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Description
From First Second Books:
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 T... More...
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 T... More...
From First Second Books:
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?
Characters and plot elements were adapted into Tales from Earthsea (2006) by Gorō Miyazaki.
Note: Won in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia category at the Eisner Awards in 2023 and was nominated for the Harvey Awards in 2023. Less...
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?
Characters and plot elements were adapted into Tales from Earthsea (2006) by Gorō Miyazaki.
Note: Won in the Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Asia category at the Eisner Awards in 2023 and was nominated for the Harvey Awards in 2023. Less...
Type
Manga
Related Series
Gedo Senki - Tales from Earthsea (Alternate Story)
Associated Names
Il viaggio di Shuna
Shuna's Journey
The Journey of Shuna
シュナの旅
修拉之旅
Shuna's Journey
The Journey of Shuna
シュナの旅
修拉之旅
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Latest Release(s)
v.1 c.5 by Scum-Scans over 17 years ago
v.1 c.6 (end) by Scum-Scans over 17 years ago
v.1 c.1 by Scum-Scans over 17 years ago
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v.1 c.6 (end) by Scum-Scans over 17 years ago
v.1 c.1 by Scum-Scans over 17 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
1 Volume (Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
N/A
User Reviews
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Forum
1 topics, 1 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8 / 10.0 (142 votes)
Bayesian Average: 7.7 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 7.7 / 10.0
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Last Updated
August 13th 2023, 1:24am
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Artist(s)
Year
1982
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Licensed (in English)
Yes
English Publisher
First Second Books [Add]
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #688 (+92)
Monthly Pos #1669 (No change)
3 Month Pos #3244 (No change)
6 Month Pos #4257 (+427)
Year Pos #6219 (+678)
Monthly Pos #1669 (No change)
3 Month Pos #3244 (No change)
6 Month Pos #4257 (+427)
Year Pos #6219 (+678)
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A Favourite
by aurickandrien
December 15th, 2009, 11:47pm
December 15th, 2009, 11:47pm
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
A charming little folklorish tale from Miyazaki, reminiscent of his older adventure movies - especially Mononoke-hime as a number of ideas from here later made it into that movie. The book is lovingly illustrated throughout in watercolour, and there are one or two pieces in here that I really wouldn't mind having hanging on my wall.
Shuna no Tabi was pretty much the first book that I read all the way through in Japanese. The vocabulary is a bit on the intermediate side, but I found the grammar to be nothing too hard and taking it one chapter at a time it was pretty easy reading. So, if you are learning Japanese I would definitely reccomend it.
The only niggle I have about the book is that there are times when the colour contrast between the words and the background isn't all that good, but there were only really a few places where I had to try squinting to make out the words so I don't really feel it's that big an inconvenience.
One last thing: Tales from Earthsea directed by Miyazaki Goro was partly inspired by this little manga, and you can see a number of images and scenes from this book appearing in the movie. Also, the main protagonists from the movie seem pretty much based on the ones here, even though they're supposedly from the books that the movie was actually based on... I'd suggest reading the original novels and this manga instead.
Shuna no Tabi was pretty much the first book that I read all the way through in Japanese. The vocabulary is a bit on the intermediate side, but I found the grammar to be nothing too hard and taking it one chapter at a time it was pretty easy reading. So, if you are learning Japanese I would definitely reccomend it.
The only niggle I have about the book is that there are times when the colour contrast between the words and the background isn't all that good, but there were only really a few places where I had to try squinting to make out the words so I don't really feel it's that big an inconvenience.
One last thing: Tales from Earthsea directed by Miyazaki Goro was partly inspired by this little manga, and you can see a number of images and scenes from this book appearing in the movie. Also, the main protagonists from the movie seem pretty much based on the ones here, even though they're supposedly from the books that the movie was actually based on... I'd suggest reading the original novels and this manga instead.
GREAT =)
by flapple
March 30th, 2008, 9:17pm
March 30th, 2008, 9:17pm
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
I liked this manga =) it was short... but also very umm different. like Xeronia said the main character says about 2 things and thats it, the rest is told by the narrator.
This manga kinda seemed to never end lol i mean when u think that its over its really not... i got tricked like 10 times >_<
Great read this story goes kinda at a fast pace and
ALL THE DRAWINGS ARE IN COLOR!!!!!
RECOMMENDED
This manga kinda seemed to never end lol i mean when u think that its over its really not... i got tricked like 10 times >_<
Great read this story goes kinda at a fast pace and
ALL THE DRAWINGS ARE IN COLOR!!!!!
RECOMMENDED
Beautiful Story
by Xeronia
June 15th, 2007, 6:33pm
June 15th, 2007, 6:33pm
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
The story is beautiful, but the manga is much different from other mangas. The characters don't say a word, and the story is told by a narrator, like in a picture book.
You can see many images from Mizayaki's movies. After all, he drew this before he made the movies.
You can see many images from Mizayaki's movies. After all, he drew this before he made the movies.
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