It's always so interesting watching people who have ZERO knowledge of Asian mythology she didn't even know what an Asian dragon looked like. It's like one big fever dream 😂 great video
I mean, english translation sucks at times too. For example, after "stink spirit" goes away, Yubaba directly says to Chihiro "it was a famous river master" in the original instead of "this spirit is rich and powerful". That makes us understand that bicycle and all garbage inside was actually all stuff people threw in the river at some point. Great commentary on pollution. It also makes a parallel at Haku being a dragon and, therefore, hints at him being a river spirit too. That meaning is completely lost in english translation.
This Anime it’s one of my most favorite I’ve watch it many times over the years.. And I think People need to be more patient and a little more understanding with them yes they were kinda saying wrong stuff and maybe don’t understand everything or weird for them. But that’s what their doing watching something they've never seen before. Learning watching it for the first time trying to understand at least.. And showing interest and starting their anime journey we all started at one point..😊✌️
You get really emotional at ending when you understand the different themes throughout. For me personally Chihiro looking back at the end always gets me. To me it represents leaving her childhood behind, she relied on her parents for everything which is normal for kid. But after going through everything she is no longer the helpless kid. She leaves something magical behind and I feel like that is part of growing up as well. Knowing we will never be same as we move from one stage of life to the next. Its sad and beautiful.
Most Miyasaki's movie are the opposite of Disney, Disney want adult to stay children forever, while Ghildbi's are usualy about the loss of child's innocence.
I do recommend showing this to children. It tells really great life lessons in a unique way, which I think will stick more with them into their adulthood. I watched this movie when it came out and I was Chihiro's age, and I think it really shaped me as a person and broaden my perspective of the world ❤
I have the same experience. It is a movie that I to this day, have rewatched the most times and it's not even close. At this point it could be easily over 20 rewatches. Spirited Away just never gets old to me. It truly is one of a kind movie. If I ever have children I will definitely be showing them Spirited Away. The animation and art is just gorgeous. And the train scene is one of the most beautiful movie scenes I have ever seen, probably just the most beautiful ❤
yes!! I watched Ghibli movies and this one especially shaped me as a kid. I wanted to be like Chihiro, I spent months scrubbing the floor and doing chores much to my mother's pleasure haha
I wish I could have done that. I was 20 when I first saw the movie and I immediately felt like it would have been a huge benefit for me if I had watched it earlier.
No-face takes on the personality of those around him (or those he consumes) which is why when surrounded by the greedy workers of the bathhouse he is corrupted and turned into a monster obsessed with Chihiro like they were obsessed with gold. Once outside the bathhouse he returns to his usual passive self.
the movie acutally hits harder as an adult, and as explained by miyazaki, the guy behind the studio ghibli movies, it's basically a metaphor for adulthood. we are stuck in the same cycle of work, slaving away for corporations, slowly forgetting who we truly are. The movie is his way of urging us to remember what truly matters in life besides money and materialistic things. please watch more studio ghibli mvoies, recommend howls moving castel, another classic studio ghibli movie
The Radish Spirit is so big because he's a daikon radish. They're like the Godzilla of radishes, a staple in Japanese cuisine. Look them up, you'll be amazed. The spirit who turned out not to be a stink spirit was the guardian spirit of a river, and apparently a very important one. He came in affected by pollution, i.e. all that sludge and garbage. Chihiro helped him get cleansed, and he rewarded her with a ball of some traditional herbal medicine. Haku turns out also to be a river guardian, but his river was destroyed, leaving him homeless. They're both dragons. Asian dragons are often associated with bodies of water. Yubaba's bathhouse serves all spirits. Some are friendly like the Radish Spirit, and some are dangerous like No Face. The flying paper daggers are classic Asian magic. Paper and writing are significant symbols in Asian cultures, and feature prominently in folklore and magic. I find the Baby interesting. I think he's actually a spirit of good luck, and when they say Yubaba is his mother, I wonder about that. I suspect she might just have "adopted" him for his magical power. That would be why she tells him he'll get sick if he ever leaves his room. Chihiro's parents were pretty cavalier with family safety - her dad especially - dude, seriously, don't chase every shiny object. But I suspect they actually fell under a spell when they started eating the food. The way they were digging in was really out of control. It seemed unnatural. Also, Chihiro might be able to talk about her experiences if she makes friends who are into Shinto, the animist religion of Japan. All the spirits at the bathhouse are Shinto spirits. The Japanese audiences probably recognized most of the background characters in the movie. Shinto has a tradition of young kids developing the ability to see spirits in the normal world, which they usually grow out of. Teenage girls traditionally serve as shrine attendants called miko at temples and festivals. I can see Chihiro running into spirits again in the human world and even becoming a miko when she's a bit older. I like to think she'll meet Haku again when she's older, in human form once he finds his way in life. Finally, good point about whether they were reported missing. I've often wondered about that.
Majd találkoznak Hakuval, ha Chihiro meghal idős korában. Akkor már ő is a szellemek világához tartozik majd, és Haku várni fogja. De addig Chihiro úgy éli le az életét, hogy nem emlékszik a szellemek világában történtekre.
I feel like the dub, as good as it is, does fumble some things, like revealing Haku as the dragon much earlier, or Yubaba just talking about how rich the river spirit is instead of actually mentioning it's a river spirit to Chihiro and the audience, that way we can understand that real life happenings affect spirits that represent specific things so then later we understand better why Haku wasn't able to find home and got himself into business with Yubaba instead. But an understanding of Japanese mythology is required, at least the basics to truly appreciate the details of the film, so maybe even with those extra tidbits it wouldn't be as obvious to outside audiences. And about your Chihiro becomig a miko idea I love that!! Considering the city wasn't too far from the road shrines and the two faced statues I like to believe Chihiro didn't have too hard of a time fitting in with at least a small group of kids or maybe neighbors, she seems like the kind of girl to make small talk with the granny in line at the store.
What you guys said about Yubaba sounding like Russian folklore, she’s intentionally inspired by Baba Yaga the witch of a Russian fairytale. Good ear catching the similarities in the names there 👍
So what they thought was a Stink Spirit was actually a Ancient River Spirit whom was polluted by people over time, so the thorn was actually all the trash people dumped in the river over time. Hiyao Miyazaki said he got the idea when he helped volunteer to clean a river in his home town and saw the effects of pollution first hard. So a lot of what happens in this film is based in some way real events in his life.
Yeah, they directly spell it in the original. English translation for some reason outright changes the phrase "it was a famous river spirit" to "this spirit is rich and powerful", which sucks and makes all meaning of the scene lost.
Idk, i think it's a slightly less interesting but similar fantasy film, they should do a more real-life tale that fits them more like MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO or KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE. Those makes Ghibli feel vary but also more relatable
I was Chihiro's age when this movie hit the cinema! I remember my mum taking me to see it and whilst it *terrified* her, I was completely unafraid and spellbound since I was such a little mythology nerd 😊 I begged her to take me again but she refused, leaving me to wait until I moved out and get my own copy!
