I agree that it isn't all cutsie. Princess Mononoke involved giant boars desolving into blood and bones, peoples' heads and arms being shot or bitten off, as well as monsters gushing out blood and gore. Castle in the Sky includes LOTS of guns. Spirited Away includes a Dragon/Spirit bleeding to death because of a curse. all three of these were made by Hayou Mayazaki but he works with Disney so it counts in my book.
