Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
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Genres
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama, Sci-Fi
Description
Explore the fantastic world of Hayao Miyazak's hit film!
A thousand years after the Seven Days of Fire tragedy, the old world is polluted and covered by a growing forest of poisonous fungi and plants known as the Sea of Corruption.
Nausicaa, the Valley of the Wind's princess, studies poisonous flora in hopes of finding a means to make the forest hospitable and to coexist with its creatures in peace. Then, the war between neighboring Dorok and Torumekian nations comes to her door and now she must take her father’s place to maintain peace. Will Nausicaa be able stop the warring nations from further aggravating the Forest and bringing about a second environmental disaster, one that could eliminate the rest of humanity?
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Other Facts
Published
1982
Serialization
Animage (Tokuma Shoten)
Where to read
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