This is Miyzaki's greatest manga, apart from the Nausicaa manga, and his second or third greatest work in general. It was the prototype for Nausicaa and Princess Mononoke, about a prince of a dying tribe who sets out to find this golden grain for his starving people, riding an elk named Yakkuru (sounds familiar?)...well, I don't want to spoil too much for you. Here's a link to some more information: http://nausicaa.wanfear.com/Shuna/
So, do you think it should be made into a film? I think that, despite the general disappointment of Howl's Moving Castle in comparison with his earlier films, he still has the ability to make a great film even at his age. A Shuna no Tabi film would be soooo cool!

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Hi Konan! Welcome to the forums.

I also like the manga of Shuna a lot. Though being quite short, it's up on a par with the Nausicaa manga. Of course it would be nice to see the masterpiece animated. But in my opinion the essence of the Miyazaki movies lies on their creativity, one of the things that attracted me to the Miyazaki works.

To me, it would be much better to see them to come up with new stuff every time: new ideas, new story, new characters... than to produce remakes, prequels, sequels, or pull off money by producing multiple films with an essentialy same plot (the infamous hobbies of the Mouse Factory)

From a more practical point of view, Miyazaki himself is far too reluctant to take part in any remake projects of his own mangas, after the hardships and difficulties he has gone through in the production of the Nausicaa anime. He once said in an interview:

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Making a career from one work is pretty nice, don't you think? Or maybe not. It feels desolate, somehow. Saying that I feel like drawing another comic is one thing, but doing it is another thing entirely. There's the problem of eyesight, the problem of will power... There are all kinds of reasons why I don't want to do it. Or rather, it's not whether or not I WANT to do it, it's that I CAN'T do it. because I know that I've already done it, the sense of missing something by overdoing is stronger than the sense of fulfillment.

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I hope that VIZ releases The Journey of Shuna... IN FULL COLOR! They just lose something in plain black-and-white.

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I hope that VIZ releases The Journey of Shuna... IN FULL COLOR! They just lose something in plain black-and-white.

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But where do I BUY the manga? Any ideas? As long as it's not a shady dealer.

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Originally posted by OYM Angel
But where do I BUY the manga? Any ideas? As long as it's not a shady dealer.

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