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Suzu is a young girl of high school age with pale skin and russet brown eyes. Her dark brown hair, which sometimes can appear as a brownish-black, is kept in a bob-cut that reaches down to her shoulders with messy bangs covering her forehead. Several freckles are scattered across her cheeks. Suzu is usually seen wearing her high school uniform, which consists of a white t-shirt, a red tie, a long blue plated skirt, white quarter socks, and black loafers. On her day offs, she wears a comfortable white T-shirt with blue jeans, white quarter socks and grey sneakers with white tops, yellow shoelaces, and matching soles. Also, she occasionally has a gray pullover and an ecru scarf worn over her school uniform on colder days. For her pajamas she wears a white shirt which has yellow thin lining and a pocket on the left with white trousers with thin yellow lining on the bottom of her sleeves.
As her alter ego Belle, she is a very beautiful woman resembling Luka with rose pink hair that extends to her knees with blue eyes, fair skin, reddish-pink freckles in a straight line, white lines on her cheeks below her freckles, and full red lips. She can be seen wearing various clothes, such as a red flower-themed dress in the introduction of the movie.


The Boy and the Beast

Tomo is a skinny boy with pale skin and light brown colored eyes. At home, he wears a white t-shirt and light grey pants, together with a pale green hoodie, white socks, and white sandals with black soles. His chocolate brown hair grows voluminous on his upper head, with thinner strands reaching down on the back of his neck. His bangs are slightly brushed to the side.
As his AS , Tomo takes on the form of a small angel-like clionidae with a semi-transparent white body and red dot eyes. His main body is mainly shaped like a formless blob, with exception of small ears on the top of his head, as well as wings sprouting from his sides. Over his head hovers a golden crown. In the core of his body sits a red orb resembling a heart, which shines brightly upon experiencing emotion such as fear or pain.


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As a human, the Wolfman appears as a tall, handsome man with lightly tanned skin and dark green eyes. His thick, black hair frames his face while growing down to his neck on the back of his head. He has thick eyebrows and grows a minor stubble. His clothing of choice usually consists of a plain white shirt which is ripped at the neck in combination with a simple pair of pants.
In his wolf and werewolf forms, the Wolfman's fur is dyed in a light gray shade, with a darker gray travelling from the bridge of his nose to his back, and down to his tail. The fur of his underbelly is white. During his transformation into his werewolf form, his eyes appear golden and change to blue once fully transformed.


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Yukko is a golden longhaired dachshund with light cream fur on his chest, paws, and underbelly. Typical for his breed, his ears are long and fluffy, and his body is elongated. Adding to his always grumpy look, his facial features consist of a delicate snout, and a big black nose. He also wears a red collar around his neck.


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Shi-Woon looks much like any other Korean high school student, often dressing in his uniform and later on in sweat suits. He has shaggy hair and an unremarkable "failing" face. His body is particularly skinny with little to no muscle at the beginning of the series, as made evident by his inability to complete most basic physical exercises, which may be due to his particular body condition , resulting in a body that was naturally inferior since birth. Although his strength has increased after receiving training from Han Chun-Woo , his body didn't change much; however, his fashion sense looks to be getting more and more like that of Hyuk So-Chun . Recently his body has became more muscular comparable to other Murim like Han Chun-Woo or Kang Ha-Il .
After the S.U.C.'s invasion in the Nine Dragons High School , Shi-Woon underwent the phenomenon change called Body Rebirth , which rearrange his body. However, no distinct outer change has been visible aside from Hyuk So-Chun  commenting about an increase in height. This comment may be more focused on Shi-Woon's increased mental, spiritual, and social presence instead of on his literal height.
Recently after the death of Elder Kwon and entering the Black Origin Threshold Shi-Woon body surrounded by Ki flames and his eyes changed colours.

In the beginning Shi-Woon was a coward and constant target of bullies. No matter how far Chang-ho and his gang went, Shi-Woon was too cowardly to oppose them or stand up for himself. This led to him being treated as a slave at times.
He was unable to properly talk to his crush, Sae-Hee . Even though she was a supportive and kind, consoling Shi-Woon when she saw him after a beating, Shi-Woon was unable to handle the attention and broke down sobbing at how helpless he was in front of her. His feelings were so fragile and confused that he even yelled at Sae-Hee. Eventually, all of the stress added up Shi-Woon lost hope in life. He was convinced that dying would be better than the living and prepared to kill himself. This all changed when Han Chun-Woo arrived at school. He isn't afraid of blackmailing Han Chun-Woo with a video of him fighting a group of thug, telling that he will put it on the internet not before saving the video in his home computer. After learning how to fight from Han Chun-Woo. Shi-Woon was able to slowly develop his own will and courage based of his own spirit and Chun-Woo's blunt lessons. Unlike Chun-Woo, Shi-Woon has an utter distaste for killing, talking his master out of killing enemies despite the consequences. Shi-Woon has no problem with depending on others but also has an overwhelming resolve to protect those he cares for. This trait was present before training, but afterwards, he has the ability to act on it more effectively. He is still very meek and prefers to avoid confrontation unless the situation calls for it.
According to Hyuk So-Chun , Shi-Woon is a person who surpasses the instincts of mankind. He is prepared to die whenever he fights, abandoning the fear that most people have while fighting. This lack of fear then has the reverse effect on his opponents, making enemies who are superior to Shi-Woon fear him. [1] Joo Sang-Shik has seen the same thing, stating that Shi-Woon fights like a veteran of the Murim. He also states that contrary to his innocent nature, Shi-Woon is very calculating fighter. [2]
It should be noted that throughout the series his resolve not only irritates others but can even leave people to pondering his magnificence. This effect is so powerful that many people have gone from disliking, or even wanting to kill, Shi-Woon to actually joining his cause or falling for him. This "skill" has been effective on everyone from peers all the way to elders, geniuses, and even homicidal masters. Some examples: Han Chun-Woo, Lee Shi-Ho , Seonu So-Seol , Hyuk So-Chun , Kwon Ji-Nie , Yoo Ji-Gun , Kang Sae-Ra , Elder Jeon , Elder Kwon , Ma Mun-Gi .
He has picked up some trait from Chun-Woo is having small bouts of uncharacteristically strong rage. These have been seen when something he cares for has been insulted, threatened, or hurt. He's rage was first seen when Chang-Ho threatens Sae-Hee in the first part of the series but is not as intense until later one. His rage reappears again when he finds out that the S.U.C had severely hurt his mother and when he learns that Kang Sae-Ra was hurt using while herself as a distraction. This rage leads to him entering the Black Origin Threshold when Elder Jeon is seemingly killed by an explosive during the S.U.C's attack on his school. More recently, he has developed a great pride in the Sun-Woo clan. If anyone insults or debases the clan, even indirectly through not respecting him as the Ganju, Shi-Woon reacts with rage and anger. Having had drastically different experiences within the Murim , master and pupil also differ in temperament when their rage does manifest. Chun-Woo will often show sadistic pleasure along with his rage while Shi-Woon simply becomes cold, determined and assertive.
After being given the seat of the Martial Arts Alliance Chief, Shi-Woon desire to become stronger was strengthened as he needed to be stronger in order to live up to the responsibility and trust placed on to him.  As he also developed strong a desire to fight in order to see how much he improved. This was seen when he was leaving the the Martial Arts Alliance building and came across So-Chun, upon seeing him he was thinking about fighting him to see how much he has improved his skills and techniques.
Shi-Woon had a complete loyalty to his master, the Nine Arts Dragon and couldn't believe that he was what he was told by Hyuk So-Chun  the S.U.C are his followers or that he is the one who is giving them the orders to do what they did. Even after witnessing one of the videos Chun-Woo sent to the S.U.C and seeing the damage his master personally inflicted. Shi-Woon still believed that his master isn't that kind of a person. However, after witnessing the death of Elder Kwon and using the Black Origin Threshold Shi-Woon gave up on his former master, started viewing him as an enemy and stopped calling him teacher or master and instead call him by his title.


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Akane has blonde hair cropped above her shoulders with bangs hanging on the left side and blue eyes.
Her natural hair color is black but after she left home she dyed her hair blonde and changed her style of clothing. She typically wears casual clothing outside of work wearing track jackets, hoodies and t-shirts at home.

Akane initially comes off cold and aloof but cares deeply for her friends. She is considered the most mature of the girls and typically does not get involved in the silly antics, she is more content to sit back and observe or if she engages she does so by lightly teasing the others especially Hayato . She is normally pretty reserved having a calm demeanor where she does not show her emotions openly on her face, but when complimented by him she blushes easily, which she tries to hide. She's also perceptive being skilled at observing others which is evidenced by being the first to tell that Riho was overworked and that she had a crush on Hayato, and also being able to tell immediately that Ouka was lying about her alleged relationship with Hayato to get the others to admit their own feelings.
Before Akane's confrontation with her mother along with Hayato, she was unfocused and unassertive which caused her mother to be worried about her future, thinking that Akane did not have any goals for her life. Due to this encounter, Akane was pushed to articulate herself and be open about what she wanted, after this Akane became bold and unafraid to pursue both her passion for music and her feelings for Hayato wholeheartedly.
When it comes to music her typically reserved nature is cast aside and as the guitarist and lead vocalist for her band sings with such a passion that it even made Hayato a fan. She's also a talented song-writer who likes to write in the quiet privacy of the Café after-hours.
Contrasted to her earlier quietness, Akane was the first girl to realize her feelings for Hayato and is the most bold in attempting to forge a relationship with him, being the girl brave enough to confess to him first, and the one who most often engages him. Through her romantic pursuit, she also shows her competitive side declaring she won't lose to her rivals in love.
It is mentioned by the other girls that they have felt that Akane has changed from when they first met as before she used to be more stand-offish and now she is more sociable.


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In her youth she had a similar appearance to her granddaughter Shiragiku , except for her long hair, resembling how Shiraguku looked right before she joined the café.
In the present she has grey hair in a short bob cut and wears glasses.

She is a very calm and considerate person.


