Shuna’s Journey

December 2022 New York Times Bestseller
Winner of the 2023 Eisner for Best U.S. Edition of International Material―Asia

From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes Shuna’s Journey, 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?

Films by Hayao Miyazaki / Studio Ghibli include:
– The Boy and The Heron (coming Dec 8, 2023)
– My Neighbor Totoro
– Spirited Away
– Howl’s Moving Castle
– Kiki’s Delivery Service
– Princess Mononoke