Princess Mononoke features two powerful female characters — San, the wolf girl, and Lady Eboshi, the leader of the industrial town.

Credit: Fish: Branchiostegus sanae. Huang et al. CC-BY 4.0 Illustration: San from Princess Mononoke 1997 Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, ND Branchiostegus sana. Credit: Huang et al.

“Hayao Miyazaki’s female characters are always very developed and layered,” she says. “San, the wolf princess, and Lady Eboshi, the ruler of Irontown, are vivid portraits of women.

If you want to emulate and channel the relentless side of San, a.k.a. Princess Mononoke, to get through a rough day or to accomplish a project, Her Universe has you covered.

This idea is explored to its full potential in “Toy Story 2” and “Princess Mononoke,” both of which know that all the technical sophistication in the world can’t make up for two ...