Where Does Hilda Take Place

Does Hilda take place in Norway?

In a 2016 New Yorker article, Pearson described the origins of his Hilda character, saying that she was inspired in part by a vacation his family took to Norway when he was a child, and that Hilda first came to him as a “curious image” of a child with blue hair.

What culture is Hilda based on?

Its main character — her name is Hilda, you may be surprised to learn — lives in a version of Scandinavia by way of the master Japanese director Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, etc.).