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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Deluxe Edition 1 by David Lewis, Hayao Miyazaki, Toren Smith

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aakono's review

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medium-paced

4.5

rissasreading's review

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5.0

Nausicaa is not my favorite of Studio Ghibli but I definitely still enjoy it. This manga is so much different than the movie. The manga has so much more story, different layers, and such a more depressing atmosphere than the movie. I loved all the artwork in this manga as it was all so so so beautiful. My favorite scenes were the ones that focused on the insects as I found those made for some of the most eye-catching panels.
I did find the manga is much harder to follow than the movie as there's so many different story lines it jumps to, and so many characters. Not to say you cannot understand what you're reading but it took a lot of attention being paid while reading this to fully absorb everything within the pages.

inbarbenishay's review

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5.0

Miyazaki best man fr!

hiddenbismuth's review

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5.0

As a huge Ghibli film fan I really thought I knew where this story would go. As the rating should show I did not. As good as the movie is this book blew it away. The movie focused on Nausicaa and the valley of the wind but this manga introduced the wider world and allowed me to get to know all of the characters better than the movie did.

mathildur's review

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adventurous reflective tense

4.25

There's so much MORE STORY than we get from the animated movie about Nausicäa??? I had no idea!! I definitely need to revisit this story, there was so much to grasp and I fear I didn't quite get it all on my first readthrough. Definitely loved it though! Nausicäa deals with ecological warfare, the nature of life and the life of all nature, and trying to save humanity from itself, which are themes close to my heart. I can't wait to read the second part of this story now, I'm ready to see how it expands even more!