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rubybastille's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.75
I love the Nausicaa movie and I went into this book expecting more of the same, but the manga is so much more dense and complex. Princess Kushana was a fairly one-note invader in the movie, but in the manga she’s a conflicted strategist fighting both an external war and a struggle to survive the intrigues of her family. She becomes an interesting foil to Nausicaa’s earnest Chosen One: both fighting to preserve and lead their homelands, but through very different methods. We also get to see more of the beliefs and motivations of the other cultures neighboring Nausicaa’s valley.
My only complaint isn’t even really against the book at all but more with manga as a whole, and it’s that this work deserves to be in full color. The wildlife, the ships, the clouds, the toxic forest, everything is so incredibly detailed that black&white just doesn’t fully do it justice.
My only complaint isn’t even really against the book at all but more with manga as a whole, and it’s that this work deserves to be in full color. The wildlife, the ships, the clouds, the toxic forest, everything is so incredibly detailed that black&white just doesn’t fully do it justice.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death and War
Moderate: Body horror
milliemudd's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence and War
Minor: Sexism and Blood
ignescentsky's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Really beautiful art, very dynamic. Almost as good as the movie, although I liked the changes the movie made better than the original. So far not enough of the overarching narrative yet to know how much I like it overall.
More of a me problem: I appreciate the untranslated sound effects because they were part of the original art and blend in an interesting way. Unfortunately it also makes it harder to read when I’m constantly needing to refer to the translations in the back.
More of a me problem: I appreciate the untranslated sound effects because they were part of the original art and blend in an interesting way. Unfortunately it also makes it harder to read when I’m constantly needing to refer to the translations in the back.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and War
Moderate: Colonisation
Minor: Sexism and Slavery
12dejamoo's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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? Yes
5.0
We love Nausicaä
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and War
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