SPIRITED AWAY SHOCKED ME!! Spirited Away Movie Reaction FIRST TIME WATCHING!

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In this animated feature by noted Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki, 10-year-old Chihiro (Rumi Hiiragi) and her parents (Takashi Naitô, Yasuko Sawaguchi) stumble upon a seemingly abandoned amusement park. After her mother and father are turned into giant pigs, Chihiro meets the mysterious Haku (Miyu Irino), who explains that the park is a resort for supernatural beings who need a break from their time spent in the earthly realm, and that she must work there to free herself and her parents.
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[@zachariousmccool5768]

one thing I really appreciate about this film is Chihiro herself. She feels and acts like a real kid. She's clumsy, she is scared and unsure of herself but her growth throughtout the movie is simply great. She digs deep and faces her situations with courage despite her fears. Such a good film.

[@nickmanzo8459]

To be “spirited away” means to be taken away suddenly, like The Pied Piper of Hamlin style, or simply vanishing without trace. Here, it’s a double entendres, referring to the actual spirits as well.

[@twist58]

Interesting to note: Not only is this the first anime film in history that won an Oscar, but some of the animators and crew who worked on this movie sprung out to do their own films in the years that followed. Like they were inspired by this and incorporated the visuals and character designs into their own work. In fact, since the English dub featured Chihiro’s voice Daveigh Chase, she worked double duty since Spirited Away and Disney’s Lilo & Stitch released within a year apart from each other.

[@killervonkase]

she might have been working triple duty actually, she played samara in the ring too which came out in 2002

[@MeruHina]

When this movie came out, I was about Chihiro's age. It left a huge impact in me and marked me as a person, making me who I am today. I recommend people to play this kinds of movies to their kids, it's really an eye opening experience and an interesting way to see the world from a young age and onwards.

[@inyuji]

same here. I was pre-teen age, but this film really left a deep impact on what animation was capable of accomplishing.

[@agenttheater5]

30:15 The boiler man said that Haku had said when he'd first arrived there that he didn't have any home to return to or that he'd lost his home (depends on what language the script is in but the meaning is the same), it was because his river had been drained out and paved over. No wonder he wasn't able to remember his name or where he came from before, he had no ties to it. And he must have been a young river unlike the river guardian who came to the bathhouse earlier.

[@Eggnimates]

This is a astonishing movie that earns every bit of praise that it has been given, thank you for reacting to this, this one has always been a amazing story and film

[@ianburns1167]

The masked spirit was friendly with Sen, and it liked her and wanted to be her friend. That's why it kept offering her gifts. But she would only take what she needed from it, and refused everything else. The rest of the place though... it got infected by their greed and went insane, giving away 'gold', eating more, and getting hungrier in a feedback loop. Giving it the medicine made it expel that corruption. Messily. Oh, and it could only enter in the first place because it was invited in by someone with the authority to do so, just like the paper charms lost power when they crossed the threshold. It wasn't a customer, but an employee said 'come in' so... The 'stink spirit' was a river spirit that had been tranformed by pollution. She helped cure it, and it was grateful, so it gave her extremely powerful medicine. Yubaba, as master of this bathhouse, has certain rules she has to follow that come with the role. Like, for example, giving a job to anyone who asks. She breaks the rules, she loses her magical authority and all the perks that come with it.

[@nickmanzo8459]

Chihiro means “A thousand voyages” (as well as many other interpretations) while Sen means only “One thousand”. The allegory here is that Yubaba has stripped Chihiro of everything but her numerical or monetary value by stealing part of her name

[@phousefilms]

The english dub of this actually isn't bad. Chihiro is voiced by Daveigh Chase(Lilo)and it was released by Disney, so a number of actors from the company showed up(Zira from "Simba's Pride"as Yubaba, David Ogden Stiers(Jumba)as Kamaji, Susan Egan(Meg from Hercules)as Lin, etc;) Miyazaki has said that Lin is a weasel spirit, she just looks human. This is my favourite of Miyazaki's films, so imaginative and beautiful. And I don't care if that food turns me into a pig, I would eat it.

[@decusq]

Fun Fact about this film, while some of it is based in Japanese Lore, Miyazaki the films director made up a TON of lore just for this films world. Miyazaki and his teams are so creative when it comes to world building and getting you immersed very quickly. I really hope you continue to watch more of Studio Ghibli films. My personal favorites are Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke, My Neighbors The Yumadas, The Cat Returns and many more.

