Jones’s Howl’s Moving Caste was published in 1986 and is a charming fantasy novel filled with humor, a complex magical system, and rich world-building. Miyazaki kept the core premise of the ...

As it turned out, the bust gave a big publicity boost to "Howl," which became a hit only after -- and probably because of -- the trial. "Allen was totally unknown until the book was busted," he says.

Before the initial release of “Howl’s Moving Castle” 20 years ago, Akihiko Yamashita spent nearly two years working as the supervising animator on the Studio Ghibli film. “I really have no ...