Alternative TitlesEnglish: Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Synonyms: Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa Japanese: 風の谷のナウシカ InformationType: Manga
Volumes: 7
Chapters: 59
Status: Finished
Published: Oct 9, 1982 to Feb 10, 1994 Authors:
Miyazaki, Hayao (Story & Art) Serialization:
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Nausicaä was written and illustrated by who may be one of the best filmakers of all time, Hayao Miyazaki. That alone should be an incentive enough, but the series itself is monumental. Taking place thousands of years in the future after all industrial life has come read more
Though the film is failry good, it does not cover even half of what is depicted in manga. There are a lot of post-apocaliptic series about humankind trying to make ends meet in severe conditions of wreched world. But they are not as deep and moving as this one. Of course, you should keep in mind that bringing up a topic of world's balance, of our race's place in it, is Miyazaki's forte, be it manga or animation. This series not an easy read, it has a lot of ideological read more
But in manga circles, the first thing people would do was mention Osamu Tezuka and his most famous works (Astro Boy, Black Jack, Kimba etc). Sorry, but as revolutionary as they are, they fall short. Sasameki koto may be a life-affirming love story, but it's not true literature either. But there is one title I can think of which says, quite loudly, YES. This one. The art is immaculate, the characters are Miyazaki characters (which should read more
Nonetheless, I finally proceed with Nausicaä. Two points before we get started: 1.) First, it’s neither easily digestible nor your typical manga, for it is highly complex and brimming with ideas, as well as too packed with dialogues. 2.) Second, it’s Hayao Miyazaki on his most unfettered. Not a single sample of his lifework conveys everything he stands for more vividly. [1. Beginning with the story…] “The greatest of the mind is determined by the depth of read more
The manga version of Nausica was written because couldn't get the funding he needed for am movie that was not based on manga. So in Miyazaki order to make his film he wrote the manga version and after he was able to produce his movie he continued to write the manga for almost a decade after the movie. As such the read more
VOLUME 1 REVIEW SPOILERS AHEAD! PLOT Hundreds of years in the future, mankind is threatened by the spawn of its mistakes. Huge insects roam the decaying, vast cluster of fungi, called the Sea of Corruption. Many believe it was created as a punishment by God for the destruction mankind had caused to the earth in the ancient past. The Sea of Corruption spreads with each passing year, and some believe it will eventually engulf the entire continent. However, a small kingdom, consisting of little over 500, is protected from the harmful spores of the Sea by the read more |