Manga like Sabaku no Tami

also known as People of the Desert

Genres: Adventure Drama

What is People of the Desert about?

Status: Finished

Is a manga which Miyazaki wrote for a newspaper targeted for children. It is more of a graphic novel than a manga, since most of the text are written outside of the frames and there are very few dialogue bubbles (though towards the end of the story, it moved closer to the traditional manga style).

The surprisingly dark story deals with the devastation of war, betrayal, and the ugliness of the human nature under desperate situations, including deaths of several characters. One can see the influence of TEZUKA Osamu in the art style of this manga (as in most of the manga written in this time), but you can also clearly see the style and motives you find in Miyazaki's later works such as "Nausicaä". In a sense, this is a prototype of "Nausicaä".

Tags: Archery , War , Male Protagonist , Primarily Child Cast , Foreign , Historical , Swordplay
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Shuna's Journey

Shuna no Tabi

Also known as Shuna's Journey.

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy

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?



Tags: Full Color , Fairy Tale , Mythology , Male Protagonist , Seinen , Animals , Foreign , Magic , Amnesia , Slavery , Coming of Age , Heterosexual
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