Spirited Away is the greatest animated film ever made — and the only non-English-language film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Film. Chihiro's journey through the spirit world to rescue her parents is a masterclass in visual imagination, emotional intelligence and the art of allowing young audiences to encounter real fear and genuine growth through storytelling. The film's bathhouse setting, its cast of extraordinary characters (No-Face, Yubaba, Lin, the River Spirit), and Joe Hisaishi's sublime score create an experience that children return to at every age and find something new.

My Neighbour Totoro is the film that established Studio Ghibli's visual and emotional vocabulary — a gentle, magical story of two sisters who discover a giant forest spirit in their new country home. It has no villain. Nothing goes genuinely wrong. It is simply a film about childhood wonder, the magic of nature, and the comforting presence of protective creatures we can't fully explain. For young children it is perfect: rich with imagination, completely non-threatening, and filled with details that reward repeated viewing. The Totoro character has become one of the most iconic in animation history — the Studio Ghibli mascot and a symbol of everything the studio stands for.

Akira is one of the most important animated films ever made — the film that proved animation could tackle complex, adult themes with the sophistication of the best live-action cinema. Set in the dystopian Neo-Tokyo of 2019, it follows Tetsuo and Kaneda through a story of government conspiracy, psychic powers and urban rebellion. The animation was unprecedented in 1988 — fluid, detailed and expressive in ways that Western animation hadn't attempted. It directly influenced every major anime production that followed and remains the gold standard of cyberpunk animation. The 98types Akira poster captures the raw energy and bold visual aesthetic of this landmark film — perfect for older children, teenagers and anime-passionate adults.

Pom Poko is the Studio Ghibli film that most people haven't seen — and one of the most original. Directed by Isao Takahata (who also directed Grave of the Fireflies), it follows a colony of raccoon dogs (tanuki) who use their magical shape-shifting abilities to fight the suburban development destroying their forest home. The film manages to be simultaneously hilarious, genuinely sad, visually inventive and environmentally urgent — a combination that is classic Ghibli but in a register entirely different from Miyazaki's work. The tanuki's shape-shifting sequences are some of the most creative animation ever produced.

Whisper of the Heart is the only Studio Ghibli feature directed by Yoshifumi Kondō — and one of the most quietly perfect coming-of-age films ever made. It follows Shizuku, a bookish 14-year-old who dreams of becoming a writer and begins falling for a boy she's never met, only knowing him through the library cards in the books she borrows. The film is grounded in a realistic 1990s Tokyo, without fantasy elements, but it has all the visual warmth and emotional intelligence of the best Ghibli work. It is the ideal film for slightly older children who are beginning to think about who they might want to become.

Perfect Blue is a masterwork of psychological anime — directed by Satoshi Kon, who went on to create Millennium Actress and Paprika. It follows Mima, a pop idol who transitions to acting and begins to lose her grip on the boundary between her performing self and her real self. The film is intense, beautifully constructed and consistently unpredictable, with a narrative structure that influenced filmmakers from Darren Aronofsky (who bought the rights specifically to recreate a scene in Requiem for a Dream) to Christopher Nolan. It is emphatically not for young children — but for teenagers and older anime fans, it is one of the most important animated films ever made.

Pokémon is the highest-grossing media franchise of all time — over $150 billion across video games, trading cards, animated TV series, films, merchandise and theme parks. Since its Nintendo Game Boy debut in 1996, Pokémon has sold over 440 million video games worldwide and 43 billion trading cards. The animated series, which follows Ash Ketchum and Pikachu across multiple regions collecting and battling Pokémon, has run for over 1,200 episodes across more than 25 years. No other franchise in history has captured the attention of multiple generations simultaneously with the same consistent enthusiasm. The 98types Pokémon poster celebrates this extraordinary legacy in a format that works in any kids' room, gaming setup or anime fan's space.

Super Mario Bros is the best-selling video game franchise in history, with over 800 million copies sold across all titles. Shigeru Miyamoto's platform game, originally released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985, established virtually every convention that platformer games still follow today. The game's music — composed by Koji Kondo when he was 23 years old — is among the most recognisable music ever written: the overworld theme has been used in academic music education for its compositional brilliance, and has been performed by orchestras worldwide. The 98types Super Mario Bros theme song print features the actual musical notes printed on the poster — so children can identify the melody they know by heart on the page.

The Legend of Zelda is one of the most beloved video game franchises ever created — 40 years of fantasy adventure, puzzle-solving, exploration and music that has defined the gaming experience for multiple generations. The Great Fairy's Fountain theme is one of the most beautiful melodies Koji Kondo ever composed — a gentle, magical piece that plays when Link discovers a fairy fountain and receives an upgrade or blessing. It has been arranged for piano, orchestra, harp and guitar hundreds of times, and remains one of the most requested video game pieces by musicians worldwide. The 98types Zelda poster features this theme as sheet music, making it both a piece of gaming art and a musical reference.

Soul Eater is one of the most distinctive anime series of the 2000s — a dark fantasy action series set at the Death Weapon Meister Academy, where students train to become Death's Weapons by hunting corrupt souls and witches. The series is famous for its striking visual style (expressionist shadows, a sun with a grimacing face, a crescent moon that sweats blood), its imaginative world-building, and its memorable soundtrack. The Soul Resonance theme — the music that plays during the climactic battles when Meisters and Weapons achieve perfect synchronisation — is one of the great anime battle themes, combining orchestral tension with rock energy.

Colors of the Wind is the defining song from Disney's Pocahontas (1995) — and one of the finest songs Alan Menken ever composed for Disney. The film is loosely based on the historical figure of Pocahontas and addresses environmental themes with a directness unusual for Disney at the time: the land is alive, every creature has worth, the colonial impulse to own and exploit is challenged directly. The song won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, and its melody is one of the most recognisable in the Disney catalogue. The 98types Pocahontas Colors of the Wind sheet music print makes this Oscar-winning melody visible on your wall.

When You Wish Upon a Star is the most famous song in Disney history — the theme of Pinocchio (1940) that became the unofficial anthem of the entire Walt Disney Company. It plays over the production logo before every Disney film. It has been performed by virtually every major Disney artist. It won the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1941 and was ranked the seventh greatest song in film history by the American Film Institute. The sheet music version of this legendary melody on your child's wall connects them directly to 85 years of animation history — and to the most enduring expression of the wish-and-dream-and-work philosophy that Disney has always represented.