[@average-art3222]

The one I do remember as a child was spirited away, but many more other anime movies are the best too, especially weathering with you and the garden of words

[@hearmeroar6691]

To be fair they are not bad parents. Raising children is extremely different in Japan as it is a safe country. Parents in Japan let their very young kids go to school by themselves or run errands too....unthinkable in some countries but very normal there.

[@DaDunge]

Yeah as a European I don't see much in the way of bad parenting here.

[@shannonmcelroy8454]

It probably looks that way here because in America we've had stranger danger campaigns as a result of increased attention to child abductions in the country. After Polly Klass and Samantha Runnion made headlines in the US, the culture shifted to keep children under supervision at all times. I don't know how seriously Japan takes kidnapping, but I personally think any child aged eight or younger needs to be accompanied.

[@DaDunge]

@@shannonmcelroy8454 That's the thing there are always grown ups about, tey don't nessecerily have to be the kids parent's in Europe we trust that if someone tries to kidnap child our avarage bystander will step in.

[@shannonmcelroy8454]

@@DaDunge For some reason we don't have that unspoken agreement in America. For us, strangers are strangers and only family and established friends are allowed to supervise children. I can't say whether it's right or wrong because maybe Japan is more safe and reliable as a community, but in America outside a child's home, they're expected to only trust their known adults from home in a foreign place.

[@DaDunge]

@@shannonmcelroy8454 Of course they should only trust known adults but that doesn't mean not relying on other adults. If a child feles that they're in trouble they should know to make a scene or ask for help. It's a damn diffrenc between asking a random person for help in a crisis and agreeing to go home, or into a vehicle, with a random perosn.

[@matveynoname7083]

This anime can be called historical, as Miyazaki conquered the world's film academics, who gave him an Oscar in 2002, and thus this subgenre of animation was fixed throughout the world. Personally, my first anime from Miyazaki was Howl's Moving Castle, but Spirited Away is clearly amazing in terms of the level of symbolism and mesmerizing scenes. Reminds me of a box when you find more and more things with each viewing. It's funny that Chihiro's parents are to blame for all this madness, while she herself should be responsible for them.

[@twist58]

It’s like Miyazaki set the standards of how animation should be done, not just for future anime filmmakers but the sub genre in general.

[@LuminousArc92]

the ending is like the story of Orpheus and Euridice. Euridice was killed on their wedding day by a snake bite. Orpheus travels to the underworld to bring her back. He's allowed to take her soul back to the mortal world as long as he doesn't look back at her until they're in the mortal world again. He makes it all the way there but just before crossing over he gives into the temptation to look, the worry that she isn't really there, and he see's her as she is then dragged back down. The ending of it differs: sometimes he kills himself in grief, sometimes her spirit kills him what would have happened if Chihiro looked back? Maybe she would have decided to stay in the spirit world. Who knows

[@morroghaiky6580]

Wait, I thought that Orpheus was still travelling the world for some time after that story, full of grief, and slowly descending into madness, but alive, until he was killed by group of Dionysus' crazy worshippers.

[@GhostKyng]

What’s so interesting about this movie is that there wasn’t a full script for this movie. Miyazaki let it come naturally to him as the movie went on much like his other movies. I loved this movie when it was in theaters.

[@AshXXMayftw]

This was the first Ghibli movie I ever saw, and it certainly left an impression. It came on Cartoon Network in 2005 and I didn't have much else to watch, so I sat down and checked it out. It's probably my favorite of theirs.

[@alexmontrose8004]

This movie is the ULTIMATE guilty pleasure for me. Whenever I'm feeling sick this is my go-to

[@katarinadreams6955]

I watch Balto when I get sick

[@jackrodakthemovieguy1726]

The Miyazakiverse is home to some of the greatest anime movies ever made. -my neighbor Totoro -Princess monoke -Castle in the sky -howls moving castle -Kiki’s delivery service We can be here all day

[@matveynoname7083]

By the way, Mononoke perfectly shows that people need natural resources as well as animals and does not expose people as a universal evil. Development is an integral part of a loving living being, to one degree or another.

[@SpacialRend7]

First film from Studio Ghibli I’ve ever seen and I loved it! It aired on Cartoon Network many years ago, which was when I saw it. Spirited Away is a fascinating and wholesome story imo. Plus, the animation is gorgeous! Thanks for checking this movie out!

