Description
Product ID: | 9781421500911 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | US |
Series: | Howl's Moving Castle Film Comics |
Title: | Howl's Moving Castle Film Comic, Vol. 1 |
Authors: | Author: Hayao Miyazaki |
Page Count: | 176 |
Subjects: | Manga and East Asian style / tradition comic books, Graphic novels: Manga |
Description: | Select Guide Rating Adapted from the classic children's novel by Diana Wynne Jones, Howl's Moving Castle is the second manga comic release from the award-winning Studio Ghibli. Sophie thinks of herself as plain and boring, especially compared to her vivacious younger sister Lettie. Sophie expects to spend the rest of her life quietly making hats in the back room of her family''s shop, but as her country prepares for war, she is forced to set out on an extraordinary adventure! After a escaping the unwanted attentions of some bored soldiers with the help of a handsome stranger, Sophie returns home only to be accosted by the infamous Witch of the Waste! The Witch lays a curse on her, turning Sophie into a creaky old woman. Sophie knows she has to leave town, and soon finds herself taking shelter in the moving castle of the dread wizard Howl…who is rumored to eat women’s hearts! |
Imprint Name: | Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc |
Publisher Name: | Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2008-07-07 |