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From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes a new manga classic about a prince on a quest for a golden grain that would save his land, 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. 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? Review: Great storyline - Ghibli fans it's a must have book for us Review: Watercolor illustrations of ghibli - Must read but I got it more for the illustrations done by Miyazaki himself. Anyone who treasures Ghibli movies should get one tbh.





| Best Sellers Rank | #33,148 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #326 in Mangas #749 in Children's Comics & Graphic Novels #969 in Comics |
| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 996 Reviews |
M**K
Great storyline
Ghibli fans it's a must have book for us
V**J
Watercolor illustrations of ghibli
Must read but I got it more for the illustrations done by Miyazaki himself. Anyone who treasures Ghibli movies should get one tbh.
S**R
Timeless Book must read
Book is must read uplifting and Intresting narration from master class story teller.
A**I
A Ghibli film in manga form!
Shuna's Journey by Hayao Miyazaki is a beautiful story of a young hero Shuna who goes on a journey to find the Golden Seed, a crop that can feed his people. Beautiful watercolor illustrations and a timeless story. Recommended for Ghibli and manga fans
K**U
Love it
I loved the quality of the print and the careful packaging. It's a hard cover and fans of Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli will be pleased with this purchase
S**D
Really beautiful illustrations
For fans of Miyazaki. Not for younger children as contains violence. Work on this was around the time the film Nausica was being made and it shows in the designs. Japanese style book- read from the back to the front, from right to left. English text. Headstrong boy heads out for nourishing crops, finds slave traders feeding humans to creature that produces nutritious seeds. Boy takes and is punished with mindlessness, restored by wise girl he had earlier rescued from slavery... usual Miyazaki strong female. The watercolours on every page are delightful.
M**O
Grande lançamento de uma obra menor (só no tamanho, que fique bem claro) e obscura de Miyazaki
Pouco conhecido fora do círculo de fãs mais ardorosos de Miyazaki, a Jornada de Shuna (シュナの旅 Shuna no Tabi) é uma pequena preciosidade escrita, ilustrada e colorida pelo artista publicada em 1983 pela Tokuma Shoten dentro da sua série Animage Ju Ju Bunko. Ela conta a história de Shuna, um jovem que parte de seu vale para "a terra onde a lua dorme" a procura de sementes de um grão dourado (= trigo?) que pode salvar o seu povo da fome. No geral, trata-se de uma aventura que se encaixa na teoria do monomito (ou mito do herói) de Joseph Campbell, mas que também é considerada uma precursora de outras obras mais conhecidas de Miyazaki como Nausicaa ou Princesa Mononoke já que diversas idéias (como cavalgar num cervo) e elementos visuais como paisagens, pessoas, animais e objetos desses filmes apareceram primeiro em Shuna. De fato, reza a lenda que Miyazaki queria mesmo era fazer um anime de longa metragem dessa história (inspirada num conto popular tibetano), mas ela era muito simples e curta, de modo que no fim — com o apoio da editora Tokuma Shoten — a Jornada de Shuna virou um pequeno livro de 152 páginas. E isso não é uma figura de linguagem porque a edição japonesa é realmente pequena (10 x 15 x 0,7 cm) ao contrário dessa nova edição americana, cujas dimensões seguem um padrão mais de mercado (15,9 x 22,2 x 1,83 cm) assim como sua apresentação que é bastante rica com encadernação em capa dura, lombada costurada e sobrecapa em cores. A única diferença em relação ao original é que o papel usado no interior da nova edição é do tipo fosco, ao contrário do japonês ele é brilhante, o que não faz muita diferença já que Miyazaki costuma colorir seus desenhos com aquarela. Se comparado com sua filmografia, Miyazaki escreveu poucos livros (e menos ainda ilustrados), de modo que Shuna é um belo e raro exemplo de um conto original que não virou anime, mas ajudou a criar outros dois de grande sucesso.
W**Y
Beautiful
A beautiful story, a masterpiece of art.
A**E
Wunderschön
Wirklich sehr schönes Buch zwischen Manga und Bilderbuch mit Text. Alles in Farbe und viele Themen Miyazakis sind schon drin. Love it!
A**Y
strongly recommended for any Ghibli/Hayao Miyazaki fan
while it's almost more of a picture book than a typical manga, this is 100% worth a read. relatively straightforward plot, but nevertheless thought-provoking and compelling. needless to say, the watercolor art is stunning, and there are many similarities with his other work like Nausicaa and Princess Mononoke. without a lot of words, it gives a sense of an extremely old, beautiful, but also deeply disturbing world. harsh environments, lush environments, human cruelty, human compassion, malevolent gods (?), and wonderfully bizarre creatures. if you like this, read Nausicaa... if you like that, read this. trust me.
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