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Jan 18, 2022 9:26 AM
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ok i don't understand the ending at all chihuru just left without haku can someone explain it to me and is there a book for this series then can someone say the name of the book is it a manga or light novel or something else so i can understand the ending
Jan 18, 2022 9:39 AM
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BhuvanSiesta said:
ok i don't understand the ending at all chihuru just left without haku can someone explain it to me and is there a book for this series then can someone say the name of the book is it a manga or light novel or something else so i can understand the ending
As far as I know, she “left” the spirit realm… And Haku is already “dead”, as the river had dried up… they might be able to meet again, but yeah, the ending was quite open ended
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Jan 18, 2022 11:33 AM
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Itsumo_Issho said:
BhuvanSiesta said:
ok i don't understand the ending at all chihuru just left without haku can someone explain it to me and is there a book for this series then can someone say the name of the book is it a manga or light novel or something else so i can understand the ending
As far as I know, she “left” the spirit realm… And Haku is already “dead”, as the river had dried up… they might be able to meet again, but yeah, the ending was quite open ended


To expand on this, Haku is "dead" insofar that he is unable to enter the human realm as his river was destroyed, but he is still very much alive otherwise. We also know that Chihuru is able to return to the spirit realm as well, as they mention visiting.

When the family returns to the car it is implied that they spent quite some time in the spirit realm; there is a covering of twigs and leaves on the car and the road they where on is overgrown.
Jan 18, 2022 12:17 PM
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It’s all about Japanese belief in spirits, sort of a Shinto inspired film, if you ask me.
U should check out the Miyazaki documentary, there is a seen in the film where he is talking/greeting the “residents” or spirits in his home studio, it’s pretty f-ing awesome :)
Jan 19, 2022 8:13 AM
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It's a anime only film none of Gibli Studio animes are mangas or light novels but there are movie comics which is just the film put into a book.
Jan 19, 2022 11:21 AM
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Kiwixxx7 said:
It's a anime only film none of Gibli Studio animes are mangas or light novels but there are movie comics which is just the film put into a book.
Whisper of the Heart is based on a manga and both Howl's Moving Castle and Tales of Earthsea are based on books
Jan 25, 2022 8:31 AM
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There is an interesting theory that Haku is actually the dead older brother of Chihiro who had saved her from drowing when she was little but in the process he died and got reborn as a River spirit. Here is a link to an article that expands on it:

https://soranews24.com/2022/01/25/haku-is-chihiros-dead-brother-studio-ghibli-fans-blown-away-by-spirited-away-theory/
IshitatesoJan 27, 2022 8:42 PM
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Jan 27, 2022 8:12 PM
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Ishitateso said:
There is an interesting theory that Haku is actually the dead older brother of Chihiro who had saved her from drowing when she was little but in the process he died and got reborn as a River spirit. Here is a link to an article that expands on it:

ttps://soranews24.com/2022/01/25/haku-is-chihiros-dead-brother-studio-ghibli-fans-blown-away-by-spirited-away-theory/


OmFingG that is so heart wrenching, I don’t think it’s true, as, I believe the story is closely related to the Japanese belief in spirits being everywhere or Shinto, but yea, that is a sad mf theory.

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