History Heartwarming / SpiritedAway

* And before that, Chihiro needed to confront No Face and Zeniba, so she told an unconscious Haku to not die and that she'll back soon

* It quickly becomes evident that Lin isn't as grumpy or mean as she originally appears. She seems delighted to hear the Sen got her job, wades through swamp muck yelling that she's coming and she won't let the ''supposed'' stink spirit hurt Sen, and even delivers a platonic [[MamaBear "If You Do]] ''[[MamaBear Anything]]'' [[MamaBear To Hurt Her!" speech]] at Noh Face.

* And before that, Chihiro needed to confront No Face and Zeniba, so she told an unconcious Haku to not die and that she'll back soon

** Him covering Chihiro with the pillow when she falls asleep in his basement.

* Chihiro and her companions have just gotten off the train, and are standing there, probably wondering what to do next. A lamp with a foot hops squeaking out of the forest and bows to them, then hops away again. They follow it. A moment later, the camera cuts to a farther-back view, and the most [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome beautiful, heartwarming]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbVke4sOPtQ little tune]] starts playing.

* The Youkai's transition while Chihiro is at the bath house. They are full of FantasticRacism towards Chihiro when she first arrives, but after she asserts herself and proves to them that she isn't as useless as they perceived her to be, she seems to grow on them. For example, the Foreman - who had previously denied her bath tokens - doesn't find her struggling to get the stink spirit cleaned amusing after she leads it to the bath, and later he shows genuine concern when she goes to confront No-Face. The frog and human-esque Youkai that she saves by feeding the spirit's medicine to No-Face vouch for her when they are talking to Yubaba about Chihiro's punishment. Other characters like the boiler man who were initially jerkish at first, eventually come around (though some are more faster than others). At the end, [[spoiler: all of them cheer for Chihiro when she successfully finishes Yubaba's test.]]

* At Zeniba's house, Chihiro is sick with worry for her parents and Haku. Suddenly, the windows rattle and with a smile, Zeniba tells Chihiro that their guest is on time. Chihiro goes and opens the door... to see Haku, in all his perfect, dragon-formed glory. There are no words to desrcibe the joy on Chihiro's face as she runs up to Haku and gives him a tight embrace.

* It quickly becomes evident that Lin isn't a grumpy or mean as she originally appears. She seems delighted to hear the Sen got her job, wades through swamp muck yelling that she's coming and she won't let the ''supposed'' stink spirit hurt Sen, and even delivers a platonic [[MamaBear "If You Do]] ''[[MamaBear Anything]]'' [[MamaBear To Hurt Her!" speech]] at Noh Face.

* The Youkai's transition while Chihiro is at the bath house. They are full of FantasticRacism towards Chihiro when she first arrives, but after she asserts herself and proves to them that she isn't as useless as they perceived her to be, she seems to grow on them. For example, the Foreman - who had previously denied her bath tokens - doesn't find her struggling to get the stink spirit cleaned amusing after she leads it to the bath, and later he shows genuine concern when she goes to confront No-Face. Other characters like the boiler man who were initially jerkish at first, eventually come around (though some are more faster than others). At the end, [[spoiler: all of them cheer for Chihiro when she successfully finishes Yubaba's test.]]

* It quickly becomes evident that Lin isn't a grumpy or mean as she originally appears. She seems delighted to hear the Sen got her job, wades through swamp muck yelling that she's coming and she won't let the ''supposed'' stink spirit hurt Sen, and even delivers a platonic [[MamaBear "If You Do ''Anything'' To Hurt Her!" speech]] at Noh Face.

* Chihiro and her companions have just gotten off the train, and are standing there, probably wondering what to do next. A lamp with a foot hops squeaking out of the forest and bows to them, then hops away again. They follow it. A moment later, the camera cuts to a farther-back view, and the most [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome beautiful, heartwarming]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbVke4sOPtQ little tune]] starts playing. That was the exact second that this troper, upon seeing the movie for the first time, completely relaxed. It just felt like everything would be OK now.

* Haku giving Chihiro the pill that stops her disappearing, and then demonstrating that it's worked by them gently touching hands. It's easy to miss, but Haku's expression is extremely tender and shows the first implications that he's not as cold as he makes out to be. Helped by the very sweet music.

* Haku giving Chihiro the pill that stops her disappearing, and then demonstrating how it works by them gently touching hands. It's easy to miss, but Haku's expression is extremely tender and shows the first implications that he's not as cold as he makes out to be. Helped by the very sweet music.
* When Chihiro [[spoiler:tells Haku his true name, he turns back into a boy and they perform a HeadbuttOfLove while flying through the air]]. This troper once read a review that described this scene as, "they fall, literally and figuratively, into each other."

* It's still rather creepy, but No Face asking to see Chihiro after he has been poisoned by the greed in the bathhouse. Even though he's gone so bad, he still wants to see her and, in his own twisted mind, repay her (by that point, he is mimicking the bathhouse employees and believes that giving Chihiro gold will make her happy).

** These "friends" being a shadow creature called No Face, a ''formerly'' spoiled baby, and a bird creature who used to be loyal only to Chihro's nemesis Yubaba. Chihiro's really good at making friends.