So something else i find fun with the English Localization is the ending dialogue between the father and Chihiro. In the original Japanese dub there's no dialogue when their leaving the entrance but in the English Dub the father asks if Chihiro's gonna be all right and Chihiro responds "I think I can handle it" such a great ending line for everything her character went through.
I think it makes sense from a western film perspective. But the reason there is no line there is because the story was more about Chihiro gaining agency.
It’s funny watching them approach this movie with logic and reason when this is all supposed to be a metaphor for growing up and entering the adult world. I guess becoming parents makes you approach everything pragmatically
It does seem like a drug trip. At least before you learn about japanese folklore and/or really consider the symbolisms. Im still learning new things that make this movie feel even more special to me. I'm really happy you guys watched this with us.
I think i watched this movie when i was around 7 or 8. I remember the pig part really scared me, but i definitely remember the fact that it was scary but she was able to make everything fine by persevering. I also remember feeling that it was sad but not outright, like graduation, you can be happy, proud, excited, but sad at the same time. A lot of Ghibli movies have a melancholic feeling to them.
u need to forgive why the that frog girl switches her mood a lot. She was just pretending to be uninterested, but deep down she was probably really impressed and proud of her for surviving this long. Dont forget the whole time she was trying to teach her respect by telling the human to say thank you to the old spider grandpa, to helping her get the job from the witch by leading her the way there. In japanese culture, it is natural for people who are older than you to talk strict with younger ones so that they learn to have manner and respect. It's actually kinda cute the frog girl breaks character to actually express her actual emotion of happiness when she sees the human behind the layer of "mean attitude"
I think Stephanie is taking it from the perspective of a mom for me this was my childhood a world full of spirits and magic. Miyazaki really is a unique story teller.The art style was loved by so many when you consider you are sitting in 2024 and this film came out in 2001.This story and production was before it's time. I recommend you to watch ponyo next
I mean as much as that seems interesting to us, would it really be a good idea to request that? Some people just don't handle angst well, and I'd like to spare them.
Here's some fun lore about Spirited Away and Miyazaki (often called the Disney of Japan by Western media, although he HATES Disney): Spirited Away is more of a fable than a fairy tale. No Face: Is a sort of controversial figure in the West, but he is literally a tabula rasa. He exhibited all the main traits of people he ate. The Frog was Envy. The Manager was Gluttony. The fish girl was Desire for Praise. Why did he eat the first guy... who knows. Every person int he bath-house is NOT HUMAN. The majority of women were fish. Miyazaki wrote Spirited Away for a demographic of girls that he felt has been ignored by media - the Tween demographic. Many of Miyazaki's films include themes of anti-commercialism, and ecological balance. Most people love Miyazaki because he deliberately eschews the conventions of villains and heroes, focusing more on realism that people are both good and bad. The one movie that nearly all Ghibli fans love is Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime) Most of this movie is based on Japanese folklore; they are mostly animists (everything has a spirit, and spirits that have lots of adherents can become gods.) For instance, a USB drive is a spirit. Children in Japan are trained from a very young age to be independent. It's not uncommon to see 4-6 year old taking public transit or walking to neighbourhood places on their own..
However he feels about Disney, they were the company that convinced him to let them dub his movies after he swore never to allow that again after the first, DISASTROUS dubbing of Nausicaa. And I think they do a good job. They agreed to let him have final say over everything. He agreed and now every dub that comes out is through Disney.
when Chihiro offers river spirit's pill to pigs, all the pigs nod for that chance; while afterward Chihiro made friends with all the bathhouse staffs(saved them from noface), those ten staff in the exam all shook their head, so that Chihiro knows there isn't her parents those pigs. Its about a story of growth, you help people, and people that is not friendly at the first could be your friend at the end, even yobaba.
32:22 That Big Baby is voiced by renowned voice actress Tara Strong 🤔 51:38 Yes, Chihiro/Sen is the same voice actress as Lilo (from Stitch) - Daveigh Chase. It's a Disney dub, so they use their starlets 😁 The Stink Spirit is actually a River Spirit who got polluted by human waste. It's based on real rivers in Japan where people throw away trash bicycles. Hayao Miyazaki is an environmentalist.
Those are the yokai from japanese supernatural are part of their culture. Some yokai can be disguise as human if they wish to be. Some yokai can be bad and good. Spirit away is pretty relatable toward adulthood. Like example, yubaba took chihiro's named and change into sin, it's similar to our real world that people who are a great standard level than other and make other lose their identity of being work with them. It's a toxic relationship woking with people no matter their job that are good and bad. Haku use a positive word toward chihiro to cheer her and let her eat. Moral of the story: when rude people treat you, despite it, we brush it off instead we're kind to them until they felt guilt inside and say apologize to them for what they did. It is a human thing to do than avoid all problem behind in reality and the world would never be better.
btw there was a really good fanfic "Spirited Away 2: Return to the Spirit World" As to Gibli movies, imo Laputa: castle in the sky, Howl's moving castle and Mononoke Princess is an absolute MUST WATCH You may also really enjoy 'Wolf Children: Ame and Yuki' cause it is basically about raising children you need to watch it asap
What do you mean by "Are you tired of it?" The plot of the movie is that the place that the heroine's family has entered is a place that only gods can enter, and living people are not allowed to enter. The heroine's parents will turn into pigs because they eat food from the vendors and are cursed by the old witch of the hot spring hotel to turn into pigs. Do you understand?
They don’t understand much of any anime. A lot of it is to capitalize on people who watch anime reactors by saying “Woah guys!” Or “that’s cool!!”… they rarely understand the nuance of Japanese storytelling nor do they care enough to research and seem super shallow from what I’ve seen tbh
Lol, way back when, Spirited Away was my first Region-2 untranslated DVD imported directly from Japan, in order to test my then-brand new expensive PC DVD burner drive (whopping 4x speed!) that can be patched to become region-free (remember when DVDs were fresh and had region restrictions) 🤣 Plus, there were rumors that Disney (t'was during the landmark Disney-Tokuma deal when they had the home video rights) printed the DVD video with some red tint haze, so wanted to check it out and have something to compare to when the film was screened in the movie theaters 🤔
Almost every east-asian kids grown up in the 90s had watched Spirited Away, and I would say watching it when you were a kid was EYES-OPENING, and for me it's always a COMFY film for some reason, it has some vibes that's so clam and nostalgia and kind, to me watching Spirited Away is like relive the best part of your childhood for 2 hours. 😭
Sometimes life is too complicated to control. All you can do is do your best at your own little job, be kind to those around you, and trust in the people that are trying to help. Jihiro trusts that the river spirit gave her that thing for a purpose. She is kind to No-Face and trusts him to be kind in return. The actual mechanics of the world are supposed to be beyond our understanding. This is old school fantasy where you are not the magician and can't become one. You're amongst powers far greater than you and yet that doesn't make you powerless.
The way I interpret the human like people are that they are just other spirits that take human like appearances. Because Haku is a dragon river spirit but takes on the appearance of a human boy
right, the most popular theory is that Lin is a kitsune. Which kinda makes sense, nobody in the spirit realm is human even tho they seem like it, shapeshifting is common in Asian mythology.