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Ami is a youthful girl portrayed as petite and slender with long blue hair that is tied into a ponytail and is complemented by a pair of striking vermilion eyes.
Her usual attire consists of a white blouse, a blue skirt, and black shoes, which make up her high school uniform. To add a cute touch, she also wears a red headband in her hair. Her passion for karate is evident in her white gi and black belt, revealing her dedication to the sport. Overall, Ami's charming and adorable appearance perfectly aligns with her lively and innocent personality
She also has a tendency to wear fake gag glasses or various masks as part of her "comedy routines".

Ami is known for her innocent, energetic, and impulsive personality and likes to make jokes. She is a kind-hearted girl who always tries to do the right thing, but often acts before thinking things through, which can lead to trouble. Ami is also very passionate about becoming an ally of justice, and often imagines herself as a hero fighting for the greater good. She is enthusiastic and optimistic, always looking on the bright side of things, even in the face of adversity. Due to this as well as her being the youngest in the staff, Ami is considered as the "little sister" of the family as the others often treat her like an immature child.
She is very whimsical even attempting to do the Hadouken from "Street Fighter" in real life without realizing it was not possible. Because of her airheaded nature, Ami can be taught manners with rather violent methods, as proved by Hayato Kasukabe and especially her sister Eri . In fact, Ami is very scared of her sister because the latter once buried her in the garden, and threatens to repeat whenever Eri sees Ami's misbehavior.
She is very athletic often going on runs and working out with her dumbbells, and has considerable skills in martial arts being able to take down multiple thugs easily in Episode 4. This was also further reinforced when she was disapointed she lost to Rei who qualified for the Olympic team in Karate.


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Eri is an attractive young woman. She has long hair and usually wears casual feminine clothes.

Eri is a calm and friendly person who is usually kind to the people around her.
Eri also has an aggressive personality that is shown when she is made angry, described to be a tough, no-nonsense delinquent in her youth who easily scares those who manage enrage or annoy her, such as how she angrily reprimands Ami for her foolish behavior with the threat of burying her in the ground. While she tries to be nice and unassuming at first, Eri becomes a "blood-hungry and wrathful demoness" if anyone pushes her too far, shown when she violently assaults Fuwa's grandson for picking a fight with Hayato and/or Takumi, and will not stop until Ami manages to subdue her.


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In her youth she bore a strong resemblance to her granddaughters Ouka and Kikka with long magenta hair. In the present she has short greyish magenta hair.


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Hayato is a tall fair-skinned young man who is noted to be handsome by some of the girls when helping out at the beach hut with wavy blue hair and eyes.
Hayato years later.

He bears a striking resemblance to his grandfather Masahiro Kasukabe , during his youth and by the time he would have his own daughter, their features have become more similar due to him growing a goatee eventually.

Hayato is shown to have a big ego and high confidence where he is a straightforward and rude person who often uses harsh words without any exaggeration. He truly believes in equality, and for that, he will not use honorifics like san for others, no matter if they are older or in a high standing. Having a stern and cold expression most of the time, he is narcissistic enough to make comments that could infuriate the other party which shows he does not like when someone tries to look down upon him and would never stop to get back at them. Despite this, Hayato is truly a good person and can be humble enough to apologize if he had done anything wrong towards those close to him. Since he was raised by his grandmother Sachiko Kasukabe alone, she was like his world, and loved her more than anyone else, therefore he would never tolerate someone badmouthing or looking down on her, especially the likes of Shigehisa Fuwa . In order to give her a luxurious life, Hayato, self-centered as he was, entered Tokyo U without realizing what shackles his grandmother had to face just for his own sake. When he returned to the café, he initially decided to demolish it, but the memories and livelihood of his time with Sachiko caused him to have a change of heart and takes on his role as the new café owner, aiming to return it to its former glory. After meeting the girls, he came to know how kind his grandmother was and so he begins treating them as family, though a bit tougher. He is often called "Sachiko's Grandson" as he inherited most of her traits.
Usually, Hayato can maintain his cool, but momentarily loses his composure when agitated and faced with unfavorable circumstances. He also initially did not like getting involved with other people's problems, finding them to be troublesome, but if push comes to shove he would earnestly help them and tactfully solve the problems and situations. Though he has high self-esteem, he readily acknowledges that there are some things that he cannot do and would ask for help from others and is knowledgeable enough in knowing what to say in specific situations when they are thrown at him, rarely giving up when trying to achieve a specific objective. As a sharp person, he can read people's intentions, putting his guard up, but as soon he feels comfortable, he would put it down. He is even capable of holding his emotions if the situation calls for it.
Surprisingly, although he is not used to girls, he never backs down from them with his usual attitude. Out of the all characters, he is the most impressive negotiator and usually manages the internal affairs of the café. Because of his rightful personality, the Familia girls fall in love with him and he himself, not being dense, can see that but makes the café the first priority. For that he is not a late-bloomer in any way, but he is quite indecisive as shown after he holds off responses to Riho Tsukishima 's and Akane Hououji 's confessions, though he becomes annoyed and embarrassed by their constant advances towards him. Ironically, he believes in gender equality so he would use physical attacks/punishment on the opposite sex, especially against Ami Tsuruga who often gives him trouble.
He also has a keen observation to those around him and can quickly guess that there is something wrong. He easily read Akane who was planning to leave because of her mother and talked to her about it. He was also correct to assume that Kikka Makuzawa was not Ouka Makuzawa when she first arrived on their beach hut, simply because she was carrying her handbag on her left shoulder while he knew that Ouka was right-handed. He also thought that Ouka is the most caring among everyone and would never speak rudely to someone she considers as family.


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During her youth, Katsuyo bore a strong resemblance to her granddaughter Ami with both having vermillion eyes and blue hair hair in a ponytail although Katsuyo had a shorter ponytail.

Katsuyo would have the same joking, clumsy and carefree personality as Ami causing her problems with her boss. Her joking personality seemed to have influenced her granddaughter as she often encouraged her to laugh a lot when she was younger and seemed to have introduced her to the gag masks Ami is now known for wearing.
Despite that, Katsuyo is a great person with a big heart who always cares about others which was shown we she opened up a family home for fostering children from troubled backgrounds, and when she raised her granddaughter Ami by herself.


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Being the twin of Ouka Makuzawa , Kikka bears an identical appearance to her to the point that even their parents mistake them for one another.
However, unlike Ouka, Kikka often wears glasses.

Kikka is extremely loving of her sister Ouka Makuzawa and is especially cautious of those she associates with. But sometimes she may lack tact with others, openly offending them, unlike her sister who doesn't judge based on appearance.
Over time, Kikka gradually brings her guard down more around those of Familia especially with Hayato. Others take notice of how despite her and Ouka being identical twins, their individual personalities could not be more different as they might be considered as polar opposites; while Kikka is left-handed, Ouka is right-handed, one can be somewhat judgemental towards unfamiliar people while the other is caring and mindful, one is good at cooking while the other is a terrible cook, and while one is more genuine and sincere when complimenting another, the other acts more warped and backhanded when doing the same.


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Mao has waist-length black hair that has bangs swept to the right side and navy-blue eyes.

Mao is is not shy about using her womanly charms and showing off her ample bosom.
She is the most open about her sexuality and will not miss an opportunity to flirt with Hayato Kasukabe , and that she even once gave out a dildo as a Christmas gift for Ouka.


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Masahiro is a tall man with wavy dark-colored hair and he sports a goatee .
He bears a striking resemblance to his grandson Hayato Kasukabe who would eventually look like him by the time he has his own daughter. After trying to save Tatsuta when the Familia caught fire, he would lose one of his arms making him unable to work.

Masahiro is a person who can seem rude at times, being honest with people even if he doesn't have anything nice to say. Masahiro is usually rude to his employees who respect him for being a great leader and taking care of them in his own way. He tries not to get involved in other people's business, although he always ends up getting involved by trying to help his loved ones. He has a protective side as he usually helps his loved ones when they are in trouble, even getting physical contact if necessary.
Although at first it may not seem like it, Masahiro is a very kind person trying to help people who need his help, although later he tries to pretend that he hasn't done anything, he has also shown to be a person incapable of showing his true thoughts as he feels too ashamed to admit that he likes someone or that something in particular is to his liking.
His grandson, Hayato, would inherit several aspects of Masahiro's personality such as not being able to lie, hating lies, showing disinterest in the problems of others (although he always ends up getting involved), pretending to be unfriendly, not expressing his true feelings and being a kind and generous person who tries to help others.


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Moemi is a young and pretty woman. In her maid outfit, she has long, light-colored hair styled in a maid-like fashion, with a ruffled white headpiece. Her eyes are large and expressive, with a lilac or lavender color. She has quite an innocent face.

When Moemi is first introduced as a waitress of the Family café, she plays herself up as a ditzy and clumsy employee who heavily relies on cute faces, in a poor imitation of Shiragiku Ono . However, she actually has multiple personalities, which reveals depending on what kind of headgear she wears, with her acting as a strict chef when wearing the chef's hat.


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She has slightly wavy blonde hair that reaches halfway down her face. She also wears a tall European style chef's hat when cooking. Her looks make her appear younger than she is.
She is usually seen with an expressionless face.

She has a relatively reserved personality on the surface, but when it comes to cooking she is highly skilled, passionate and competitive. She can also be slightly whimsical. She has the ability to speak multiple languages including Japanese, English and Spanish.


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Ouka has long reddish-pink hair that is styled in two braids meeting at the back of her head where it is tied with a ribbon and violet eyes.
As befitting a fashion major she typically wears trendy clothing when not in her work clothes.

According to Hayato Kasukabe , Ouka has a bitter personality and a sharp tongue, but in his opinion, she is the most caring member in their family, which shows that she has a tsundere personality. She also has a mischievous side as shown we she teases Hayato when he's visibly embarrassed. Despite her tsundere personality when complimented about her designs she genuinely appreciates the feedback, and is protective over her designs. At one point, Hekiru had to coach her on how to maintain the tsundere act.
Ouka usually acts as the cafe's moral compass, scolding those who violate the code of conduct. However this is because she cares a lot about her colleagues, whom she considers to be her second family.


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She has messy layered black hair and she keeps the rest of her hair in a low pony-tail.