* It quickly becomes evident that Lin isn't a grumpy or mean as she originally appears. She seems delighted to hear the Sen got her job, wades through swamp muck yelling that she's coming and she won't let the ''supposed'' stink spirit hurt Sen, and even delivers a platonic "If You Do ''Anything'' To Hurt Her!" at Noh Face.

* It quickly becomes evident that Lin isn't a grumpy or mean as she originally appears. She seems delighted to hear the Sen got her job, wades through swamp muck yelling that she's coming and she won't him hurt Sen, and even delivers a platonic "If You Do ''Anything'' To Hurt Her!" at Noh Face.

* It quickly becomes evident that Lin isn't a grumpy or mean as she originally appears. She seems delighted to hear the Sen got her job, wades through swamp muck yelling that she's coming and she won't him hurt Sen, and even delivers a platonic "IfYouDoAnythingToHurtHer" at Noh Face.

---> '''Lin''': "What's going on?"
---> '''Kamaji''': "Something you wouldn't recognize. It's called love."

* At Zeniba's house, Chihiro is sick with worry for Haku and her parents. Suddenly, the windows rattle and with a smile, Zeniba tells Chihiro that their guest is on time. Chihiro goes and opens the door ... to see Haku, in all his perfect glory. There are no words to desrcibe the joy on Chihiro's face as she runs up to Haku and gives him a tight embrace.

* It quickly becomes evident that Lin isn't a grumpy or mean as she originally appears. She seems delighted to hear the Sen got her job, wades through swamp muck yelling that she's coming and she won't him hurt Sen, and even delivers a platonic "IfYouDoAnythingOTHurtHer" at Noh Face.

** Giving Chihiro the train tickets that he's been saving for forty years.

* If you watch it with subtitles, you can see how much that they changed from the Japanese script to the adaptation. Like Haku bargaining his life in exchange for allowing Chihiro to return home. That's right: if Chihiro hadn't figured out his real name, ''Haku would have been killed.'' That enough love for ya?

** These "friends" being a shadow creature called No Face, a ''formerly'' spoiled baby, and a bird creature who used to be loyal only to Chihro's nemesis Yubaba. Chihiro's really good at making friends.

** These "friends" being a shadow creature called No Face, a (formarly) spoiled baby, and a bird creature who used to be loyal only to Chihro's nemesis Yubaba. Chihiro's really good at making friends.

** These "friends" being a shadow creature called No Face, a (formarly) spoiled baby, and a bird creature who used to be loyal only to Chihro's nemesis. Chihiro's really good at making friends.

--> "It will protect you. It's made from the threads your friends wove together."

---> '''Kamaji''': "Don't you see? It's called love."

* Chihiro and her companions have just gotten off the train, and are standing there, probably wondering what to do next. A lamp with a foot hops squeaking out of the forest and bows to them, then hops away again. They follow it. A moment later, the camera cuts to a farther-back view, and the most [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome beautiful, heartwarming]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbVke4sOPtQ little tune]] starts playing. That was the exact second that this troper, upon seeing the movie for the first time, completely relaxed. It just felt like everything would be OK now.

* Haku giving Chihiro the pill that stops her disappearing, and then demonstrating how it works but them gently touching hands. It's easy to miss, but Haku's expression is extremely tender and shows the first implications that he's not as cold as he makes out to be. Helped by the very sweet music.

* At Zeniba's house, Chihiro is sick with worry for Haku and her parents. Suddenly, the windows rattled and with a smile, Zeniba told Chihiro that their guest was on time. Chihiro goes and opened the door ... to see Haku, in all his perfect glory. There are no words to desrcibe the joy on Chihiro's face as she ran up to Haku and gave him a tight embrace.

** The ending of the English dub version, where the last lines are Chihiro's cutely matter-of-fact "I think I can handle it." as regards the prospect of transferring to a new school. Even if her parents remembered and learned nothing from the ordeal, she did. This is a girl who just faced down practically the entire spirit world by power of will and virtuous behavior... real life is ''so going to get its ass kicked'', and you ''know'' it.
** At Zeniba's house, Chihiro is sick with worry for Haku and her parents. Suddenly, the windows rattled and with a smile, Zeniba told Chihiro that their guest was on time. Chihiro goes and opened the door ... to see Haku, in all his perfect glory. There are no words to desrcibe the joy on Chihiro's face as she ran up to Haku and gave him a tight embrace.
** And before that, Chihiro needed to confront No Face and Zeniba, so she told an unconcious Haku to not die and that she'll back soon

** Chihiro and her companions have just gotten off the train, and are standing there, probably wondering what to do next. A lamp with a foot hops squeaking out of the forest and bows to them, then hops away again. They follow it. A moment later, the camera cuts to a farther-back view, and the most [[CrowningMusicOfAwesome beautiful, heartwarming]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbVke4sOPtQ little tune]] starts playing. That was the exact second that this troper, upon seeing the movie for the first time, completely relaxed. It just felt like everything would be OK now.

* When Chihiro [[spoiler:tells Haku his true name]]. This troper once read a review that described this scene as, "they fall, literally and figuratively, into each other."