Howl's Moving Castle breaks the mold of traditional anime protagonists with Sophie Hatter, and it deserves to be discussed ...

Studio Ghibli is known for writing exceptionally nuanced, strong, and intelligent female characters, from Princess Mononoke ...

It’s set in a fantasy world where Sophie Hatter spends a boring and uneventful ... who makes a deal with Sophie to undo her curse if she can undo the one binding him to Howl.

If you've never read the book, Howl's Moving Castle follows Sophie Hatter after she accidentally attracts the attention of the Witch of the Waste. Transformed into an old woman, Sophie's only ...