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{{quote|''I'm fourteen years old, I'm pretty''

''I am a teeny tiny girl, a little lady''

''I live under the kitchen floor''

''Right here, not so far from you''

|Arrietty's Song}}

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''[[The Borrower Arrietty]]'' (Japanese: ''借りぐらしのアリエッティ'' Hepburn ''Karigurashi no Arietty''), also known as '''''The Secret World of Arriety''''', or simply '''''Arrietty''''', is a 2010 [[Studio Ghibli]] film directed Hiromasa Yonebayashi and written by [[Hayao Miyazaki]], in what marks the former's directorial debut. It's based on Mary Norton's series ''[[The Borrowers]]''. The film was released to critical acclaim, and won the Animation of the Year award at the Japanese Academy Prize. The film grossed nearly $150 million, and is one of the highest grossing anime films not based on an existing anime franchise.

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Arrietty is a young member of a race known as the Borrowers. As one might suspect from that name, they make their living stealing items (borrowing, in their parlance) from the giant "human beans." Their primary rule is to avoid ever being seen by these [[Humans Are Cthulhu|terrifying creatures]], regardless of how friendly or supportive they are. One day, a boy moves into the house Arrietty's family borrows from, and on her first borrowing trip, she is spotted by the boy. The rest of the film focuses on Arrietty's both internal and external struggles after being seen, and her interactions with the boy.

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''[[The Borrower Arrietty]]'', also known as '''''The Secret World of Arriety''''', is a 2010 [[Studio Ghibli]] film directed Hiromasa Yonebayashi and written by [[Hayao Miyazaki]], in what marks the former's directorial debut. It's based on Mary Norton's series ''[[The Borrowers]].''

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~~Arietty~~ is a young member of a race known as the Borrowers. As one might suspect from that name, they make their living stealing items (borrowing, in their parlance) from the giant "human beans." Their primary rule is to avoid ever being seen by these [[Humans Are Cthulhu|terrifying creatures]]. ~~Arietty,~~ ~~however~~, ~~meets~~ a ~~human~~ boy ~~whom~~ ~~she~~ ~~doesn~~'t ~~believe~~ ~~means~~ ~~her~~ or her ~~family~~ ~~harm.~~ ~~Nonetheless~~, she is ~~forbidden~~ ~~from~~ ~~seeing~~ ~~him~~.

The film hit UK cinemas in the summer of 2011 under the shortened title '''''Arrietty''''', in Australia in the summer of 2011, and was released in February of 2012 by Disney in the US, retitled as '''''The Secret World of Arriety'''''. The film has a Disney dub and a separate UK dub.

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* [[Badass Adorable]]: Arrietty. Spiller when he's trying to show off for Arriety

* [[Badass Cape]]: Spiller has a fur cape that doubles nicely as a hang glider.

* [[Bamboo Technology]]: The Borrowers' technology mostly consists of scraped together things they collected from humans. This doesn't stop them from creating advanced and powerful tools, though.

* [[Bamboo Technology]]

* [[Beauty Equals Goodness]]: All of the good characters are drawn to be normal and decent-looking. Haru, on the other hand, looks rather toad-like half of the time.

* [[Big Creepy-Crawlies]]: Any bugs when drawn in comparison to the borrowers. Ants are the size of rats to them, and crickets are as big as dogs.

* [[Big Fancy House]]: Almost every scene in the film takes place in the house, which is filled with serene and ornate grass and trees. In the house, it's difficult to tell that it's actually in the middle of a big city, due to its size and the abundance of wildlife.

* [[Big Fancy House]]

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: {{spoiler|Arrietty and her family ultimately move away from the house, the Borrowers never ended up using the doll house like Sho's great-grandfather hoped, and Sho soon faces his operation. However, Arrietty and Sho tenderly part ways, exchanging tokens to each other, and it's implied that Arrietty and her family will live in a more hopeful and safe place. In the Disney dub, Sho's operation was a success. He was basically preparing to die beforehand, but the ending narration reveals that he's still alive a whole year later.}}

* [[Bland-Name Product]]: We briefly see a bottle of "Ivori Soap".

* [[Boy Meets Girl]]: In this case, the trope is used in an interesting way. The size difference between Arrietty and Sho, as well as the Borrowers' rule to never be seen, means that Arrietty is embarrassed and slowly walks away. Sho, however, is persistent in trying to speak to her, and tries to talk to her, even leaving the cube of sugar she dropped while retreating close by her house.

* [[Boy Meets Girl]]

* [[Butt Monkey]]: If anything bad happens, it's always to Homily.

