Reviews

Tuulen laakson Nausicaä #1 by Hayao Miyazaki

brendalovesbooks's review against another edition

2.0

I really like Miyazaki's movies, and I think the overall story here was good. Ultimately, I just didn't care very much for this. I couldn't tell what was supposed to be happening a lot of the time, or who was who, or who was talking even. It was quite difficult for me to get through.

emmeline790's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

zmorris1923's review against another edition

4.0

Beautiful art and storytelling. I loved the movie and so this is basically the same plot, though I've heard the later volumes go more into the themes of the story than the movie. I'm excited.

wheresthebirds's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

aropuzzler's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

alvolj's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

princessmeg's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jrosenstein's review against another edition

4.0

I haven't read that much manga, but I'm enjoying this more than any other manga I've read. On top of being a great film director and animator Miyazaki is a wonderful manga artist. The world he's created is fascinating, filled with cool flying ships, bizarre creatures, and compelling characters. There's plenty of action but also political intrigue, a touch of mysticism, and philosophical meditations on the effects of environmental destruction and war. I also like that the main character is a kick-ass girl who is a great fighter and pilot as well as a bit of a prophet and messiah.

maryemmasivils's review against another edition

3.0

This was different from all of the manga I've read before! As an older publication, there was definitely a dated look to the art style that I didn't always love, and sometimes it lacked the right details for me to understand exactly what was going on in the story.
However, the worldbuilding was fascinating, and I liked what I did understand of the story. Hopefully it'll become a little less confusing as I go on!

rndmltrs's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny inspiring tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0