I'm so excited for this!! Spirited Away is probably my favorite movie of all time, I remember watching it as a kid and just falling in love with it immediately
haha, they just accidentally set it up that way. If you check other videos its set correctly. Also, I wouldn't have figured out what tree that was until you pointed this out; and now I know that the tree is a plum tree, and not cherry blossom
Edo era bathhouses were also purveyors of prostitution. No-Face's interest in Chihiro is quite sinister at first. He represents loneliness; he's trying to fill his loneliness with consumption and hedonism. He's later cured of his loneliness, and consequently his greed, when Chihiro and Zeniba actually befriend him.
Amazing reaction!! I def recommend "Howl's Moving Castle" as the next Studio Ghibli movie (Christian Bale and Billy Crystal are some of the dub voice actors in it). Thanks for sharing your reactions!
be aware that we must always put the warning with the recommendation, not everyone can enjoy something with sexual assault, drug abuse, child pornography, etc. I love Banana Fish but I'm always careful when recommending it.
they just look like humans but they're not , they're spirits ps: Yubaba and her twin sister remind me of the Grimm fairytale "mother Holle" ("Frau Holle" in german) , they both represent the same character. If you know that fairytale then you'll notice the reference .
Compared to most western mythologies, Asian mythology is complicated. Every type of supernatural being has it's own rules and some individuals have their own on top. Magic has rules, but they are not always clear cut. The same goes for the deals some make. On top of that, some beings are quite mortal and/or physical, while others are near godlike and yet vulnerable. So yes, complicated. Ghibli movies usually have more than one message in them. You might not get all of them, but even if you get none of them, you can still have a good time watching them. One thing people seem to have forgotten what an adventure is and why they are good for kids. How do you expect growing up works? You have a birthday and suddenly you are an adult? You have to learn to deal with the bad sides of the world long before then and adventure stories can be very helpful. Sure, an adventure can be scary, suspenseful and challenging, but dealing with that helps at growing up. And don't forget, adventure stories allow us to lie to ourselves. We can always say 'it's just a story'. Adventure stories also lie to us, because adventures are supposed to have a happy ending. You can take up an adventure story with the knowledge that no matter what's on the way, there will be a happy end. After a while you realize that the world outside isn't like that, but having learned to deal with the trials of an adventure, makes it easier to deal with that harsh truth. Or you can keep your kid in a room until it miraculously turns into an adult one morning. P.S. Sure, you should make sure that your kid doesn't get things that are not appropriate for their age, but take a really good look at what you think is appropriate. 'Spirited away' is rated 'PG'. If your kid can't handle that at an age where it understands the story, I'd say it's already behind in the growing up department. If you think differently, that's your prerogative. It's your kid and your responsibility after all.
No face is no one, he's the reflection of his surroundings. to Chihiro he was nice, to the bath house people he was greedy and toxic, to Zeniba he was a helping hand... And for the medicine, Chihiro took a bite for herself before, the bitter taste made her freak out, and it's something herbal medicines are known for in Asia. As for all the people in the bath house, they're spirits, all of them for what i know... Slug women, frog men, they're associated with japanese folklore and myths, and their purpose is very well represented. =) As for why Kamaji didn't use the tickets... He probably forgot his name too.
Something about Miyazaki movies is that they always include some sort of environmentalist or anti-war themes. I watched Ghibli movies a lot as a kid (especially castle in the sky and Kiki’s delivery service), but this was always one of the hardest to get through because of how scary it was. The first time I remember watching all the way until the end was when we watched it in my 3rd grade class (I couldn’t chicken out in front of my entire class).
@@ablekwok9130‼️Everyone locates the series faster with their original names‼️ I don't know why they have the bad habit of translating everything, seriously what is the need to do that 😒
‼️Everyone locates the series faster with their original names‼️ I don't know why they have the bad habit of translating everything, seriously what is the need to do that
One of the best parts of the movie is the ending credit music, and almost no one listens to it. It is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have EVER heard. You HAVE to binge Studio Ghibli. Dubbed (Disney versions only) or subtitled. But be careful. Thy are all excellent but in style very different. Grave of the Fireflies is GORGEOUS but will rip out your heart. Whisper of the Heart is one of my favorites...a very sweet coming of age story. Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Tototro and here I prefer subtitled) is a sweet children's story. Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa is a futuristic, post apocalyptic environmentalist movie. Four of their movies kind of are a series, informally. All are based in roughly the same area of Japan. Totoro is based when it was still rural. Pom Poco is about the development of the area for East Tokyo from the eyes of the animals displaced with strong mythological aspects. Whisper of the Heart is based in the same area after development and follows the life of teenagers in a among the "Concrete Roads." Finally, The Cat Returns is based on a story written by one of the characters in Whisper of the Heart and is pure fantasy. A note about the names. The "chi" in "Chihiro" is the Chinese character for 1000. But it also can be pronounced "sen." So Yubaba took away her name leaving her only with "Sen." Another note: The train that they take has the characters meaning "Middle Path." I assume this is a nod to Buddhism. Most of the plot is based on Shinto religion but Buddhism also is recognized.
Daikon radishes are like people size almost. them mofos are big ass root veggies. also the workers are transformed animals. since humans are useful servants with no claws they were transformed with human features. the men are frogs, the women are slugs, Lynn and a probably a few of the smaller ones are transformed weasels. it was in the spirited away art book. since they are animals human smell is bad too them. the stink spirit came from when Hyao Mizaki helped clear a stream and it was stagnant and gross. he and and a few others found a bike there and they pulled it out, a ton of crap came with it allowing it to flow again. he uses a lot of environmental themes. you'll see it in Ponyo too if you ever review it. oh I think the little paper things are called Shikigami. they're little servants made from paper. not unlike Golems. The word you were looking for is rehabilitation
It is a very whimsical movie (won an Oscar btw), Miyazaki loves incorporating strange creatures in his stories but he also managed to weave in some amazing messages. Even his movies released in the 90s heavily touch on the human impact on the environment and are relevant today. I highly recommend Castle in the Sky which also revolves around 2 young kids.
Ghibli recommendations (my favs) 2) Secret World of Arrietty 🏠 3) Whisper of the Heart 💙 1) Spirited Away 🐉 you guys already watched it 🙂 Honorable mentions: - Kiki's delivery service 🪄 - Grave of the fireflies 🥺 (you cannot watch it twice. It is truly once in a lifetime experience) - Porco Rosso 🐽
Based on the information that ghibli studio gives, Haku is actually her brother, he saved her when she was little, but Haku died saving her. That’s why at the beginning Chihiro‘s mother doesn’t really looked into her eyes and acting bit cool most of the time, because she can’t let go of Haku’s death
I think lin was a human and similar to chihiro got stuck there but could remember her real name so couldn’t leave Or they made her look more human as she has a larger role so to have the audience relate to her abit more
Las escenas finales de esta película siempre me hace sentir como "despertar de un sueño". Lo que me pone melancólico y las emociones llegan a mis ojos.
