#hakuxchihiro

[franki-lew-yo]

Here's a weird question to the Seasoned Otaku/Ghiblinuts out there

Is Haku and Chihiro's relationship in Spirited Away supposed to be romantic? No really. The english dub/original script calls what they have love but it feels way more like the close love between two friends than anything romantic. And, personally, I think that's powerful in itself. Sometimes deep love between friends is all you need, especially when they're children. They aren't San and Ashitaka.

But my question is....WAS HakuxChihiro intended by the creators? Like, in the text, is it supposed to be sweet childhood romance?

Is Haku a child or just childlike in appearance? Is he a child in riverspirit terms? That's kind of sad considering his river's dried up. If he's not a kid, well, frankly I wouldn't even call what they have "creepy" since it again feels more platonic, like he's the cool big brother looking out for her and then she saves him so cute. To put this a different way, will anything be 'awkward' when Kohaku tells Chihiro they will meet again? [note: It's been awhile since I've seen the original Japanese w subs] Maybe that's not in the original script. Either way I took him saying that as more a "Sarah and her puppet homies at the end of Labyrinth"-sorta thing than a 'wait for me' lover type exchange. But there in lies the question: was/are Kohaku and Chihiro intended to be romantic?

I feel like there may be some cultural difference I'm missing besides just not knowing all of Miyazaki's intentions. I think more hardcore ghibli heads would know the answer.

Because, in my westernizer mind, I'm kind of perplexed and willing to go down two paths.

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The following discussion fanwoes are meant to be had WITHOUT bringing up all the weird creepy "in this country the age of consent-" bs, k? And please don't talk to me about that creepy dragon maid show. None of this is SUPPOSED to even be some weird proshipping/antishipping debate, it's just got me thinking and kind of sad.

A thing a lot of fanart and fanfiction for Spirited Away does is have Haku meeting up with Chihiro when she's in highschool or as adults and they hit it off.

But like...is he a child spirit? Because if not and he ages differently or not at all that's going to be a little weird and very sad. There's nothing in the narrative that implies that Haku can shapeshift (alternating between dragon and boy isn't the same. He doesn't have classical longdragon king powers), so dear god is he forever a boy and has to watch his lover age and die and never really be with her because she doesn't belong with spirits? That's...really sad.

The hopeless romantic monster-lover fairytale-r in me is squeeing over the story of a dragon spirit and human woman who met when they were kids meeting back up and falling in love with some awful yuki-onna style caveat to their relationship because a however hundred years old dragon can't marry a woman and you can't date a river even if wears pants.

But, the pragmatic part of me is thinking: it would be so sweet if he shows up to Chihiro when she's an adult and they're just happy to see and know each other again+be besties while Chihiro gets married and has her own kids.

Either way I'd never write it. Spirited Away is so good it feels icky to ever make fanfiction or sequels to it. It's such a complete story.

[yorozvra]

This scene in Spirited Away reminds me so much of young TakaZura... ONIGIRI!!

[lesleyeevee]

"Once you meet someone, you never really forget them. It just takes a while for your memory to come back to you." -Zeniba ----------------------------------------------------------------------- #chihirosreiseinszauberland #chihiro #chihiroxhaku #hakuxchihiro (hier: Japan) https://www.instagram.com/p/B6lqZ9fiR0F/?igshid=1u7wpi6zabyr0

[lets-bewitched]

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March 28, 2003 When Spirited Away Was Released In The U.S.A.

I Love This Movie So Much And It’s Still One Of My Favorites Of All Time! As A Celebration To This Academy Award Winning Beautiful Masterpiece, I Thought Of Posting My Crossover Commission! It Was Drawn By The Amazing @dlyuiannii  ! My Bf And I Picked Out The Studio Ghibli Crossover Of Chihiro & Haku Back In October Of 2017! I Gave The Idea Of Adding Haku’s Dragon Forum To Blend In With The Background. To This Day, I’m Still Not Over The Ending Of The Movie  (╥﹏╥) 

The Relationship Between Chihiro And Haku Is Mysterious, Magical, But Sweet And Loving. Their Bond Grew Stronger As The Movie Progressed, And Even Taught Us Life Lessons. They Both Sacrifice Out Of Love For Each Other, And Help Others That Surround Them. The Thing Is Though They Don’t Know They’re In Love, It’s Expressed.

She Was Never Afraid Of Him, Even In His Monster Forum And Was Always Concerned About Him. Out Of The Kindness In His Heart, He Helped And Guided Her Into The Right Direction. In Time, She Was Able To Conquer Her Fears And Help Her Parents. You Can Tell How Vigorous The Bond Is Especially When Chihiro’s Memory Comes Back When She Was Younger. She’s Able To Remember Haku’s Real Name And Set Him Free. 

Comment Below, What’s Your Favorite Studio Ghibli Movie? I’m Curious To Know! ^-^

☆ ღ  “Once You Met Someone, You Never Really Forget Them” ☆ ღ

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Re-Blog Only! Please Do NOT Steal, Re-Color, USE, Or Claim! I Do Not Own The Gifs Featured In This Post. I Was Given Permission To Re-Post The Artwork. Laito Sakamaki Rightfully Belongs To Rejet!

