Howl's Moving Castle (Howl's Moving Castle Film Comic #… (2024)

One of my favorite scenes is seeing Sophie on a cleaning rampage, and that was the best way to open up this volume! LOL!

Not only is that scene fun (as well as seeing Sophie relax by the lake and "praise" Calcifer for how impressive he is) but that's quickly followed by the iconic bathroom scene with Howl! Bahahaha!

The scene itself is funny and almost makes Howl appear super shallow, but I think the ending with Sophie's words really does show that even if he is selfish and is too caught up on being "beautiful," he has a good heart.

I just wish he wouldn't have "hurt" Sophie's feelings because I always get super upset with Howl when Sophie leaves and cries in the rain. 😭😭😭 That scene gets me every single time!

It's interesting because despite Howl being labeled as a "bad guy" of sorts by his Master, I love how it shows that SHE (the master) is the bad guy. She comes across with good intentions, but in actuality she is taking away powers from wizards and witches.

Excited to keep reading because the next few scenes are some of my favorites too!

"Is he dead?"
"No, he's fine. He's just throwing a tantrum."

This part of the film has so many wonderful quotes! 😂

I watch the anime before I read the manga and it's basically the same.

::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 and the broken scarecrow, but her niceness also causes a problem if not-niceness is actually required, such as when she lets Miss Angorian into the house in an effort to prove she is too nice to be jealous of Howl's interest in her. Sophie is in love with Howl even if she won't admit it. She is a loyal family member and loves her sisters although she has judged her stepmother harshly and tried to make amends for that. Sophie is a character whose happy ending is well-deserved and appreciated by the reader.

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Wizard Howl

Welshman Hywell Jenkins (also known by the more magical last name of Pendragon) comes from a pleasant and normal family on the Wales-England border and in the earthly world is a good uncle and frustrating brother. He graduated from university with a good degree in witchcraft and went on to become a wizard working in a magical land from which he could still come and go. As Wizard Howl he is rather timid and not entirely happy about becoming the King's Magician but he is an honorable person and does what he has been paid for. He is a womanizer and tends to like the chase more than the capture of the female in question's heart, Sophie being the only girl he remains interested in.Howl is aware that his magic can be used for. Ad as well as good and does not want that to happen which is why he is anxious for the contract between himself and Calcifer to be broken. He puts his own life in jeopardy for Calcifer and turns out to be a thoroughly decent man at the end of the day.

- reading this series is exactly like watching the movie but with more attention to details/frames etc
- howl is so whiny and lovely, and sophie is just so Cool
- this movie/novel is really magical in the way that sure you can understand all the details but there's also charm in not understanding what exactly goes down with the demon deal,,,, it's vibes only
- oh i feel so emo now
- am compelled to share this wlw howl/sophie art: https://twitter.com/rudebeetle/status...

3.5 stars

انهيت قراءة الجزء الثاني
ا��ساس صوفي انها لم تكن جميلة يوما متعب حقا
وننتقل للثالث
قمة المتعة ان تحظى بقصة مصورة ورقيا ♡بعيدا عن شاشة الحاسوب

Howl's Moving Castle being my comfort film, it was a treat to enjoy this wonderful illustration of the movie, perfect to the small details. Beautiful editions, pristine colors, and portrays exactly the script.

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.

Based on stills from the movie - reproduced as per the screenplay.

Not gonna lie, I didn't realize Howl was going to be so melodramatic lmao

Such a good, cute little read. My favorite so far is Calcifer and turnip-head. <3

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3.25*.

Hienosta elokuvasta hieno manga. Toki pinnat menee enemmän elokuvalle.

In this volume, Sophie accidentally dyes Howls hair a different color... hehe. Calcifer almost burns out. And Sophie comes face to face with the Witch of the Wastelands again. Will the spell be broken?

howl with black hair is delicious

5/5

We continue to follow the adventures of Howl, his moving castle, Sophie, and the wicked witch.

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 durchblättern und sich erinnern einfach top. Übrigens sind die Comis durch den farbigen Druck recht schwer.

The comics are a one-to-one adaptation of the film. And since I've seen this in the comments/reviews a lot: the movie is just as confusing and abruptly over as the comics. So this is no criticism of the comics but rather of the film. But if you let the story and the ending get to you, you will understand it at some point. I didn't know what the movie was about after the first look either.
I liked the comics very much, because they are in color and show the movie, so you can flip through them and remember it. By the way, the comics are quite heavy because of the color print.

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.

*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 emotions from what was happening.

Oh, and I just had to post this:



I seriously don't see what's so bad about it!!

Oh, Howl, don't be so dramatic, you could never not be beautiful :)

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). The lack of music and sound also forces one to focus more on the visuals (though I couldn't help imagine the sorts of instrumentals typical to his movies!)
Now, addressing the content itself, it was brilliant! As a Miyazaki film, the visuals and story were very creatively imagined and showed much attention to detail. He managed to make the main male supernatural-monster-boy character (as in Spirited Away) quite charming. I was in another world.

Admittedly this is where the plot of the movie starts to break down....

In general, this kind of manga is fun because it gives you time to catch the small details of the movie, but the art is, as far as I can tell, taken from the film stills and so is a bit clunky at times in terms of pacing.

This 4 book series is great. I love it. I like that it reads like a manga book and that it is stills from the movie used as the artwork. I absolutely loved the movie. This volume takes you from the scorched table during breakfast to the meeting with Suliman at the royal palace.

Are you scared of getting old? Do you believe there are good and bad people in this world? Is fire symbolizes evil to you? Just sit down and watch this animation with open mind and heart like a child.

Like the movie.

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.

Beautiful artwork, wretched story. Weakened the original plot, destroyed characters...the original book is much to be preferred.

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