Honestly... If you wanna watch another one i think there are few wrong choices. Maybe not Grave of the fireflies. Perhaps not Pom Poco, yet. But I agree with the commenters who suggest to vary the order in a way to not front load all the high-fantasy. 😊
i remember like 90% of people who all watched this was all children.. it was kinda scary but idk for some reason i loved it.. as it holds so much folklore in it
I always wondered how much time had passed in the real world while the events of the movie took place. In the beginning the entrance to the theme park was bright and colorful and when they leave it’s all dull and overgrown with the ivy on the wall. Plus the state of the car.
You might want to watch Laputa the castle in the sky, kiki's delivery service, and my neighbour totoro since they tend to reference this movies in some animes.
thanks for the awesome reaction video guys, this movie is indeed a popular classic. For more great anime, I highly recommend u check out Overlord, Hinamatsuri, Campfire cooking isekai, Restaurant to Another World, The Devil is a part-timer, DeathMarch in another world, as well as other classic Studio Ghibli movies too : )
I have a co-worker, he’s about 60+ years old I always bring new movies at the office. So fellow co-workers can watch during lunch break And times when I didn’t bring new movie This guy always re-watch Ponyo on his PC 😂 I ask why, he said this movie is relaxing
@@Misaki_Mei504 I was gonna troll and call u a hater, but I will admit the mc voice is mad squeaky lmaoo But even then, there are little girls that sound like that in real life, out of 8 billion people in the world, there’s gotta be
@@fajarkurniawan9434 no cap bro that’s dope as fuck. Tell him to watch your name, I just watched it for the first time a few months ago, it’s not studio ghibli I don’t think, but it’s still very good and wholesome
I watched the movie when I was really young, I just watched it and found it weird, nothing special really... But then I watch it again now that I'm quite a bit older... and oh man... this movie is so much more than just what the surface shows... I love Ghibli for that.
Also, you don’t know sad until you’ve watched Grave of the Fireflies. Let me give a bit of preface, it’s based on the author’s real experiences. I won’t say more than that.
not on the creator of the movie but on an author's own experience when writing the story that serves as source material, people might think you're referring to Miyazaki. The author of this story is Nosaka Akiyuki.
As an asian, it's crazy to think there are people who've never even heard of Studio Ghibli. It's like the equivalent of someone never hearing about Star Wars to me.
I'm always more of a fan of sub than dub, but Spirited Away does well with it all things considered. Glad to see you guys delving into Ghibli movies and curious to see what route this takes you down with them :) Howl's Moving Castle is a great follow up, although I always like to recommend Castle in the Sky and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (although technically Nausicaa came before the creation of the studio!) for some more lesser known options to consider. Princess Mononoke is my personal favorite but may be a bit much to jump right to haha
"Sen" means "1,000" in Japanese. Yubaba stole Chihiro's name and replaced it with a number; she is just one of thousands of disposable workers. The "humanoids" in the bathhhouse are yōkai, otherworldly spirits. The female workers are slugs, the male kitchen staff are frogs, Kamaji is a spider, Lin is a weasle etc. Basically they're the spirits of animals you'd find near a real world bathhouse. Haku and the "stink spirit" are river gods. Haku's river was destroyed, leaving him homeless. The "stink spirit's" river was polluted so he went yo the bathhhouse to cleanse himself. Dragons are river spirits in East Asian tradition. Cleanliness is a core tenant of Shinto practices. The mortal realm is full of "impurities" that can pollute sacred groumds including illness, garbage, menstrual blood, and dead bodies. Purification/cleansing rituals are oft performed before entering shrines; likewise, Yubaba's bathhouse is where gods and spirits go to cleanse themselves of mortal impurities
Funny, this is one of the few anime with what I'd call a good dub. In fact, this is one of the minuscule amounts of anime I consider the Dub to get the point across even better than the subs. And believe me, I usually hate dubs.
@@jasonfurumetarualkemisto5917 One of the best dubs there is, still not up to par with the original imo. The original voices are the ones the creator of the film chose as he made it, that's how he wanted it to sound, I always feel like dubs are a slightly disrespectful in itself, unless it's for people who literally can't read
It's always so interesting watching people who have ZERO knowledge of Asian mythology she didn't even know what an Asian dragon looked like. It's like one big fever dream 😂 great video
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I only knew because of Shenlong
I mean, english translation sucks at times too.
For example, after "stink spirit" goes away, Yubaba directly says to Chihiro "it was a famous river master" in the original instead of "this spirit is rich and powerful".
That makes us understand that bicycle and all garbage inside was actually all stuff people threw in the river at some point. Great commentary on pollution. It also makes a parallel at Haku being a dragon and, therefore, hints at him being a river spirit too.
That meaning is completely lost in english translation.
This Anime it’s one of my most favorite I’ve watch it many times over the years.. And I think People need to be more patient and a little more understanding with them yes they were kinda saying wrong stuff and maybe don’t understand everything or weird for them. But that’s what their doing watching something they've never seen before. Learning watching it for the first time trying to understand at least.. And showing interest and starting their anime journey we all started at one point..😊✌️
You get really emotional at ending when you understand the different themes throughout. For me personally Chihiro looking back at the end always gets me. To me it represents leaving her childhood behind, she relied on her parents for everything which is normal for kid. But after going through everything she is no longer the helpless kid. She leaves something magical behind and I feel like that is part of growing up as well. Knowing we will never be same as we move from one stage of life to the next. Its sad and beautiful.
Most Miyasaki's movie are the opposite of Disney, Disney want adult to stay children forever, while Ghildbi's are usualy about the loss of child's innocence.
I do recommend showing this to children. It tells really great life lessons in a unique way, which I think will stick more with them into their adulthood. I watched this movie when it came out and I was Chihiro's age, and I think it really shaped me as a person and broaden my perspective of the world ❤
I have the same experience. It is a movie that I to this day, have rewatched the most times and it's not even close. At this point it could be easily over 20 rewatches. Spirited Away just never gets old to me. It truly is one of a kind movie. If I ever have children I will definitely be showing them Spirited Away.
The animation and art is just gorgeous. And the train scene is one of the most beautiful movie scenes I have ever seen, probably just the most beautiful ❤
yes!! I watched Ghibli movies and this one especially shaped me as a kid. I wanted to be like Chihiro, I spent months scrubbing the floor and doing chores much to my mother's pleasure haha
I wish I could have done that. I was 20 when I first saw the movie and I immediately felt like it would have been a huge benefit for me if I had watched it earlier.
No-face takes on the personality of those around him (or those he consumes) which is why when surrounded by the greedy workers of the bathhouse he is corrupted and turned into a monster obsessed with Chihiro like they were obsessed with gold. Once outside the bathhouse he returns to his usual passive self.
