![]() Though the film is regarded as a classic for a reason, all the things that it didn't adapt are what make the manga such a masterpiece. ![]() ![]() While the two versions of the story start off similarly enough, the film is only a rough adaptation of the seven-book manga's first two volumes. At first living a peaceful, pastoral life, Nausicaä is eventually forced to combat an empire that is willing to destroy the world even further if it means gaining more power. After several other directorial outings that received mixed results, Miyazaki's career truly took off in 1984 with Nausica of the Valley of the Wind a movie still confused for being a Studio. Both versions focus on the titular Nausicaä who lives in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by giant insects. Running from 1982 to 1994, the Nausicaä manga is quite different than the film which would become the prototype for a Studio Ghibli film. Before he was a household name, before he won countless accolades, before Studio Ghibli was even a glimmer in his eye, Miyazaki was in the middle of crafting his finest work of all time, the original manga version of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. ![]() Though Hayao Miyazaki is the world's most famous anime film director, it's a surprising manga that is his true magnum opus. ![]()
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