Made first for young women 1
Howl's Moving Castle's audience scores lean most toward young women at 80 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. As an adaptation it scores 77 of 100 for faithfulness, a moderately faithful treatment of its source material 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 18 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.
- 1Audience scoreyoung women 80 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 2ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
- 3FaithfulnessFaithfulness 77 of 100 — a moderately faithful adaptation.WhatSphere faithfulness checklist, score_version 1
- 4Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 18 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
Sophie, a young milliner, is turned into an elderly woman by a witch who enters her shop and curses her. She encounters a wizard named Howl and gets caught up in his resistance to fighting for the king.
Age: 35 — leans younger
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| Title | Author | Type | Year | Purchase link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howl's Moving Castle | Diana Wynne Jones | novel | 1986 |
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What Changed from the Source
The production decisions behind this adaptation, as recorded — original versus on screen.
Source faithfulness: 77/100
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Advocacy Over Time in Fantasy
The average advocacy score of Fantasy titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1940 | 0 | 2 |
| 1970 | 0 | 2 |
| 1977 | 0 | 2 |
| 1978 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 2 |
| 1984 | 1 | 6 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | 0 | 5 |
| 1988 | 1 | 5 |
| 1989 | 3 | 2 |
| 1990 | 0 | 5 |
| 1991 | 1 | 4 |
| 1992 | 3 | 4 |
| 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 2 | 5 |
| 1995 | 0 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 |
| 1997 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 2 | 6 |
| 1999 | 1 | 6 |
| 2000 | 0 | 4 |
| 2001 | 4 | 9 |
| 2002 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 1 | 7 |
| 2004 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 8 |
| 2007 | 0 | 8 |
| 2008 | 4 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 3 |
| 2011 | 3 | 4 |
| 2013 | 7 | 5 |
| 2014 | 2 | 2 |
| 2016 | 10 | 6 |
| 2017 | 8 | 6 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3 |
| 2019 | 9 | 11 |
| 2020 | 7 | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 | 8 |
| 2022 | 13 | 15 |
| 2023 | 20 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 | 6 |
| 2025 | 0 | 10 |
| 2026 | 17 | 3 |
| This title (2004) | 18 | 1 |
● This title (2004): advocacy 18 · explore Fantasy →
Cast & Crew
Ryosuke Kiyokawa (director) · Kazuhiro Wakabayashi (director)
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