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.
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
Born in 1941 in Tokyo, Japan, Hayao Miyazaki cofounded Studio Ghibli in 1985 with Isao Takahata. Among his eleven animated features,Spirited Away(2001) broke every box-office record in Japan, and won the Golden Bear at the 2002 Berlin International Film Festival and the 75th Academy Awards for Animated Feature Film.Howl’s Moving Castle(2004) received the Golden Osella award at the 2004 Venice International Film Festival. Miyazaki was awarded the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2005 Venice International Film Festival.The Wind Rises(2013) was nominated for the 86th Academy Award for Animated Feature Film. In 2014, the Board of Governors for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented him with a Governors Award for lifetime achievement. He is currently working on a new production.
Alex Dudok de Witis a critic and translator who has been writing about animation for over a decade. Formerly Deputy Editor at Cartoon Brew, he has also contributed to Sight & Sound, Little White Lies, Vulture and the BBC, among others. His bookBFI Film Classics: Grave of the Fireflieswas published by Bloomsbury in 2021. He previously served as the animation consultant for the Directors' Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival, and writes a Substack newsletter on animation, Move Madly. He also translates from Japanese as part of Art Translators Collective. He is based in London, UK.