[@jamesmoyner7499]

This was the first Miyazaki film I ever saw. I was about 6 or 7 we had rented the dvd and I was sucked in and the only part that freaked me out was the oarents turned into pigs. Also I don’t know if you recognize the voiced for the dub in English but Chihiro was Daveigh Chase who was Lilo in Lilo and Stitch, Susan Egan was Lin who was Meg in Hercules, Jason Marsden was Haku who most Disney fans will know as the voice of Max, Goofy’s Son, The character that says “Welcome the rich man he’ not that hard to miss” is John Ratzenberger who has been in Every Pixar film (Ham the Piggy Bank and so many others), I love the detail that near the end of the film you see she still has the hairband her friends made her, Also the reason No Face acts the way he does is he copies how someone interacts with him so when Chihiro is kind to him he is nice, but when the greedy workers interact off him he mimics them. The bicycle that was in the river spirit is what Miyazaki once pulled from a river when he was young was the inspiration for that. The point of the film is to see Chihiro grow not just as a character, but as a person and she matures from an easily scared girl with a childlike personality to match her age to a hard-working, responsible, and brave young girl who has learned to put her fears aside for those she cares for. To protect her friends and rescue her parents from a spell that has turned them into livestock, Chihiro sheds her former personality and adapts to her environment to become a courageous, quick-witted and reliable girl.The strength of her bond with Haku as the story progresses eventually evolves into a very sincere form of love that dispelled Yubaba and Zeniba's respective curses on Haku. Chihiro was based on a real-life girl: the then-ten-year-old daughter of a friend of Miyazaki's. This girl also made Miyazaki continue working after promising retirement from filmmaking after Princess Mononoke. Also at the end Chihiro is leading her parents out not the other way around. Lastly she remembers everything that occurred and still has the hairband made by her friends

[@Alexeya13]

I love Hayao Miyazaki's (Studio Ghibli) movies. "Howl’s Moving Castle" & "My Neighbor Totoro" are my personal favorites. Studio Ghibli is SUPER STRICT & it's risky to react to them because they will almost always get taken & you can get a copyright strike, or even get you're channel shut down. So be super careful. I still recommend his movies, but maybe just keep them on Patreon from now on to be safe.

[@alyshaharper8730]

Personally I found My Neighbor ToToro to be a bit boring, but Howl's moving Castle is amazing!

[@fyodordeathstoyevsky5119]

Howl Moving Castle OST is the best

[@Alexeya13]

@@fyodordeathstoyevsky5119 Agree. The opening theme (Merry-Go-Round of Life) is one of my favorite ost scores. The entire score is amazing. Joe Hisaishi is an incredible composer.

[@Theravingranter]

Yeah you literally can’t even film in the Ghibli theme parks. They don’t want anything seen!

[@zachariousmccool5768]

It's very true. And honeslty I don't understand why. Like it's free publicity and unless a reactor uploads the whole damn movie then seeing a highlight reel seems ok to me. Money? Yeah its money.....the real problem.....but if ghibli and anime keeps going this way then how are they going to get the word out? Ghibli is like the top dog, partnered with Disney and yet soooooo many people dont even talk or want to talk about it.

[@memyselfandi7782]

The surprised "OOH!" That just left my mouth.

[@pyronuke4768]

I love studio ghibli. I personally prefer the plots of Princess Mononoke and Howl's Moving Castle over this one, but Spirited Away has my favorite soundtrack of the three.

[@ericjanssen394]

Of course you do--It's the three you saw in theaters. And I'm guessing you liked Ponyo and/or The Wind Rises, too. In My Day, Junior[tm], we first discovered Miyazaki on copied VHS tape, and then searched Suncoast to find those rare Disney subtitled VHS's of Kiki. (Even though the dub was still pretty good.)

[@pyronuke4768]

@@ericjanssen394 no, I like those ones because they are good movies. I also like The Wind Rises for the same reason I like Porco Russo: I love airplanes. I thought Ponyo was kinda bland. If you want a list of all the Studio Ghibli movies I have seen, they are: Castle in the Sky, Grave of the Fireflies, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki's Delivery Service, Pom Poco, Porco Russo, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away, The Cat Returns, Howl's Moving Castle, Ponyo, The Secret World of Arrietty, The Wind Rises, and When Marnie Was There. My Aunt loves the Studio and has practically every movie from them, on a mix-mach of VHS's and DVD's, and I would watch them when I was hanging out with cousins. So no, I don't claim to like those ones because they got the international release, I like them because they are genuinely my favorites from the studio.

