Howl's Moving Castle

Book • 1986 • Fantasy  

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Does the dog die?
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Does a pet die?
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Is a minor sexualized?
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HorseAccent
A dog is tied to a stick and abandoned, but is untied by the main character. She offers it cheese but its pretty freaked out still.
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Is an animal sad?
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Is a woman brutalized for spectacle?
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Are there abusive parents?
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Abandonment
Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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Abuse
Is someone stalked?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Is someone gaslighted?
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Is a child abused?
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ferret
It doesn't happen "on screen" but it is mentioned Sophie grabbing her sisters by the hair so they stop fighting and she quickly mentions spanking one of them when she had "tantrums" (spanish translation).
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Is there addiction?
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RamenDestroyer
Towards the end of the book (in or around chapter 20 - I don't remember for certain), a character is drunk.
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Animal
Were animals harmed in the making?
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Does a horse die?
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Does an animal die?
(besides a dog, cat or horse)
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Are animals abused?
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A dog is abandoned, tied tightly by the neck to a bush.
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Is there a dead animal?
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Does a cat die?
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Does a dragon die?
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Are there spiders?
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RamenDestroyer
Spiders are mentioned to be living in Howl's bedroom several times.
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Are there snakes?
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Are there bugs?
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Assault
Is there pedophilia?
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Is someone held under water?
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Is rape mentioned?
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Is someone restrained?
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Is someone sexually assaulted?
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Is there cannibalism?
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It is mentioned that a wizard eats people's hearts or souls, but that is proven to be false.
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Is someone crushed to death?
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Is someone burned alive?
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Is someone buried alive?
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Is there body horror?
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Is there amputation?
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The bodies of two characters are combined and missing their skull, but nothing bad happens to it.
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Is there Achilles Tendon injury?
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Is there a hanging?
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Are any teeth damaged?
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Does someone break a bone?
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Does someone have a seizure?
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Is there genital trauma/mutilation?
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Is someone tortured?
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Is there excessive gore?
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Children
Is an infant abducted?
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Does a kid die?
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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Drugs/Alcohol
Does someone overdose?
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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Does a parent die?
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The protagonist's mother died before the story takes place. Another character says that both of his parents died, causing him to become an orphan that lived on the streets before he was taken in by someone else.
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Does someone cheat?
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Is a child's toy destroyed?
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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Is someone possessed?
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Anonymous
The villain is arguably possessed by "her" fire demon.
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Are there ghosts?
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Are there clowns?
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Is there a shower scene?
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Gross
Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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Does someone vomit?
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Does someone spit?
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Is there audio gore?
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Large-scale Violence
Are there 9/11 depictions?
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
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LGBTQ+
Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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Are there transphobic slurs?
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Is there bisexual cheating?
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Is there a mental institution scene?
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Does someone have cancer?
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Mental Health
Does someone suffer from PTSD?
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Does someone self harm?
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Is a mentally ill person violent?
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Is there D.I.D. misrepresentation?
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Is there misophonia?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Is there autism specific abuse?
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A shooting star says he wants to die, then proceeds to drown himself.
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Does a baby cry?
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Is there shakey cam?
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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Paranoia
Is the fourth wall broken?
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Pregnancy
Is a baby stillborn?
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Is there childbirth?
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Are there abortions?
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Are there babies or unborn children?
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Does someone miscarry?
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Does a pregnant person die?
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
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Does the black guy die first?
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Are there homophobic slurs?
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
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Is there hate speech?
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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Does an LGBT person die?
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Are there n-words?
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Sex
Is there sexual content?
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No, but there is a LOT of comments about beauty/appearance and it's often how women in the book are described
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Is there bestiality?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Sexism
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Sickness
Does someone have a stroke?
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Does someone have a chronic illness?
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Is there dementia/Alzheimer's?
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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Are there anti-abortion themes?
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Are there fat suits?
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Spoiler
Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
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Does it have a sad ending?
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Vehicular
Does a car crash?
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
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Does a plane crash?
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Is someone hit by a car?
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Is there blood/gore?
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Does someone drown?
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HorseAccent
a shooting star drowns
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Is there gun violence?
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