Great anime - one of the better Miyazaki's

Rating: 8/10 (22 October 2005)

Had the chance to see "Castle in the Sky" - Tenku no shiro Rapyuta is excellent animation and one of the stronger entries for the Miyazaki productions. It has as usual excellent color and motion in the classic anime style. Especially enjoyed the flight to the castle and the early discoveries of the garden with the robot gardeners with grass growing on them. The pirates made good sidekicks; one thing I noticed was we were never really shown the bad guy/relative falling or dying - I guess it was assumed. I rate this anime right on par with Naussica....Tottoro will always be my favorite followed by Spirited Away. This one is not far behind though. Looking forward to seeing the remaining Miyazaki films I haven't seen.