She is a sincere but naïve girl readily believing things others tell her such as Ami's jokes, and making leaps of logic such as Hayato being a master in Karate. She is also relatively ignorant about the ways of love until she experienced her own romance. Still she tries to be proactive about her feelings and was brave is confessing to him.
Due to her fact that her parents run a dojo she is both skilled and passionate about Karate.


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She is a petite woman (5'0") with green eyes and dyed strawberry blonde hair that she typically keeps in twin-tail short ponytails held by two red hair ties, and natural bangs that cover her forehead partially. When she's about to sleep she keeps her hair down.
In the past when she first arrived at the Cafe and as a child actress she kept her natural hair color of dark brown, and she would normally wear her hair straight down.

Riho is flirtatious and mischievous with her emotions obvious on her face, but she is also very hardworking and cares a lot about her friends and family. Initially, she comes across as a tsundere , denying her attraction for Hayato Kasukabe after he helped resolve some of her past trauma with her family and her time as a child actor. However, after finding out that Akane Hououji already confessed her feelings for Hayato, she began to be more bold and upfront about her own feelings for Hayato.
As a waitress and hostess for the café, she has very good socializing skills, which she developed during her child actress days, and helps makes her very popular at University. She also serves as the huge factor in their marketing since she is the one that manages its social media page, ads, etc. in order to boost their exposure and bring in more customers. She's also the one among the staff who is trusted the most by Hayato in regards to management of the Café and in negotiating with suppliers. She also likes to be referred to as a Genius being called a Management Genius and Super Genius Child Actor.
As the eldest among the staff she sometimes acts with elder sister personality, which she refers to herself as an (Onee-San) and was demonstrated when she helped Ririka Chiyoda's stream at the cost of her own reputation even when the latter had insulted her previously, and when she helped solve Ririka Chiyoda problem with Fuwa.
Due to her past trauma as a child actress with her losing work as she aged and the strain the work put on her family with her Dad divorcing after realizing Riho was being overworked, led Riho to develop a burning desire to be useful to others so that she wouldn't be cast aside. This motivated her overworking persona until she was reprimanded by Hayato. Later on she was able to overcome this trauma after a few events and attain a greater work-life balance. She also realizes she can be vulnerable with Hayato and trusts him enough to cry openly in front of him. This and her liking of being patted on the head contrasts to her typical demeanor where she exudes a teasing and reliable older sister vibe.


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Ririka Chiyoda is a young girl with a slim and attractive figure, and green eyes and hair in a twin pony-tails hairstyle.

She has a sociable persona and is quite competitive with Riho not wanting to become irrelevant in show business like the latter. Ririka is hard working realizing that their are a lot of other girls who can sing or act better than her, leading to her taking additional classes in these subjects outside her work in the restaurant. This driven nature is a major reason why she had accepted Fuwa's offer in the first place wanting to use it to increase her exposure in the industry. Her naivety and sincerity were both on display when it's shown she remembered and believed in her fans positive comments of her on her streams.
She also has a good head on her shoulders when she came up with a business plan to save the restaurant from destruction while the other employees hadn't done anything about it.


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During her youth, Sachiko was a beautiful young lady with long wavy hair while wearing her uniform. It turns out that her grandson Hayato Kasukabe 's future daughter would bear a striking resemblance to her.

Sachiko was known to be caring and selfless, always making sure to treat her customers like family. She worked very hard every day to keep the café which she treasured running, even going as far as sucking up to debt collectors, particularly Shigehisa Fuwa . When the group of girls who would later work for Hayato Kasukabe approached her, she allowed them to work for her and gave each of them a place to live. She did this ignoring the budget she worked with, showing she had a high capacity for empathy.
Sachiko frequently got into arguments with Hayato, the latest one caused them to not communicate for three years, a period which Hayato later regrets.


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She is a woman who seems to be at least in her late thirties with shoulder length blonde hair which she keeps pulled up in a bun, and has side bangs framing her face. She typically wears business casual clothes

She is diligent and loyally serves her charge and Kingdom without complaint. While she can be serious she also has a friendly side even playing with Ami, and a sense of humor putting a dumbbell when taking off her jacket to make it thud to the ground as a joke to entertain Ami. She is also a very strong fighter not showing off her true strength until the end.
She is a caring mother to her daughter missing her.


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Shiragiku is a beautiful girl with chin-length dark-green hair that has square bangs hanging over her eyebrows in a hime hairstyle, blue eyes and a slender figure. She used to have long hair, but had it cut short sometime after joining Familia Café Terrace as her resolve.
She usually wears rather baggy outfits denoting her modest and kind nature.

Shiragiku has a quite kind, modest and polite character, but she is usually quite shy with people she does not know however she is always willing to give a hand to all the people around her. This contrasts with her behavior when she drinks alcohol, showing herself practically as an exhibitionist and not hesitating to throw herself into the arms of girls or Hayato Kasukabe in this state.


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He is a man in high twenties with short black hair styled over the top of his head, and wears glasses. He normally appears in a suit.


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Valentina is a tanned skin woman with short blackish blue hair.

Valentina's personality is said to be very similar to Ami Tsuruga 's personality as they are both energetic, which is why they mesh together so well. They often like to spar together in Familia's backyard.


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In her youth she heavily resembled her granddaughter Akane Hououji , although she had dark hair and her hairstyle was slightly different with her bangs covering her left eye. In the present she has a more refined look wearing her grey hair in a bun and wearing a kimono as befitting a lady of a prestigious family.

According to Akane her grandmother Youko has a somewhat forceful/domineering personality which seemed to be confirmed when she ordered Hayato to be retrieved after hearing about him from Akane, with the latter stating she found someone she would be interested in marrying. She does have a kind side despite initially being intimadating according to Yumiko . She retains that in the present being worried about her granddaughter and telling Hayato what happened to his grandfather with the story about the original Familia's fire.


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Richard got his gorgeous looks from his mother: Seigi has mistaken them for each other on more than one occasion, and mistook a photo of her for a photo of Richard in drag.
She is tall, with blue eyes and long blond hair. She is deceptively youthful in appearance and does not look nearly old enough to have a child Richard's age.

Catherine is fairly air-headed and ditzy. She forgets things rather quickly and doesn't notice things she should. She also is fairly easy to manipulate most of the time as long as she gets her way. She compares herself to a dragonfly.
She can be shameless at times, as she didn't seem at all embarrassed to appear in her nightgown in front of Seigi and flirt with him when they first met.
She and Richard are noted to not get along very well because they are too much alike in terms of personality, but they do care for each other.


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Hajime is a young boy with black hair and large dark-green eyes.

Hajime is a precious young boy, very intelligent, and also very stubborn and bratty. He is generally quite rude to Seigi and extremely unforthcoming with information.


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Haruyoshi is a young man with short, wavy brown hair and brown eyes.

Much like Seigi Nakata , Haruyoshi is a laidback guy and he is understanding and somewhat more mature than Seigi's other friends.
He does have a impulsive streak, and like Seigi, winds up pursuing his dreams into a very non-traditional career path across the globe.
He is very affectionate with his friends.


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Jeffrey looks a bit like Richard, according to Seigi, and is tall with blond-brown hair and blue eyes.

Jeffrey is very charismatic and very cunning. He is also a workaholic and very protective of his family, to the point of sacrificing his own health.


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Mami is described as a pretty woman with long black hair. She is fair-skinned, and has almond shaped eyes. Her voice is strong, but her walk is unsteady. She has unfocused eyes. They are open, but don't seem to be looking at anything.
However, she is very thin, due to suffering from an eating disorder. She wears a tight skirt, and a white dress shirt. On closer look, the shoulder of her shirt was a bit loose and hanging off of her. She carries a light brown shoulder bag.
In the photo with Takashi Homura , she looked a little more "filled out" than when Seigi Nakata saw her at the Jeweler. However, her smile was still somewhat stiff like at the store. She was wearing a Japan's national soccer team uniform in a photo with Tatsuki Akashi , and looks much happier.
After coming into terms with herself, she cuts her long hair short to all the way below her ears. Her complexion was also better than it was when she first met Seigi and Richard Ranashinha de Vulpian .

Most women who met Richard Ranashinha de Vulpian for the first time either smiled excessively like there was a feast before then. Or they pretended to be sullen to disguise their shyness. However, Mami did neither of those reactions. At first, Seigi Nakata thought her to be an unflappable person. However, It was more like she looks akin to a soulless husk whose emotions had all fallen out.


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He is referenced (directly or indirectly) by most people to be a very conventionally attractive person.
The most famous and consistent one being Seigi himself. Other named people include Homura , and even Akashi herself. Even the customers at a coffee store also craned their necks at the same angle, like dominos falling, to follow Richard's form with their eyes.
According to Seigi, he has never laid eyes on such a beautiful person in his life before. Richard has high cheekbones, a straight nose, wavy golden hair, and smooth white skin. He has shades in his blue eyes, that the former felt like he could stare at them forever.
He is a creature who seemed to have gathered all of their parts from the world's most beautiful people. They harmonized together with a miraculous balance. Even time, air, and dust particles flowed around him in a different rhythm. He is beautiful not in his appearance, but also mannerisms. Seigi also compared Richard to a model, and also still finds Richard "amazingly handsome" even when the former frowns.
Seigi struggled to find the right phrase to describe Richard, stating that words like "hunk, handsome, pretty boy, Adonis" don't fit the latter. Richard gives off a feeling of "Just being there is enough", that he was perfect no matter what angle you looked at him from. Seigi settles on calling him a "Living Jewel", like a clear jewel lying at the bottom of a lake.
He tends to wear formal clothing including a light pastel lavender-colored suit over a blueish collared shirt underneath with a purple tie. Also according to Seigi, Richard looks about 30 when he is silent. However, he looks a little younger when he smiles.

