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First published in 1937, Genzaburō Yoshino’s How Do You Live? has long been acknowledged in …
This book was my wife’s (@dohappybelove@mastodon.social) Christmas present to me this year. This book is Miyazaki’s favorite book and was a tangential inspiration for his film “The Boy and the Heron.” Enjoying it so far - a nice coming of age story with a philosophical bent.
#StudioGhibli #JapaneseLiterature #Japan #YANovel #Philosophy
From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes Shuna's Journey, a new manga classic about a prince …
Filed under books I didn't know existed but found while browsing at my local #Library:
Its short, its all color watercolor sketches with some text over most panels, at most 4-5 panels per page. and it came out in 1983, pre-dating #StudioGhibli films. You see all these crazy ideas that show up in Ghibli's work over the decades, in proto-form. The writing is so tight; every panel is packed with just enough image and text. Wasn't published with translation into English until recently. #EisnerAward. Excellent.
