Reviews

It appears no one has criticized this manga on here yet I believe it is my civic duty to do something in the realm of critique although we shall see if this doesn't end up being a positive review in the end. Now I won't sing Nausicaa's praise despite my affection for this manga and as you can tell by my score that I would have a lot to say in that aspect. However, I would like to write this review to clarify an egregious, arguably an unforgivable flaw of Nausicaa that has troubled me for some time now. Nausicaa herself is an absolutely terrible character. There I said it. Truly, Nausicaa is the definition of a mary sue and she is so good at it she may well be the Mariest sue of all. She is perfect in every conceivable way. She is strong intelligent beautiful and just so happens to be the chosen one who can save the world. Despite only being a young woman she is better at everything than every other person on the planet. She is also perfect and flawless morally. She never does anything wrong aside from killing one person in a rage at the beginning. You would think that this would be her fatal flaw that could be developed and made interesting but nope never brought up again. She defies all odds to succeed every time and the entire universe moves in her favor. Wherever she goes rest assured she will do right. By god is it painful as someone who loves this manga to admit but Nausicaa ruins it. The entire supporting cast is fantastic and some of my favorites in any manga. Especially Kurotawa and Charuka they are both great, even princess Kushana is more interesting and human than Nausicaa. It really is disappointing but that's how it is. The wondrous world of Ohmu and the miasma. The rich and allegorical story. The beautiful art and thoughtful presentation. All held back by Miyazaki's love for Nausicaa or his inability to tell a good story without a flawless world savior??. I can't understand it. This manga is great don't get me wrong but it could be so much better if Nausicaa was not such a mary sue. Can she not make one single mistake???? I mean there is so much to work with but nah she never does anything wrong and everyone loves her because of it although does she really do anything nice I can't remember if it is her doing it or just the necessity for her to be good that is doing it. Unless some other reader has met a flawless perfect person that does everything right all the time and when they show up it seems like the world goes their way I refuse to believe Nausicaa is not a mary sue who only serves as Miyazaki's story mover. With such fantastic work done in every other aspect of this manga from minor characters to minor plot points to minor drawings somehow the most important one is floundered. Regardless I still like this manga and I think it is not only an important work in manga history it is also a fun read. But it needs to be called out for its blatant mary sue protagonist. Until this manga is re-written with Nausicaa fixed I will be its harshest supporter critic. This ended up not being that great of a review but I think my point is made so I rest my case.