Spirited Away continues Miyazaki's tradition of outstanding movies.

Rating: Null/10 (18 April 2004)

Miyazaki does not disappoint, once again.
After having seen Castle in the Sky and Mononoke-hime (Princess Mononoke), Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (Spirited Away) was a movie I approached with unfounded doubts. It did not seem appealing to me, as Mononoke-hime had, however once I had seen it I was convinced.
The artwork is, in my opinion, even better than in Mononoke-hime and the majority of other anime films that I have seen. It rightly deserves to be lauded as a work of art, and placed up with other famous movies such as Akira, Ninja Scrolls, Princess Mononoke, Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust and the others that have made Japanese anime so respected and well-recognized.

While the movie can come off as 'wierd' and 'strange' as friends have claimed, it has something for everyone. Magic, mystery, a wonderful plot, and two adorable comic relief characters in Boh the baby-turned-adorable-fat-mouse and his likewise transformed bird friend.
I recommend this movie to even those who generally are not inclined to watch anime.