Shuna's Journey by Hayao Miyazaki, translated by Alex Dudok de Wit REVIEW

Shuna's Journey

by Hayao Miyazaki

translated by Alex Dudok de Wit

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Blurb

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

Thank you :01 First Second Books for my review copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I absolutely adore this book. From the artwork to the story I simply love everything about it.

We follow young Shuna as he goes on a quest to find the golden grain and help his people. Throughout his journey Shuna travels across many lands and meets many people both good and bad. Shuna is tested is many ways and his journey is one you will want to relive again and again.

Coming in at about 160 pages, Shuna's Journey is an incredibly fast read. It took me less than an hour to read and I was hypnotized the entire time. I feel like this book could have went on forever and I would have happily continued.