History Headscratchers / RingingBell

*** To add, "Churin" is the Japanese Onomatopoeia for the sound of a ringing bell. Churin wears a bell around his neck.

* Chirin goes straight to the wolf in anger after his mother is killed. And somehow, ''the wolf doesn't simply eat him''. Granted, the story would be over too quickly but the lack of intent of the wolf to make a meal of Chirin is odd.

** Or this is due to the likely fact that rams leave ewes to lead a life of their own.

** Although they are shown mourning for Chrin's mother, it is very likely that they needed to give Chirin space. That or the writer's way of preventing the story coming to an end with Chirin finding comfort from the other sheep, since the original script and the book by Creator/TakashiYanase called for all of the sheep to be killed by the wolf with Chirin as the only survivor.

* Does Chirin look like a ram should? No wonder the flock couldn't accept him.

** He does '''not''' look like a ram should at all. This may be {{Hand Wave}}d as a result of his grueling training, lifestyle completely antithetical to that of a normal sheep, diet potentially [[AscendedToCarnivorism boosted with meat]] and [[JapaneseSpirit sheer determination]] shaping him into a form honed for killing.

** Adverted in the picture book where Chirin does introduce himself to Wor properly.

** Although they are shown mourning for Chrin's mother, it is very likely that they needed to give Chirin space. That or the writer's way of preventing the story coming to an end with Chirin finding comfort from the other sheep, since the original script and the book by Takashi Yanase called for all of the sheep to be killed by the wolf with Chirin as the only survivor.

* The Wolf’s speech about how “the weak die so the strong may survive” goes against his actions, at least on a “Everyone needs to eat” way. He at first goes after Chirin even when he has his mother’s carcass in front of him, and he still tries to go after the sheep inside the pen even though he also killed the dogs guarding it on the first place, which would, you know, provide the meat he wants. And that’s without mentioning how he wants Chirin to massacre ALL the sheep inside the pen for him, far more than he would need to eat (And also quite impractical, after all, if all the sheep are dead, he will lose his [[PragmaticVillany easiest and easiest way to acquire food]]) All in all, he seems to attack the sheep more [[ForTheEvulz for kicks]] instead of an actual need to eat. [[StrawHypocrite Hypocrite]], much?

* The collar around Chirin's neck. It just seems to mysteriously get larger when we see him as a adult, it should have either fallen/broken off by then or cut into his neck.

** He kept his limits, most likely. Same for all of his prey.

** They knew it was not their place to interfere, similar scenes involving a crowd of people gathered around a person mourning the loss of a loved one can tell a person that

* [[spoiler:Why did Wolf not put up much of a fight against Chirin in their final battle? SuicideByCop perhaps?]]

* Why does Wolf apparently kill for sport? He doesn't seem to be interested in eating his kills.

** Although they are shown mourning for Chrin's mother, it is very likely that they needed to give Chirin space. That or the writer's way of preventing the story coming to an end with Chirin finding comfort from the other sheep, since the original script and the book by Tadashi Yanase called for all of the sheep to be killed by the wolf with Chirin as the only survivor.

** Immaculate conception could be the answer. It is an animated film after all?

* Why did the sheep just sit there like useless idiots when Chirin breaks down into hysterical weeping over his mother's corpse? Why did they not even try to offer help or comfort to him?