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whataprettynameName: Ogino Chihiro (or Chihiro Ogino, for English ordering)
Race: Completely, utterly, 100% human
Age: 10
Canon: Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away
Basic Personality:
Her time in the bathhouse has given Chihiro a discipline and persistence when facing any task that she did not have before. She might not be terribly good at whatever she’s doing, she might not enjoy the task placed upon her, but if it is a necessary task Chihiro will perform that task to the best of her abilities until it is completed. Even if it is not a job she is ordered to do, if it is instead something she simply takes into her head to do, Chihiro will do her utmost to complete and job or project she sets her mind to.
Chihiro is a generally kind and helpful individual – she is shown to make friends easily and quickly. If she sees someone being hurt, excluded, or even put upon, she will step up to help them. She will protect those smaller, weaker, or more vulnerable than herself, although this is, admittedly, not a very large category of individuals. She will do her best to make others feel comfortable around her and be as helpful as she can to her friends. She does genuinely enjoy meeting new people, provided that they are friendly and kind to her. Her time in the bathhouse has given Chihiro the ability to seamlessly look past physical differences in appearance or even species. After a day working within the bathhouse, Chihiro treated No Face as nothing more than a lost local customer.
Chihiro is still frequently prone to bouts of nerves or fear, if confronted with something bigger or more intimidating than what she is used to, or something with the obvious potential to be hostile. However, Chihiro has also shown that she will not always let whatever fear she is feeling stop her from accomplishing the job at hand, if there is something she has to do besides running away. Which is to say – for all her bravery born of her time in the bathhouse, Chihiro will still flee like a rabbit if she has to and can do so without doing anyone else harm with her cowardice. However, even in the depths of terror, Chihiro has still shown to be capable of logical thinking. When confronted with the deformed, mutated No Face, Chihiro specifically chose her route of flight to lead No Face away from the crowds of customers and eventually out of the bath house while ensuring that Lin would not be left out in the open too long.
Chihiro has a great deal of trust in herself, on top of a sense of self that is nearly unshakeable. She was able to overcome Yubaba’s final test by simply believing in her own memory of her parents and realizing that none of the pigs she was confronted with were the right pigs. She is not necessarily confident in her abilities – she was only able to confront Yubaba without fear after encouragement from Zeneba, confessing her love for Haku and having him confess his love in turn, and real displays of support from her friends against Yubaba. It might be more accurate to say that Chihiro has huge reserves of determination that she will depend on to see her through hardships – no matter how hard the trial, she trusts that she will find a way through it eventually – and that the events of the last half of the movie gave Chihiro an optimism and hopefulness that she did not previously possess.
This is Chihiro in her ordinary, human world clothes. She doesn't scowl like this so much after the events of the movie, but she is a kid, and therefore prone to vocally and visually expressing her displeasure with something.
A size comparison - Chihiro might actually be considered a bit tall for her age. Probably due to whatever growth spurt caused this, she's also rather gangling, scrawny, and generally awkward and a bit spastic in her movement.
A closeup of her face. Overall, Miyazaki tried to ensure that Chihiro had a very expressive face. He wanted her to be easy to relate to for the young girls in the audience.
Sidekicks
Occasionally, in a thread, I'll feature Chihiro with these two jokers accompanying her. I'll commonly just refer to them as "Baby" and "The Crow". Initially, they were two adversaries of Chihiro's that found themselves transformed into these relatively pathetic forms by a witch. When Chihiro's path took her in the direction of that witch, Baby and the Crow found themselves tagging along. Initially, they were still quite hostile and unhelpful towards her. Despite this, Chihiro kept track of them and looked after them on the trip, and in turn, they both grew quite attached to her. They also grew quite attached to their new shapes - when Zeneba told them they could turn back whenever they wanted, it was still a while yet before they chose to.
Baby and the Crow can't do very much - Crow is usually occupied carrying Baby around, as Baby is too fat to walk very far. That said, they're both hard to spot, if they're trying to hide, and they're remarkably expressive in their communications despite being unable to speak.
Race: Completely, utterly, 100% human
Age: 10
Canon: Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away
Basic Personality:
Chihiro is, first and foremost, a young girl. She craves security, friends, and love, and her time in Yubaba’s bathhouse has given her a new appreciation for the value these things hold in her everyday life. She values material things and big events. The events of the movie might have shown her to display these feelings in a more subdued manner, but no indication is given that these feelings have changed. She does not particularly enjoy strenuous physical labor, although she will step up and do her best with it if necessary.
Her time in the bathhouse has given Chihiro a discipline and persistence when facing any task that she did not have before. She might not be terribly good at whatever she’s doing, she might not enjoy the task placed upon her, but if it is a necessary task Chihiro will perform that task to the best of her abilities until it is completed. Even if it is not a job she is ordered to do, if it is instead something she simply takes into her head to do, Chihiro will do her utmost to complete and job or project she sets her mind to.
Chihiro is a generally kind and helpful individual – she is shown to make friends easily and quickly. If she sees someone being hurt, excluded, or even put upon, she will step up to help them. She will protect those smaller, weaker, or more vulnerable than herself, although this is, admittedly, not a very large category of individuals. She will do her best to make others feel comfortable around her and be as helpful as she can to her friends. She does genuinely enjoy meeting new people, provided that they are friendly and kind to her. Her time in the bathhouse has given Chihiro the ability to seamlessly look past physical differences in appearance or even species. After a day working within the bathhouse, Chihiro treated No Face as nothing more than a lost local customer.
Chihiro is still frequently prone to bouts of nerves or fear, if confronted with something bigger or more intimidating than what she is used to, or something with the obvious potential to be hostile. However, Chihiro has also shown that she will not always let whatever fear she is feeling stop her from accomplishing the job at hand, if there is something she has to do besides running away. Which is to say – for all her bravery born of her time in the bathhouse, Chihiro will still flee like a rabbit if she has to and can do so without doing anyone else harm with her cowardice. However, even in the depths of terror, Chihiro has still shown to be capable of logical thinking. When confronted with the deformed, mutated No Face, Chihiro specifically chose her route of flight to lead No Face away from the crowds of customers and eventually out of the bath house while ensuring that Lin would not be left out in the open too long.
Chihiro has a great deal of trust in herself, on top of a sense of self that is nearly unshakeable. She was able to overcome Yubaba’s final test by simply believing in her own memory of her parents and realizing that none of the pigs she was confronted with were the right pigs. She is not necessarily confident in her abilities – she was only able to confront Yubaba without fear after encouragement from Zeneba, confessing her love for Haku and having him confess his love in turn, and real displays of support from her friends against Yubaba. It might be more accurate to say that Chihiro has huge reserves of determination that she will depend on to see her through hardships – no matter how hard the trial, she trusts that she will find a way through it eventually – and that the events of the last half of the movie gave Chihiro an optimism and hopefulness that she did not previously possess.
Special Abilities:
Chihiro is exceptionally resistant to transformative magics or attempts to affect her mind. Any such attempts will likely only be halfway effective or temporary at best, and completely ineffective at worst - even more so, if she has the hair tie made for her by Zeneba and her friends.
In addition, despite being rather clumsy, Chihiro is in above average shape for a ten year old girl. She can carry a lot of weight and work impressively hard for long periods of time, even if she won't necessarily enjoy it.
Visual Aid:
Sidekicks
Baby and the Crow can't do very much - Crow is usually occupied carrying Baby around, as Baby is too fat to walk very far. That said, they're both hard to spot, if they're trying to hide, and they're remarkably expressive in their communications despite being unable to speak.
