Why Does Sophie Get Younger and Older in Howl’s Moving Castle?

Why does Sophie keep getting younger and older in ‘Howl’s Moving Castle’? The movie has some unspoken lore, but the original book explains things. With The Boy and the Heron having released in 2023, anime enthusiasts have had Hayao Miyazaki on the brain again. As a masterclass creator in Japanese animated storytelling, Miyazaki has been …