movie

[@easol]

One of my favorite movies ever. My grandma showed me this movie when I was young and left a big impact on me. I actually dreamed of her last night which is crazy. I play the score of this movie whenever I miss her 💙

[@bouni06]

OMG, I just remembered. I recommend to watch "Laputa" (Castle in the Sky)! It is an older studio ghibli movie back in the 1986. One of my favorites.

[@usuitakumisfulltimemaid5562]

I rewatched this movie last Friday AND OMG I was hoping you guys would watch it soon. Y’all’s timing is✨

[@yrevra2407]

You guys are in for a treat! This has been my favorite film since I turned 13! Why? Because it was the first PG-13 film I was ever allowed to see on my own!! This is a true animated gem!

[@リッキー-z9o]

ついにきた！ もののけ姫は絶対に観て欲しかった😂 この映画が、何年も前に制作されたとは思えないほど素晴らしい作画と迫力のある音楽。 何度か視聴すると、また新たな発見があったりするのでぜひ！✨ …とにかくもののけ姫が美しい

[@Sneeeeeee]

Saw this at work and knew it was gonna be fire. I started watching this channel with the AOT vids and it doesn’t disappoint. Love your dynamic just keep doing good y’all

[@jacobjorgensen729]

20:22 hatred, as it does in real life, can help you to survive in certain circumstances, as a key motivation, but it will kill you eventually. I think that’s what this symbolizes.

[@the_crisp9]

Definitely need to watch Nausicaa next given how you guys appreciated the themes here.

[@BowHooHoo]

Loved the reaction y’all, nice discussion at the and and I love how much you guys appreciated the art and animation as well

[@kreed9777]

Yall should for sure watch Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind it is in my opinion one the best movies that Studio Ghibli has made. It has a lot of really amazing art with nature.

[@etheriousjackal5577]

Another Ghibli!!! Super excited to watch this but gonna wait until dinner cuz it's always fun watching these reactions while eating

[@toto-55]

もののけ姫！嬉しい！小さい頃から見てた！難しかったけどなぜか何度も繰り返し見てたな。大人になるにつれていろんな解釈ができるすごい映画です。 追記 クレヨンしんちゃんの「あっぱれ戦国大合戦」と「大人帝国の逆襲」もすごい映画だから見てほしいなあ。日本人から人気あります。

[@Sharonmplus]

I love how you kept mentioning the cell drawings. This movie was a big deal when it came out since it was the first Ghibli movie to use CGI for the background frames instead of it being all hand drawn (i think it was something like 50% of background frames had CGI involvement). Animation production techniques have come a long way since those days. Also, English translation call her Princess because her title was "hime", it's not princess per se but a beautifying title for a woman, often for high class women, such as princess and daughters of aristocrats, or if someone is a beauty. Its really a translational choice of convenience.

[@tamarlindsay8382]

So, shorthand for the American audience, where "princess" is used that way. In the UK, it might be "milady".

[@小野小町-i6h]

大好きな作品です。 舞台になった屋久島は2回ほど行きました。白谷雲水峡は別名もののけの森と呼ばれていて、映画の中の世界でした。 また行きたい…

[@thatxavianxfeline723]

Lots of fun to watch you react to this! I was surprised that, as a person who typically prefers subs, I like the dub for this much better. They do pay a lot more attention to voice actors for Ghibli films, so that could be the reason. Your thoughts were interesting to hear too. I'll look forward to more from you all! :D Thank you for the reaction.

[@agi-kama]

明確な悪役が居ないのがこの作品のポイントです。

[@mumfromouterspace]

uh?

[@devilishshinigami2056]

This! A villain is a thing of perspective, especially in this movie

[@廃人ワイ]

@@mumfromouterspace100%の悪はこの映画に存在しない。みんな誰かを想い、誰かを恨み、誰かに恨まれている。

[@KS-pc1hz]

烏帽子とじこぼーはどー考えても悪役やろ 血も涙もない極悪人すぎて大嫌いだった

​@@KS-pc1hz烏帽子は業病と呼ばれて人間扱いされなかった人達の居場所を与えて仕事を与えて、その人達の病気を治す為に獅子神が必要だと思って獅子神の首を狙ったんやで、慈悲深い人物だよ。血も涙もないって言い方はちゃんと本編観てないと思う。

[@skittslol1407]

Small thing but the sound of the arrows 👌

[@Geffi01]

I wish they did more movies like this. The action and dark tone is what other Ghibli movies, as good as they are, sadly miss.

[@jackson_carter]

True, it definitely has that dark tone. I mean Grave of the Fireflies has a dark tone but that’s on a whole other level

[@MIZZKIE]

The original manga version of Nausicaä is even darker than Mononoke (which is actually a Nausicaä sequel in disguise, since the movie went a different direction from the manga). Ghibli is meant for (almost) all audiences, so usually they're not supposed to be so dark and gory (Grave of the Fireflies being an exception because of it's theme). But Mononoke was supposed to be Miyazaki's last film, so they unlocked the darkness and gore, and he put his heart and soul into it. But I'm pretty sure that if Miyazaki was allowed to go all-out in his visions, then it would've been much more gory than it already is, judging from the Nausicaä manga. Also, so many people forget just how dark and depressing Pom Poko really is underneath it's cheerful tone. I'm an animal lover so for me personally the saddest scene in all Ghibli films is in Pom Poko where Bunta comes home from his journey only to find that the mountains have been almost completely destroyed by the humans and breaks down.

