Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind manga box set slashed on Amazon

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind suit set compilation All seven volumes Beautifully written and illustrated comics by Hayao Miyazaki Two quality hardcover books Total 1,104 pages. Each oversized volume has a lovely watercolor cover and endpapers drawn by Hayao Miyazaki. The books come in a decorative slipcase with the author's original artwork. In addition to the book, the set also includes a folded watercolor poster of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

The most famous work of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is animated feature film Screenplay by Hayao Miyazaki. The movie premiered in 1984, two years after the manga debuted in Japan. When Miyazaki wrote the script for the film, comics were still in their early stages. As such, this approximately two-hour feature film is a condensed interpretation of the first volume, with some plot and themes from the second volume.

The comic ended in 1994, a full decade before the movie was released. So if you've only seen the movie, you'll have about 1,000 pages of story to experience for the first time. Viz Media first printed an English translation in 1990, and the full text has been available to English readers for nearly 30 years.

The series is also available in paperback, but all seven volumes currently sell for about $86.

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind comics

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Technically Not a Studio Ghibli film, as it premiered a year before the studio was founded. But at the same time city ​​in the sky As the first official Studio Ghibli film, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is now widely regarded as a Ghibli film. All Blu-ray and DVD releases are sold with the Studio Ghibli name on them.

The comics and adaptation are set in a distant future where humans have turned the world into a toxic wasteland, forcing survivors to live in domed cities that protect them from the poisonous air and giant mutant insects outside. Enter Nausicaa, a princess tasked with stopping a militaristic faction from taking control of an ancient weapon that could spell the end of everything.

This is a story that has many similarities to the following story Princess Mononoke– Another Studio Ghibli film with a strong message about humanity’s attempts to continually dominate nature – Like that beautiful fantasy film, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind has gorgeous visuals and fantastic character designs. So it makes perfect sense that these two are paired together in a Walmart-exclusive 2-movie set.

For more information on Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, check out the film's official art book and a collection of watercolors that Miyazaki painted while creating the manga and adaptation. There is also a 214-page picture book adaptation suitable for middle grade readers.

Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind Companion Books

For more information about Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, check out the film's official art book and a collection of watercolors that Miyazaki painted while creating the manga and adaptation. There is also a 214-page picture book adaptation for middle grade readers and a collection of original storyboards for the film. The picture book is in English, but the storyboard is in Japanese.