Spirited Away

Ogino Chihiro

The Age of Not-Believing by Mithrigil

'Talking with the spirits doesn't mean the same thing it did when Chihiro was a little girl. It's more of a general sense, which she might have had to begin with--that eye for statues and houses and the peculiar turns of the wind.' An unusual older-Chihiro story that doesn't restrict itself to the usual suspects. Mithrigil melds the film's brand of magic and modern technology perfectly

[Added 04/10/2013; Drama; 2500-6000; Spirited Away; Characters: Ogino Chihiro, No-Face, OCs]

Along the Way by Ariana

'In the end, you discovered that you had lost three days along the way, exchanged for a shiny purple hairband and the knowledge that moving to a new place was perhaps not the worst thing in the world.' A moving conclusion to Chihiro's story, with a lovely smooth style & a spot-on ending

[Added 13/01/2012; Character Piece; 1000-2500; Spirited Away; Characters: Ogino Chihiro, Haku, OC]

Becoming by Springgreen

'But long before that, the river once was not, once was a swirl of gas slowly coalescing, then a molten core of lava, then earth and rock and veins of metal. Then came the rains and the run off from snow-capped mountains, and time, so much time, carved a course. That was the river.' This lyrical telling of the river-god's legend is stronger, perhaps, in the beginning than the end, but well worth a try

[Added 13/01/2012; Character Piece; 1000-2500; Spirited Away; Characters: Haku, Ogino Chihiro]

The Emissary by Beth Winter

'"The deaths at that time were unfortunate," the inspector said. "This time, it is my task to find out what happened and find a way for the mountain to accept this power line."' An intriguing take on the role of spirits in 21st century Japan, with the perfect choice of career for Chihiro. The young OC narrator is well drawn, and she bridges nicely back to the film

[Added 04/10/2013; Drama; 2500-6000; Spirited Away; Characters: Ogino Chihiro, Haku, OCs]

White Wedding by canis_m

'He would give his own scales to her, not the ones shed and fallen to the riverbed like old leaves, but bright ones prised fresh from his belly, his throat, his bared neck.' Lushly written, with an alien Haku as fascinating & dangerous as a river, this ambiguous AU balances on the knife-edge between horror & romance

[Added 03/01/2019; Romance/Erotica; 1000-2500; Spirited Away; Characters: Haku, Ogino Chihiro]