![]() I believe perhaps the first moment Hotaru realized how much closer she had gotten to Gin was when she first saw his face. Despite this occurence however, Hotaru and Gin were able to continue on their friendship without any other major hiccups for a while. This moment was the first of many that served to remind both the two friends and the audience how vast the wall that separated the two was. At one point when Hotaru was still in primary school, she had fallen from a tree and had almost been saved by Gin. ![]() She would go and visit Gin every day in the forest, the two entertaining themselves by walking around the forest and observing the scenery. She had been warned by a mountain spirit to not touch Gin in any case, and despite these strange circumstances, Hotaru had become quite attached to Gin. The movie then portrays Hotaru's growth through the years as she comes to her uncle's place every summer. Having been living in relative solitude for much of his life, Gin probably was enlightened to have experienced his first human friendship, thus being easily attracted to the enthusiasm of the upbeat young girl. Hotaru was a small child who could not have been much older than five, and Gin had simply been drawn to her cries, where I would guess the reason he had shown herself was his human sense of compassion that had lain dormant within him for some time. There is no better word to describe this meeting than "innocent". ![]() Thus, the friendship between the two began. Gin led Hotaru back near her uncle's house, with the latter wanting to meet again. He managed to cheer Hotaru up and the little girl had started to chase the spirit around, only to later find out that he could not touch humans. Gin had appeared, likely distracted by the sound of her sobs. The small girl had gotten lost and had, as many children would have done, started crying. In the very beginning, we are met with the story of Hotaru's first encounter with Gin. ![]()
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