In talking to my friends, and reading the responses here, I guess I'm in the (vast) minority that wasn't all that thrilled with Mononoke. Tha animation was top drawer, but the story was...flat. A film-school (read-hates anime) friend of mine saw it and loved it. The only other anime he liked was Ninja Scroll. I figured it was because of the reconizable voice actors outta Hollywood. That said, though I appreciate it, it will not likely find it's way into the DVD collection. But my opinion again is in the wee minority. I'd even recommend it to peole who want to watch anime as it seems to have a broad reach. Like 'Friends'.