Richard is a gentle, cultured and fairly open-minded person. He did not mind Mami and Akashi 's relationship. He also made Seigi promise him to "Not hold prejudiced views or make discriminatory remarks on the basis of a person’s race, religion, sexual orientation, nationality, or any other quality."
He reminds Seigi not to make careless praises. That no matter how innocent and beautiful the words may be, it may not be taken as intended. If one repeats such careless insensitive words and deeds, one will end up in a situation where they will have to pay a large sum of money.
Richard never makes any persistent sales promotions. He always just smiled and bowed with perfect manners, saying that he looks forward to seeing his customers again. He cares more about his customers than immediate profits. Something like a "Sometimes the best gain is to lose" kind of thing.
According to Seigi, he has a little bit of a narcissistic and snide side to him. In the novels, he makes sarcastic comments quite frequently, and while he has knowledge on most things, it often requires a bribe from Seigi in the form of sweets for him to share early on. He can be quite childish and petulant in the right circumstances and around people he trusts.
According to Mami, he looks quite "cool", but he is quite passionate. She hopes to become a rich person like him as well.


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Saul is a short, dark-skinned older man with black hair and brown eyes. He has a strong presence, an outrageous laugh and an intimidating “demonic” smile. According to Seigi, he looks like a dandy.

Saul is a harsh mentor at times. He clearly cares about Richard and Seigi Nakata , but he is often very mischievous and expects them to solve their problems on their own with little help from him other than teasing.
Saul claims to build relationships primarily because of what might be useful to him later, but he seems to have a soft spot for charity.
Saul believes his religion is "beauty" and worships it.
He has a noted appreciation for classic cars.


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Seigi has black hair that has bangs swept to the right side and brown eyes.
He has said that before working with Richard , he only cared about his clothes being clean enough and didn't pay much attention to style or fashion. After he started working at the jewelry store, he usually checks that his attire is not too casual. [1]
As the series progresses, he changes his hairstyle to sweep part his hair on the right and updates his wardrobe to include more formal business wear befitting his new jobs.
He is also a fan of wearing sarongs when he is in Sri Lanka.

Seigi is strongly committed to justice and doing the right thing, even though it has gotten him teased in the past. His grandmother instilled a strong sense of right and wrong in him and he wants to live up to that.
He is quite clever even as he's not very introspective in the beginning of the series and quickly learns how to deal with Richard. Additionally, he gets very good grades in school and picks up languages quickly under Richard's tutelage.
He is very friendly and extroverted. He gets lonely easily and has many friends, although not many close ones. He gets very upset when he cannot communicate himself and who he is with others.
Seigi also has PTSD regarding his abusive biological father and his stalking, and undergoes anger management therapy to get a hold on the mental health effects it causes him. The results are of mixed success and his suicidal tendencies linger into Volume 10 . He is terrified of entering a close romantic relationship after having read many books as a child on the statistics of male domestic violence survivors becoming abusers themselves and also has to work through this fear.


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Shouko is a very beautiful young woman that stands at average height.
She has wavy, chin length black hair with bangs that're cut just above the eyebrows and dark blue eyes.
She is often seen wearing casual, but feminine clothes.

Shouko is introduced as a kind, bubbly, and slightly air-headed individual.
On the other hand, she can also be serious, especially when it comes to providing information about all sorts of minerals or gemstones. A comical trait to this is how she can talk about them for hours on end without realizing how foot deep into detail she can be.
Although she wasn't aware of Seigi's crush on her at first, she has no interest in romance.


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Takashi is described to be a man on the side of 30.
He has big eyes, and a "baby" face. However, he wears an expensive suit. It gives off a more straight-laced and business-oriented feeling than even Richard's clothing. [1] He states that it will be "all over" for him if he compares his own looks to Richard, when considering a prospect of Mami being interested in the latter instead.

Mami states that he is not a bad person. She is surprised about the hired detective. However, she is sincere and single minded at heart. It seems that sometimes he acts rashly as well, but he is truly a kind person. Even Seigi didn't think he was such a terrible person, which is why Mami even considered marriage with him.
He has a somewhat narrow-minded view about non heterosexual relationships. Even when he found out about the true nature of Mami and Akashi's relationship. He states that even if two women are consorting together, it will not be seen as romantic love, but only as "good friends". However, he was at least reasonable enough to break off his engagement with Mami after her incident, and her wanting to be with Akashi.


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Earwig is a young girl with brown eyes and brown hair tied up in pigtails. She is often in a striped sweater and apron.

Earwig is headstrong, rambunctious, clever, intelligent and determined. When she sets her sights on something, she will make it happen. She has a high sense of self respect and love for fun. Even when surrounded by adults that are also witches, she manages to get them to do as she pleases. She is very bold and describes herself as unusual.

Goro Miyazaki said of Earwig,
The heroine we need right now is someone like Earwig who can think for herself and act on her own. She's someone who can overcome the slightest setbacks and make her way through with wisdom rather than brute force. I think so. Earwig isn't interested in being mean to people or holding anyone back. She's not just manipulating people to make herself comfortable. She helps Bella Yaga teach her magic, and stays up all night if necessary. In order to get something, she takes action and makes an effort. And stand tough.
Her friend is Custard .


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He has short brown hair that creates an arch down on his forehead, like a fringe. He has pale white skin and is fairly skinny. He has grey eyes and a fairly neutral expression throughout the film.
The clothes he wears are basic, a short-sleeved white polo shirt, brown shorts, a white sleeveless shirt and also wears a captain sailor hat (which is similar in appearance to Seita's own sailor hat in Grave of the Fireflies ).


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Mahito Maki, the protagonist of The Boy and the Heron , is depicted as an 11-year-old. His appearance reflects his quiet and introspective nature, often shown with a serious and contemplative expression. He has a youthful appearance, consistent with his age, and his physical presence in the film complements his character's emotional depth and journey. His attire and overall look are indicative of a typical young boy of his era, further grounding him in the film's historical setting. [1]


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The sisters all look the same. They are very small fish with red bodies, and small human heads with orange hair, much like Ponyo. They don't have white spots on their stomachs.


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Akio has lightly tanned skin, short, brown hair and small, dark-colored eyes. Compared to other characters in the series, Akio has a very bulky figure, though more of his bulk is attributed to body fat as opposed to muscle. He also grows a very slightly accentuated mustache on his upper lip. He wore a light blue polo shirt with white stripe and blue jeans.

While his personality is never fully elaborated on in the film, it is shown in the introduction to the film that he is extremely overconfident and brave, driving his car through an undeveloped footpath in Tochinoki after missing a turn. His curiosity, love for adventure and general carelessness first lands him and his family at the Red Gate , the entrance of the Spirit Realm and subsequently places him under a curse.


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Asako has brown hair and black eyes.
She wears a light purple turtle neck with beige cardigans.


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Bunta is a tanuki with light brown fur, and has a patch of dark brown fur over the left side of his face. He's sturdy, though not as heavyset as Gonta. In human form, he appears as a stocky young man with thick, wavy black hair, a button nose and a facial mole similar to the fur patch he has in tanuki form; he wears a white T-shirt and pale blue jeans.


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He is first mentioned in the magazine Aviation. Jiro borrowed it from an older classamte. Since that day, he dreams about being as great as Caproni.
He first appears in Jiro's dream when Jiro dreams of becoming a pilot. Caproni ends up taking Jiro up upon the wings of his first Italian plane and when Jiro asks if he can still design airplanes because he is nearsighted, Caproni answers that he has never flown a single plane, but that planes are like beautiful dreams.
After that, he appears in Jiro's dream when Jiro is returning from Germany asking Jiro if he would rather pyramids or without pyramids, meaning would he rather design planes even for war or not at all? Jiro answers Caproni by answering that even though his planes are used for war and destruction, he would still rather achieve his dream.
Finally, Caproni is last seen in a dream by Jiro and telling him that even though his planes have been used for destruction Jiro's dreams were nonetheless realized. Caproni also tells Jiro that Naoko has been waiting for him and that she was also a beautiful dream like his first successful airplane ending the film with inviting Jiro for a glass of wine.


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He has brown hair and tanned skin. He is also seen wearing beige pants and (occasionally) cream white shirt.

He finds everything to live on the deserted island. But still he builds a raft from bamboo to sail away, because he is lonely. However, a red turtle destroys the raft three times. So he forced to live on the island. At that time he really hates that female turtle. The dreams discloses his true feelings.
That evening, he sees the turtle crawling on the beach. He hits her with a bamboo stick in revenge, and flipping her over on her back. Soon he feels guilty. He tries to revive her by pouring water on her; but she is already dead.


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The Clock Tower Caretaker has grey hair and a grey beard.

Kiki's Delivery Service Characters Main Cast Kiki | Jiji Kiki's Family Kokiri | Okino Osono's Family Osono | Fukuo | Osono's Baby Citizens of Koriko Tombo | Ursula | Madame | Barsa | Lily | Maki | Ket | Ket's Mother | Jeff | Clock Tower Caretaker | Madame's Granddaughter | Policeman Others Dora | Senior Witch Miscellaneous Locations Okino Residence | Karikiya | Koriko | Gütiokipänjä | Ursula's Log Cabin | Clock Tower (Koriko) Music Soundtracks | Rouge no Dengon | Yasashisa Ni Tsutsumareta Nara

