The Secret World of Arrietty Film Comic, Vol. 2 (2)

Reason for Reading: The Borrowers is my 2nd favourite "little people" book. (Mistress Masham's Repose is my first) As soon as I saw the name Arrietty in the title I knew the book would have something to do with the Borrowers and had to read it.This is the film adaptation manga of the Japanese anime film produced by Studio Ghibli (most internationally famous for "Howl's Moving Castle"). It is a great adaptation of Mary Norton's "The Borrowers". Volume 2 continues where Volume 1 left off and this second half of the story is where all the action is, as The Borrowers are found by the humans and have to leave to find a new home. One new character is added to the cast for the second volume, another borrower who lives by himself out in the wilderness. It has been ages since I've actually read the original book, but I'm quite sure this anime version takes liberties. Though it does follow the general storyline as I remember it. Whether it is true to the original or not is neither here nor there as it doesn't claim to *be* The Borrowers, only based upon, and is a delightful tale presented here with the glory of the gorgeous Studio Ghibli anime reduced to manga format.The movie has been released in North America with American actors voicing the characters this past Feb. 17 (2012) (two years after the Japanese release) and I presume we can expect the DVD version come summer. I would quite like to watch it especially since Carol Burnett is voicing the housekeeper who is a nosey, troublesome character and the main antagonist of the story.

Cover was printed upside down and backwards

Great book! Happy purchase, no complaints.

I understand the story told by Yonebayashi better than by Miyazaki. The story ends in a forward-looking way.When Hara called an extermination company for pest control, I was angry at her. After hearing what Jessica said, why would she do such a cruel thing?