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And now that he is with Zeniba he will probably take on her best parts, which is well.. everything about her
the movie acutally hits harder as an adult, and as explained by miyazaki, the guy behind the studio ghibli movies, it's basically a metaphor for adulthood. we are stuck in the same cycle of work, slaving away for corporations, slowly forgetting who we truly are. The movie is his way of urging us to remember what truly matters in life besides money and materialistic things. please watch more studio ghibli mvoies, recommend howls moving castel, another classic studio ghibli movie
The Radish Spirit is so big because he's a daikon radish. They're like the Godzilla of radishes, a staple in Japanese cuisine. Look them up, you'll be amazed.
The spirit who turned out not to be a stink spirit was the guardian spirit of a river, and apparently a very important one. He came in affected by pollution, i.e. all that sludge and garbage. Chihiro helped him get cleansed, and he rewarded her with a ball of some traditional herbal medicine. Haku turns out also to be a river guardian, but his river was destroyed, leaving him homeless. They're both dragons. Asian dragons are often associated with bodies of water.
Yubaba's bathhouse serves all spirits. Some are friendly like the Radish Spirit, and some are dangerous like No Face.
The flying paper daggers are classic Asian magic. Paper and writing are significant symbols in Asian cultures, and feature prominently in folklore and magic.
I find the Baby interesting. I think he's actually a spirit of good luck, and when they say Yubaba is his mother, I wonder about that. I suspect she might just have "adopted" him for his magical power. That would be why she tells him he'll get sick if he ever leaves his room.
Chihiro's parents were pretty cavalier with family safety - her dad especially - dude, seriously, don't chase every shiny object. But I suspect they actually fell under a spell when they started eating the food. The way they were digging in was really out of control. It seemed unnatural.
Also, Chihiro might be able to talk about her experiences if she makes friends who are into Shinto, the animist religion of Japan. All the spirits at the bathhouse are Shinto spirits. The Japanese audiences probably recognized most of the background characters in the movie. Shinto has a tradition of young kids developing the ability to see spirits in the normal world, which they usually grow out of. Teenage girls traditionally serve as shrine attendants called miko at temples and festivals. I can see Chihiro running into spirits again in the human world and even becoming a miko when she's a bit older. I like to think she'll meet Haku again when she's older, in human form once he finds his way in life.
Finally, good point about whether they were reported missing. I've often wondered about that.
Majd találkoznak Hakuval, ha Chihiro meghal idős korában. Akkor már ő is a szellemek világához tartozik majd, és Haku várni fogja. De addig Chihiro úgy éli le az életét, hogy nem emlékszik a szellemek világában történtekre.
I feel like the dub, as good as it is, does fumble some things, like revealing Haku as the dragon much earlier, or Yubaba just talking about how rich the river spirit is instead of actually mentioning it's a river spirit to Chihiro and the audience, that way we can understand that real life happenings affect spirits that represent specific things so then later we understand better why Haku wasn't able to find home and got himself into business with Yubaba instead. But an understanding of Japanese mythology is required, at least the basics to truly appreciate the details of the film, so maybe even with those extra tidbits it wouldn't be as obvious to outside audiences.
And about your Chihiro becomig a miko idea I love that!! Considering the city wasn't too far from the road shrines and the two faced statues I like to believe Chihiro didn't have too hard of a time fitting in with at least a small group of kids or maybe neighbors, she seems like the kind of girl to make small talk with the granny in line at the store.
Love daikon radish in my soup meals.
Now you have an obligation to watch all the Ghibli films xD
Grave of the fireflies is going to destroy them 😂
just the good ones
Reaallll!
@@beaniebusterbunso9631 They're all good. 🙄 Just art and masterpieces.
What you guys said about Yubaba sounding like Russian folklore, she’s intentionally inspired by Baba Yaga the witch of a Russian fairytale. Good ear catching the similarities in the names there 👍
So what they thought was a Stink Spirit was actually a Ancient River Spirit whom was polluted by people over time, so the thorn was actually all the trash people dumped in the river over time. Hiyao Miyazaki said he got the idea when he helped volunteer to clean a river in his home town and saw the effects of pollution first hard. So a lot of what happens in this film is based in some way real events in his life.
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Yeah Miyazaki has always been big on themes about human pollution and greed and the river spirit is a great depiction of the former.
Yeah, they directly spell it in the original.
English translation for some reason outright changes the phrase "it was a famous river spirit" to "this spirit is rich and powerful", which sucks and makes all meaning of the scene lost.
Howl's moving castle next!
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Idk, i think it's a slightly less interesting but similar fantasy film, they should do a more real-life tale that fits them more like MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO or KIKI'S DELIVERY SERVICE. Those makes Ghibli feel vary but also more relatable
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Oh yes that’s a good recommendation 😊
I was Chihiro's age when this movie hit the cinema! I remember my mum taking me to see it and whilst it *terrified* her, I was completely unafraid and spellbound since I was such a little mythology nerd 😊 I begged her to take me again but she refused, leaving me to wait until I moved out and get my own copy!
So something else i find fun with the English Localization is the ending dialogue between the father and Chihiro. In the original Japanese dub there's no dialogue when their leaving the entrance but in the English Dub the father asks if Chihiro's gonna be all right and Chihiro responds "I think I can handle it" such a great ending line for everything her character went through.
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I think it makes sense from a western film perspective. But the reason there is no line there is because the story was more about Chihiro gaining agency.
AFAIK there are several added lines, some for context e.g. calling out that the building is a bathhouse
English translation sucks, tbh.
They outright change some phrases and add other.
It’s funny watching them approach this movie with logic and reason when this is all supposed to be a metaphor for growing up and entering the adult world. I guess becoming parents makes you approach everything pragmatically
It does seem like a drug trip. At least before you learn about japanese folklore and/or really consider the symbolisms. Im still learning new things that make this movie feel even more special to me. I'm really happy you guys watched this with us.
I think i watched this movie when i was around 7 or 8. I remember the pig part really scared me, but i definitely remember the fact that it was scary but she was able to make everything fine by persevering. I also remember feeling that it was sad but not outright, like graduation, you can be happy, proud, excited, but sad at the same time. A lot of Ghibli movies have a melancholic feeling to them.
princess mononoke, castle of the sky and howl's moving castle are must-watches! id love to see you two react to them
u need to forgive why the that frog girl switches her mood a lot. She was just pretending to be uninterested, but deep down she was probably really impressed and proud of her for surviving this long. Dont forget the whole time she was trying to teach her respect by telling the human to say thank you to the old spider grandpa, to helping her get the job from the witch by leading her the way there. In japanese culture, it is natural for people who are older than you to talk strict with younger ones so that they learn to have manner and respect. It's actually kinda cute the frog girl breaks character to actually express her actual emotion of happiness when she sees the human behind the layer of "mean attitude"
I think Stephanie is taking it from the perspective of a mom for me this was my childhood a world full of spirits and magic. Miyazaki really is a unique story teller.The art style was loved by so many when you consider you are sitting in 2024 and this film came out in 2001.This story and production was before it's time. I recommend you to watch ponyo next
Now you should watch Grave of the fireflies, as parents i think your reaction would be one of the best that movie could ever have.
