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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind 3 (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind #3)
Nausicaä finds herself on the edge of despair as she comes to realize the full extent of the ecological destruction that's ravaging Earth. Meanwhile, Queen Kushana of Torumekia plots to lead her troops back to the imperial capital and seize the crown. Nausicaä agrees to join Kushana and her people in the fight against the Doroks and her scheming brothers.
Paperback, 156 pages
Published
May 5th 2004
by VIZ Media
(first published December 1st 1984)
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i really must say, i prefer the format of graphic novels over manga. it's so much easier to read, mainly it's because the cells are lined up in a linear fashion instead of the typical large triangle, elongated vertical rectangles, along with the square horizontal cells.
anywho- the story has really picked up steam! so glad i checked out the third one from the library! i'm totally going to have to go tomorrow to trade it in for book 4! i'm kind of surprised i like this series so much since it's s...more
anywho- the story has really picked up steam! so glad i checked out the third one from the library! i'm totally going to have to go tomorrow to trade it in for book 4! i'm kind of surprised i like this series so much since it's s...more
In this volume, Nausicaä goes to war. She ends up in an uneasy alliance with a princess from a distant empire who is as busy fighting her own family as the people she was sent to fight. These people are using the miasma from the forest of corruption as a weapon of war, effectively cutting off their nose to spite their face, losing their own lands to the corruption.
We also see more hints of a prophecy that Nausicaä is at the centre of and the expanded canvas of the graphic novels gives this much...more
We also see more hints of a prophecy that Nausicaä is at the centre of and the expanded canvas of the graphic novels gives this much...more
This one was a little heavy on the battles and a little light on plot, it seemed; nothing seemed like it wasn't necessary for later plot development, it's just that this particular volume was a little dull compared to the ones that came before. It's all even richer and more interesting than the film, though.
Nausicaa's will to sve the world, to save everybody, forces her to compromise in the face of war. As other characters try to convince her that it is impossible and indeed impractical to save everyvody, Nausicaa grows up painfully in a short time.
Adds a lot of material that wasn't in the film. Also expands upon the relationship between Nausicaä and Kushana, which is quite a bit different than the film.
Nausicaa's off to war. More about the politics now than the world-setting. A great story but not what I'm looking for right now.
Incredibly moving and masterfully done. Got a little choked up at the end of this one.
This series is a life changing read. Volume 3 is my absolute favourite.
via NYPL - I wish I could give half-star ratings. Now that the cast is established, the story is growing clearer. It's still hard to follow sequences, though.
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Much better than the second volume. This book actually picks up quite a bit. The majority of the story covers a battle between two of the peoples. Using really unique war techniques, putting the animals and pollution of the forests to work as weapons against them, and fighting to gain control over an ancient ultimate weapon. It was the most epic battle I've come across in graphic novel form.
I love seeing more to this story that wasn't in the anime.
Sep 04, 2008
Joy Barr
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5 of 5 stars
Recommended to Joy by:
Lance Simmons
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These are getting better and better. Really intense and well crafted. Nausicaa is such a lovable AND believable character. I am still not sold on manga. The art still bothers me sometimes. Nonetheless, I can't wait to read the rest!
The action is a little slow in this volume, though we learn a lot more about the world itself, and the Sea of Corruption. (It took me until the second volume to realize it wasn't an actual sea but a forest.)
This series is slow to pick up the pace, but stick with it until the 3rd or 4th book and you'll be amazed at how much more depth & addicting storyline the books have than the movie.
Jun 07, 2013
Clive Reece
marked it as to-read
Jun 05, 2013
Monica
marked it as to-read-manga
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宮崎 駿
Hayao Miyazaki was born in Tokyo on January 5, 1941. He started his career in 1963 as an animator at the studio Toei Douga, and was subsequently involved in many early classics of Japanese animation. From the beginning, he commanded attention with his incredible ability to draw, and the seemingly-endless stream of movie ideas he proposed.
In 1971, he moved to A Pro with Isao Takahata, then to N...more
More about Hayao Miyazaki...
Hayao Miyazaki was born in Tokyo on January 5, 1941. He started his career in 1963 as an animator at the studio Toei Douga, and was subsequently involved in many early classics of Japanese animation. From the beginning, he commanded attention with his incredible ability to draw, and the seemingly-endless stream of movie ideas he proposed.
In 1971, he moved to A Pro with Isao Takahata, then to N...more
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