Honey
Hat shop proprietress and Sophie's stepmother
Sophie's stepmother who runs the hat shop but entrusts it to Sophie; after she runs away from home, closes the shop and remarries.
Trivia
- Although she is Sophie's stepmother to whom she entrusts the shop, she hardly shows her face at the shop.
- When Sophie reunited with her stepmother, she interacted normally without surprise at her old lady appearance.
- The hat shop she visited after remarriage was already closed, but she visited without concern.
Alternate names
Fanny
Profile
- Species
- Human
- Gender
- Female
Appearance
- Overall appearance
- Typical middle-aged woman's appearance, resembling Sophie's sister Lettie.
Personality and abilities
- Core personality
- Indifferent
- Detailed personality
- She is the hat shop owner but doesn't get involved much with the shop, leaving it entirely to Sophie. After the elopement, she behaves freely and sociably, remarries a wealthy man, but also feels guilt.
- Keywords
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- Free-spirited
- Indifferent
- Sociable
- Nihilistic
- Shirking duty
- Motivation
- Stability in her own life and happiness with her new spouse
History
- Backstory
- Honey took over the hat shop after Sophie's father's death and ran it, but due to her free-spirited personality, left the management to Sophie and frequently went out herself. After Sophie ran away from home, she closed the shop and decided to remarry a wealthy man. In the middle of the story, she visits the shop after closing and reunites with Sophie, showing a purely joyful side without being surprised by the changed appearance of her former daughter, but during that reunion, she also leaves a drawstring pouch containing a peeping bug as per Suliman's orders, taking a complex action.
- Debut date
- November 20, 2004
- Work title
- Howl's Moving Castle
- Media type
- Movie
Remarriage after Sophie's elopement
- Significant event
- Remarriage after Sophie's elopement
- Description
- After Sophie ran away from home, closed the shop and remarried a wealthy man.
Visit to hat shop after closing
- Significant event
- Visit to hat shop after closing
- Description
- Visited the hat shop after closing, reunited with Sophie, and confirmed her changes.
Relationship with Suliman
- Significant event
- Relationship with Suliman
- Description
- Per Suliman's orders, placed a drawstring pouch containing a peeping bug in Sophie's shop, felt guilt but followed instructions.
Relationships
Sophie (stepdaughter)
Mother
Stepdaughter. Entrusts the shop to her but lives far away and contacts occasionally.
Suliman
Hat Shop Owner
Hat Shop Owner: unknown
Media appearances
Howl's Moving Castle
Movie / Supporting
2004 movie release
Voice cast and creators
Mayuno Yasoikawa
- Voice actor
- Mayuno Yasoikawa
- Language
- Japanese
- Version or series
- Theatrical version
Mari Devon
- Voice actor
- Mari Devon
- Language
- English
- Version or series
- English dub
Diana Wynne Jones
- Creator name
- Diana Wynne Jones
- Role
- Original author
Hayao Miyazaki
- Creator name
- Hayao Miyazaki
- Role
- Writer
Studio Ghibli
- Creator name
- Studio Ghibli
- Role
- Animation studio
Tokuma Shoten
- Creator name
- Tokuma Shoten
- Role
- Publisher
Related goods
Howl's Moving Castle related goods
- Item name
- Howl's Moving Castle related goods
- Category
- unknown
- Availability
- Regular