[@laurainathunderstorm]

​@@ericjanssen394what's up with these assuming of other people's lives and tastes? And then boasting about your experiences? A douche move and it makes you seem a sad person.

[@lluviadejunio3857]

It's not considered as easter egg (I guess) but the candle with the hand is a reference to Pixar, Miyazaki the president of Ghibli and the president of Pixar are good friends so in this movie they put this to represent Pixar and in Toy Story 3 you can find a Totoro plushy in the girl's room

[@truefirepinkguy4826]

The soundtrack for this movie is incredible

[@matveynoname7083]

Kaonashi is one of the most tragic characters in this anime, perhaps even more tragic than Chihiro's fate.

[@isabeauwolf562]

I'm glad that you enjoyed Spirited Away. The soot sprites are adorable. :) Most of the creatures you see in Chihiro's journey are yokai, a class of supernatural entities and spirits in Japanese folklore. You can find them in a lot of anime and manga. A similar series this movie I love is called, "Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits." The main character Aoi, a girl with the ability to see spirits works at an ogre's inn to pay off her grandfather's debt after refusing to become the ogre's bride. My other favorite Studio Ghibli films are Howl's Moving Castle, Whisper of the Heart, Castle in the Sky, Princess Mononoke, and My Neighbor Totoro.

[@dsanchezbrett]

To watch this movie on big screen was an unforgettable experiencie and it became my favourite animated movie. I watch this movie every year and I still enjoy the music and the wonderful transformation in Chihiro from a weak child who is afraid of everything to a confidence and strong young lady able to fight for people she cares. I love everything about this movie. Thank you for your reaction. I like so much you watch movies on its original language. I've watched both English and Spanish versions and it is not the same

[@walkerlocker6126]

Also, I saw this first as a kid, and even as an adult, when Chihiro remembers Haku saving her in his river form, it always makes me cry.

[@agenttheater5]

19:05 Of course. This is a fellow spirit who's been freed and clean. He's a very old river spirit and his river is so dirty. Now they've got all the rubbish out of him and it's the freest he's felt in a long time. Apparently the director once helped to clean up a river and found a full bicycle in it. It might still have even worked. Someone had just thrown it in there. When I was younger I half though the river spirits laugh was malevolent, later I realised how joyful it actually was.

[@keitholsen8787]

Japan has a rich culture of spirits. You need to watch the original Japanese “Gojira” from 1954.

[@E_l_l_i_e]

It's a pity that asian animation and movies are being taken down. Everything in your poll is amazing. If you can't react to them, I hope you can still watch them in your spare time.

[@average-art3222]

Man, I wish they kept them on tv and movies cause, the amounts of time and work you put into, and it's all on paper!!

[@alyshaharper8730]

I am literally watching this with my kid at the exact moment I saw those posting! Sen is helping the stink/river spirit as we speak.

[@ocelot815]

The Cat Returns is a must-see,even away from youtube (same studio)🐈

[@NighttimeGlobe1887]

That "Stink Spirit" was actually a River Spirit that is in fact a very very old Spirit but with old Rivers that tend to get filled with rubbish and waste that's what caused the River spirit to change into a Stink Spirit because of the change in his River. Even other Gods and Spirits have that effect if something is tampered then they too can go through a change Watch Princess Mononoke it also has Spirits that describes nature in a way

[@vaimlune8055]

Oh man, I love this movie so much. Such a beautiful work of art. I took a lot of inspiration from it for a series of mine involving youkai in Feudal Japan.

[@angeljet99]

NOW YOU HAVE TO WATCH HOWLS MOVING CASTLE ! It’s soooooooo beautiful ! 😭🙌🏽

[@yamikage8826]

In Japanese folklore, spiriting away (Japanese: Kamikakushi (神隠し), lit. 'hidden by kami') refers to the mysterious disappearance or death of a person, after they had angered the gods (kami). There are numerous legends of humans being abducted to the spirit world by kami. Folklorist Kunio Yanagita recorded several tales of kamikakushi in Tōno Monogatari (遠野物語, Tōno Tales, 1909).

[@poweredbymoonlight9869]

Not only within japanese or asian folklore, it happen in other cultures and countries too outside of asia as well. There are many folkstories about getting spirited away, more or less world-wide. I've read and heared alot of such stories.

