User blog:Nononsensecapeesh/Similar Villains - Macha and Yubaba

They are! I swear they are! Think about it!
 * Both are elderly witches with inhumanly large heads.
 * Both have a son who is much taller than them. (Boh, Mac Lir)
 * Their respective sons were both temporarily turned into something else (Boh, a mouse, Mac Lir, stone)
 * Both have birds as minions. (Yu-Bird, Owls)
 * Both confront the Main protagonists (Chihiro, Ben) after imprisoning members of their families (Chihiro's parents, Saoirse).
 * Both intend to turn the Main protagonists and their family members into something else (Pigs, Stone).
 * Both neglect their sons without realising it (Yubaba ignores and spoils Boh, Macha turns Mac Lir to stone).
 * Both are temporarily deprived of their sons but are later reunited with them.