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Shuna's Journey by Hayao Miyazaki

Shuna's Journey

Hayao Miyazaki

First Second · Print & ebook · November 1, 2022

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Who it’s for
A search for golden grain opens into a richly imagined journey of peril, longing, and possibility.
Themes
Scarcity and hardship, Hope for a better life, Quest for a vital resource
Genres
General Manga, Fantasy Comics, Action & Adventure Comics

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About this book

A New York Times Bestseller An Eisner Award Winner From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes a new manga classic, never before published in English! Shuna, the prince of a poor land, watches in despair as his people work themselves to death harvesting the little grain that grows there. And so, when a traveler presents him with a sample of seeds from a mysterious western land, he sets out to find the source of the golden grain, dreaming of a better life for his subjects.

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It is not long before he meets a proud girl named Thea. After freeing her from captivity, he is pursued by her enemies, and while Thea escapes north, Shuna continues toward the west, finally reaching the Land of the God-Folk. Will Shuna ever see Thea again? And will he make it back home from his quest for the golden grain? Films by Hayao Miyazaki / Studio Ghibli include: - The Boy and The Heron - My Neighbor Totoro - Spirited Away - Howl's Moving Castle - Kiki's Delivery Service - Princess Mononoke

A Quest in Images

A search for golden grain opens into a richly imagined journey of peril, longing, and possibility.

Come here for

  • Miyazaki’s manga vision, presented here for the first time in English
  • A fantasy quest with human stakes and a mysterious destination

Expect

  • A journey shaped by scarcity, captivity, and the hope of return
  • An immersive manga adventure rather than a guide to Miyazaki’s films

Where it sits

Fantasy Comics91%
Action & Adventure Comics70%
General Manga39%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Fantasy Comics
  • General Manga
  • Nature Fiction
Authors
Hayao Miyazaki
Publisher
First Second
Published
November 1, 2022
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Scarcity and hardship · Hope for a better life · Quest for a vital resource
Reading lane
Fantasy Comics