The reaction: *incontrollable sobbing*
I mean as much as that seems interesting to us, would it really be a good idea to request that? Some people just don't handle angst well, and I'd like to spare them.
@@laurainathunderstormunless it’s right before Totoro
Here's some fun lore about Spirited Away and Miyazaki (often called the Disney of Japan by Western media, although he HATES Disney):
Spirited Away is more of a fable than a fairy tale.
No Face: Is a sort of controversial figure in the West, but he is literally a tabula rasa. He exhibited all the main traits of people he ate. The Frog was Envy. The Manager was Gluttony. The fish girl was Desire for Praise. Why did he eat the first guy... who knows. Every person int he bath-house is NOT HUMAN. The majority of women were fish.
Miyazaki wrote Spirited Away for a demographic of girls that he felt has been ignored by media - the Tween demographic.
Many of Miyazaki's films include themes of anti-commercialism, and ecological balance.
Most people love Miyazaki because he deliberately eschews the conventions of villains and heroes, focusing more on realism that people are both good and bad. The one movie that nearly all Ghibli fans love is Princess Mononoke (Mononoke-hime)
Most of this movie is based on Japanese folklore; they are mostly animists (everything has a spirit, and spirits that have lots of adherents can become gods.) For instance, a USB drive is a spirit.
Children in Japan are trained from a very young age to be independent. It's not uncommon to see 4-6 year old taking public transit or walking to neighbourhood places on their own..
However he feels about Disney, they were the company that convinced him to let them dub his movies after he swore never to allow that again after the first, DISASTROUS dubbing of Nausicaa. And I think they do a good job. They agreed to let him have final say over everything. He agreed and now every dub that comes out is through Disney.
when Chihiro offers river spirit's pill to pigs, all the pigs nod for that chance; while afterward Chihiro made friends with all the bathhouse staffs(saved them from noface), those ten staff in the exam all shook their head, so that Chihiro knows there isn't her parents those pigs. Its about a story of growth, you help people, and people that is not friendly at the first could be your friend at the end, even yobaba.
32:22 That Big Baby is voiced by renowned voice actress Tara Strong 🤔
51:38 Yes, Chihiro/Sen is the same voice actress as Lilo (from Stitch) - Daveigh Chase. It's a Disney dub, so they use their starlets 😁
The Stink Spirit is actually a River Spirit who got polluted by human waste. It's based on real rivers in Japan where people throw away trash bicycles. Hayao Miyazaki is an environmentalist.
Those are the yokai from japanese supernatural are part of their culture. Some yokai can be disguise as human if they wish to be. Some yokai can be bad and good. Spirit away is pretty relatable toward adulthood. Like example, yubaba took chihiro's named and change into sin, it's similar to our real world that people who are a great standard level than other and make other lose their identity of being work with them. It's a toxic relationship woking with people no matter their job that are good and bad. Haku use a positive word toward chihiro to cheer her and let her eat. Moral of the story: when rude people treat you, despite it, we brush it off instead we're kind to them until they felt guilt inside and say apologize to them for what they did. It is a human thing to do than avoid all problem behind in reality and the world would never be better.
btw there was a really good fanfic "Spirited Away 2: Return to the Spirit World"
As to Gibli movies, imo Laputa: castle in the sky, Howl's moving castle and Mononoke Princess is an absolute MUST WATCH
You may also really enjoy 'Wolf Children: Ame and Yuki' cause it is basically about raising children you need to watch it asap
My favorite movie ever.
Saw it the first time on Cinema here in Italy in 2002 when I was 7 😊
I'm glad you didn't introduce Ghibli to steph with Grave of the Fireflies. not sure she'd emotionally survive that one.
it’d be appropriate if it were played right before My Neighbor Totoro since that’s how they were initially released
Firefly over the Grave. May I pass on depression on to you guys 😂
www don't bully them plz
The grave of the fireflies*
With My Neighbor Totoro as the antidote since that’s how they were both released
What do you mean by "Are you tired of it?" The plot of the movie is that the place that the heroine's family has entered is a place that only gods can enter, and living people are not allowed to enter. The heroine's parents will turn into pigs because they eat food from the vendors and are cursed by the old witch of the hot spring hotel to turn into pigs. Do you understand?
They don’t understand much of any anime. A lot of it is to capitalize on people who watch anime reactors by saying “Woah guys!” Or “that’s cool!!”… they rarely understand the nuance of Japanese storytelling nor do they care enough to research and seem super shallow from what I’ve seen tbh
Lol, way back when, Spirited Away was my first Region-2 untranslated DVD imported directly from Japan, in order to test my then-brand new expensive PC DVD burner drive (whopping 4x speed!) that can be patched to become region-free (remember when DVDs were fresh and had region restrictions) 🤣
Plus, there were rumors that Disney (t'was during the landmark Disney-Tokuma deal when they had the home video rights) printed the DVD video with some red tint haze, so wanted to check it out and have something to compare to when the film was screened in the movie theaters 🤔
Almost every east-asian kids grown up in the 90s had watched Spirited Away, and I would say watching it when you were a kid was EYES-OPENING, and for me it's always a COMFY film for some reason, it has some vibes that's so clam and nostalgia and kind, to me watching Spirited Away is like relive the best part of your childhood for 2 hours. 😭
Sometimes life is too complicated to control. All you can do is do your best at your own little job, be kind to those around you, and trust in the people that are trying to help. Jihiro trusts that the river spirit gave her that thing for a purpose. She is kind to No-Face and trusts him to be kind in return. The actual mechanics of the world are supposed to be beyond our understanding. This is old school fantasy where you are not the magician and can't become one. You're amongst powers far greater than you and yet that doesn't make you powerless.
its nice seeing you react to something in dub and this movie is a classic so glad you liked it
The way I interpret the human like people are that they are just other spirits that take human like appearances. Because Haku is a dragon river spirit but takes on the appearance of a human boy
right, the most popular theory is that Lin is a kitsune. Which kinda makes sense, nobody in the spirit realm is human even tho they seem like it, shapeshifting is common in Asian mythology.
@@laurainathunderstorm I saw someone say she's a weasel
@@jacthing1 could be as well, tho idk anything about weasel youkai, I'd have to do my own searching.
I'm so excited for this!! Spirited Away is probably my favorite movie of all time, I remember watching it as a kid and just falling in love with it immediately
The movie is a bizarre, yet beautiful depiction of life we experience through the eyes of a little child. 10/10 film.
1:35:45 - That movie is from the time when word "Love" meant something else, something more than what ppl think of now.
Chinese/Japanese "Dragons" (called "long") are associated with water not fire...
As a native Chinese speaker, just wanted to give you a heads-up that it seems like the screen behind you might be placed upside down.😂
Really?
haha, they just accidentally set it up that way. If you check other videos its set correctly. Also, I wouldn't have figured out what tree that was until you pointed this out; and now I know that the tree is a plum tree, and not cherry blossom
Edo era bathhouses were also purveyors of prostitution. No-Face's interest in Chihiro is quite sinister at first.
