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ハウルの動く城 [Howl no Ugoku Shiro] #4

Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 4

hayao miyazaki diana wynne jones

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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!

With the Royal Sorcerer hot on their heels, Howl moves house, and Sophie finds herself back where she started, in her family’s hat shop. But she isn’t the same plain and timid Sophie—she’s been cursed, chased, and even fallen in love with an infamous wizard! Now her new strength will be tested as the war breaks out in the skies above town and Howl’s life is threatened by mysterious magic!

167 pages, Paperback

First published January 1,2005
Series
ハウルの動く城 [Howl no Ugoku Shiro]

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Format
167 pages, Paperback
Published
November 8, 2005 by VIZ Media LLC
ISBN
9781421500942
ASIN
1421500949
Language
English

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宮崎駿

Hayao Miyazaki was born in Tokyo on January 5, 1941. He started his career in 1963 as an animator at the studio Toei Douga, and was subsequently involved in many early classics of Japanese animation. From the beginning, he commanded attention with his incredible ability to draw, and the seemingly-endless stream of movie ideas he proposed.

In 1971, he moved to A Pro with Isao Takahata, then to Nippon Animation in 1973, where he was heavily involved in the World Masterpiece Theater TV animation series for the next five years. In 1978, he directed his first TV series, Conan, The Boy in Future, then moved to Tokyo Movie Shinsha in 1979 to direct his first movie, the classic Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro.

In 1984, he released Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind, based on the manga (comic) of the same title which he had started two years before. The success of the film led to the establishment of a new animation studio, Studio Ghibli, at which Miyazaki has since written, directed, and produced many other films with Takahata. All of these films enjoyed critical and box office successes. In particular, Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke received the Japan Academy Award for Best Film and was the highest-grossing (about US$150 million) domestic film in Japan's history until it was taken over by another Miyazaki work, Spirited Away.

In addition to animation, Miyazaki also draws manga. His major work was the Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind manga, an epic tale he worked on intermittently from 1982 to 1994 while he was busy making animated films. Another manga, Hikoutei Jidai, was later evolved into his film Porco Rosso.

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madokahiru
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April 25,2025
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This 4 book series is great. I love it. I like that it reads like a manga book and that it is stills from the movie used as the artwork. I absolutely loved the movie. This volume takes you from where Sophie tells Markl she won't leave because they are a family through to the end of the story. I just loved Howl and Sophie's story.
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Atomicferid
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April 25,2025
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Beautiful artwork, wretched story. Weakened the original plot, destroyed characters...the original book is much to be preferred.
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Nekon-chan
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April 25,2025
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Howls moving castle….. was…… absolutely……. AMAZING. I loved being inside howls world of magic and mayhem. This was a fantastic series that I plan on restarting once I finish a couple other series I’m currently reading. I highly recommend this series to everyone. If I could I’d give this 10 stars.
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Elprede
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April 25,2025
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When everything comes together like that... Dear lord, i just cry. It hits me where it counts. The story has a lot of settings and sparks that make me love it.
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21slav
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April 25,2025
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التقييم للاجزاء الاربعة
ممتعة لدرجة اني انهيتها بجلسة رغم وضعي المزري ورغبتي المتدنية في مطالعة اي كتاب
الرسومات ليست باحترافية المانجا
القصة جميلة على افتراض عدم وجود فجوات في الاحداث او قفزات زمنية
تطور الشخصيات هائل وسلس في نفس الوقت
سافكر مليا قبل شراء موفي كوميك مرة اخرى لا لسوءه بل لان الاجمل يفوتني
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Psyxwar
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April 25,2025
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Story concludes with the destruction and re-invention of the castle, the solution to Howl's and Calcifer's dilemma, the true identity of Turnip Head, the end of the war, and they lived happily ever after.
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