[arisa-chibara]

Haku Water God reimagined, I had loads of fun coming up with his outfit! This will be one of the designs on the upcoming body pillow drops! I'll draw up water God chihiro later on. This will also be a print! #spiritedaway #ghibli #studioghibli #sentochihironokamikakushi #hakuxchihiro #chihiroxhaku #chihiro #haku #dragon #ghiblifanart #originaldesign #redesign #watergod #spirit #totoro #noface #anime #mangaart #artistalley https://www.instagram.com/arisa_chibara/p/BwIHcRJB8P7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=vns3j4x9r1sw

[kawaiigirl1103]

✨🌊 H a k u R i v e r 🌊✨ —— —— Revamped my previous River Dragon concept and love this so much more to pair with Chihiro inspired jacket! —— These will be up later today! ⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ .⁣ #studioghibli #ghibli #spiritedawayedit #otaku #art #animelove #ghiblistudio #animeedits #kawaii #drawing #chihiro #spiritedaway #fanart #studioghibliart #haku #ghibliart #chihiroedit #hakuxchihiro #ghiblifanart #animefanart #edits #spiritedawayfanart #anime #ghiblimovies #aesthetic #manga #ghibliredraw #spiritedawayart #howlsmovingcastle #thekigustop https://www.instagram.com/p/COJYaAiJAd5/?igshid=up5ikjvw32w1

[jitha]

Come on, chihiro!cheer up! Ghibli movies inspire me to cry out loud ,clean my roomand chop my hair off, because that's what protagonists do~_~ #spiritedaway #spiritedawayfanart #chihiroxhaku #hayaomiyazaki #studioghibliart #ghibliredraw #ghibliart #studioghibli #haku #hakuxchihiro #watercolorpainting #watercolorart #noface #ghibliaesthetic #art https://www.instagram.com/p/CEtnOzUj4Tc/?igshid=7g356f5esiax

[kspeciale]

Here's a little snippet of my Spirited Away speed paint. The link to the full video is in my bio! #spiritedaway #spiritedawayfanart #haku #chihiro #hakuandchihiro #hakuxchihiro #speedpainting #specialkaystudio

[shinaefrogie]

I failed #drawing the ambiance between #hakuxchihiro from #spiritaway but it's fun drawing them on handmade #recycleenvelope i hope it will bring a lot of smiles :) #painting#ghibli#mailart#envelopeart#

[miallia-blog]

Gender swap Spirited away🐉

[artofkisekii-i]

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[thegreatbamberlamps]

I love watching Spirited Away. I wish they made another one that follows Haku coming for Chihiro when she turns 18 though :( what a good movie that would be!!!!

[diana-melody]

[shizuos]

Requested by nekorurun

Pairing: Haku/Chihiro Theme: sighs

She kept sighing.

For a river spirit, Haku was rather well in tune with human culture and society (in terms of seeing how the more human spirits acted, such as Lin and even Zeniba.) And sighs meant exasperation, sometimes relief. But mostly stress or anxiety.

He wondered what Chihiro was stressed or anxious about.

It couldn't be work; the bath house wasn't as busy in this season and even Zeniba was taking breaks, sometimes actually being nice to the employers. He tried to do things that would make her happy, bringing her extra red bean paste buns or sweets, but she'd always end up sighing for some reason or another.

When he asked Lin if she knew what could be the matter, the girl shrugged, frowning over at him.

"Lover boy, you make Chihiro sad or something?"

He flinched.

"...Lover boy?"

"...Ah... I see, now."

"...Yes?"

"Figure it out yourself!"

Lin was harsh.

Pondering it for days, Haku still couldn't figure out just what was the matter and watched Chihiro the next time they were together, tensing when she--expectedly--sighed. Reaching a hand out to put on top of hers, he leaned in and noticed her cheeks pinking but didn't think anything of it. "What's the matter?"

"W-what?"

"You keep sighing. So I'm asking what's the matter."

"E-eh?!"

Hurriedly pulling her hand away, Chihiro's palms pressed to her cheeks as she excused herself and sprinted back to the sleeping quarters, leaving Haku blinking and confused as Lin came by, in a perfect position for her to hit him with a rag.

"She's probably sighing because you're so dense."

"Dense? About what?"

"...Oh, god."

[arisa-chibara]

It's #nationalbubbleteaday You can find the noface boba in my etsy! The plushie is by #studioghibli #spiritedaway #ghibli #noface #hakuxchihiro #enamelpins #hardenamelpin #pincollector #pinstagram #pinsofig #pincommunity #pincollection #pinmaker #pinlord #cute #cutenessoverload #bobatea #bubbletea #kawaiiartist https://www.instagram.com/arisa_chibara/p/Bw5A657BT_Z/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1psk2369xt8f0

[samwellwinchesterthebrave]

Alrighty, I finished my HakuxChihiro story. It's over on my AO3 if anyone wants to read it ;)

http://archiveofourown.org/works/1109187