Especially considering that Miyazaki puts emphasis on having strong female leads/characters, Descendant would be really fitting for Studio Ghibli. If Descendant were to ever be adapted into a movie, I would love to see it done by Miyazaki, kinda like how Howl’s Moving Castle was done. And Joan takes every detail -ones you might even find arbitrary at first and pulls them all together to scope out the world and her characters to the fullest. I’ve been struggling through some Chinese novels lately and there’s something about Joan’s writing that is reminiscent with how picturesque and visual-oriented the language is.Īlso DoTC feels very Miyazaki? I watched a video on his animation process and it talked about how he pays attention to each detail, like Chihiro stomping into her shoes as she puts her on etc. ^^a Chinese inspired fantasy has long been overdue!!! YES!! From the very first scene, we get rich descriptions of Hesina’s surroundings, and the setting is so lush in a way that’s entirely unique compared to what we’ve seen before in fantasy, which really has been dominated by European aesthetics

Īnd not only does this book run high on feelings, but THE ATMOSPHERE Well, tyrants cut out hearts and mine drowned in tears after reading this bookįor being an extremely kind person, Joan He ruthlessly leaves you in an emo mess throughout Descendant of the Crane. With the future of her kingdom at stake, can Hesina find justice for her father? Or will the cost be too high? Using the information illicitly provided by the sooth, and uncertain if she can trust even her family, Hesina turns to Akira-a brilliant, alluring investigator…and a convicted criminal with secrets of his own. Determined to find the killer, Hesina seeks the wisdom of a soothsayer-a treason punishable by death ever since Yan outlawed magic centuries ago. Princess Hesina of Yan has never embraced the responsibilities of the crown, but when her beloved father is murdered, she suddenly inherits an unstable kingdom.

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