emanne13's review

4.0

3,6 estrelas

12 years too late...
adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
adventurous inspiring tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

4.25 The movie is similar to the manga for the first volume. There is much more detail on the other kingdoms that aren’t in the movie that definitely adds to the lore. The art is fantastic and it was an enjoyable read from one of my favorite Ghibli movies.
adventurous emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Yes

Apart from my inherent bias over loving the anime, the graphic novel was predictably gorgeous. The story didn't read as repetitive, and instead bulked out the anime story line. Action, adventure, psychic insects, and environmental advocacy-what more would you want in a book?
adventurous dark medium-paced

I like it, way better than the anime.