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Howl's Moving Castle, Vol. 2
(Howl's Moving Castle Film Comics #2)
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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!
Sophie’s excitement continues as she takes up the position of cleaning la ...more
Sophie’s excitement continues as she takes up the position of cleaning la ...more
Paperback, 176 pages
Published
September 6th 2005
by VIZ Media LLC
(first published 2005)
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"Is he dead?"
"No, he's fine. He's just throwing a tantrum."
This part of the film has so many wonderful quotes! 😂 ...more
"No, he's fine. He's just throwing a tantrum."
This part of the film has so many wonderful quotes! 😂 ...more

I watch the anime before I read the manga and it's basically the same.
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::Howl's Moving Castle's Characters::
Sophie Hatter
Sophie is the protagonist of the novel and has lots of ambitious ideas that she puts to the back of her mind because she is the eldest of the three Hatter sisters and knows the eldest is always destined for...nothing at all. She is defiant though, and sets out to seek her fortune not as a pretty young girl but as a creaky old crone after the Witch of the Waste has cursed her. She is essentially very nice, sweetly helping the trapped dog a ...more
Sophie Hatter

Sophie is the protagonist of the novel and has lots of ambitious ideas that she puts to the back of her mind because she is the eldest of the three Hatter sisters and knows the eldest is always destined for...nothing at all. She is defiant though, and sets out to seek her fortune not as a pretty young girl but as a creaky old crone after the Witch of the Waste has cursed her. She is essentially very nice, sweetly helping the trapped dog a ...more

For some it may be 'just screenshots' from the film, but i love it anyway. The manga has just as much charm as the film. Though I do miss the music.
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Die Comics sind eins zu eins eine Adaption vom Film. Und da ich das häufiger in den Kommentaren/ Reviews gesehen habe: Der Film ist genauso verwirrend und abrupt zu Ende wue die Comics. Das ist demnach kein Kritikpunkt an den Comics sondern am Film. Aber wenn man die Geschichte und das Ende auf sich wirken lässt, versteht man es schon irgendwann. Ich wusste nach dem ersten Mal gucken auch nicht worum es im Film geht.
Ich mochte die Comics sehr, da diese in Farbe sind und den Film wiedergeben, zum ...more
Ich mochte die Comics sehr, da diese in Farbe sind und den Film wiedergeben, zum ...more

This book was pretty good, it is a really fast read which is kinda normal since it's a graphic novel. I liked a lot, though. It would be nice if they translated the background noise to English instead of keeping it japaneese.
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*There may be spoilers in this review, but big ones will be marked.*
I'm glad I started reading this after watching the movie, because now the movie makes much more sense. Once again, a short read (Maybe took me a little longer than usual) but I will definitely be reading the next two (and why didn't they make a movie for the other two books in the original Howls moving castle series? I would have loved to see more!) The pictures were once again; amazing and you could really get the feel and the ...more
I'm glad I started reading this after watching the movie, because now the movie makes much more sense. Once again, a short read (Maybe took me a little longer than usual) but I will definitely be reading the next two (and why didn't they make a movie for the other two books in the original Howls moving castle series? I would have loved to see more!) The pictures were once again; amazing and you could really get the feel and the ...more

First time I read a comic version of a movie (not to mention a Miyazaki one). It was very interesting to experience it through this different medium. Comics have a very different way of capturing details and time in a way that movies don't, and I felt that I was able to notice a lot more than I might have than if I had watched it as a movie, because of when "time slowed" (this is what I'll call it when the comic had several blocks of a scene where no one is speaking and they're almost identical)
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The manga version of Howl's Moving Castle recreates Miyazaki's film, not the book, so readers of the book who haven't seen the movie (and I am one of these people) may find the story line confusing, since there are few parallels between the two.
For my money, I thought the book was much stronger. I was initially going to read the entire manga series of the book, but after the first two volumes, I realized I have too much other stuff I'd rather read. ...more
For my money, I thought the book was much stronger. I was initially going to read the entire manga series of the book, but after the first two volumes, I realized I have too much other stuff I'd rather read. ...more

Wonderfully done. I love the movie and these books offer you the opportunity to take a closer look and to enjoy the power of the pictures with their fascinating details and wonderful colors.

The continuing story of Howl and Sophie, with gripping new characters- Madame Suliman and Heen, the asthmatic dog. What's with his haircut?
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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 N ...more
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 N ...more
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