He represents loneliness; he's trying to fill his loneliness with consumption and hedonism. He's later cured of his loneliness, and consequently his greed, when Chihiro and Zeniba actually befriend him.
Amazing reaction!! I def recommend "Howl's Moving Castle" as the next Studio Ghibli movie (Christian Bale and Billy Crystal are some of the dub voice actors in it). Thanks for sharing your reactions!
now you have to watch Grave of the Fireflies, its a ghibli film too
Yall they NEED to watch Banana Fish, i just finished it and i want them to cry like i did 😢😭😭😭
be aware that we must always put the warning with the recommendation, not everyone can enjoy something with sexual assault, drug abuse, child pornography, etc. I love Banana Fish but I'm always careful when recommending it.
they just look like humans but they're not , they're spirits
ps: Yubaba and her twin sister remind me of the Grimm fairytale "mother Holle" ("Frau Holle" in german) , they both represent the same character. If you know that fairytale then you'll notice the reference .
Compared to most western mythologies, Asian mythology is complicated. Every type of supernatural being has it's own rules and some individuals have their own on top. Magic has rules, but they are not always clear cut. The same goes for the deals some make. On top of that, some beings are quite mortal and/or physical, while others are near godlike and yet vulnerable.
So yes, complicated.
Ghibli movies usually have more than one message in them. You might not get all of them, but even if you get none of them, you can still have a good time watching them.
One thing people seem to have forgotten what an adventure is and why they are good for kids. How do you expect growing up works? You have a birthday and suddenly you are an adult? You have to learn to deal with the bad sides of the world long before then and adventure stories can be very helpful. Sure, an adventure can be scary, suspenseful and challenging, but dealing with that helps at growing up. And don't forget, adventure stories allow us to lie to ourselves. We can always say 'it's just a story'. Adventure stories also lie to us, because adventures are supposed to have a happy ending. You can take up an adventure story with the knowledge that no matter what's on the way, there will be a happy end.
After a while you realize that the world outside isn't like that, but having learned to deal with the trials of an adventure, makes it easier to deal with that harsh truth.
Or you can keep your kid in a room until it miraculously turns into an adult one morning.
P.S. Sure, you should make sure that your kid doesn't get things that are not appropriate for their age, but take a really good look at what you think is appropriate. 'Spirited away' is rated 'PG'. If your kid can't handle that at an age where it understands the story, I'd say it's already behind in the growing up department. If you think differently, that's your prerogative. It's your kid and your responsibility after all.
No face is no one, he's the reflection of his surroundings. to Chihiro he was nice, to the bath house people he was greedy and toxic, to Zeniba he was a helping hand... And for the medicine, Chihiro took a bite for herself before, the bitter taste made her freak out, and it's something herbal medicines are known for in Asia. As for all the people in the bath house, they're spirits, all of them for what i know... Slug women, frog men, they're associated with japanese folklore and myths, and their purpose is very well represented. =) As for why Kamaji didn't use the tickets... He probably forgot his name too.
Something about Miyazaki movies is that they always include some sort of environmentalist or anti-war themes.
I watched Ghibli movies a lot as a kid (especially castle in the sky and Kiki’s delivery service), but this was always one of the hardest to get through because of how scary it was. The first time I remember watching all the way until the end was when we watched it in my 3rd grade class (I couldn’t chicken out in front of my entire class).
Princess Mononoke has to be next
I second this
No, that one is too much for them. Howl's moving castle will be good
@@ablekwok9130 why not both?
@@ablekwok9130‼️Everyone locates the series faster with their original names‼️ I don't know why they have the bad habit of translating everything, seriously what is the need to do that 😒
‼️Everyone locates the series faster with their original names‼️ I don't know why they have the bad habit of translating everything, seriously what is the need to do that
One of the best parts of the movie is the ending credit music, and almost no one listens to it. It is one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have EVER heard.
You HAVE to binge Studio Ghibli. Dubbed (Disney versions only) or subtitled. But be careful. Thy are all excellent but in style very different. Grave of the Fireflies is GORGEOUS but will rip out your heart. Whisper of the Heart is one of my favorites...a very sweet coming of age story. Tonari no Totoro (My Neighbor Tototro and here I prefer subtitled) is a sweet children's story. Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa is a futuristic, post apocalyptic environmentalist movie.
Four of their movies kind of are a series, informally. All are based in roughly the same area of Japan. Totoro is based when it was still rural. Pom Poco is about the development of the area for East Tokyo from the eyes of the animals displaced with strong mythological aspects. Whisper of the Heart is based in the same area after development and follows the life of teenagers in a among the "Concrete Roads." Finally, The Cat Returns is based on a story written by one of the characters in Whisper of the Heart and is pure fantasy.
A note about the names. The "chi" in "Chihiro" is the Chinese character for 1000. But it also can be pronounced "sen." So Yubaba took away her name leaving her only with "Sen."
Another note: The train that they take has the characters meaning "Middle Path." I assume this is a nod to Buddhism. Most of the plot is based on Shinto religion but Buddhism also is recognized.
fun fact: the movie is actually based on a place in Taiwan called Jiufeng
Daikon radishes are like people size almost. them mofos are big ass root veggies. also the workers are transformed animals. since humans are useful servants with no claws they were transformed with human features. the men are frogs, the women are slugs, Lynn and a probably a few of the smaller ones are transformed weasels. it was in the spirited away art book. since they are animals human smell is bad too them.
the stink spirit came from when Hyao Mizaki helped clear a stream and it was stagnant and gross. he and and a few others found a bike there and they pulled it out, a ton of crap came with it allowing it to flow again. he uses a lot of environmental themes. you'll see it in Ponyo too if you ever review it.
oh I think the little paper things are called Shikigami. they're little servants made from paper. not unlike Golems.
The word you were looking for is rehabilitation
Rear seatbelt laws weren't put into effect in Japan until 2008
I want them to react to Princess Mononoke! lol
It is a very whimsical movie (won an Oscar btw), Miyazaki loves incorporating strange creatures in his stories but he also managed to weave in some amazing messages. Even his movies released in the 90s heavily touch on the human impact on the environment and are relevant today. I highly recommend Castle in the Sky which also revolves around 2 young kids.
you should watch graveyard of the fireflies next! its definitely a really fun and happy movie!!!!!!
"they're hardcore trespassing" i giggled so hard
Ghibli recommendations (my favs)
2) Secret World of Arrietty 🏠
3) Whisper of the Heart 💙
1) Spirited Away 🐉 you guys already watched it 🙂
Honorable mentions:
- Kiki's delivery service 🪄
- Grave of the fireflies 🥺 (you cannot watch it twice. It is truly once in a lifetime experience)
- Porco Rosso 🐽
Based on the information that ghibli studio gives, Haku is actually her brother, he saved her when she was little, but Haku died saving her. That’s why at the beginning Chihiro‘s mother doesn’t really looked into her eyes and acting bit cool most of the time, because she can’t let go of Haku’s death
She knows that thing is medicine because it looks like Japanese medicine in the past
I think lin was a human and similar to chihiro got stuck there but could remember her real name so couldn’t leave
Or they made her look more human as she has a larger role so to have the audience relate to her abit more
I hope this will be the beginning of Studio Ghibli journey with you guys
Castle in the sky is my favorite
In that culture, dragons are basically serpents that fly.