V • T • E Studio Ghibli Animated features Feature films Castle in the Sky (1986) • Grave of the Fireflies (1988) • My Neighbor Totoro (1988) • Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) • Only Yesterday (1991) • Porco Rosso (1992) • Ocean Waves (1993) • Pom Poko (1994) • Whisper of the Heart (1995) • Princess Mononoke (1997) • My Neighbors the Yamadas (1999) • Spirited Away (2001) • The Cat Returns (2002) • Howl's Moving Castle (2004) • Tales from Earthsea (2006) • Ponyo (2008) • The Secret World of Arrietty (2010) • From Up on Poppy Hill (2011) • The Wind Rises (2013) • The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) • When Marnie Was There (2014) • Earwig and the Witch (2020) • The Boy and the Heron (2023) Short films Nandarō • On Your Mark • Ghiblies • Film Guru Guru • Ghiblies Episode 2 • Imaginary Flying Machines • The Invention of Imaginary Machines of Destruction • The Whale Hunt • Koro's Big Day Out • Mei and the Kittenbus • Looking for a Home • The Day I Bought a Star • The Night of Taneyamagahara • Water Spider Monmon • Iblard Jikan • A Sumo Wrestler's Tail • Mr. Dough and the Egg Princess • Treasure Hunting • Giant God Warrior Appears in Tokyo • Boro the Caterpillar Documentaries The Story of Yanagawa's Canals (1987) • Miyazaki and Kurosawa Fireside Chat (1993) • Ghibli Was Born This Way: A Birth Story Spelled Out With Reproduced Images (1998) • World Journey of My Memory / Journey of the Heart (1998) • How Princess Mononoke Was Born (2001) • Lasseter-San, Arigato! (2003) • Hayao Miyazaki Produces a CD (2004) • Yasuo Otsuka's Joy of Motion (2004) • Hayao Miyazaki and the Ghibli Museum (2005) • Ghibli: The Miyazaki Temple (2005) • The Work of Toshio Suzuki (2006) • Scenery of Ghibli (2006) • A Ghibli Artisan – Kazuo Oga Exhibition – The Man Who Painted Totoro's Forest (2007) • How Ponyo Was Born (2009) • Poppy Hill - 300 Days of War Between Father and Son (2011) • Ghibli's Bookshelf (2011) • The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness (2013) • Until The End of The Creation of When Marnie Was There (2015) • Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki (2016) • NHK Image File: I Want To Meet This Person - Isao Takahata, Animation Film Director (2018) • 10 Years with Hayao Miyazaki (2019) • Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron (2023) Television series The Blue Seed (1992) • Ronja, the Robber's Daughter (2014) Concerts Joe Hisaishi in Budokan • Joe Hisaishi Symphonic Concert: The Music of Studio Ghibli Video games Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (Video Game) • Jade Cocoon: Story of the Tamamayu • Jade Cocoon 2 • Magic Pengel: The Quest for Color • Ni no Kuni (Series) • Ni no Kuni: Dominion of the Dark Djinn • Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch • Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom Printed works Animage • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (manga) • Starting Point: 1979-1996 • Turning Point: 1997-2008 • Kaze no Kaerubasho • People of the Desert • The Age of the Flying Boat • Hayao Miyazaki's Daydream Data Notes • To My Sister • The Journey of Shuna • Studio Ghibli's Trajectory as Seen on Animage (1984-2011) • The Art of My Neighbor Totoro • The Art of Castle in the Sky • The Art of Kiki's Delivery Service • The Art of Porco Rosso • Princess Mononoke: The First Story • The Place Where Totoro Was Born • The Bountiful Food of Studio Ghibli • Children's Picture Book Ghibli's Dining Table Earwig and the Witch Co-Productions Flying City Plan • Shiki-Jitsu ( Studio Kajino ) • Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence • Nasu: Summer in Andalusia • Nasu: A Migratory Bird with Suitcase • Portable Airport • Red Crow and the Ghost Ship • Space Station No. 9 • The Red Turtle Pre-Ghibli works Hustle Punch (1965) • Horus, Prince of the Sun (1968) • Animal Treasure Island (1971) • Lupin the Third Part I (1971) • Panda! Go, Panda! (1972) • Heidi, Girl of the Alps (1974) • Dog of Flanders (1975) • Future Boy Conan (1978) • Anne of Green Gables (1979) • Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro (1979) • Chie the Brat (1981) • 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (1981) • Gauche the Cellist (1982) • Sherlock Hound (1984) • Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) Ghibli-related labels Animage • Animage Home Video • Ghibli ga Ippai Collection • Ghibli Museum • Ghibli Museum Library • Ghibli Park • Totoro no Furusato Foundation • Totoro no Mori Unproduced projects Border 1939 Related productions Like the Clouds, Like the Wind • Mary and the Witch's Flower • Modest Heroes • Natsuzora • World Masterpiece Theater


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Cob has long, straight purple hair as well as violet eyes with small patterns underneath them (like tears or small, thin triangles) and he has animal-like claws which indicate his inhumanly evil nature. His skin color is very pale, almost white, and he wears a long, purple tunic throughout most of the film.
However, when the battle commenced, Arren cut his hand off with his father's sword. Because of this, his true appearance was revealed: he had been old all along but disguised by magic. After a while, his eyes turned black when he attempts to kill Therru .

Cob is a very cruel individual, involved in the slave trade in Hort Town . He can be described as unfeeling and even malicious who desires to be the arch-mage, and is nearly as powerful as Ged , but is obsessed with finding out how to live forever. He has a hold over Lebannen to keep him under control, because he believes that he has a clue to living forever.
He usually talks in a soft and whispering voice, although this changes drastically into a livid shrieking tone later in the film or whenever he is angry.


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Jigen is a lean, olive-skinned man with dark brown-to-black, long-ish hair and a goatee. He wears a black suit and a fedora. He prefers to conceal his eyes using his hat, as it gives him a more enigmatic appearance; when one or both of his eyes are seen, it is occasionally used to demonstrate surprise.

Jigen is laconic and subdued, but can be mellow and easygoing when he feels like it. He worries about Lupin, even though he doesn't show it all of the time. Despite being more level-headed than Lupin, he cheerfully gets in on the action.
His conversation with Lupin at the end of the film contrasts with Part 1 Episode 11. While in the episode, when Lupin says the girl he saved, Lisa, was "nice", Jigen throws Lupin out of a boat in a huff and angrily tells him to go back there by himself, in the film Jigen remarks on how nice Clarisse was and kindly offers that Lupin go back to stay with her. This has shown that over the years, Jigen has had some character growth.


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Dola is a heavyset, short and stocky woman with pink hair, which has faded from the red color it had been during her childhood; she wears it in two thick braids. She has dark eyes and a large nose. She wears a dark blue shirt and pants with a lacy white collar and cuffs, gold hoop earrings, and a green brooch. When flying, Dola wears a pilot's cap and goggles, and she sometimes wears a blue hat with a red band when dressing up.

Initially, Dola comes across as bossy, greedy and selfish, wanting nothing more than to get her hands on Laputa's treasures. Later, though, she is revealed to be a rather soft-hearted person and grudgingly grows fond of Sheeta and Pazu . Sheeta, in particular, reminds Dola of herself as a child. Dola's sons respect her greatly and always follow her orders, although they often forget to call her "captain" and just call her "Mom" instead. Dola is also brave and resourceful, which has helped her become a successful and respected air pirate over the course of her life.


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Donald has brown hair and wears a blue captain/pilot suit. His signature blue Curtiss R3C-0 seaplane has rattlesnakes painted on its wings.

Donald is cocky and claims to be the fastest fighter pilot in the Adriatic. He is arrogant and looks down on the air pirates who recruited him. In contrast to Porco, the ambitious Curtis easily falls in love. He's so easily charmed, amicable and cheerful that every time he sees an attractive woman, he offers his hand in marriage. He falls for Gina the moment he sees her singing at the Hotel Adriano bar and later, with Fio during his rematch with Porco.


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Dora has grey hair and wears glasses. She wears a light red dress with a red scarf and uses a staff-like cane.


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Mr. Duffi has dark brown hair with a thick mustache. He wears a light blue shirt, mauve coveralls, and a tan cap.


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As an infant she appears to be quite healthy, with a tuft of brown hair, and rosy cheeks.
As a young child, she has short brown hair and dark brown eyes. She wears a school uniform consisting of a white shirt, yellow vest, a red bow, and light pink skirt.
As a thirteen years old she has long brown hair tied into a ponytail with a red ribbon along with a satchel and wears a maroon coat and a skirt, which may or may not be a school uniform.
As a young adult her hair is significantly longer and ended in ringlets, much like her mother's hair when she was younger. She also wears stylish clothing with a purple winter coat, red skirt, black tights, and brown boots along with make up and round golden earrings.


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Fujimoto is slender and appears to be 40-years old, but he may have lived much longer. He claims he was once human, which implies he underwent some changes in order to become the wizard he is now. This may be a clue as to why he has strange, bird-like markings on his cheekbones and around his eyes.
He has long red hair like Granmamare and his daughters, with turquoise, almost green, eyes. He wears a very strange cerulean and white-striped suit with a magenta cravat. On his ears are golden, round earrings.
Near the end, he wears a similar white-striped suit, although this time the cerulean stripes are a salmon red, and the cravat is yellow.
Throughout the movie he wears a dark magenta coat with a gold clasp at the front. It's long sleeves have holes right where the inside of Fujimoto's elbow would be, and his arms are often through the holes.
When upon land, he uses a contraption he explains is a humidifier, to wet the ground with pure sea water as he is walking along it. This may imply he cannot go on land comfortably without it, or may have a risk of death without it. Also, when seen by humans, he is described as appearing very strange and perhaps shady, or to be avoided. This is only assumed, as he means no harm to humans although he seems to dislike them, especially with the waste they throw into the ocean.

Fujimoto is placed into the role of villain, but he is only ever acting in what he believes is best for Ponyo. However, he is strict to his daughter Ponyo, and it may come across as him trying to control his daughter rather than keep her safe. For Lisa he is kind of a creep, who mistakes him for spraying pesticide, which is actually the purest ocean water so he can survive on land.
In his core he is a good guy, who cares about his daughters. He is just over-pessimistic. He hates humans, because humans pollute the environment, and more specifically the sea. So he uses magic to purify the sea from the humans’ waste. For that purpose he creates potions and elixirs, which if mixed correctly he pours into a well in one of the rooms in his underwater harbour. Because of humanity's destructive behavior, he becomes over-pessimistic. His wife, Granmamare adds more optimism to his mind.
The seniors get to know him better as the story progresses. For them, Fujimoto is a nice guy with strange behaviours, and one claims that he wouldn't allow anyone to be harmed.


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Fukuo the Baker has black hair and wears a white T-shirt and white bakers hat. In the final scene of the film, he was shown wearing a blue T-shirt, red overalls, and a new hat.

Fukuo is an often quiet, loving, hard-working man who seems to be serious at most times but can have his funny moments. He deeply loves his family, and cares for Kiki , including making a logo for Kiki's delivery service made entirely out of bread.


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Her attire changes with every scene. They are all stylish dresses from the late '20s that display both her beauty and (in the flashback scene) her youthful charm.

