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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
Miyazaki never ceases to impress me. I tried to read this on my ereader, but because of the beautiful style and massive amount of details in the drawings I stopped and bought the Manga in A4-size (printed with brown ink, btw -- which is AWESOME) to enjoy it as much as possible.
In the comic store they told me I was lucky to find it because they stopped printing this manga, and I really don't understand why. It's, like I already said, beautifully made but the story is also amazing. It was made in 1982 and the manga criticises pollution -- which is quite a time before this got a political issue worldwide. It's about a world where people polluted so much there are toxic fumes everywhere and the forrest and insects are "taking over". The young Nausicaä discovers that the forrest is doing this to clean the earth. Meanwhile there's a war going on between the small clans of humans because of a special object they want to have.
I hope I get rich very quickly so I can buy the rest of the volumes at once, since they're VERY rare and I'm afraid they'll be sold out soon. Especially since Ghibli films and Miyazaki's work got very popular since he announced his retirement (he did denounce it, right?).
In the comic store they told me I was lucky to find it because they stopped printing this manga, and I really don't understand why. It's, like I already said, beautifully made but the story is also amazing. It was made in 1982 and the manga criticises pollution -- which is quite a time before this got a political issue worldwide. It's about a world where people polluted so much there are toxic fumes everywhere and the forrest and insects are "taking over". The young Nausicaä discovers that the forrest is doing this to clean the earth. Meanwhile there's a war going on between the small clans of humans because of a special object they want to have.
I hope I get rich very quickly so I can buy the rest of the volumes at once, since they're VERY rare and I'm afraid they'll be sold out soon. Especially since Ghibli films and Miyazaki's work got very popular since he announced his retirement (he did denounce it, right?).
Beautifully drawn by Miyazaki, the added details make this much more interesting compared to the movie.
adventurous
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
medium-paced
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind holds a very special place in my heart. I feel in love with the story and Nausicaä herself from watching the film when I was thirteen and my grandmother gave me the DVD as a present. Since then I've watched the film more times than I could ever keep track of. Until 2012 I had no idea that this story was also in graphic novel form and written by Miyazaki himself! I always considered him to be a director and screenplay writer so seeing that he has also worked in print was a pleasant surprise.
When I started reading I encountered another pleasant surprise. I've always known how dear to me this story was, but when I started reading I was almost overwhelmed with emotion. I know it sounds cheesy as hell, but I was shocked by how excited I got just reading the first volume.
When it comes to the story itself, because I was introduced to this at a relatively early age, Nausicaä was pretty much my first example of a feminist heroine and large scale environmentalism.
Nausicaä is the Princess of the Valley of the Wind and she is everything you would expect a Princess to be. She is kind, intelligent, rebellious, curious, strong, brave, and has an unspoken connection to nature. At her core it is her ability to use empathy to communicate with the natural world around her, even when the natural world around her is slowly destroying humankind, that makes her stand out. I imagine Nausicaä as almost a darker version of a Disney Princess and a lot of that has to do with the amazing fantasy world that she lives in. Nausicaä's world is war stricken as she is forced to fight both for and against people and nature to try and ensure the survival of the Valley of the Wind.
The graphic novel is beat for beat the same as the film from what I've seen in this first volume. The art style is also the same style as the film. From my experience this repetition does not detract from either formatt. The film and the manga still come across as very unique because of the things that makes them different. Part of what makes the film so beautiful is the colouring and the movement of the environment. In the manga the basic line art gives more focus to the characters and the expressive nature of the artwork. Either way it's enjoyable.
When it comes to the look of the manga the size and format of the book is a lot more like an American comic book than what I associate with manga. Logically, I believe any graphic novel from Japan should be called manga because of the cultural association, but it was still surprising to see the book in this format. The unorthodox large pages actually really work to the book's benefit because it gives it more space to play. This is undoubtedly important when it comes to the scope of the more vast flying scenes. I can't imagine it would be as visually appealing if the planes had to be squished into smaller panels. Seeing this makes me wonder why more manga isn't formatted this way. So many fantasy and science fiction manga spring to mind that would also benefit from having a larger form. In the manga section of my library Nausicaä stands out among all the other perfectly uniform books and I'm really curious to find out why. It's something I'll have to look into.
Right now I have the next two volumes from the library and I can't wait to continue reading. This is my first manga I've read in months due to my reading hiatus and I could not think of a better way to start again then to read something that I know I'll love.