[@lizxu322]

Ashitaka got that deathbed rizz 😂

[@Pico-Pico91]

This is definitely one of my favorite Ghibli movie. I also recommend watching this in Dub, the voice acting is very well done.

[@SoSodawgindahouse]

Let’s gooo! I love this movie! Hope y’all react to Nausicaa and Kiki’s delivery next!

[@paulmaloney4387]

Mononoke is in my top 3 films of all time. Stunningly beautiful, filled with layered themes, unbelievable soundtrack... its a masterpiece in every aspect. Saw it when I was a kid back during Cartoon Network's "Month of Miyazaki" and was blown away when the samurai was decapitated early on 😆

[@HN-fb6md]

The movie is about environmentalism. Its about can humans and nature coexist without disrupting and destroying our natural resources into obsoletion. Along with that it is happening during a social political climate where the Samurai and Emperor are in power and Lady Eboshi has helped many brothel women and the sickly to find salvation in Iron town as she rebels against the Emperor. A Masterpiece of complex characters really.

[@Sun_cato]

The girl who leapt through time next please !❤

[@iku3677]

生きろ、そなたは美しいの「美しい」って生き様とかそういうのの話してるんだと思ってるけど、英語のYou're beautifulだとなんかアシタカがタラシっぽく聞こえるんだよなw

[@uffiewith]

わかる。日本語の微妙なニュアンスは英語にするの難しいよね。

[@takafumikawanishi]

英語の beautiful はそんなにチャラい言葉ではないと思うので、「そなたは美しい」の英訳としてそんなに悪くはないかなと思います。私見ですが。アメリカのドラマなどを見ると、beautiful はそう軽々しく使われる単語ではないことが分かると思います。

[@totsutotsu]

ですよねぇ… ”そなた”と云う古い言葉故の味わいの深さであったり、”美しい”という真っ直ぐな言葉（人に向けて言うのだったら、綺麗だとか可愛らしいだとかが一般的かな）の雰囲気をどうにかして非日本語話者にも伝えられないものかなあと思ってしまいます

[@キヲ-b4e]

生命力に溢れていて美しいという意味かなって思ってました。 サンは人間を醜いものと思っていた、つまり自分自身も醜いと思っていたので、美しいと言われて驚いたという説もあるみたいですね〜

[@pmtwj]

問題ないと思う。

[@kouri1012]

懐かしい。調べたら27年前！学生の頃に母と映画館へ観に行ったな。テーマがとても深くて好きです。自然との共存、病気、差別。 ちなみにたたら場で作っているのは玉鋼。玉鋼は鬼滅の刃で刀の材料にもなってます。今でも作っている所がありますよ。

[@coltonmay_]

Let’s go my second favorite Ghibli movie first Nausicaa , I’ve only seen Ghibli movies in sub once every other time, it’s been a dub and the only time I’ll accept dub cause they have goated voice actors though both are very enjoyable

[@Super-Nerd]

@@coltonmay_ Nausicaa is not a Ghibli Movie, it is a Miyazaki film but from studio Topcraft + it even came out before Studio Ghibli was created!

[@zyanpoyo6406]

このアニメは、私が幼い頃から何度も見てきました。 歳を重ねる度に、この作品の見え方が変わっていきます。 大人になった今見ても、深いメッセージが込められた名作だと思います。

[@GabrielBarré-i4m]

OMGGG you guys are the best, thank you so much for reacting to studio ghibli filmss and Naruto

[@n-7839]

Finally I’ve been waiting for this reaction for so long! 😍

[@edgecrusherhalo]

Gotta watch Nausicaa next. That and Mononoke are my favorites.

[@ghostluxo_7766]

Just a fun fact, but Princess Mononoke was the last Ghibli film that was largely hand drawn and painted with only limited digital editing.

[@とんとん-t3q]

Thank you for your reaction to Princess Mononoke! I really want to see a reaction to Nausicaa! I always wonder if it was an anime from about 40 years ago. I also recommend Laputa. I've seen both of them so much that I can still recite the lines.

[@lily230.]

Miyazaki's movies always contain Deep meaning, and not all who watched his movies know about it!

[@umi_mitai_]

もののけ姫だ〜小学生の頃、初めて2回観た映画でした😊 「風の谷のナウシカ」も見て欲しいな〜

[@jimjimcherie]

My favorite film EVER is Spirited Away, but Howl's and Princess Mononoke are in my top 5 of Ghibli films (Ponyo is in there too). I think this is why I love Miyazaki, it's how much he loves nature. If we do not coexist peacefully with it, eventually, that will be our unmaking. I love how he talks about human greed. Idk, Ghibli films just hit different. He's the one who made me want to be an artist and who made me want to animate 2d.

[@takoyabby]

i hope you guys also watch ponyo, kiki's delivery service and whisper of the heart.