I'm totally down with the rest of the Ghibli films, they'd love them.
Las escenas finales de esta película siempre me hace sentir como "despertar de un sueño". Lo que me pone melancólico y las emociones llegan a mis ojos.
English version is missing many important elements to understand and enjoy this masterpiece compared to Japanese version. It’s really sad.
Honestly... If you wanna watch another one i think there are few wrong choices. Maybe not Grave of the fireflies. Perhaps not Pom Poco, yet.
But I agree with the commenters who suggest to vary the order in a way to not front load all the high-fantasy. 😊
i remember like 90% of people who all watched this was all children.. it was kinda scary but idk for some reason i loved it.. as it holds so much folklore in it
I always wondered how much time had passed in the real world while the events of the movie took place.
In the beginning the entrance to the theme park was bright and colorful and when they leave it’s all dull and overgrown with the ivy on the wall. Plus the state of the car.
I dont really understand this but when I get a recommended video about a SG movie I just click, no hesitation.
You might want to watch Laputa the castle in the sky, kiki's delivery service, and my neighbour totoro since they tend to reference this movies in some animes.
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@@Misaki_Mei504what's wrong with those movies? They're fantastic?
Lol I love the end related skit
Please Watch saiki k next, really want to see you watch that☺. Thats my favorite anime
Great reaction!
One of my favorite movies!
thanks for the awesome reaction video guys, this movie is indeed a popular classic. For more great anime, I highly recommend u check out Overlord, Hinamatsuri, Campfire cooking isekai, Restaurant to Another World, The Devil is a part-timer, DeathMarch in another world, as well as other classic Studio Ghibli movies too : )
PONYO NEXT, FIGHT ME ABOUT IT
ENGLISH DUB!!!!!?????? *YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!*
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I have a co-worker, he’s about 60+ years old
I always bring new movies at the office. So fellow co-workers can watch during lunch break
And times when I didn’t bring new movie
This guy always re-watch Ponyo on his PC 😂
I ask why, he said this movie is relaxing
@@Misaki_Mei504 I was gonna troll and call u a hater, but I will admit the mc voice is mad squeaky lmaoo
But even then, there are little girls that sound like that in real life, out of 8 billion people in the world, there’s gotta be
@@fajarkurniawan9434 no cap bro that’s dope as fuck. Tell him to watch your name, I just watched it for the first time a few months ago, it’s not studio ghibli I don’t think, but it’s still very good and wholesome
this was a great reaction! thanks! 💜
Haku's real name is Nigihayami Kohakunushi (饒速水小白主, Nigihayami Kohakunushi, lit. "Master of the Swift Amber River",
Miyazaki's latest movie is even trippier, at least this one had a storyline, that one was all over the place.
I feel like you guys would really like Ponyo
10:56 the part when chihiro parents turned into pig has traumatized me until now 😭😭😭
"grave of the fireflies" next?!
No
Damn, do you want to give them depression?
Well at least they do not recommend "Barefoot Gen". The first one will give them nighmares and the second one will give them clinical depression.
Dont forget about Nausicaa and Laputa.
idk if anyone commented it but that was most likely a soup dumpling they are filled with soup so kinda juicy and leak if you bite into them.
also your wife's vibe on Ubaba kinda makes sense if you look not only at folklore but at what a lot of women/girls worked as in old bathhouses
Waiting till the day that Wes and Steph reacts to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners series
Have a look at a Daikon radish. They're WAY bigger than the little red and white ones you're thinking about.
I watched the movie when I was really young, I just watched it and found it weird, nothing special really...
But then I watch it again now that I'm quite a bit older... and oh man... this movie is so much more than just what the surface shows... I love Ghibli for that.
Also, you don’t know sad until you’ve watched Grave of the Fireflies. Let me give a bit of preface, it’s based on the author’s real experiences. I won’t say more than that.
not on the creator of the movie but on an author's own experience when writing the story that serves as source material, people might think you're referring to Miyazaki. The author of this story is Nosaka Akiyuki.
As an asian, it's crazy to think there are people who've never even heard of Studio Ghibli.
It's like the equivalent of someone never hearing about Star Wars to me.
Хаяо Миядзаки гений! Его произведения можно пересматривать бесконечно! 👍
Didn't notice a 'no trespassing' sign!
I'm always more of a fan of sub than dub, but Spirited Away does well with it all things considered. Glad to see you guys delving into Ghibli movies and curious to see what route this takes you down with them :) Howl's Moving Castle is a great follow up, although I always like to recommend Castle in the Sky and Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind (although technically Nausicaa came before the creation of the studio!) for some more lesser known options to consider. Princess Mononoke is my personal favorite but may be a bit much to jump right to haha
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Also _Kiki's Delivery Service._
One of my favorites!
That was a trip and a halffff.
Isn't it very interesting how dragons exist in many cultures?
Can't wait to see the reaction to hotaru no haka
"Sen" means "1,000" in Japanese. Yubaba stole Chihiro's name and replaced it with a number; she is just one of thousands of disposable workers.
The "humanoids" in the bathhhouse are yōkai, otherworldly spirits. The female workers are slugs, the male kitchen staff are frogs, Kamaji is a spider, Lin is a weasle etc. Basically they're the spirits of animals you'd find near a real world bathhouse.
Haku and the "stink spirit" are river gods. Haku's river was destroyed, leaving him homeless. The "stink spirit's" river was polluted so he went yo the bathhhouse to cleanse himself. Dragons are river spirits in East Asian tradition.
Cleanliness is a core tenant of Shinto practices. The mortal realm is full of "impurities" that can pollute sacred groumds including illness, garbage, menstrual blood, and dead bodies. Purification/cleansing rituals are oft performed before entering shrines; likewise, Yubaba's bathhouse is where gods and spirits go to cleanse themselves of mortal impurities
could yall react to suzume and wolf children? awesome movies.
Voting for Howl's moving castle next, it's my favorite ❤
aw got so hyped then i noticed it was dubbed :(
Funny, this is one of the few anime with what I'd call a good dub.
In fact, this is one of the minuscule amounts of anime I consider the Dub to get the point across even better than the subs.
And believe me, I usually hate dubs.
@@jasonfurumetarualkemisto5917 One of the best dubs there is, still not up to par with the original imo. The original voices are the ones the creator of the film chose as he made it, that's how he wanted it to sound, I always feel like dubs are a slightly disrespectful in itself, unless it's for people who literally can't read
@@jasonfurumetarualkemisto5917 uppon rewatch the dub wasn't even as good as I initially recalled it
the definition of just being elitist 😂😂😂this is amazing nothing else to it
@@jacobsvensson8193yeah my guy sure your one of the reasons why anime fans suck
they got turned into pigs because they ate food that was meant to be offered to spirits; I absolutely love this film