Story - A young whiny girl named Chihiro is moving. On the way, her parents make a wrong turn in the car and they end up at an abandoned theme park. At night, her parents mysteriously transform into pigs, and Chihiro becomes surrounded by spirits. She meets a boy named Haku who takes her to a bath house ruled by a witch named Yubaba to get a job so that she can stay in the spirit world. This sounds very corny, and hardly does the actual story any justice. Watch the actual movie, and you'll see how great the story is. Throughout this animated film, you witness Chihiro developing into nearly an entirely different character. It's really quite astounding.
Art - The art is absolutely gorgeous. The scenery and backgrounds are amazingly drawn. It's very detailed, and fits the scenes very well. As corny as this sounds, every time the wind blows through the grass, I can nearly feel a gust of wind on my face too! Character designs were great as well, I might add.
Sound - I think this may be the strongest point. The soundtrack is amazing, to put into simple words. It fits so well with each scene, just like the art. Joe Hisaishi is a great composer, and I can tell he really put his heart and soul into the creation of the music. I particularly enjoyed "One Summer's Day" and the ending song, which I don't know the name of.
Character - I love each and every character in this anime, literally. I didn't like Chihiro much at all at first, but I ended up liking her a lot in the end because she changed so much. Each character was unique and likable. Not too often will you see characters like the ones in Spirited Away.
Enjoyment - Basically, I enjoyed this anime and I still do even though I've watched it 20+ times. :P I think this is really one of the best anime out there. I highly recommend it to any anime fan out there. It's great in all aspects. I honestly don't understand anyone who gave this a negative review.
