{"product_id":"shunas-journey","title":"Shuna's Journey","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1941 in Tokyo, Japan, Hayao Miyazaki cofounded Studio Ghibli in 1985 with Isao Takahata. Among his eleven animated features,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(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.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHowl's Moving Castle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(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.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wind Rises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Every scene in this cinematic work stands apart with breathtaking watercolors aided by expert staging and blocking... A reimagined folktale as grand as its painted visuals are sublime.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This book was published decades ago in -Japanese, but is now finally published in English, and it will inspire some long-overdue -appreciation...For Miyazaki fans, as well as any readers who would enjoy fantastic stories that unfold in surprising ways.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003estarred review.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Gorgeous... Shuna's Journey\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e foreshadows much of Miyazaki's later work while still managing to be a complete standalone story in its own right.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Though aimed at and certainly appropriate for younger readers, Shuna's Journey is a delight for any graphic novel or manga fan. Beyond that, the arrival of this book is a publishing event that should be broadly celebrated.\" -- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eForbes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Eerie, enchanting and surpassingly strange.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Beautiful...we rely on the children in his stories to explain his beautiful, broken worlds to us and to assure us that they will fix them.\"-- \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker online\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDecember 2022\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2023 Eisner for Best U.S. Edition of International Material--Asia\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eShuna's Journey\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ea new manga classic about a prince on a quest for a golden grain that would save his land, never before published in English!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eShuna, 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt 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.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWill Shuna ever see Thea again? And will he make it back home from his quest for the golden grain?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/15\/2022 (EAN 9781250846525, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 09\/05\/2022 (EAN 9781250846525, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 45 (EAN 9781250846525, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 54 (EAN 9781250846525, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 01\/06\/2023 (EAN 9781250846525, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eMiyazaki, Hayao\u003cbr\u003eBorn in 1941 in Tokyo, Japan, Hayao Miyazaki cofounded Studio Ghibli in 1985 with Isao Takahata. Among his eleven animated features,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(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.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHowl's Moving Castle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(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.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wind Rises\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eWit, Alex Dudok de\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlex Dudok de Wit\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis the Associate Editor at Cartoon Brew. He is an animation correspondent for Sight \u0026amp; Sound. His writing has also appeared in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVulture, Little White Lies, The Telegraph, The i, The Independent, Time Out, Index on Censorship\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand elsewhere, including specialist animation publications like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eSkwigly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eASIFA Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He also translates from Japanese as part of Art Translators Collective. 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