What she means: In Howl’s Moving Castle Sophie goes back in time and witnesses Howl making his original deal with Calcifer thus discovering the way to break Howl’s curse and before she leaves she tells Howl to find her in the future and if you recall to the beginning of the movie Howl saves Sophie from some highly questionable and rapey soldiers and tells her “there you are sweetheart, sorry I’m late, I’ve been looking everywhere for you” because he took what she told him as a child to heart and has been looking for her ever since and if that’s not the tightest shit ever I don’t know what is
Anime-only fan: Listen. I don't care if this is a spoiler. Just tell me, is Norman dead or alive? I think he's alive because they didn't show his death on screen. Unless I can confirm it with my own eyes, he's alive.
Manga reader: Fellow fan, I don't know how to break it to you but
[shows]
Anime-only fan: Wait is this from the official manga or is this fanmade?
Manga reader: Official.
Anime-only fan: You're kidding.
Manga reader: I'm not. This is official. It'd be in Episode 10 if they included it.
Well, it’s not Will’s birthday, but it is the anniversary of the day he died…which is extremely sad! But one of the wonderful things about fictional characters, is that they live forever on the pages and in our hearts — we can always pick up the book they’re in and find them there, just the way they always were. So here’s a birthday portrait of Will, by Cassandra Jean, from the tenth anniversary edition of Clockwork Angel — coming in November!