[@matheusmariani3108]

29:08 that little CHOO gets me every time

[@SkwithOv]

PLEASE watch all of them!!! they're all SO GOOD and some have genuinely changed my life

[@SkwithOv]

my cats are named after the sisters in howl's moving castle, one is Sophie and the other's middle name is Lettie (the sister you only see for a few minutes)

[@SkwithOv]

princess mononoke is definitely one of my absolute favorites, but i can say that about almost all of them lol laputa (castle in the sky) and nausicaa are sooo good whisper of the heart and the cat returns go together in that specific order lupin is great ponyo, totoro... enough said lol

[@SkwithOv]

also, the music in ghibli movies is something else entirely, it's magical

[@aizuddinghaffarud-din9365]

This movie became the first Japan animated film from Studio Ghibli to win an Oscar for Best Animated Feature which behind from Ice Age,Lilo and Stitch and Treasure Planet.You should watch reaction another Studio Ghibli film such as Grave of the Fireflies and Howl's Moving Castle.

[@roo1014]

Studio Ghibli's greatest masterpiece! Hayao Miyazaki's Greatest Masterpiece!

[@TheImaginator972]

Sweet, Spirited Away is also one of my all time favorite film because of it's beautiful anime works. 😄 Glad you truly enjoyed Hayao Miyazaki oscar-winning anime masterpiece, Spirited Away is one of the greatest animated masterpiece film.

[@ernie8878]

Fun fact: Yubaba's baby, Bo, was voiced by the same actor who did Taki from Your Name. His name is Ryunosuke Kamiki & he was considered a prodigy in both screen & voice acting (he was just 8 when he did Bo). His screen acting work is also quite notable tho I think his work that's most familiar with western audiences (or anime fans in general) might be from the Rurouni Kenshin live action movies (as Soujiro Seta, Shishio's lackey).

[@gamerfilmfan1960]

I you think this was shocking ,just wait until GRAVE OF THE FIREFLIES(which is by the same studio and yea I dont think your ready for that one.)

[@GuardianTiger]

I laughed out loud when you insulted the witch of her big nose xD

[@beepboop3925]

Fun fact this is the first movie I ever remember watching. I must have been 4 years old and I watched it at my friends house. I didn’t realize it until much later when I was 10-12 and I watched it again, the gauge scenes that I remembered from the first time they all came together lol

[@aubryellaotero1064]

This my ultimate comfort movie. There’s just something about it that soothes my soul in such a particular way. There’s nothing like Ghibli movies

[@sasamuca2010]

I love how the animation portrays maturation and pollution, this is almost a hallmark of Hayao's direction. My second favorite of his is Howl Moving Castle, looking forward to your reaction to this movie, Tim

[@vicegamer6944]

This movie I fell in love with. The adventures and fun and all the mystical moments made it neat to watch!

[@femalecharliekelly]

u should watch princess mononoke!!! i consider it one of the best by the studio :D their stuff is awesome!!!

[@RoselandPSI7]

10:24, 13:36-13:42 I know it's confusing, but that's a common thing about spirits, no matter which culture: Some of them look like humans, others don't.

[@spikeyap4705]

The scene where her parents become pig scare the hell out of me when I was little.

[@crystalhufflepufftheluckyt2758]

When I saw Haku for the first time I honestly thought it was a girl. But then he started talking and I was like oh it’s a boy

[@asaemin9427]

Since the other world is all just spirit, what Haku means is they'll meet again is once Chihiro is dead.

[@walkerlocker6126]

To me, among the numerous themes in this, I am reminded of selfishness. Chihiro was selfish at the beginning as kids are, but so were her parents. After a few selfless actions she came into her own

[@mykaelarmstrong7474]

I believe that her english voice actor is Lilo from Lilo and Stitch

[@ivorymoonwolf4721]

This is my favorite Studio Ghibli movie. Such a great comfort movie,

[@dannybob42]

Ah Ghibli, the gold standard of anime movies. Hayao Miyazaki does have a fantastical mind with deep layers of themes (this being a coming of age story but also an allegory towards consumerism) and lush environments, Miyazaki has often used environmentalism in his themes, you can see it here with the Sludge spirit actually being a polluted river spirit, but yeah the studios do have at it with reactors. The dubs are often really good with Ghibli too, highly recommend Howl's Moving Castle, Castle in the Sky, Kiki's Delivery Service, Ponyo, From Up on Poppy Hill, and Princess Mononoke It is confusing, but only Chihiro is human in the bath house, everyone else are Yokai (Japanese spirits), there are a lot that have a human-like form or can disguise themselves to look like humans

[@sarahm9589]

There's a TON of really cool references to Shinto mythology in this movie as well. Seriously one of my favorite movies of all time.

