Title: Shuna no Tabi
Mangaka: Miyazaki Hayao
It's a simple manga, not your conventional one though.
The style is pretty similar to manga from the West, but it is still read from right to left. I like it especially because it's coloured.
It's usually not the type I'd read once I've previewed the drawings, but I saw a review and went ahead. I'll never regret wasting this 35 minutes of my life.
Shuna, a teenager set to inherit a poor kingdom from his father, sets out one night to find the so called Golden Seeds that would bring higher yield and relieve his people from the famine that plagued them all year round.
On his way, he sets 2 slaves free, and leaves them to continue his dangerous journey so as to not cause them any inconvenience.
From that point on, he makes his way through perilous situations, only to be found by Thea, the older of the 2 slaves set free, when he was devoid of all emotions and memories.
Nurtured and taken care of by her, he finally regains his speech, and is able to make the journey back home.
I like the part when he reaches the land of the Golden Seeds. The mangaka is so innovative! So creative! Man, I really love it.
Even the drawings are nice!
It was later that I found out he was the one whoh created Princess Mononoke, the first anime I've ever watched.
I loved that anime! It was so freakin' amazing! I wish I could go back to the time I was in P3 and watch it over and over.
