“Spirited Away premiered on July 20, 2001, and fans eagerly anticipate its sequel. Despite its modest budget, the animated film became a huge success, breaking box office records.
Director Hayao Miyazaki received the Golden Bear and an Oscar for Best Animated Film.
The performances of Chihiro and Haku left a lasting impression on audiences.
With rave reviews from both viewers and critics, it holds an IMDb rating of 8.6.
This anticipation continues even after two decades, prompting the question: ‘Will there be a sequel?'”
What was the Spirited Away 1 plot?
The whole story revolves around Haku and Chihiro. While traveling towards their new abode, the Chihiro, a ten-year-old kid, including her parents, take the wrong turn and end up in an abandoned village.
Her father insists further to explore the location despite warnings from his daughter.
Later, Yubaba, an evil witch, turns her parents into pigs. The incident happens after her starving parents eat food from a mysterious looking empty restaurant.
Along the way, she meets Haku, who has the power to turn into a dragon, and later Chihiro leaves him to bring her parents back to the real world. Before leaving, they both promise to meet again.
Will Spirited Away 2 ever happen?
Unfortunately, there won’t be a sequel to Spirited Away. Despite rumors from some YouTubers and others, there’s been no official confirmation from the director or the studio. Studio Ghibli, known for the beloved film, hasn’t responded to fan petitions either.
Besides this, they are also not known for creating sequels. The reason behind this is; they prefer to maintain credibility and work on creating a masterpiece only.
Their motto is not to mint money by releasing senseless sequels to entertain the audience. So, unfortunately, the sequel is never going to happen.
This is a piece of sad news for the fans who were desperately keen to see whether Chihiro and Haku will meet again and live by their promise or not.
The ending of the first part seems to the point and demands no further Spirited Away 2.
With this being said, you still have the option to binge-watch Spirited Away’s original release on Netflix as many times as you want.