[@jackson_carter]

We will eventually watch them all!

[@23anderz]

Top 2 anime movie of all time I can write an essay on it. Simply a masterpiece

[@777xnj]

The theme of this movie is LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER

[@ezilexozwa9536]

Well I watched The Boy and The Heron, now I guess gotta watch Princess Mononoke, tbf I've had it on my watch list for months now 😅

[@得手ノ助文左衛門]

矢で両腕や首を飛ばす場面は驚く。他にもアシタカは故郷にはもう二度と戻れないとかカヤと許嫁だったとか玉の小刀を渡すことの重大さとか 解説聞かないとわからない設定も多いから是非背景も後で調べてくれるといいな。

[@D_Anonymous_R]

You really get the topics these master pieces are about. Hope you continue watching anime movies. Maybe add Summer Wars to your list. I loved that one and it came as a true surprise.

[@Khoapda44]

Perfect Blue next , please !!!!!

[@thme972]

Das wird richtig geil sein den Film wieder zu sehen und zusammen mit euren Kommentaren.

[@得手ノ助文左衛門]

そっかジブリ初視聴か。いいなあ私も記憶消してラピュタ見たい。

[@ああ-x8e8n]

いや、火垂るの墓とか見てたはず…？(千と千尋の神隠しもかな？)

[@AshleyGarcia-ck2ki]

Fav Ghibli movie, watched it as a kid and was so amazed by it. I have a San tattoo and no one ever knows what it’s from but I love it lol

[@_trie8334]

私の1番好きなジブリ！もののけ姫 リアクションありがとう😊

[@べるぜぶぶ-z9n]

「風の谷のナウシカ」もみて欲しい！😂

[@shohanrus2076]

The English dub for this is so good, some well known people doing the voice acting. Plus the English dub narrative changes the girl at the beginning to be his little sister instead.

[@穴党-u2r]

環境破壊を考えさせられるアニメを25年以上前に作ってるのが凄い 久石譲さんのジブリオーケストラもリアクションして欲しい。てか観ないと損、間違いなく後世に語り継がれる人だからね

[@InkblotSatan]

Couple of my favourites from Ghibli are ‘the Cat returns’ and ‘Ponyo’

[@easol]

I freaking love Ponyo

[@1nfiniteSystem]

Growing up I used to watch a Studio Ghibli movie every weekend. It was when I was a bit younger around 8 so I would constantly rewatch either Howls moving castle or Spirited away. When i became a young adult, I found myself rewatching the more mature and thematic films such as Mononoke or Nausicaa. I'm so happy to get to rewatch this with yall!!!

[@Matagu1]

The antler of the deer god is probably inspired by Eucladoceros. The face is inspired by Myotragus and the giant deer god is a japanese mythological Yokai called Daidarabotchi.

[@neolithiumproduction]

This was my first Studio Ghibli movie and my absolute favorite. Its definitely darker, but the story and music and animation are amazing. I adore this movie and have watched it many times. It single-handedly made me fall in love with Elks. Gave me a secret desire to ride an Elk. And made me in the future immediately grab Pokemon X just cause the legendary reminded me of the Deer God. xD This is like the ultimate story of human vs nature. And it also shows that there's no real clear good or evil. Both sides are just trying to survive. And Ashitaka, from a small tribe that live in harmony with nature, is like the middle man of this war between Human and Nature, trying to show both sides they can live together without having to destroy each other completely. As for the Deer God, he is a God of both Life and Death. Thus the way his footprints spawn life but then it dies the moment he steps away. Also, the girl at the start was his little sister I believe. As for Princess Mononoke, Moro told the story. Her parents threw her at Moro as an offering to save their own lives. Instead of killing the baby girl, Moro took her in and raised her as her daughter. No possession, just tarzan style adoption. The whole release her back to the humans was sort of like how eventually, we are expected to move out of our parents home and into society. Also, the large animals do talk because they are Animal Gods.

[@mohitkhati5302]

PERFECT BLUE next please !!!

[@risasuge7827]

47:44 Good point! i heard somewhere that the original title that Miyazaki tried to name was different ( it was "the Legend of Ashitaka" or something ) but the producer Suzuki changed it secretly cuz he thought " Princess Mononoke" is more catchy.

[@hamo8208]

That's a little different. The original title was Princess Mononoke. During the production process, Miyazaki came up with the title "Ashitaka Sekki" (Sekki is a term coined by Miyazaki, meaning a story that is told from ear to ear) because the story is told from Ashitaka's point of view. However, producer Suzuki thought "Princess Mononoke" would be better and released the PV under the title "Princess Mononoke," so "Ashitaka Sekki" was rejected. “Mononoke" is an old Japanese word meaning something non-human, such as a spirit of death, monster, ghost, or beast. As Suzuki says, this title, combining "Mononoke" and "Princess," has a big impact on the Japanese. I, too, am glad that "Princess Mononoke" was chosen. Incidentally, the main theme of the soundtrack is named "Ashitaka Sekki (The Legend of Ashitaka)”.

[@imapimp212]

“Anime haters” but their whole channel is all anime 🤣 gotta change the title to anime lovers