Studio Ghibli has some of the most beautiful depictions of love in any anime. But the couple that stands out above the rest is Sophie Hatter, a shy haberdasher, and the flamboyant wizard Howl Pendragon Jenkins. While they may initially seem like an unlikely match, their journey in Howl's Moving Castle proves that love can transcend even the heaviest of burdens. Their relationship is one of the most memorable and romantic pairings in Studio Ghibli history, rivaling even the beloved Seiji Amasawa and Shizuku Tsukishima from Whisper of the Heart.