Is Haku a human?

He is a young boy who is a river spirit in the form of a human, who helps Chihiro after her parents have transformed into pigs. Haku was once a river spirit who had entered the spirit world seeking to learn magic from Yubaba
Yubaba
Yubaba mean Elderly woman (baba) of the hot water (yu). She is called Baba by her son Boh. The first syllables of Zeniba and Yubaba form the Japanese word sento for bathhouse.
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, and as a result became a worker who followed her every command.
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Is Lin a human Spirited Away?

Lin is portrayed as a human being in the film. In the Japanese picture book (The Art of Spirited Away in English) Lin is described as a byakko (Japanese: 白虎), a white tiger, in the draft, which was later changed to byakko (Japanese: 白狐) meaning white fox..
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Is Haku a dragon or a spirit?

Haku first appears as a boy of about sixteen, but he is actually a lost river spirit that also can take the form of a white dragon. In his guise as a white dragon his appearance suggests a river: flowing and graceful.
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What animal is Haku?

Asian Dragon Physiology: Due to Haku being a Japanese river spirit, he has thepower to take on the form of an Asian dragon, and was shown to be able to fly in this state.
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Is No-Face evil?

No-Face is a dark spirit who resembles a black humanoid being with a white mask. He devours other spirits and can absorb their emotions into his own soul, causing him to take on their attitudes, especially negative ones, which lead to his transformation into a villain. He serves as an antagonist until his redemption.
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Why does No-Face like Chihiro?

No-Face becomes obsessed with Chihiro, and wants to see her and her only. He becomes extremely volatile after being fed the River Spirit's emetic dumpling by Chihiro, and, while fleeing from the obviously now-hostile spirit, she calls out to him twice to follow her.
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How old was Haku?

Haku was a 15-year-old boy with an androgynous appearance and was even viewed as being beautiful by Naruto, who exclaimed that he was "prettier than Sakura", even after he informed him that he was male.
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Did Haku and Chihiro ever meet again?

So when one fan asked if Chihiro and Haku ever reunited, they learned it was possible. "Haku was the spirit of the river that runs near the house where Chihiro used to live. If Chihiro ever visits that river...," Suzuki wrote. So, there you have it.
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Is Chihiro in love with Haku?

Over the course of the movie his relationship with Chihiro becomes stronger, especially after she learns he is a dragon. This bond eventually leads to them falling in love, for it was their love for each other that broke Zeniba's spell on Haku.
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Why did Haku tell Chihiro not to look back?

In my vantage point, Haku told Chihiro not to look back because she would've been somehow stuck between the two dimensions. If not that, Haku just probably didn't want her to remember looking back at his face while she was leaving the spiritual world.
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Is the stink spirit Haku?

Haku, a young river spirit, and the ancient river spirit that was first mistaken as a Stink Spirit, as depicted in Spirited Away (2001). ... ... the male protagonist, cannot return home because he has forgotten his name. Viewers learn that Haku is a river spirit that can take the form of a white dragon ( Figure 6).
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Is Haku evil Spirited Away?

In Spirited Away, every character is a mix of good and bad qualities and actions. Even those who seem good at first, such as Haku and No-Face, have their share of evil qualities.
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Why does Kamaji call Chihiro his granddaughter?

By calling Chihiro his “granddaughter”, Kamaji was very explicitly saying that she was under his protection.
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What does no face symbolize?

In an interview, Miyazaki reminded us that Japanese spirits do not have a form, so each spirit, including No-Face, is really just a representation of that god or spirit in a more solid form. "Japanese gods have no actual form: They are in the rocks, in pillars, or in the trees.
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Why did her parents turn into pigs?

In it they explained that Chihiro's parents turned into pigs because the transformation represented the greed that took place during the Japanese recession of the 80s. The letter also explained that the transformation was irreversible in order to reflect the nature of greed in the real world.
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Does Chihiro forget?

Well, according to Miyazaki himself, Chihiro did not recall her experience after leaving the spirit world at the end — but added that it doesn't mean completely forgetting it, and how there's a likely chance she'll eventually remember what happened.
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Was Spirited Away a dream?

The short answer is no. At least, not like dreams as we know them where the physical events occur and have no impact on the physical world. The ending clearly shows Chihiro wearing the hair scrunchie made for her by Zeniba and her other friends.
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How old was Chihiro?

Chihiro is a ten-year-old girl who is moving to a new city with her mother and father. On the way to their new house, they take a wrong turn and find themselves at an abandoned and dilapidated theme park, which is a replica of an old-style Japanese village.
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Is Haku in love with Zabuza?

Only Zabuza didn't show Haku love, he treated him with the same philosophy that was beaten into him as a child, to use him as a tool and nothing more. However, Haku didn't mind, he was just happy to be valued by someone who didn't want him dead (what a non-toxic and wholesome relationship).
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Was Haku originally a girl?

Haku is a boy. It's stated in the First Databook, page 91.
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What type of ninja was Haku?

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Haku (白, Haku) was an orphan from the Land of Water, and a descendant of the Yuki clan. He later became a shinobi under Zabuza Momochi's tutelage whom he later partnered with, ultimately becoming a Mercenary Ninja.
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Was No-Face a human?

One theory is that No-Face is actually a human being trapped in the Spirit World with no way out. His transparency, along with the see-through nature of Chihiro when she first enters the Spirit World, and the transparency of the passengers on the train, is what people use as evidence to support this particular theory.
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Why is the baby so big in Spirited Away?

Yubaba has a giant baby because everyone has a grating weakness they find difficult to manage. Whatever Zeniba's seal represents, Yubaba wants it because she's greedy and grasping for power.
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What did the stink spirit give Chihiro?

He is shown to be very energetic once freed of his polluted burden and displays a hefty amount of gratitude to Chihiro, who freed him, by giving her a famous type of medicine as thanks.
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