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A review by amaldae
Howl's Moving Castle Film Comic, Vol. 1 by Hayao Miyazaki
4.0
I loved the book and liked both the anime and this film comic (all four parts, even though I'm only keeping the first one on my shelves). Can't even say with much certainty which one I I was acquainted with first, to be honest...
Anyway, the manga's prettily drawn and captures the essential story quite well, in my opinion. I liked the overall visualisation and enjoyed the obvious Miyazakisms - it's always interesting to see how different artists interpret each other's art -, and I thought this version was very well done, too. But I still prefer DJW's humour and her much more understated manner. Especially the main conflict and the ending is pretty dramatically altered from the original, and I'm not sure it's entirely for the better.
It would be interesting to re-read these with fresh eyes, too, now that I pretty much know the story backwards.
Anyway, the manga's prettily drawn and captures the essential story quite well, in my opinion. I liked the overall visualisation and enjoyed the obvious Miyazakisms - it's always interesting to see how different artists interpret each other's art -, and I thought this version was very well done, too. But I still prefer DJW's humour and her much more understated manner. Especially the main conflict and the ending is pretty dramatically altered from the original, and I'm not sure it's entirely for the better.
It would be interesting to re-read these with fresh eyes, too, now that I pretty much know the story backwards.