Is Zeniba Chihiro Grandma?

Zeniba (Granny by Chihiro Ogino
Chihiro Ogino
Chihiro is a ten-year-old girl who has brown hair, brown eyes, and rosy cheeks. She is very petite and has a childish appearance, and a pudgy face.
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) is a witch as well as the older twin sister of Yubaba
Yubaba
Yubaba is Zeniba's twin sister and, as such, is almost completely identical to her. She has an inhumanly large figure and a large mound of discolored hair combed into a bun-like style. Her age is never stated, but Yubaba is very wrinkly.
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in the film Spirited Away.
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Why does Chihiro call Zeniba Granny?

Zeniba is still no saint, but her wisdom helps everyone to discover their true identities and abilities. By the end of the film Sen addresses both Zeniba and Yubaba as “Granny,” which suggests not only that both twins are wise in their own way, but that they are merely two sides of the same coin.
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Are granny and Yubaba the same person?

Yubaba (湯婆婆, Yubaba) (Granny by Chihiro at the climax of the film) is the proprietor of the Bathhouse and the main antagonist of the Japanese animated film Spirited Away. She is the identical younger twin sister of Zeniba and the mother of Boh.
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Why do you think Chihiro calls Yubaba Granny at the end?

You have to understand that Miyazaki is big on this idea... it's why Chihiro calls Yubaba "Granny", implying that she has a hidden nice/peaceful identity reflected by her twin sister's personality from far away.
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How is Zeniba different from Yubaba What does Chihiro Sen call her?

I introduced my best friend to "Spirited Away" yesterday and afterwards, we were talking and she asked why Chihiro called Yubaba "Granny" when Zeniba was the one who told her to call her "Granny".
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Zeniba turns Kashira into baby



What did Zeniba give to Chihiro?

Zeniba gives Chihiro her hairband. The purple-shining hairband has been worn by Chihiro Ogino ever since she visited Zeniba in Swamp Bottom. The hairband was made by Zeniba, No-Face, Boh and Yubaba's Bird. The hair band is a protective talisman.
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What did Sen give No-Face?

Once she is dubbed Sen and made a bathhouse worker by the witch Yubaba, she invites No-Face in and he transforms from a quiet, seemingly shy character to a glutinous beast. There's much more to this monster than meets the eye, though, and some fans may have missed the most interesting facts about the "monster."
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Would No-Face have eaten Chihiro?

Once Chihiro rejects his gold and he drops it to the ground, the workers trying to get the gold anger No Face, because he thinks they are disrespecting him. This leads to him eating them. No-Face becomes obsessed with Chihiro, and wants her to see her and her only.
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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 Zeniba and Yubaba the same?

Zeniba (Granny by Chihiro Ogino) is a witch as well as the older twin sister of Yubaba in the film Spirited Away.
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Is Lin 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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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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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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Why did Chihiro forget her name?

Spirited Away(2001): Chihiro didn't forget her name immediately because she misspelled her own name on the contract (the first letter should be "荻"). No, Haku tells her after she's signed the contract. Haku tells her that if she doesnt get a job then Yababa will her into an animal.
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Why did Zeniba turn Boh into a mouse?

Later, Zeniba turns Boh into a mouse, which allows him to escape his isolated state.
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What does the name Zeniba mean?

Origin:Japanese. Meaning:Money, ancient.
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How did Haku know Chihiro name?

When Chihiro says, "How do you know my name?", Haku says, "I've known it since you were little." Why does Haku know Chihiro from a young age, even though he can't remember his own name? It's because Haku is Chihiro's dead brother.
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Is Haku romantically in love with Chihiro?

He has the ability to fly in his true form, which is a dragon. 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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How did Chihiro know the pigs weren't her parents?

Zeniba explained that if Chihiro has ever met them before, everything stays within. Chihiro was able to break the spell on Haku by recognizing that he was the river spirit and calling out his name. By the same token, she was able to recognize that her parents were not among the pigs assembled.
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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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How old is Haku?

Appearance. Haku appears to be around 12 years old in physical age.
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What does Haku represent in Spirited Away?

In his guise as a white dragon his appearance suggests a river: flowing and graceful. As Haku, however, he is not always so composed, and he exhibits both bravery and real sadness. The river he once represented, the Kohaku River, was drained and paved over to build an apartment complex, and Haku is truly a lost soul.
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What is the moral of Spirited Away?

In Spirited Away, one message holds itself above all others, and that is to never forget who you are.
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What does the ending of Spirited Away mean?

Part of "Spirited Away" is about Chihiro realizing this herself. Compared to her time in the bathhouse, moving away becomes much more manageable and she ends the film with a more optimistic outlook on it. This idea of recontextualizing the past is hammered home by another character named Haku.
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