* [[Cats Are Mean]]: Played straight at first--Sho's cat Niya is a mean predatory thing. Ultimately subverted when he makes his peace with the Borrowers.

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* [[Creepy Cockroach]]: Arrietty tries to fight one to show off her bravery, but Pod discourages her, saying a borrower shouldn't go looking for trouble.

* [[Cultural Translation]]: Unlike many Ghibli films in the past, some names where changed in the dub as well as flipping some scenes to make it seem like it's set in America, although the backgrounds make it clear where it is actually set.

* [[Dub Name Change]]: Sho to Shawn, Sadako to Jessica and Haru to Hara in the Disney dub.

* [[Dub Name Change]]: Sho to Shawn, Sadako to Jessica and Haru to Hara in the Disney dub, to be more reflective of American names rather than Japanese ones.

* [[Dying Race]]: The Borrowers, at least allegedly. Borrowers live so far away from each other (in comparison to their size) that they have very little contact, so they can't be sure how many other Borrowers still exist in the world.

* [[Expressive Hair]]: A Ghibli staple.

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* [[Facial Markings]]: Spiller.

* [[Fainting]]: A monster faint, of sorts, when Homily sees Shawn put the doll house kitchen in their home.

* [[Forbidden Friendship]]/[[Odd Friendship]]: Between Arrietty and Sho.

* [[Gaslighting]]: Sho pulls a minor case of this on Haru, moving the dollhouse kitchen back to the dollhouse when she's not looking to convince her that she's imagining the Borrowers.

* [[GASP]]: Arrietty when she realises that she has was seen by Sho.

** He also appears in front of her after she locks him in his room, visibly startling him

* [[Gentle Giant]]: Sho would be this from Arrietty's point of view.

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* [[Hate Sink]]: Haru

* [[Housewife]]: Homily is the only non-action one in the family, preferring to stay at home.

* [[Humans Are Cthulhu]]: ~~Although~~ Sho and his aunt respect the Borrowers.

* [[Humans Are Cthulhu]]: Their size makes Sho and his aunt intimidating, although they respect the Borrowers and take care around them.

* [[Ill Boy]]: Sho, who was always a weak boy and will be getting an operation on his heart.

* [[It Was Here, I Swear]]: Haru tries to show Sadako/Jessica the Borrowers' home.

* [[It Was Here, I Swear]]: Haru tries to show Sadako/Jessica the Borrowers' home, as well as the kitchen which they Sho put inside their house. When Haru checks where it is supposed to be, the kitchen is missing. When she checks in the doll house that the kitchen has come from,

* [[I Will Protect Her]]: Sho to Arrietty.

* [[Last of His Kind]]: Arrietty's mother references this, fearing that she and her family were the last Borrowers. {{spoiler|Later proven not to be the case.}}

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* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Sho's effort to do Arrietty and her family a kind turn by giving them the dollhouse kitchen not only traumatizes Homily and forces the family to prepare to move, but it also leads to Haru discovering their home and capturing Homily. Though Homily, as predicted, ''really'' likes that kitchen and is heartbroken to part from it.

* [[Noble Savage]]: Spiller certainly looks the part.

* [[Non-Action Guy]]: Sho, due to his heart condition. Even running for a short distance wore him out.

* [[Non-Action Guy]]: Sho, due to his heart condition. Even running for a short distance wore him out. Instead, he is frequently seen engaging in quiet activities such as reading a book.

* [[Officially Shortened Title]]: In some regions, the film is simply known as ''Arrietty'', instead of the Japanese title ''The Borrower Arrietty''. In the USA, this trope is inverted and the title becomes the much longer ''The Secret World of Arrietty''.

* [[Opening Monologue]]: Downplayed with its brevity. In both English dubs as well as the original Japanese track. {{quote|'''Sho''': I'll never forget that summer. I spent a week in the old house where my mother grew up.}}

* [[Parental Abandonment]]: Sho's parents are divorced; he rarely sees his father and his mother is often working.

* [[Parents in Distress]]: Arrietty and Sho team up to rescue Arrietty's mother Homily from Haru.

* [[People Jars]]: Or rather, a Borrower jar.

* [[People Jars]]: Or rather, a Borrower jar. Homily is put in one, by Haru, and Arrietty has to rescue her.

* [[Playing Against Type]]: Comedic actor Will Arnett voicing the [[Harrison Ford]]-esque Pod.

* [[Plucky Girl]]: Arrietty, of course, yet another Ghibli staple.

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