From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes Shuna's Journey, a new manga classic about a prince on a quest for a golden grain that would save his land, never before published in English!

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 while Thea escapes north, Shuna continues toward the west, finally reaching the Land of the God-Folk.

Will Shuna ever see Thea again? And will he make it back home from his quest for the golden grain?

This is a strange tale of a prince, Shuna, who longs to find a way to feed his people. Thus he leaves his isolated village and goes in search of grain that can be planted to feed the people. On his journey he meets comes across many frightening things and people, ultimately arriving at a city where he interacts with slave traders. Unable to free two girls he leaves the city only to attack the slavers outside the city and succeed in freeing the girls. They flee to the west with the slavers in pursuit until forced to part ways as Shuna continues to search for the golden grain.