Arrietty

"You protected me after all. I hope you have the best life ever."

- Arrietty speaking to Shawn before leaving

Arrietty Clock is the protagonist of The Secret World of Arrietty directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi of Studio Ghibli.

Appearance
Arrietty is a 14 year old girl with auburn hair.

Often times, she wears a red dress whenever she is out borrowing, if she is not, she is seen in light brown blouse and a pale yellow dress. Since she is a borrower, she is very small (around 2 or 3 times taller than a pin in the film) and is hard to spot.

Character
According to the movie, Arrietty is nearly 14 and is preparing for her first year of borrowing. She is very adventurous and likes exploring the garden. She collects different plants to decorate her room.

Story
During the film Arrietty encounters humans, most importantly, Shawn. Since she is a borrower, this is considered to be extremely dangerous and avoided at all times. However, it turns out that Shawn and his family were aware of the borrowers. Shawn turns out to be kind hearted and desperate to help Arrietty, when Haru becomes determined to catch the borrowers.

Name
Arrietty is Old German, means wealthy homeland.

Voice acting
Arrietty was portrayed by Mirai Shida as Kayo Horikoshi in The Wind Rises. 2011 she is portrayed by british actor Saoirse Ronan. Later on 17 February 2012 she is voiced by Bridgit Mendler released by Disney.

Relationships

 * Pod (father)
 * Homily (mother)
 * Shawn (friend)
 * Spiller (friend)

Enemies

 * Haru
 * Niya (formerly)
 * Crow

Gallery
For the image gallery, see Arrietty/Gallery

Arrietty Clock 借りぐらしのアリエッティ