Coming in January is the third annual Ghibli Cup. This time From Up on Poppy Hill, which will be 10 years old in 2021, is the host.
In the same way as last year, there will be a qualifying stage in December to narrow down the numbers, and then the main tournament in January-February will have a group stage, quarter finals, semi finals and a final. Please see below for voting rules for the different stages. Everyone is welcome to participate!
Here is the schedule for Ghibli Cup 2021:
Qualifying stage: Saturday 5 December - Saturday 12 December
Draw for groups: Sunday 13 December
Last Ghibli Tavern Rankings update before the competition: some day after Thursday 17 December
Group stage (round 1): Sunday 10 January - Wednesday 13 January
Group stage (round 2): Wednesday 13 January - Saturday 16 January
Quarter finals 1 and 2: Tuesday 19 January - Friday 22 January
Quarter finals 3 and 4: Saturday 23 January - Tuesday 26 January
Semi finals: Friday 29 January - Monday 1 February
Final: Friday 5 February - Monday 8 February
WINNER: Whisper of the Heart
Rules and other details can be found below, and you can ask questions in the discussion thread.
Group stage: Sunday 10 January - Saturday 16 January
LITERATURE CLUB GROUP Laputa: Castle in the Sky 11pts
From Up on Poppy Hill 10pts
The Tale of Princess Kaguya 8pts
Ocean Waves 7pts
ARCHAEOLOGY CLUB GROUP Spirited Away 13pts
My Neighbour Totoro 9pts
Porco Rosso 7pts
The Cat Returns 1pt
PHILOSOPHY CLUB GROUP When Marnie Was There 15pts
Princess Mononoke 10pts*
Kiki's Delivery Service 10pts*
Howl's Moving Castle 7pts
*Princess Mononoke is above Kiki's Delivery Service because it has more first-choice votes.
CHEMISTRY CLUB GROUP Whisper of the Heart 14pts*
Only Yesterday 14pts*
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind 5pts
Grave of the Fireflies 3pts
*Whisper of the Heart is above Only Yesterday because it has more first-choice votes.
Quarter finals: Tuesday 19 January - Tuesday 26 January
Quarter final 1 Laputa: Castle in the Sky 2 v 3 My Neighbour Totoro
Quarter final 3 Spirited Away 2 v 2 From Up on Poppy Hill*
*Spirited Away wins the tiebreaker because it had more points in the group stage.
Quarter final 4 Whisper of the Heart 3 v 1 Princess Mononoke
Semi finals: Friday 29 January - Monday 1 February
Semi final 1 My Neighbour Totoro 2 v 2 When Marnie Was There*
*When Marnie Was There wins the tiebreaker because it won by a bigger margin in the quarter finals.
Semi final 2 Spirited Away 0 v 4 Whisper of the Heart