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   From: miles@gnu.org   
      
   I remember (I read it a _long_ time ago) the manga as occasionally   
   dragging a bit with all the rather confusing political intrigue, and the   
   movie was certainly tighter and more to the point... but I also remember   
   being rather disappointed in the movie.  Miyazaki created such a   
   beautiful and interesting world, and the movie seemed to just gloss over   
   most of it to keep the plot moving along.   
      
   The manga allowed a much more leisurely and thorough treatment, and as a   
   result I found it far more satisfying.  I also think Miyazaki's art is   
   much better in the manga (he's a great artist, and despite his career   
   making anime, they never really do justice to his art -- if you look at   
   his quick concept sketches, they're often much more interesting than the   
   final product!).   
      
   Granted, those are more or less properties of manga vs. anime in general   
   too, but although I like Miyazaki's anime a lot, they never quite seem   
   to justice to the wealth of ideas he has.   
      
   -Miles   
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