Best Animated Film; 2 Categories.

[Simbob4000]

Oh, you mean favorite?

Traditional: Ninja Scroll.

CG: Toy Story.

I really wish Yoshiaki Kawajiri was doing more work as a director and writer, I love all the stuff I've seen of his so far.

[jesse_custer]

Just found this, the new Ninja Scroll!

[Simbob4000]

Just found this, the new Ninja Scroll!

That looks a lot better that the tv show they made.

[edhopper]

Just found this, the new Ninja Scroll!

That looks cool. I have not seen Ninja Scroll. Will have to look for it.

[Alex]

I wonder if Ninja Scroll is a big deal in japan, or if it's just a big deal here because it was one of the early bits of anime we got.

[Atom_basher]

best traditional princess mononoke. fave cg, the incredibles

[Simbob4000]

I wonder if Ninja Scroll is a big deal in japan, or if it's just a big deal here because it was one of the early bits of anime we got.

I think it might have been bigger here than in Japan, which I guess could be why Yoshiaki Kawajiri doesn't seem to work much as a director, and why the last two things he did direct were things where Americans picked him to do so.

[Washout]

The Lion King and WALL-E. Nothing else compares except maybe Beauty and the Beast and Up.

[J. Robb]

I know it's from Disney's low budget period, but I've always loved the Robin Hood cartoon.

For CGI films: The Incredibles, Wall-E, Ratatouille... it's too hard to pick one. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs is still my favourite 3D movie.

[Vakanai]

Traditional:
1. Batman: Under the Red Hood
2. The Great Mouse Detective
Anime: Princess Mononoke
CG: Toy Story

[Kirayoshi]

I'd suggest 4 categories:

Traditional cel animation:
1) The Lion King
2) The Iron Giant
3) Fantasia

Anime:
1) Spirited Away
2) Tokyo Godfathers
3) Nausicaa of the Valley of the Winds

CGI:
1) Wall-E
2) How to Train Your Dragon
3) Tangled

Stop-motion animation:
1) Coraline
2) Wallace And Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit
3) Nightmare Before Christmas

[SonOf D.]

Traditional: Sword Of The Stranger - by far the greatest samurai movie I have seen.
CG: How To Train Your Dragon - love this so much.

[jesse_custer]

I think it might have been bigger here than in Japan, which I guess could be why Yoshiaki Kawajiri doesn't seem to work much as a director, and why the last two things he did direct were things where Americans picked him to do so.

I believe the original theatrical release of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust was in English. That also speaks to Kawajiri's crossover appeal.

[Kieran_Frost]

ANIME
1. Akira (1988)
Runner-up: Vampire Hunter: Bloodlust (2000)

CGI
1. Wall.E (2008)
Runner-up: Toy Story 3 (2010)

STOP MOTION
1. the Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
Runner-up: Coraline (2009)

TRADITIONAL
1. Spirited Away (2001)
Runner-up: Beauty and the Beast (1991)

[ref. making "anime" a seperate category] Why? I don't think the distinction is necessary. The only difference between an Eastern and Western Traditionally animated film (Aside from cultural quirks) Is whether the the wholes on the animation paper are on top or on bottom.

While I do think "anime"; in it's purest form IS distinctly different than Western cartoons (the classic bead of sweat, the "ooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" moments, etc); I DON'T think making a seperate category for "anime" when most people are going to list Studio Ghibli films (which I don't consider "anime"; since "anime" means far more than "drawn by Asian people"). If that makes sense?

[Simbob4000]

I believe the original theatrical release of Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust was in English. That also speaks to Kawajiri's crossover appeal.

Speaking of that, Vampire Hunter D falls into the other category of Yoshiaki Kawajiri movies: Ones based on books by Hideyuki Kikuchi.