[@Allison--]

Spirited Away was the first Studio (cough), you know that one, that I ever saw. It was also my first Japanese anime movie, so it holds a special place for me and like you, I didn't quite understand some stuff, but having seen a lot of Disney, Pixar and Dreamworks, seeing this movie was a breath of fresh air! I love the scenery, music, characters, story, everything! What I always get out of this movie is the idea of change. Chihiro was sad about moving to a new place and then going into this spirit world throws her off. In the end she realizes that she is more than capable of handling anything that comes her way. She gains confidence in herself in a strange world. Easily one of the best anime movies ever made!

[@SoloJona]

1:10 My man hasn't finished watching his own Silent Voice reaction

[@liljenborg2517]

You can find several videos on KZbin that explain the mythology behind the various spirits in the movie (like No-face), because they are all based on characters from Japanese mythology.

[@dominickaplan2540]

Just that you know this Movie got an Oscar !

[@jimooijevaar6894]

I recommend Howl's Moving Castle as one of the next movies for on the poll

[@gabrielortiz308]

Studio Ghibli movies are better than most anime. They have that special touch the others lack.

[@kathann6608]

The “stink spirit” is supposed to be a river god, but his river is polluted by humans, so he went to the bath house to seek help. After all the garbage was pulled out from him (the river), he became his original form as a dragon made of water and left gold rubbles from the bottom of the river sands as a gift

[@shaunamoran71]

Ahh... The movie that introduced me to the world of Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli.

[@sketchygetchey8299]

When I first saw this as a kid, the scene where the parents turned into pigs freaked me the f out! 😱

[@agenttheater5]

I've heard the evil curing thing they did when Chihero made the sign with her fingers and the boiler man cut through it is based on an actual curse breaker - I think it's something kids do often.

[@StoryMing]

Can I just say, I love that you watched this with the Japanese audio track

[@littlekitten6250]

quick summary if you’re confused this might help; chihiro (i think that’s how it’s spelled) was trapped in a town full of spirits and haku was there bc according to the english version he stole a gold seal from ziniba and got fooled into working for yababa (If i’m wrong please let me know sry) and chihiro had to save her parents who’d been turned into pigs and it was revealed at the end of the movie that haku was a river spirit who saved chihiro when she was little and that’s why they remembered each other

[@thedernboy]

surprisingly one of the times i enjoy dubbed anime over subtitles probably cause i was introduced to these in english n on the big screen

[@vicegamer6944]

Kamaji in the English dubbed version is Voiced by the same actor who voiced Jumba from “Lilo and Stitch”

[@crypticmirror]

The moral of this story, never steal food from fairies.

[@ericjanssen394]

Spirited is usually the first anime fans nag reactors to do, since it’s the most “Japanese”, but there are plenty of earlier Hayao Miyazaki classics on video, like “My Neighbor Totoro”, “Kiki’s Delivery Service” and The Castle of Cagliostro”. Also, there’re plenty of non-Ghibli anime classics to be explored-I’ve already gotten one reactor to watch Project A-Ko, but still waiting for someone to take on “Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer”.

[@jonathancruz5932]

Top 10 to my favorite Japanese animation movies. Spirited Away is the first one. But check the list. 1. Spirited Away 2. Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 3. Castle in the Sky 4. Patema Inverted 5. My Neighbor Totoro 6. Wolf Children 7. The Boy and the Beast 8. Your Name 9. Mirai 10. Princess Mononoke

[@KenzieTrinityDeasy]

This was my first ever anime I ever watched. I fell in love with it. Loved your reaction.

[@TimotheeReacts]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Hanmacx]

One funny part of the movie that the Bad Witch is bound by rules too saying that she can't let her go without the test

[@agenttheater5]

In the English dubbing as they drive away the dad says to Chihero that a new home and new school would seem pretty scary for her, and she replies (after everything she's been through): "I think I can handle it." Debate going on as to whether or not it was necessary.

[@zuenvalentine8694]

I'm so happy that you reacted to this movie!!!