When I started reading I encountered another pleasant surprise. I've always known how dear to me this story was, but when I started reading I was almost overwhelmed with emotion. I know it sounds cheesy as hell, but I was shocked by how excited I got just reading the first volume.
When it comes to the story itself, because I was introduced to this at a relatively early age, Nausicaä was pretty much my first example of a feminist heroine and large scale environmentalism.
Nausicaä is the Princess of the Valley of the Wind and she is everything you would expect a Princess to be. She is kind, intelligent, rebellious, curious, strong, brave, and has an unspoken connection to nature. At her core it is her ability to use empathy to communicate with the natural world around her, even when the natural world around her is slowly destroying humankind, that makes her stand out. I imagine Nausicaä as almost a darker version of a Disney Princess and a lot of that has to do with the amazing fantasy world that she lives in. Nausicaä's world is war stricken as she is forced to fight both for and against people and nature to try and ensure the survival of the Valley of the Wind.
The graphic novel is beat for beat the same as the film from what I've seen in this first volume. The art style is also the same style as the film. From my experience this repetition does not detract from either formatt. The film and the manga still come across as very unique because of the things that makes them different. Part of what makes the film so beautiful is the colouring and the movement of the environment. In the manga the basic line art gives more focus to the characters and the expressive nature of the artwork. Either way it's enjoyable.
When it comes to the look of the manga the size and format of the book is a lot more like an American comic book than what I associate with manga. Logically, I believe any graphic novel from Japan should be called manga because of the cultural association, but it was still surprising to see the book in this format. The unorthodox large pages actually really work to the book's benefit because it gives it more space to play. This is undoubtedly important when it comes to the scope of the more vast flying scenes. I can't imagine it would be as visually appealing if the planes had to be squished into smaller panels. Seeing this makes me wonder why more manga isn't formatted this way. So many fantasy and science fiction manga spring to mind that would also benefit from having a larger form. In the manga section of my library Nausicaä stands out among all the other perfectly uniform books and I'm really curious to find out why. It's something I'll have to look into.
Right now I have the next two volumes from the library and I can't wait to continue reading. This is my first manga I've read in months due to my reading hiatus and I could not think of a better way to start again then to read something that I know I'll love.
What more can be said about the art of Hayao Miyazaki? I like the larger format of this series, it helps the intricate detail of the illustration to be seen. Its been a long time since I watched the movie so I am interested how closely they will follow one another.
Read it in Japanese, so it took me a while to get through the war/strategy dialog. But the art is fan-freaking-tastic, reminiscent of Moebius. Our heroine is feminine without being sexualized; just a strong character, that perhaps suffers a little bit from being overly wise and overly strong for her age? Not exactly sure how old she is, now that I think about it.
But it has great pacing and wonderful framing to show complex action scenes that are easy to follow. It literally comes across as a storyboard for a movie in many ways. Miyazaki's future director-ship is clear here.
But it has great pacing and wonderful framing to show complex action scenes that are easy to follow. It literally comes across as a storyboard for a movie in many ways. Miyazaki's future director-ship is clear here.
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 setting are interesting and despite Nausicaa being too perfect, I liked female characters. Miyazaki-sensei's female characters are always good.
In the first volume we got information about what happened to earth in the future, how the forests are toxic and how nations try to survive and also battle with each other for more land. Nausicaa is a princess of the Valley of the wind, where the air is fresh due to winds. She is brave, clever, capable of anything, compassionate and as I said, too perfect.
I hope I can find the next volume too, but as it is hard to read this format, I am not sure I'll read it as quickly as other manga.
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 setting are interesting and despite Nausicaa being too perfect, I liked female characters. Miyazaki-sensei's female characters are always good.
In the first volume we got information about what happened to earth in the future, how the forests are toxic and how nations try to survive and also battle with each other for more land. Nausicaa is a princess of the Valley of the wind, where the air is fresh due to winds. She is brave, clever, capable of anything, compassionate and as I said, too perfect.
I hope I can find the next volume too, but as it is hard to read this format, I am not sure I'll read it as quickly as other manga.
Fantastic story! I have wanted to read this for quite a long time, and I'm so happy I finally got to do so. Nausicaä is such a great character, and the supporting characters are great, as well. The art is pleasant, and the author sets up a wonderful story that makes me want to read more. Can't wait to continue this series.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No