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Hayao Miyazaki
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Pub. Date
2022.
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"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...
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Four-year-old Mei, adjusting to life in a new home and learning to get along without her mother, who has been hospitalized, follows a funny-looking creature to the trunk of an ancient camphor tree one afternoon while her sister is at school, and enters the whimsical world of Totoro.
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Pub. Date
2013.
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Summary: The companion book to the beloved animation classic My Neighbor Totoro, by legendary Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki. Featuring artwork taken directly from the movie, this updated edition will allow parents and children to relive Totoro's magical adventures with scene-by-scene illustrations and character dialogue. Eleven-year-old Satsuki and her sassy little sister Mei have moved to the country to be closer to their ailing mother. While...
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Pub. Date
2012
Description
An epic fantasy about the princess of a small kingdom who becomes involved in a war, while environmental disaster threatens the survival of humankind. On her journey, she struggles to bring about a peaceful coexistence among the people of her world, as well as between humanity and nature
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Pub. Date
c2004
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A young princess with an empathic connection to animals and to the Ohmu, giant insects created by a war-time ecological disaster that nearly destroyed civilization, struggles to keep peace between the kingdoms of survivors that vie for the world's natural resources, as well as protect them from the encroaching toxic forest.
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Pub. Date
c2004
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The Ohmu, giant insects created by a wartime ecological disaster that nearly destroyed civilization, try desperately to warn Princess Nausicaa, a young woman struggling to keep the peace between kingdoms of survivors, about the encroaching danger of the southern forest.
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Series
Castle in the sky volume 4
Pub. Date
2003
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Pazu and Sheeta attempt to stop Muska from activating the Castle's ancient superweapons, while his soldiers loot the gold and jewels of Laputa for themselves.
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Pub. Date
c2002
Description
Haku takes Sen to visit her parents, who have turned into pigs. Sen promises to rescue them and get them all out of this strange world one day. Back at work, Sen is forced to do the grossest jobs, like cleaning out the giant tub. And then the dreaded Stink God pays a visit to the bathhouse, and Sen is sent to serve his odorous presence! Through pluck and determination, though, Sen makes it through, and finds a valuable prize in the process. Meanwhile,...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Orphaned Pazu is caught up in a thrilling adventure after Sheeta, a young girl wearing a glowing pendant, floats out of the night sky and into his life. Now, the pair must soar above the clouds in order to find the legendary floating city of Laputa and its treasures.
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Pub. Date
2002
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After Chihiro's parents are turned into pigs in an "abandoned" town full of spirits, a mysterious boy, Haku, helps her survive by getting her a job in the palatial Abura-ya bath house from its boss, the witch Yubaba. Clumsy at first, Chihiro, renamed Sen, manages in the baths to free a stinking river spirit of the human garbage trapped within it. The spirit flies away, leaving her a magical medicine. Now No Face, whom Sen let in to the bath house,...
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Series
Pub. Date
2004
Description
Nausicaa, a young princess in a world beset by ecological disaster, works to keep the peace between the empires that exist along the edge of the toxic Sea of Corruption, but her task becomes more difficult when she learns that Lord Miralupa has created a mutant mold spore that is growing out of control.
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Series
Castle in the sky volume 3
Pub. Date
2003
Description
Pazu and Sheeta have joined the crew of Dola's pirate airship in hopes of beating the giant armored zeppelin Goliath to the legendary floating island Laputa.
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Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
"Eleven-year-old Satsuki and her sassy little sister Mei have moved to the country to be closer to their ailing mother. While their father is working, the girls explore their sprawling old house and the forest and fields that surround it. Soon, Satsuki and Mei discover Totoro, a magical forest spirit who takes them on fantastic adventures through the trees and the clouds--and teaches them a lesson about trusting one another"--
20) Ponyo
Pub. Date
[2010]
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Ponyo, a magical fish princess, and Sosuke, a five-year-old boy, become friends, and Ponyo is determined to become human.
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