Kimihiro Watanuki, indentured servant to the witch Yoko Ichihara, finds his crush on his classmate, Himawari-chan, coming to a near-fatal climax that threatens everything Kimihiro holds dear.

Kimihiro Watanuki is haunted by visions of ghosts and spirits. He seeks help from a mysterious woman named Yuko, who claims she can help. However, Watanuki must work for Yuko in order to pay for her aid. Soon Watanuki finds himself employed in Yuko's shop where he sees things and meets customers that are stranger than anything he could have ever imagined.

A young woman named Sophie is cursed by the Witch of the Waste and is turned into an old woman who is unable to tell anyone of her plight. Unable to continue her job at her mother's hat shop, she goes to the ambulatory castle of the notorious wizard Howl and insinuates herself into his household. Sophie befriends Calcifer, the fire demon who powers the castle and who is bound to Howl by a contract, the terms of which Calcifer cannot reveal. They promise...

Unaware of it, Kimihiro has bought a dream, but his dream is not the good dream most people would buy. It's a man-eating nightmare and it has come true. Then, Kimihiro meets a girl who can see the spirit world aslo. Together, they set out to save a harmless ghost from exorcism from its home in a cherry tree.

Kimihiro tries to enjoy a break from his service to Yoko, but gets mixed up in the strangest parade of the Japanese magical world, which turns dangerous when he is revealed to be a powerless human. Plus, he forms an attachment with a woman who has lost her own son, but the friendship could be the death of him.

"Without realizing it, Kimihiro Watanuki has purchased a dream. According to Yûko Ichihara, the mysterious time-space witch, people usually buy good dreams, but Kimihiro's dream is a man-eating nightmare. Even worse, it has come true! Then Kimihiro meets a wistful girl who, like him, can see the spirit world. Together they try to prevent a harmless ghost from being exorcised from its beloved resting place, and ancient cherry tree. The girl's...

Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a spell on Sophie. In a life changing adventure, Sophie climbs aboard Howl's magnificent moving castle and enters a magical world on a quest to break the spell.

The medium Kohane-chan's controlling mother insists that she remain on the air despite the injuries she has sustained on national TV.

When Watanuki gets to spend some time with Himawari, he discovers the reason behind her avoidance.

After fulling his promise to Syaoran, Watanuki returns to the shop. Satisfying customers isn't the only thing on Watanuki's mind, there's that strange slab of amber and that strange sense of nastalgia. His abilities as a shopkeeper are put the test in a different way, determined by the outcome of a single choice.