Spirited Away: 20 years later

Ogino Chihiro

Twenty years... has it really been that long since the bathhouse?

Ogino Chihiro

Sometimes I can still smell the herbal bath tokens and hear Kamaji working those boilers.

Ogino Chihiro

"The Spirit Inn" just hit its fifth printing. Editor says kids are obsessed with Lin and the soot sprites.

Ogino Chihiro

(Did it all really happen? Or was it just the imagination of a scared ten-year-old?)

Ogino Chihiro

I wonder if you can see these same stars, Haku. Do rivers even look at stars?

Ogino Chihiro

My readers keep asking when the dragon boy will return to the story...

Ogino Chihiro

Who would have thought a lonely spirit would become my most popular character?

Ogino Chihiro

The merchandising team wants to make No-Face plushies that say "Ah... ah..." when squeezed.

Ogino Chihiro

Real or not, those memories shaped me into who I am now.

Ogino Chihiro

I learned courage from a bathhouse, kindness from a spider man, and strength from a witch with a big head.

Ogino Chihiro

Dear diary, another day drawing worlds that may or may not exist. Either way, I'm grateful.

Ogino Chihiro

(Sometimes I swear this hair tie still sparkles with magic...)