Whisper Of The Heart Episode 1 -

Shizuku is reading on the train, but her mind is wandering. She looks up and sees a LARGE, ROUND CAT sitting on a seat like a human passenger. It looks bored. SHIZUKU (Amused) Hey... where are you going?

The golden sun dips behind the dense apartment blocks. SHIZUKU TSUKISHIMA (14, a dreamer with messy hair) trudges up a steep hill, carrying a stack of library books. She stops to catch her breath, looking out over the city lights. Whisper of the Heart Episode 1

Ah, the Baron has been waiting for someone like you to find us. Shizuku is reading on the train, but her mind is wandering

As he speaks, Shizuku hears the faint, rhythmic sound of a violin being tuned from somewhere deep in the basement. She looks toward the stairs, the "whisper of her heart" finally getting louder. SHIZUKU (Amused) Hey

Following the cat through a maze of hilly streets, Shizuku finds herself in front of a strange, beautiful shop: THE WORLD EMBORIUM . She steps inside to a world of antique clocks, wooden carousels, and a mysterious cat statue with jeweled eyes. An old man, MR. NISHI , emerges from the back.

(v.o.) Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person in this city who isn't actually "going" anywhere. Everyone has a destination. I just have a library card.

She looks at her other books. Every single one has that name on the card, dated just days before her own.