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The Best Anime Movies (Not Based on TV Shows)

Look, there a lot of anime movies out there, and it's hard to sort through it all to find the good stuff if you're a newbie. So this list is all anime films that are critically -praised but don't require any prior knowledge of TV anime or anything else to enjoy.
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5 Centimeters Per Second (2007)
5 Centimeters Per Second (2007)
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Akira (1988)
Akira (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
3
Angel's Egg (1985)
Angel's Egg (1985)
4
Appleseed (2004)
Appleseed (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   25%
5
Barefoot Gen (1983)
Barefoot Gen (1983)
Rotten Tomatoes®   75%
6
Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
Belladonna of Sadness (1973)
Rotten Tomatoes®   90%
7
Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)
Rotten Tomatoes®   47%
8
The Boy and the Beast (2015)
The Boy and the Beast (2015)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
9
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Castle in the Sky (1986)
Rotten Tomatoes®   96%
10
The Cat Returns (2002)
The Cat Returns (2002)
Rotten Tomatoes®   88%
11
Colorful (2010)
Colorful (2010)
12
Dead Leaves (2004)
Dead Leaves (2004)
13
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
From Up on Poppy Hill (2011)
Rotten Tomatoes®   86%
14
The Garden of Words (2013)
The Garden of Words (2013)
15
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Ghost in the Shell (1995)
Rotten Tomatoes®   97%
16
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   64%
17
Giovanni's Island (2014)
Giovanni's Island (2014)
Rotten Tomatoes®   71%
18
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   84%
19
Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)
Golgo 13: The Professional (1983)
20
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Grave of the Fireflies (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
21
Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack (2012)
Gyo: Tokyo Fish Attack (2012)
22
Hal (2013)
Hal (2013)
23
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
24
Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light (2011)
Into the Forest of Fireflies' Light (2011)
25
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   55%
26
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
27
A Letter to Momo (2012)
A Letter to Momo (2012)
Rotten Tomatoes®   81%
28
Mai Mai Miracle (2009)
Mai Mai Miracle (2009)
29
Metropolis (2001)
Metropolis (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   87%
30
Millennium Actress (2001)
Millennium Actress (2001)
Rotten Tomatoes®   93%
31
Mind Game (2004)
Mind Game (2004)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
32
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
My Neighbor Totoro (1988)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
33
My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999)
Rotten Tomatoes®   78%
34
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)
Rotten Tomatoes®   89%
35
Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
36
Ninja Scroll (1993)
Ninja Scroll (1993)
Rotten Tomatoes®   94%
37
One Thousand and One Nights (1969)
One Thousand and One Nights (1969)
38
Only Yesterday (1991)
Only Yesterday (1991)
Rotten Tomatoes®   100%
39
Panda! Go Panda! (1972)
Panda! Go Panda! (1972)
40
Paprika (2006)
Paprika (2006)
Rotten Tomatoes®   85%
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