Gina is accomplished singer. She is genuinely kind and wants people to get along. Porco Rosso is a dear friend to her. In her youth, she flew with him on his plane the Adriano , which her hotel is named after.
Seaplane pilots across the Adriatic treat her with the utmost respect, with some even volunteering to keep the peace around Hotel Adriano. [1] Her voice soothes even the toughest of pirates. She befriends Fio following a climactic fight between Porco and the Mamma Auito's Boss .


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Granmammare is a sea goddess, capable of changing her humanoid form at will. She initially appears enormous; possibly as big as, if not bigger than, a Blue Whale. She appears to others in a bathed glow with a warm, golden light, possibly produced by luminescent plankton. She resembles a very beautiful woman with impossibly-long, red hair, brown eyes, and a kindly face. The cyan robe she wears seems to merge with the sea when she swims, and it is unknown if she has feet, or simply floats freely when she stands. She also seems to be made of water as when she touched Fujimoto with a translucent hand.


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Hanako is a female raccoon dog who wears a yellow vest. Her cheeks are reddish.

Hanako is a caring and obedient Racoon Dog.


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Haru wears a brown trousers and orange shirt with beige apron. She wears green glasses and has short, messy brown hair. Her skin is white and she's fairly plump.

In the beginning of the film, Miss Hara at first seems like a loving caring person. She takes in a young boy named Shawn who is battling a heart disease. Even getting somewhat concerned about Shawn when he's out in the rain, telling him to get inside or he'll catch a cold.
However, her true personality is shown as she gets more suspicious about the "little people" living inside of her home. Her paranoia grows and grows as strange things kept happening in her house, especially with Shawn wondering over the place she stays. However, when she eventually actually finds one of the "little people" who is Arrietty's mother, Homily, she kidnaps her. Hara's greed gets the best of her and even locks Shawn in his room so she wouldn't have her plan foiled, although this fails. It's not for certain what she wanted to do with Arrietty's family, but she calls the "Squeaky Clean Pest Control" so they could be contained.
Hara also reveals to be a bit dimwitted, most likely from her old age. Shawn's Aunt Jessica points out that she accidentally yet quite frequently parks her car in the middle of the driveway, despite many times Jessica had to tell her not to park it there.


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Howl is a young, handsome man with bright blue eyes and hair that reaches below his chin. At the beginning of the film, his hair is blonde, but because of an incident while Sophie is cleaning Howl's bathroom, he briefly comes to have orange hair, before it finally turns black. In the novel, Howl has natural brown hair; Calcifer describes it as "mud-colored."
Throughout the film, he is seen wearing a plain white shirt and dark pants, with a plaid coat in red and a blue-ish shade of grey, which has yellow rims and sleeve ends. Howl barely uses the sleeves at all and instead lets the coat loosely hang on top of his shoulders. Additionally, he wears a pendant around his neck.
In times of danger, he is shown making use of his magical abilities by turning himself into a bird-like creature. His body is then completely covered in black feathers, the only space not affected being the main part of his face. Two black broad wings are shown either on his back or in the place of his arms when he uses them to fly.

At the beginning of the movie, Howl is known as rather flamboyant and rumored to have a wicked personality. A rumor that has begun to spread among the residents of Market Chipping even say that he is searching for beautiful, young women whose hearts he may steal and subsequently eat, or that he will devour their souls. He appears rather vain, as well as confident, and does not really seem to care about a lot of others besides himself. Unlike these rumors, he is kind enough to let Sophie clean the castle.
As time goes on, his actual personality comes to light, which is that of an endearing, charming and intelligent young man, who, unfortunately, has a tendency to be stubborn and dishonest, as well as to become secretive when it comes to his own life. He commonly avoids getting involved in uncomfortable situations or those which require his committed participation. His vanity is also a very distinct trait, as he is easily irritated if something about himself looks off.


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He first appears as Ashitaka's ally, but is later revealed to be the hidden antagonist, wanting to present the Forest Spirit's severed head to the Emperor Mikado so that he could be paid handsomely. It is said the head has the power of eternal youth. He is the leader of the mysterious organization Karakasa-Ren (唐笠連, lit. "The Alliance of umbrella") which, along with Ishibiya-Shū (石火矢衆, lit. "cannon guys") and Jibashiri (ジバシリ) the specialized hunters, was a subsidiary body under Shishō-Ren (師匠連, lit. The Alliance of Lords ), a secret society serves the emperor and the royal court. Jiko was also a member of Shishō-Ren.


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Jiro has dark brown hair, brown eyes and black glasses.
He wears a suit comprised of a white coat with a blue tie, white pants and white hat.

Jiro has a happy and good natured personality towards Naoko Satomi whom he loves very much, but he is also trustworthy and hardworking when it comes to his love for airplanes.


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She has ginger hair and brown eyes She wear blue dress with white apron.


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Kiyoshi has brown hair and dark eyes.
In a flashback, he wears a Class-I Officers Uniform and a  Class-I Officers Service Cap but a photograph shows that he is seen wearing Class-II Officers Uniform.


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Zenigata is a muscular, square-jawed, ruddy-skinned man of about average height (5'10''), with black hair cropped into a flat-top haircut and black eyes. He has a fairly similar build to Lupin, which makes it easier for the latter to impersonate him. He is also more handsome in The Castle of Cagliostro than in the manga and some of the anime series. In this film, he wears a brown suit with green pants and a red tie.
The fight in the catacombs shows that he wears a corset over his underwear, possibly for back support.

Zenigata is impulsive and temperamental, but a competent police officer. His "cowboy cop" tendencies, however, are met with disapproval by Japan's ICPO delegate when he tries to get the organization to prosecute Count Cagliostro.
Though Zenigata has failed many times to catch Lupin, many younger than him have not come as close.
Lupin describes him in the film as "truly a child of the Shoowa period, a man totally devoted to his work."
In The Castle of Cagliostro , while he is still impulsive and loses his temper, he makes sure not to do so in front of Count Cagliostro, who greets him with rudeness, racism and dismissal, and tries to stay professional.
The film shows Zenigata to be highly patriotic. After hearing that Lupin left a note, he arrives at the castle in a Nissan Bluebird. He prays for the soul of a deceased Japanese spy, and when he and Fujiko charge into the printing press, he carries a jutte , a traditional Japanese bludgeon, an echo of his ancestor Heiji who was also known for carrying such a weapon.
He shows his goofy and eager side when, Fujiko's help, he pretends to "discover" the counterfeit printing presses, through Fujiko's live camera.
He reciprocates kindness when it is given to him, even grudgingly so from the likes of Lupin.


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Kokiri has long brown hair with red earrings and grey eyes she wears navy blue dress and white apron.


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Kosaka has brown hair and wear glasses.
She wears white cardigans.


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Kurotowa has almost neck-length brown hair, a beard & mustache, as well as brown eyes. He wears a blue cloak over a green Torumekian military uniform, while the headstone worn on his head proves his status as Kushana's staff officer.

Kurotowa is shown to be a cunning, yet trusted staff officer of the Torumekian army; within the course of the movie, his feelings for Kushana change from a strong desire to carry out his plans against her, to a slight interest in her, as shown when he says "Who knows what happened to her, but she looks quite cute to me".
Prior to this, he was chosen by the Vai Emperor of Torumekia to take up his current role in the movie, while the both of them conspired against her, promising to reward him handsomely.
In the manga, his personality shows more depth, as he starts off as a wily and insincere man, though somewhat cowardly, not taking Kushana seriously for the most part, and ends up gaining some sort of sincerity and loyalty towards her.


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Lisa is around 25 years old. [1] Her outfit usually consists of an indigo blue shirt, beige jeans and carnation pink slippers. She has walnut brown hair and fair skin.

Lisa is bright, cheerful and attentive. She exhibits high emotional intelligence, and is shown to be quick thinking and competent in high-stress situations. Due to the scattered nature of their community, Lisa communicates clearly and directly with her son, Sōsuke , treating him like an equal. As such, we see that Sōsuke is fluent in Morse code, and knows how to operate their home's signal lamp to message passing sailors, like his father, Kōichi .
Lisa is often frazzled and overworked from taking care of Sōsuke by herself and working at the Senior Center. And despite her recklessly efficient driving, she always seems to be late to work. The hectic nature of their daily life makes Lisa and Sōsuke excellent partners and the two often improvise meals and travel on the fly. Though Lisa is easily annoyed by how often her husband, Kōichi, goes out to sea, Sōsuke is always there to cheer her up.
Throughout the film, it's shown that Lisa and Sōsuke share an intimate bond and lean on each other for emotional support. Lisa takes exceptional care of Sōsuke, making special meals for him and Ponyo when she stays the night and is always cognizant of how Sōsuke is feeling. Lisa also has great trust in her son, as shown when she gives him command of the house's signal lamp when she has to check on the Senior Center during the storm.
Overall, Lisa understands that greater forces are at work in the story and is shown to have a deep understanding of people and nature. Lisa is immediately able to tell that Ponyo is good and further, Lisa is even able to connect with Ponyo's mother, the Sea Goddess Granmamare , receiving her blessing to raise Ponyo as a human.


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Louis has dark brown hair, dark eyes, a long face with a square chin, and a mustache. Like the rest of the boys in the gang, Louis almost always wears a brown shirt with pink pants, a belt, a red hood and brown slip-on shoes.


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Madame has grey hair and blue eyes. She wears a yellow cardigan and a lime-green shirt.


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The Mandrake is extremely tall (usually phasing through doorways and walls, but often crouching his head to enter when he doesn't) and lanky with thick circular glasses. His ears are his most identifiable feature, as they are long and pointed. Earwig initially mistakes them for horns. His hair is short and brown, though during his time as a rock star, it was long and dark purple. He wears a purple robe and pants with a faint floral pattern on them, with a white button up underneath. When upset, his eyes spark with anger, veins grown on his forehead, and a dark smoke comes from his back.
When he is angered, he grows in size, grows dark scales, and grows claws on his hands and feet. His pants tear, and the rest of his outfit becomes colored orange and black. The sparks in his eyes are more powerful  than ever, and the smoke comes from all over his body rather than just his back.
The Mandrake's eyewear came from character designer Katsuya Kondō , to make the character seem mysterious, elusive, and obscures what he might be feeling.

