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Moribito (novel)

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Alternative title:
守り人 (Japanese)
Vintage: 1996-07
Release dates: We have 53
Official website:
Kaiseisha's Official Website (Japanese)
Shinchosha's Dedicated Website (Japanese)
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    Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit [Hardcover] (Novel 1) 2008-06-01 (from $4.80)
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    Moribito - Guardian of the Darkness (Novel 2) 2009-05-01 (from $13.49)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story: Nahoko Uehashi

Illustration:
Yūkei Nakagawa (Shincho Bunko)
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher:
Shinchosha (Paperback)
English staff
English cast
Translation: Cathy Hirano

Illustration: Yūko Shimizu
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Scholastic
Korean staff
Korean cast
Translation: Ok Hee Kim
(none)
Korean companies
French staff
French cast
Translation:
Yoshimi Minemori
(none)
French companies
Publisher: Milan
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Translation: Gonzalo Fernández

Illustration: Estudio Fenix
(none)
Spanish companies
Publisher: SM
Italian staff
Italian cast
Translation: Luca Tarenzi
(none)
Italian companies
Publisher: Salani
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
Translation: Rodrigo Neves
(none)
Portuguese companies
Publisher: WMF Martins Fontes

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