Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

by Hayao Miyazaki

This is a story about Nausicaä, a young woman in a post-apocalyptic future, one thousand years after the Seven Days of Fire destroyed the old world. Humans live in small kingdoms scattered around the Sea of Corruption, a forest of giant mushrooms and huge insects that is slowly taking over the globe. Whatever you may think about manga (Japanese comics), this series is epic. It’s packed full of ideas, has very detailed illustrations, and has a memorable main character.

Watch out, though. There are several different printings of the series. They contain exactly the same story, but one is in four volumes, one is seven volumes, and one is in ten volumes. They are shaped differently, so this shouldn’t cause too much confusion.

You can look it up on Wikipedia.

Where to Find It

You can get it from the public library.

June 9th, 2009 Tags: adventure, airships, books with movies, ecological, epic, flying, post-apocalyptic, strong female characters, war | Category: Graphic Novels, Manga, Science Fiction | Write a comment |