[@Mangolite]

Hayao Miyazaki is a master filmmaker and story teller. His Studio Ghibli has been compared to Disney. The two have worked together somewhat in a complicated relationship as Disney was its sole distribution here in the U.S. If you can get your hand on the Studio Ghibli Special Edition Collection, you should, as it has 25 of their best anime from the classics such as My Neighbor Toro, Graves of the Fireflies (based on a true story), Princess Mononoke, Whisperer of the Heart, Howl’s Moving Castle, The Red Turtle, and many more including the Oscar-winning Spirited Away.

[@donnyboy6848]

I first saw this right before I was going into middle school. It's art is amazing but it scared me white at some moments but still really good. Thank you Tom for all you do amigo

[@hassanfazeel7565]

This one was so good my sister is sick and this vid cheard har ap she loves your vids me to tim is the best

[@mapistuffyvideos5216]

The soundtrack always brings tears to my eyes,this movie is childhood nostalgia for me :') Glad to see other youtbers react to this masterpiece,so emotional and aestheticly pleasant

[@yukitenchi1513]

You will find throughout a lot of Miyazaki films that topics like pollution, spirituality, and guns vs swords to be very prominent. Nature and environment are things he has talked about and shown a lot. And the ideas of old vs new tech and how they have major pros and cons especially in the wrong hands. And of course the many talks of war in his more mature animations. Just, I can't wait to see you watch more of studio ghibli's films.

[@crypticmirror]

Pom Poko is probably the best environmental movie ever made.

[@yukitenchi1513]

@@crypticmirror I need to watch that one. It's hard to find an original unedited copy and I'm having a hard time finding it uncensored online lol. Thats the one with the raccoon clan yes?

[@crypticmirror]

@@yukitenchi1513 That is the one, yes. Even the edited western version is still pretty good.

[@yukitenchi1513]

@@crypticmirror good to know. I need to check around at the next convention/resale DVD place I visit. It's definitely one that slips the mind as it's not talked about a lot, but slowly I'm collecting all the "lost" titles now that I've got the mainstream movies.

[@moonchild_brooding]

omg yesss, my man, you've been reacting to masterpieces of anime back to back!!! I understand that for someone with no experience in anime all of this can be confusing and weird looking but that's just how anime works and it makes it so unique, you'll never see such rich stories and representation of culture in any media, so here's quick insight from me as a huge nerd of Japanese culture and anime in general: 1. The title "Spirited Away" or Kamikakushi (in Japanese) is translated literally 'hidden by kami', refers to the mysterious disappearance or death of a person, after they had angered the gods (kami). So if Chihiro wouldn't have make it back with her parents she'll be literally disappeared. 2. The creator, Hayao Miyazaki, said that the movie was inspired by Japanese myths that were once well-known by members of his generation and now forgotten by the younger generation. 3. All these creatures and spirits that we see are really ugly and weird looking, well that's the Japanese gods for you 😅😅 literally if you'll look up supreme beings in Japanese folklore they are scary as all hell even those who have good intensions and represent peace. The only normal looking Japanese god that I can remember at the moment is Inari, goddess of fertility, rice, tea and sake (basically prosperity) and well known foxes, kitsune spirits, (i'm sure you've heard of them) are her protectors. Others look really weird and ugly, i'm not even talking about omis (demons), they're quite scary 😅 4. Those papers that were tormenting Haku and so friendly to Chihiro are so called Shikigami. In folklore they are used for exorcism and evicting spirits and demons and represent being, like small spirits or ghosts and sorcerers can use them with magical powers. And since Haku is a spirit they are attacking him whereas with Chihiro they're chill. 5. Chihiro, Yubaba and No Face (weird black spirit with mask instead of face) represent three different sides of a single person. No Face supposedly represents some of the darker personality traits we all struggle against, like obsession and greed. Apparently, No Face was named ‘No Face’ to emphasize that people are multifaceted beings who are more complex than you would know judging by just one single aspect of their character. Yababa represents cruelness and power obsession, and Chihiro represents anxiety, notice how she's always trembling and as you noted she stumbles a lot - that a good old anxiety 😅 6. I find it extremely heart warming that Haku is actually the spirit of the river from near Chihiro’s childhood home, so who knows, maybe the two friends could be reunited if Chihiro revisits that same river one day. P.S. Please react to Princess Mononoke, that one is incredible and yeah, I'm still proving my point that Attack on Titan is the greatest anime of all times, it's not so heavy based on Japanese culture, it's more westernized even character names, so it'll be somewhat easier to perceive, please react to it, you'll be speechless 😁 😁😁

[@nickmanzo8459]

The ending of this movie always reminds me of the ending of a Twilight Zone episode, the narration I mean. “Tangible manifestation is very often left as evidence of trespass… even from so intangible a quarter… as The Twilight Zone.” The leaves and branches prove it wasn’t a dream or a hallucination.