Mandrake is very easily upset and wields the greatest amount of power in the house. Since he is so easy to anger, he often isolates himself and resents being disturbed. He is the first to come around to treating Earwig with kindness, as he has good intentions deep down.


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Wearing black sunglasses, a handlebar mustache, and a white scarf around his neck, Porco is a dashing man of action in spit of his paunch. When he doesn't have any work, he spends his days in his limestone cave on a desert island, smoking French Gitane cigarettes and sipping wine as he reads magazines or the papers. It's the freewheeling lifestyle of a middle-aged dandy. [1] He is 36 years old during the events of the film.


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An older woman with blonde hair and glasses at times.

Matron is extremely caring for children, but plays favorites with Earwig.


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Moro has long white fur, olive eyes with red whites (possibly because of being bloodshot), large teeth and a purple-brown nose. She is relatively big as when she is sitting down, San is as tall as her head. She also has two tails which none of the other wolves have, this was to help her stand out.

Moro is a very intelligent and strong wolf who would do anything to save her forest home and protect the Forest Spirit. Moro has a deep hatred for humans and dreams of the day she would finally crunch the head of Lady Eboshi. However, above all else, Moro is a very motherly and caring individual. Despite her hatred for the humans, she cares greatly for San, having taken her in after her parents abandoned her.  Even though she and Ashitaka have a heated argument, she recognized his bravery and love for San when he returned even after he was told not to return to the forest twice.


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Muoro is a stocky, bald man with a thick, grey mustache and heavy, dark eyebrows. He always wears his military uniform and has two medals pinned to his chest.

Muoro is abrasive and aggressive, and he likes being in control. He resents Muska's authority over the army and the Laputa project, and he is sometimes suspicious of Muska's actions, such as Muska's methods of dealing with Sheeta after her capture.


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Muska has light brown hair and hazel eyes. He wears tinted glasses, a brown suit, a white shirt and a pale yellow cravat. He is armed with what seems to be a Webley Mk VI revolver. His design is similar to that of David in Katushiro Otomo's Steamboy .


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Nago once had brown fur and light green eyes.
As a demon, Nago resembled a giant spider with worms crawling over him and red eyes.
Due to the heat and poison of demons, Nago's fur was almost completely burnt off.


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She has dark eyes and bright orange hair which she wears pulled up in a fluffy ponytail.
She wears a green dress with a white apron around her waist.


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Okino has brown hair and he wears brown glasses. He wears blue pants, a red vest and white collar shirt and a blue tie.


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Okiyo is a small, round Tanuki in an orange vest with a yellow stripe on the bottom. Like the other females, her face is slightly rounder and she has slightly more prominent eyelashes.


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Osa has white bandages all over his face, which gives him a mummy-like appearance. He is loyal to Lady Eboshi .


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Osono has short dark reddish brown hair, thin eyebrows, freckles and wears a white apron over a simple green dress. She wears red earrings. She is heavily pregnant and is expecting a baby sometime soon.

Osono is a kind and likable baker, and allows Kiki to stay in the attic of her home. She becomes concerned when Kiki undergoes depression and loses her powers. She becomes almost like a surrogate mother to Kiki


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He wears a green backpack.

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Sachiko is depicted as an average-looking college student who is in her early thirties. During her appearance in the movie, she is always seen wearing a pair of dark brown rectangular glasses, an orange uniform, a pair of blue jeans, a pair of red shoes, and a messy apron that has paint stains on it with her hair stylized into a bob haircut.

Sachiko is a soft-spoken college student who hardly does anything other than making herself belong to the Coquelicot Manor while trying to work her way for college. Despite this, she is a nice girl who is willing to help Umi and her family during her stay as shown where she helps Umi in preparing dinner for her while she goes out to buy some groceries. Another part of Sachiko is that she is an artistic and creative student as evident where she has a large painting in her room; she also portrays many qualities of a stereotypical artist - such as being awkward and weird.


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Sagami resembles a very traditional Heian lady. Her face is painted white and heavily made up, she is always seen wearing a multi-layer kimono and her hair flows straight down her back reaching her ankles.


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Seizaemon is a middle aged Tanuki who wears a blue vest open. As a human, he has the appearance of a middle-aged man with grey hair and a cheek mole, and wears a blue T-shirt and grey pants.


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Shoukichi is a small, brown-furred tanuki with dark fur covering almost all of his face. When he takes on a human form, he appears as a lean young man with the appearance of a teenager or young adult, with tufts of hair sticking out of the top of his head.


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Taeko is slender 27 years adult. At the present, she wears a white and blue striped shirt, white slacks, and white shoes. When she arrives at the countryside farm, she keeps her regular clothing, but opts for a more head coverings to keep from the sun.
As a ten-year-old child, she had very short hair held by a hairpin. She usually wore a white blouse with puffy sleeves and a red jumper.


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Tamasaburo is a tall-ish, well-groomed tanuki who, when taking the form of a human, appears as a handsome man. He has tufts of white fur on the top of his head. He has black markings underneath his eyes, like eye bags. His default clothing is a long cyan robe.

Tamasaburo is quiet and sensitive. He does his best to work hard, but his sense of duty is complicated by his love for Koharu. He is one of Shoukichi 's closest friends.


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Tatsuo has brown hair and brown eyes; he wears a red vest and blue trousers, and a white under shirt. He also wears thick black glasses.

Tatsuo is a very good father who does his best to keep Mei Kusakabe and Satsuki Kusakabe happy when Yasuko Kusakabe is in the hospital. He believes in the imagination of his daughters and understands their belief of Totoro. He is kind and patient.


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She once was a priestess at the tombs of Atuan where she met Ged whom had led her to freedom from the place. Much later she takes in Therru who has suffered abuse and burns from her parents whom had abandoned her. Later she is kidnapped by Hare who was sent by Cob as bait to lure Sparrow Hawk to Cob's castle. Later she and Sparrow Hawk are freed thanks to Arren and Therru.


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Toki wears a red kimono with a brown little belt and white headscarf.


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This guy has brown hair with beige farm hat he wears a red shirt and blue trousers.


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While under a curse, Turnip Head appears as a scarecrow wearing a black suit with an dull indigo bowtie, and a top hat with a dusty rose ribbon. As his name suggests, he has turnip for a head. He has two dot eyes and a wide smile, accompanied by a pipe to the side of his grin. He gets around by hopping like an unwound spring. As a prince, he appears as a tall blonde man in a yellow suit, along with a top hat and a pink bowtie.

Turnip Head appears kind and willing to help, as he gave Sophie a cane and returned her shawl when it was blown away in the wind. He can also be brave and courageous, as he saved Sophie and her friends as they fall from a dangerous slope. After Turnip Head is turned back into a prince, he reveals that Sophie is his true love.


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Uncle Pom is a stocky, elderly man with wild, white hair and a bushy mustache and beard. He wears a cap, a worn and patched coat and a knapsack. Uncle Pom also carries lots of supplies for life in the mine, such as a bedroll, canteen, and lantern.


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Yasuko has brown eyes and dark brown hair with a pigtail. She wears a hospital cloth, as well as a blue kimono and a blue dress in the epilogue scenes.


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Yoshio wears a captain uniform with sailor captain hat. Without the hat, he has brown hair.

Little is known about Yoshio's personality but as shown during his role in the story, he is an honest man who reveals the truth about Umi and Shun's fathers which ultimately allows them to pursue a romantic relationship (if they choose to). In addition, he is a respectful man who wishes to honor his friends as a ship captain.


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Yūko has lightly tanned skin like her husband and daughter. She has neatly-styled, short, brown hair, thin eyebrows and small, dark-colored eyes. She is fairly fit, compared to her husband, and wears gold earrings as well as a matching, gold necklace, and lipstick. She wears a pink sweatshirt and white capri-like pants.

She initially appears a very calm, collected and logical woman who refuses to comply with her husband's curious antics and is always first to speak of safety in a sign of danger or strangeness; nevertheless, she quickly gives in to Akiichirō's adventurousness, consequently turning both her husband and herself into pigs for much of the film.


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Yūichirō was known to be a handsome young man before his death. He appears to be in his late 30's donning a white collared shirt typical to what sailors wear.

As a sea captain, it is needless to say that Yūichirō had great leadership skills. He was also a kind and caring person as he took in the newborn baby of his friend who passed away.
Ryōko Matsuzaki also described him as a loving husband who was very supportive of her studies.


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Blob men are black and they can change their look. Most of the time they have human appearance with arms, legs and clothing. Still they look strange by dot eyes, big nose, missing fingers and missing toes.
They can change their shape to fit in small objects and gaps. However they have no advantage doing so, because they can walk through walls.
Madam Suliman's blob men are dressed in green Ingary soldier uniforms and have sharp teeth.


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The Hebikera is a long, flatworm-like insect with four pairs of wings distributed over the body. It seems to fly in an undulating fashion, sort of like how an eel swims underwater.
It is a large insect, nearly as long as the tolmekian airship Bumblecrow, and a swarm of them is strong enough to take down large aircraft, like a Bumblecrow. It has a large pair of mantibles and a large flat mouth. Its head is armored like a crab and it has four eyes.
Their larvae are called Mino-Nezumi .


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The Hopping Lantern is a small lantern attached to a flexible stick or rod with a pale (possibly gloved) hand at the other end.


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The moving castle appears from the outside as a tall, off-balanced, black-brick castle with four square towers and three doors. However, two of these doors cannot be approached at all, as though there were an invisible barrier blocking the way. Only the third door can be reached, which although is the back door of the castle, is the front door of the house within. The four towers often billow smoke, and the harder Calcifer works, the more smoke is issued. It is apparently made from coal.


