Viz Media has announced Princess Mononoke: The First Story, based on the film of the same name:

Hayao Miyazaki debuted Princess Mononoke in 1997 to worldwide acclaim, but few know that he was first conceptualizing his landmark film more than 15 years prior! The Studio Ghibli imprint team is proud to present today PRINCESS MONONOKE: THE FIRST STORY, Miyazaki’s initial version of the tale, available at favorite retailers everywhere! * The oversized hardcover release features Miyazaki’s expressive original watercolors and accompanying story, significantly different from the final version presented in the *Princess Mononoke* film! After a long exhausting war, a samurai lost in a forest encounters a giant wildcat – a *mononoke*. The beast saves his life, but at the price of his daughter’s hand in marriage!

“MONONOKE HIME” (1980 nen Shoki Settei Ban)
By Hayao Miyazaki
© 1993 Nibariki
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© 1993 Studio Ghibli