Completed Anime
Princess Mononoke

“Cursed prince seeks cure amid war between Iron Town and forest spirits, striving for harmony.”

Princess Mononoke

8.67
83 rank · 1,383,904 viewers · 24,288 favorites
Action Adventure Award Winning Fantasy
1 episodes · 2 hr 13 min min · Studio Ghibli · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Cursed prince seeks cure amid war between Iron Town and forest spirits, striving for harmony.

When an Emishi village is attacked by a fierce demon boar, the young prince Ashitaka puts his life at stake to defend his tribe. With its dying breath, the beast curses the prince's arm, granting him demonic powers while gradually siphoning his life away. Instructed by the village elders to travel westward for a cure, Ashitaka arrives at Tatara, the Iron Town, where he finds himself embroiled in a fierce conflict: Lady Eboshi of Tatara, promoting constant deforestation, stands against Princess San and the sacred spirits of the forest, who are furious at the destruction brought by the humans. As the opposing forces of nature and mankind begin to clash in a desperate struggle for survival, Ashitaka attempts to seek harmony between the two, all the while battling the latent demon inside of him. Princess Mononoke is a tale depicting the connection of technology and nature, while showing the path to harmony that could be achieved by mutual acceptance.

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8.6 /10

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96% recommend
Score distribution
median 9 mode 10 σ 1.68
1510
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σ 1.68 · some divergence

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The polarity gap

5.1 pts

Recommenders 9.1 · others 4.0

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↓ 1.39

Running avg · Jan 2008 → May 2026

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A Movie Production

Studio Ghibli.
in association with

Tokuma Shoten · Nippon Television Network

  • Format 1 × 133′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 2h 13m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 1997 – ongoing
  • Source Movie media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-0143 catalog

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