Miyazaki isn't that great. And this is coming from a person who has seen and owns every single Miyazaki movie (and Ghibli films) produced. I can name series that are just better ... Monster, Kenshina OVA (1-4), Hikaru no Go, GTO, Gundam Seed S1, Azumanga Daioh, Kaleido Star, 12 Kingdoms, KGNE, FMA, etc ... I mean Mononoke Hime, Nausicca, Spirited Away, Howl's moving castle are all decent .. but really lack depth ... the endings always seem rushed ... I think Miyazaki usually wins people over with Joe Hisaishi's OSTs and really high production value animation