Whisper of the Heart

14-year-old bookworm Shizuku lives a simple life, dominated by her love for stories and writing. One day she notices that all the library books she has have been previously checked out by the same person: "Seiji Amasawa" and is intrigued. She meets a boy her age who first strikes her as infuriating--and discovers, to her shock, that he is her "Prince of Books". As she grows closer to him, she realizes that he merely read all those books to bring himself closer to her. Seiji aspires to be a violin-maker in Italy, and his dreams make Shizuku realize that she has no clear path for her life. Knowing that her strength lies in writing, she tests her talents by writing a story about Baron, a cat statuette that belongs to Seiji's grandfather.