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Nausicaa, a young princess who has an empathic bond with the giant Ohmu insects and animals of every creed. She fights to create tolerance, understanding and patience among empires that are fighting over the world's remaining precious natural resources.
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Hayao Miyazaki is the prominent director of many popular animated feature films. He is also the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, the award-winning Japanese animation studio and production company behind worldwide hits such as PRINCESS MONONOKE, HOWL'S MOVING CASTLE and SPIRITED AWAY.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The collection of 7 books that make up the Nausicaa collection are fantastic. I read them all in about two days as once you start them you cannot stop. The paper quality is a bit low, but what can you expect for the price. You get the full story, plus it has additional stuff to the film and more depth. This shows off Miyazaki's amazing drawing skills and his ability to weave a story with a message is renowned. This has strong environmental themes and manages to make a point without ramming it home. You have to read these in the traditional Japanese way (I.e. back to front from a western perspective) but this only adds to the charm and overall experience. A brilliant intro to Miyazaki's anime.
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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
For those new to Manga, "Nausicaa" is an excellent place to begin reading, and for the committed fan or for one who has been introduced to the genre the Nausicaa epic is an indispensable addition to a growing library. From any standpoint, there is no reason not to read these books, particularly as they are neither rare nor expensive.
The story and art have been documented well enough to make much further comment on it unnecessary, but I'll make a comment on the edition itself: the series is presented in manga-format, which is read right to left, but sticks to the A4 ish graphic novel standard rather than the smaller "Tokyopop" format, but the paper is that dry, cheap grainy paper often used in inexpensive softbacks, rather than the smooth, dense paper used in Western graphics - for this reason, and only for this reason, I give out four stars instead of five.
(But then the books are pretty cheap, so one can hardly expect a glossy hardcover. On the plus side, the printing is in sepia (a nice touch)and comes with a fold-out map on the inside cover. All sound-effects are in the original katakana, (referenced on the back page) so the art hasn't been retouched at all, and the translation is good with believable dialogue and clear progression of panels.)
Along with "Akira" and "Lone Wolf and Cub," "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" is essential reading for first-timers, die-hard fans, the curious, and anyone interested in expanding his or her field of literary reference, although it is not "literature" in the same way as "Watchmen," for example, "Nausicaa" serves a different purpose, and stems from a different cultural tradition, but as always the cultural distance between Japanese and European storytelling make for observations as interesting as the work itself, and all this aside, "Nausicaa" is a gripping story with fine characterisation, is well-paced and defined by periods of silence and excellent draughtsmanship. I just wish there was a "complete" oversized version with nice binding...
The story and art have been documented well enough to make much further comment on it unnecessary, but I'll make a comment on the edition itself: the series is presented in manga-format, which is read right to left, but sticks to the A4 ish graphic novel standard rather than the smaller "Tokyopop" format, but the paper is that dry, cheap grainy paper often used in inexpensive softbacks, rather than the smooth, dense paper used in Western graphics - for this reason, and only for this reason, I give out four stars instead of five.
(But then the books are pretty cheap, so one can hardly expect a glossy hardcover. On the plus side, the printing is in sepia (a nice touch)and comes with a fold-out map on the inside cover. All sound-effects are in the original katakana, (referenced on the back page) so the art hasn't been retouched at all, and the translation is good with believable dialogue and clear progression of panels.)
Along with "Akira" and "Lone Wolf and Cub," "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" is essential reading for first-timers, die-hard fans, the curious, and anyone interested in expanding his or her field of literary reference, although it is not "literature" in the same way as "Watchmen," for example, "Nausicaa" serves a different purpose, and stems from a different cultural tradition, but as always the cultural distance between Japanese and European storytelling make for observations as interesting as the work itself, and all this aside, "Nausicaa" is a gripping story with fine characterisation, is well-paced and defined by periods of silence and excellent draughtsmanship. I just wish there was a "complete" oversized version with nice binding...
17 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you like anime, I'd advise you to get a hold of Nausicaa on DVD and watch... and if you like the film, I'd advise you strongly to consider this book.
The drawing is good, drawn with a lot of detail at all times, the characters are done well, and the story has a lot more to offer than a lot of other manga. Overall its a quality experience.
The one thing to be aware of, and that might impact your attitude, is that this is NOT a straight forward copy of the film on book. In fact, the storyline is a lot larger, darker and has a whole massive element that I won't spoil but isn't in the film at all.
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Essential
One of the best works of Miyazaki. The quality of the pictures, the story, the level of dialogs... everything is perfect. I encourage everybody to read it. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Tanomaky
Masterpiece. Nice large edition
STORY-Story wise, other reviewers have gone into depth on that, but let me just say that this is an absolute MASTERPIECE, possibly the greatest manga and comic ever written in my... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Paul Coulthard
Sheer Brilliance
I can say without hesitation that Nausicaa is my favourite manga of all time. The film version is my favourite film, and this is my favourite manga. Read more
Published on 14 Jun 2009 by Ms. C. Ridgley
A true epic and in my opinion NOT printed on cheap paper!
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is a classic of manga story-telling and artwork. I would like to start off by saying in my opinion these Viz editions are not printed on... Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2009 by Yossarian
I can't recommend the manga highly enough
As other reviewers have mentioned, the paper quality isn't brilliant, and in one of my volumes the print quality was rather faded, although still perfectly readable. Read more
Published on 14 Feb 2009 by Craig Loftus
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