re: Who has the superior catalog of animated films- Disney or Studio Ghibli?

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That's essentially what I'm asking. You can't completely throw out volume as a criteria, but I'm asking which catalog is better pound for pound

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It seems like it might be Ghibli in this case, but since I've only seen five of their movies -- I went through a list on-line and hadn't even heard of half of them -- I'd mainly be going off reputation. But pound for pound is also flawed. In honor of the "The Godfather" discussion recently (AMC airing them seems to be the catalyst) I'd say John Cazale is the single most successful actor in history, pound for pound. He only has 5 full-length movies to his name: Dog Day Afternoon, The Conversation, The Godfathers I & II, and Deer Hunter. Every single one of them is considered a masterpiece. But he's clearly not the most successful actor of all time, so we need to insert a caveat for the pound for pound criterion too.