Studio Ghibli has weathered surprisingly few genuine critical disappointments across its four-decade history. It’s a studio best known for anime masterpieces, which is why calling a Studio Ghibli movie "bad" almost feels like a contradiction. Image: Studio GhibliOn rankings of Studio Ghibli's catalog, Tales from Earthsea almost always lands at or near the bottom of the list. The criticisms that greeted it two decades ago remain valid, and it still stands as one of Studio Ghibli's least successful features. Image: Studio GhibliImage: Studio GhibliImage: Studio GhibliImage: Studio GhibliImage: Studio GhibliClose Image: Studio GhibliImage: Studio GhibliImage: Studio GhibliImage: Studio GhibliImage: Studio GhibliDespite its limited mass appeal, Hayao Miyazaki himself still considers it worthy of praise.