[@min0uet]

Someone else may have already explained this better than me but; No-face, or Kaonashi as he was named in Japan, reflects the emotions and personalities of those around him. He is kind and helpful to Chihiro because that's how she behaved to him. Most of the spirits in the bathhouse are greedy and selfish, and that's who No-face became, especially after eating the greedy frog employee. That's why there was no need for Chihiro to worry after they left the bathhouse, and why she could trust him- they left that environment, so No-face was no longer being affected by all those negative emotions. Another note since you asked about Lin and the other bathhouse employees; they are all spirits [yokai], and most of the employees are animal spirits of some sort. Many of them are frogs, Kamaji the boiler man is a tsuchigumou [spider yokai], and Lin herself is a byakko, which is a white kitsune, but was also translated as a weasel. A bit complicated, but that's translation for you. I love Spirited Away lore if you couldn't tell...

[@clairelin0216]

I was around 10 years old when I first watched this movie, the things that are present in this movie are meant to be the way they are as they're the very representation of adult's world, from the bathhouse to the idea of losing your name. For a child, adult's world is scary, full of the things that are unfamiliar to you, you started working but eventually you lost yourselves in the process, and we need to always remember who we are and our identity even when we become adults.

[@clairelin0216]

Also, I really recommend Howl's Moving Castle, I love how Miyazaki touch on the idea of self love with that one and it's a beautiful love story. Howl is by far my most favorite Ghibli male lead. A lot of Ghibli movies are over the top with their worlds, but they also make you feel real with the main characters.

[@paulpenna5615]

A lot of the world building here borrows from Japanese mythology and even classic mythology. For instance, you need to be careful about eating food when you enter the Faerie Realm. That's a classic rule in fairy tales. Also, the idea of turning people into pigs turns up in Greek Mythology. In the Odyssey, the hero Odysseus' crew is tricked by the sorceress Circe into eating a meal which has been laced with a magic potion, which turns them all into pigs. It's up to Odysseus to save them. If you want to watch other Studio Ghibli movies, I suggest your next viewing should be *Howl's Moving Castle (2004).* It's the same high quality type of film, with equally interesting themes and worldbuilding. After that, I'd suggest watching *My Neighbor Totoro (1988)* and *Grave of the Fireflies (1988)* which were released as a double feature, despite the fact that they are very different films. Those two movies really show the breadth of what Studio Ghibli is capable of. I won't say anymore about the stories, as I don't want to spoil them, but they'd both make really amazing reaction videos. Even if this does get taken down (although I hope it doesn't), consider doing the others for Patreon.

[@DenisseG]

I should be used to expect the unexpected from you lol, if you’re going to dive into Japanese animation, I’d really recommend “the wolf children”, it’s gorgeous

[@EquinoXshowcases]

Love this movie

[@user-qh2us7ky1p]

Miyazaki admits that at a difficult moment for him, when he was seriously considering whether to pursue a career in animation, he was strongly impressed by the 1957 Soviet animated film The Snow Queen directed by Lev Atamanov, showing that cartoon characters can act the same way. , as well as live actors, and animated films can be as touching as other forms of art.

[@DaDunge]

I don't think Yoruba can hurt him now that he's free from her corruption and knows his name.

[@crystalhufflepufftheluckyt2758]

Also Kamaji look like Eggman from Sonic the hedgehog

[@3dstuff654]

It's so great, it's amazing yet I can't really tell you why but I really enjoyed it

[@madisonwaycaster9832]

I always watch the dub for Miyazaki's movies. I just feel more immersed that way

[@razz2552]

Anything Studio Ghibili, you are in for a treat. The visuals + storytelleling is always superb 👌 the US version cast for Studio Ghibili always catches me off guard at times. I know Betty White voiced on Ponyo

[@CloverMajula02]

Nausica of the valley of the wind is my favorite Miyazaki film. Watch it next??

[@HiddenWindshield]

6:42 The parents were transformed because they *took* the food without permission. It's a common thing in ancient legends and fairy tales (both Western and Japanese).