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Originally Posted by bbee
I'm weary of translations of Uehashi-sensei's work. I mean, Moribito is one of the most mature anime I've ever seen, but the books win all these children's literature awards. Even the English translation won one. Can't help but feel that something must have been lost in translation ("dumbed down").
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Erin,
Moribito was published in Japan under a children's novel label, so it's only natural it won children's literature awards. These novels are, literally, children's literature.