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There are two variants, combat type and non-combat type that can be differentiated based on several characterisitics such as colorations and spikes on arms.
Physically, the robots measure 344cm in height and weighs 238kg. Despite this, their bodies are roughly humanoid in shape. Their main body segments are broad and trapezoidal in shape, with their chests embellishing the crest of the Laputian royal family. The robots' arms and legs are segmented; their arms are very long, nearly reaching to the ground. The arms also have spikes on each segment, which support sets of retractable flaps. Each robot has a pair of five-fingered hands; their feet are wide and flat, and lack any distinguishable toes.
Each robot has a relatively small dome-shaped head atop its body, which is connected by a narrow and flexible neck. The head features a bean-shaped plate that houses a pair of uneven "eyes", with the left being roughly twice as large as the right. They act as sensors for movement, and are also capable of shooting lasers. Two much smaller holes between the eyes act as the "nose" of the robot, with a divot along the plate's bottom appearing to be a sort of "mouth".


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Shikigami, in traditional Japanese folklore, are either invisible or appear in the shape of neatly-folded paper manikins. However, in the film's adaptation, the Shikigami are portrayed as fully-visible, semi-humanoid paper creatures with the ability to fly at extremely high speeds (on par with Haku in his dragon form). They are white in color and resemble birds and have a circular head, wings, and a pointed "tail". When magically commanded, they can stand (or hover) on the tip of their tails and plaster themselves onto a person's body.


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Junior has a pink bonnet and a bib with fishes and blue jumper and diaper.
The baby looks happy and hungry, later crying.


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Birk has shoulder-length orange hair that hang in bulky strands, and lovely blue eyes. He wears a blue tunic and a belt twice wrapped around his waist, kitted out with a pouch and sheath that holds a knife.

Birk is a cheeky, fun-loving and rational boy who tends to be realistic rather than fanciful, in contrast to how Ronja is. He is level-headed and is able to think on his feet, calmly assessing any situation he is met with. He is gently charismatic — so charming indeed, it quickly frustrates Ronja's initial determination to dislike him.

Birk, though usually emotionally steady, ends up crying in a moment of serious character development.

For most the series he shows little emotional variation. Mostly seen with an even, serene smile and the occasional cocky smirk, the only emotion he tends to express passionately is anger. Later in the series, particularly during the Bear's Cave arc, some of his serene demeanour melts away and feelings of grief and jealousy show through.


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Chihiro is a ten-year-old girl with brown hair, brown eyes, and rosy cheeks. She is very petite and has a childish appearance and a pudgy face. Her attire includes a white medium-sleeved T-shirt with bright green stripes, bright red shorts, white socks, and sunshine yellow velcro sneakers. While working in the bathhouse, she is barefoot and wears a coral-colored kariginu robe with a white hitoe underneath, short sashinuki pants, and a tasuki cord for tying her sleeves up.

Chihiro's growth into a capable individual is a core factor in the movement of Spirited Away's plot. During her adventure in the Spirit World, 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, caring, quick-witted, and reliable girl.
As the story progresses, the strength of her bond with Haku eventually evolves into a heartfelt form of love that dispels Yubaba and Zeniba 's respective curses on Haku.


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Haku appears to be around 12 years old in physical age. He has straight black hair (some see it as black, others say dark/forest green) in a bob haircut and slanted, green eyes.
When he is human, Haku wears a traditional white robe that resembles closely a Kariginu tied with a lavender sash, a short traditional indigo dyed Sashinuki (a type of kuribakama) underneath, and beige sandals. A darker blue Hitoe can be seen from the sides and shoulders of the robes.

Haku has multiple personalities. He can sometimes be kind-hearted and supportive, other times strict and high-strung. He is wise and is able to act accordingly to the situation. He is more than willing to stick his neck out when he cares about someone. From the beginning of the story, through to the end, he does everything within his power to keep Chihiro unharmed and to help her leave safely. His steadfast resolve helps Chihiro finally trust him, amidst contradictory information from other Spirited Away characters about him.
Haku always said she could trust him. However, Lin, was not sure of Haku's intentions and told Chihiro to not trust him. Yubaba 's twin sister, Zeniba insisted that Haku is a greedy thief, who had stolen her golden seal . In the end, Chihiro puts her faith in Haku. Later, it is revealed that Haku is Yubaba's slave, who controlled him with a black worm in his body.


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Karen has dark brown hair and pink bows on her pigtails. She wears a light-pink shirt with a white collar, darker pink pants, and white shoes. She has a light-green elephant plush toy that she carries around all the time.

Karen becomes quickly offended when Sōsuke didn't give in to her demands to play with her.


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Ket has light brown hair and brown eyes. He wears a white undershirt, green pants (with purple suspenders), white socks and light blue shoes.


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Kiki has short, dark brown hair, which she ties back using a large, amaranth red bow. She wears a medium-sleeved, jet black dress, which mostly appears to be violet or indigo, white undergarments that consist of a tank top and bloomers, and amaranth red flats that look scarlet red at times.
At the beginning, she's dressed in a bright green, short-sleeved dress with a medium turtle-neck and a bright pink apron, long, grey socks that are falling down and the same shoes.
Kiki is not initially pleased with her appearance at the beginning of the film, but later on is told to like herself as a witch by her mother, Kokiri .

Kiki is strong-willed, leaving her home in Karikiya for a year at 13-years old in order to undergo the training she's required to complete to be a witch. She is very friendly, curious, kind-hearted, sweet and upbeat. However, she is also rather stubborn and proud at times, which is sometimes to her disadvantage. She is very attached to her pet black cat, Jiji , and introduces him as her best friend. Kiki is not particularly popular when she first arrives in Koriko , but gradually makes new friends with her customers and is the town heroine at the end.


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The Kittenbus looks like a cat with space inside its back for a child or small person to ride in. He has four legs and he has brown and orange fur with yellow eyes that can light up to help it see in the dark. He can travel anywhere in seconds and is adorable.


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Beautiful blonde boys with bob heads. They all have the same appearance, and serve Madame Suliman .


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A slender, small 5-year-old, Kumiko has short brown wavy hair with matching eyes and a pink bow tie on the top of her head. She wears a sky blue dress with a small pink ribbon and white Capri-like pants or bloomers with a pink pair of shoes.

Kumiko is a sensitive and impulsive little girl who emphasizes her feelings for Sōsuke, showing him her new dress as well as requesting a ride on his boat. Generally, she's not the best role model among her classmates.


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Markl is small child of average build, with messy tangerine orange hair and peach skin. He looks after the castle for his master, granting customers requests for spells and magic. Every time a customer comes in, he's disguised as a wizard's disciple. [1]

Markl is an obedient, albeit messy apprentice working under wizard Howl. He is initially wary of Sophie, particularly when she cleans out the entire castle, but grows to appreciate her through the course of their adventures.


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Mary is a young girl with bushy, bright red hair that reaches just past her shoulders. She has two short strands of hair on her forehead, along with a couple shorter ones. Mary's eyes are sharp blue, and she always has a bright expression.
Her fashion choice includes, short skirts, long shirts, cartigans, over-the-knee stockings, sweaters, and cute sneakers, or brown laced boots. Her sleepwear consists of a light-yellow shirt-dress that reaches the knees.

Mary is a strongheaded and witty girl, stubborn and loud. She tries to help out when she can, but due to her clumsiness, is often let go. She has a lack of perception, and is quite teasing at points. She hated her hairstyle at first, but gradually accepted it.


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Mimiko has red hair and black eyes.
She wears a pink dress and yellow shirt underneath and yellow shoes and white panties.

Mimiko is described as being a sweet little girl that never gets lonely, despite not having any parents.


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Miyoko has chin length hair.
She wears a red sweater as Anna Sasaki and wear she a blue skirt and White shirt with red school uniforms.


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Nonoko has black hair.
She typically wears a beige shirt with a white collar and orange skirt.


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Peter has dirty blonde hair with cornflower blue eyes, and pale skin. The front half of his hair is longer than the back, and the bottom of his partially shaved underneath.
Peter has a blue baseball jacket with white sleeves, along with a single horizontal red band down the center of the wrist, bottom, and neck cuffs. He wears olive green pants that are rolled up to his ankles, and plain, brown shoes. He sometimes uses his jacket as a pouch to put his cats inside. Peter can also sometimes be seen in a backwards red hat.
SPOILER WARNING : In his transformed state (under the effect of the Fly by Night,) he grows noticeably larger and 'grown up.' His hair grows long and blue, and he sprouts large, iridescent wings. This only lasts a short while, however, when his is engulfed in a glob of blue magic goop from the flower.

Peter is generally a witty, kindhearted kid. He seems to like helping out, being the "delivery boy" of the neighborhood. He typically tries to act brave when it comes to something he's scared of doing, and is a sweet boy. When he was first shown, he was laughing at Mary's clumsiness, but tried to help her out a couple times afterwards. He is also shown to be helpful and selfless, as seen by wanting to ease his family's burden and sacrificing himself for Mary .


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Ponyo has two forms: her goldfish form and her human form. As a fish, she is cute, but as a little girl, she is magical. She has thick copper-red hair and has only two-piece clothing: an adorable little amaranth red dress with puffy sleeves and large. puffy white bloomers. She behaves just like a regular five-year-old child: intelligent, adorable, mischievous, and later in the film, sleepy. She's very happy, sweet, and barefoot all the time.

Ponyo is an extrovert, tending to go outside when her father is distracted doing his magic.  She also pleased when Sosuke finds her while he is playing by the sea by his house and frees her from a jar. Again, she pays him by licking his scar, and they bond and become friends.  Ponyo does not like her father at first, which is why she runs away from home at the beginning of the film, and she is also rambunctious, causing trouble around the house after Sosuke adopts her.  Soon, she withdraws magic and decides to live by Sosuke's side as a part of his family. She is a fish at first but becomes more humanlike when Sosuke self-injures his finger and she licks his scar, healing him.
Her favorite food is ham.


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As a child, Rie has short, chin-length black hair with bangs and wears a white blouse with a pink neckline, a blue jumper and beige shoes with pink socks. She seems to have a heavier set than ten year old Taeko. She usually has a bored or sad expression on her face.

She seems to be shy and introverted but is still able to handle her male classmates' bullying by laughing off their attempts at making fun of her.


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Riku has brown hair, brown/black eyes and he seems to be a bit taller than his two older sisters.