Shuna's Journey

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Yakkul (ヤックル) Shuna's steed (here, Yakkul refers to the breed as well as the individual, which looks light brown sable antelope without a mane and a white underbelly). He is the source of inspirations and the namesake of Ashitaka's mount in Princess Mononoke, and Arren's Steed appeared in Tales from Earthsea was also inspired by this Yakkul.

Miyazaki connections in Shuna's Journey

Earthsea: Hayao Miyazaki once told producer Toshio Suzuki that if Earthsea was to be made into film, the plots ought to be like Journey of Shuna. Suzuki passed on this message to Goro Miyazaki, who was directing Tales from Earthsea at the time, thus certain key features in Shuna also reappear in the Earthsea production.

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