Howl used to be her apprentice when he was younger but never completed his training. Madame Suliman is the king’s advisor and the maximum authority amongst wizards. Despite of Howl’s complete disinterest in her, she insists in stalking him and does everything in her power to get his heart (literally). The king banned her from the kingdom, because he deemed her dangerous. However, fifty years ago, the king sent her to “The Waste”. The Witch of the Waste is also one the most powerful magicians in the kingdom. He met her as a beautiful young woman, so when he found out it was all a façade, he ran away.

Many years ago, Howl had a brief fling with the Witch of the Waste. The door to Howl’s house is essentially a portal to different cities and in each of them, people know Howl by a different name. Howl owns a moving castle powered by a fire demon named Calcifer. Who is Howl? He is a powerful wizard with several aliases. That kingdom put the blame on Sophie’s nation and they declared war on each other. The war started with the disappearance of Prince Justin from the other nation. At the moment, Sophie’s nation is at war with another kingdom. Sophie (the main character) is a young woman working at a hat shop. So here’s a little introduction to the world of “Howl’s Moving Castle”.

The anime adaptation is not as detailed as the novel. The World Of “Howl’s Moving Castle” Explained Directed by Hayao Miyazaki, the 2004 Japanese anime is loosely based on a 1986 novel with the same name written by Diana Wynne Jones.

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