Several years back (this was maybe 2002, right before Spirited Away hit American shores) I was finally able to see Hayao Miyazaki's film Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind. I had heard a lot of good things about it both from friends who adored the bastardized American release fifteen years earlier, Warriors of the Wind, and from friends who regularly sought out Japanese fare. Weeks earlier, I was able to get ahold of a Hong Kong set of all of Miyazaki's works up to that point and was slowly working

I made it 44 pages before I ran out of the steam. I appreciate the details of the artwork, Miyazaki's creativity in terms of world-building, and the way the female character is celebrated and shown as a blossoming leader. But I wasn't engaged in the storyline. I will watch the movie, but the manga isn't for me.

I'm not sure I understood this volume entirely, but the artwork and action sequences were rather enthralling.

If you've seen the movie, this first volume basically covers the first half of the movie. There aren't any big changes except for one--in the comic you actually get to see the words that the ohmu are saying. It basically gives the forrest a voice, which is an interesting difference. The art has a soft touch to it, which I really like, and the air combat is really dynamic.

This review covers the entire 7 volumes of Miyazaki's Nausicaa.Despite the silly and virtually meaningless 'description' of this book appended to the data link above, these 7 volumes are actually one of the most profound works of speculative fiction done in the 20th century. The fact that it is also a wonderful work of visual art is just icing on the cake. The whole story was 13 yrs in the writing/drawing; the film adaptation of the first volume spawned Studio Ghibli and established Miyazaki as

I love how much more complex and involved the manga is compared to the film. I need to get myself the entire series. This is top-tier for this genre.

OVERALL RATING : 4.5/5PLOT : 4/5CHARACTER : 5/5WRITING : 5/5WORLD : 5/5SAGA :Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 1 4.5/5DATE : 8/01/22 MY REVIEW: “Danger doesn't always come from the enemy.”― Hayao Miyazaki, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 1 🇬🇧. / 🇺🇸 (& MORE) VERSION : Miyazaki has the biggest mind in the universe and you can't convince me otherwise. Nausicaä is one of these book where you're like *how??* all the way through just because the world is so cool and unique and you

MIYAZAKI MY BELOVEDThe origin of Ghibli. Also the origin of art and writing and humanity in general, I guess? I strongly believe that Miyazaki is one of the best if not the best speculative science fiction writers of the 21st century—or technically of the 20th, since Nausicaä was first published in the 1980s. It's insane how influential this man has been and continues to be. I hate when people compare non-Western artists to famous prominent Western artists as a way to show how "good" they are, s...

I've never seen the movie, and didn't even know that it was a manga - let alone by Miyazaki himself - until very recently. Finally decided to give it a read, and so far I haven't regretted the time spent on this endeavor.It's a solid beginning for a story, with an imaginitive and wondrous setting, high stakes, several shades of moral grey, and strong characterization. All stuff we've come to expect from the author. I'll look forward to see where this goes.

Nausicaa was one of the most engaging films of my childhood. It managed to transmit a lot of messages and feelings within two hours, something that not so many movies can achieve. I knew it was based on a manga made by Miyazaki himself but for many years I didn’t bother looking into it. When I finally did, I came face to face with a work that is indeed ageless. Not something many manga can achieve as well.For starters, anyone familiar with the movie must be warned that most of the themes found t...

The ohmu are one of the all-time best creations in the realm of science fiction and fantasy, and Nausicaa is one of the best protagonists.There, I said it.

This was a slight letdown for me, and it might be one of the rare cases of "The Movie Was Better Than The Book." Miyazaki's designs are of course a marvel, and I love the spiritual and ecological themes, but I found much of the action, particularly the dogfights, difficult to follow. It would also be easier to keep up with the complex political maneuvering (I count at least 6 competing factions here) if everybody's armor didn't look exactly the same. By the end of this volume (which is actually

The planet has been made toxic by pollution and wars, and now small groups of people are all that remains of human life. The small groups are periodically besieged by mutant insects and miasma, toxic spores that flood the air. It is up to Nausicaa, princess of her small kingdom, to unite the human with the natural world. She is able to communicate love to the insects and calm the violent impulses of all.I had to have a lesson on how to read manga before I could get the hang of reading this book,...

You may be familiar with this title from watching Hayao Miyazaki's film of the same name. The film originated as a manga series, also by Miyazaki. It was released several years ago in a "Perfect Collection" of four volumes. That version wasn't actually perfect, so Viz re-released it in 2004 as a seven volume series which preserved the original format of the manga (back to front, if you don't live in Japan), as well as many other aspects of the original, including the ink color (dark brown) and s...

I will start out by saying that you could slap a sticker printed with from Hayao Miyazaki! on any form of entertainment and I guarantee I'll enjoy it.So I haven't seen the movie, but that will soon change as I just purchased a copy. I'll be stuffing popcorn in my mouth come next weekend. I also just learned that this is book 1 of a 7 book series, as long as I have my volumes correct. Count on me to purchase something for the name and then not have the rest of the series on hand when I really wan...

The movie Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind was released during the publication of the manga. As such, it is easy to assume that the manga contains the more complete and satisfying version. Sometimes what may seem oblique in the movie becomes clear as the story progresses along to how Miyazaki envisioned it. Of course the movie is still a beautiful thing, as Miyazaki's talents are in full display in the film. The kinetic energy and dazzling visuals that he employs are doubled to that of the alr...

Review for complete seriesA thousand years have passed since modern civilization collapsed leaving most animals extinct and humans living under almost medieval conditions. The pollution of the world has raised a toxic forest which none but the giant insects can inhabit. Small kingdoms have formed where the remainder of humanity now lives and where life is filled with fear of the toxics reaching them. Despite the constant decline of the population, humans still wage war against each other in whic...

I would give the first volume 3 stars but it is Hayao Miyazaki, so 4 stars...The main problem was the construction of texts and panels. There were so tiny pictures and letters that it was hard for me to read it. I'm reading scanlations on my phone so it is extra hard and eye-tiring. The next problem was too much detailed drawings for small panels. Mostly I have seen that on small panels the images are not too detailed, so it was hard to follow what was going on.Apart from that the story and sett...

This was the first and only "graphic novel" I've ever read. I took my time reading the entire seven volume series in about three weeks time, and upon completing it I felt as if I had just returned home from a long journey. The artwork and storyline are both incredible...an epic masterpiece.