Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc Nausicaä Of The Valley Of The Wind Box Set

This is the first movie I watched from Studio Ghibli, even before their name change. I loved everything about the movie, and this product is perfect to express my appreciation. The only con is that the covers are really hard and rough to open, they can’t be oped fully without leaving marks or even damaging it; eventually and over time and multiple uses.

Excellent quality and a really beautiful edition. Loving it!

This big bad bundle has a huge amount of content, each page and panel being a lovingly made and carefully drawn glimpse into the immersive world of Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. This boxset features 7 chapters spread through 2 large books, each chapter with ~160 pages. The pages are thick and black and white but at the beginning of each book there are lovely coloured drawings and artworks on 8 glossy pages. Also included is a gorgeous double sided water colour poster of Nausicaa that is roughly 1.5x the size of an A3 sized page. If you have only seen the movie and aren't sure if this manga series is just a retelling of the movie: the first chapter and half of the second is pretty much what takes place in the movie except with a few subtle changes and some really large ones, afterall the movie is *inspired* by the story of the manga with all the designs and characters being the same. Compared to how much of the manga is roughly shown in the movie I would say there is ~4 movies worth of content in this boxset. For those who want to delve into a good manga I cannot recommend this enough, I'm not much of a manga man but I absolutely adore the world of Nausicaa purely for it's presentation and the astonishing skill behind it. This manga really immerses you into this war torn and cataclysmic world that's tragedy is only redeemed by the amazing visuals and of course the personalities of the characters and their development. Attatched are some pictures of the box, poster, the glossy coloured pages at the start of each book and the books' covers.

Bonne alternative à la version en 7 livres séparés, beaucoup plus onéreuse. Si vous savez lire l'anglais et que vous voulez l'histoire intégrale à bon prix, foncez! La reliure et le format coffret sont de qualité. Le poster est assez médiocre, mais quelle importance ? Avoir l'intégrale pour moins de 40 Euros c'est une bonne manne. Récit, bien plus développé que dans la version "film/anime" ; plus violent et sombre aussi. Les livres sont très denses et la dynamique de lecture entre les cases plus lente, et un style très sobre ; moins fluide à lire que les mangas modernes. Ici on se rapproche davantage de la BD à l'ancienne. La narration est un peu confuse par moments, mais la qualité d'illustration et la richesse du récit compensent. Les thématiques du récit telles que la place de l'homme dans son environnement, la fatalité des conflits armés ou même le rôle des religions et des croyances sur les civilisations, sont abordés sous un angle neutre et dénué de manichéisme. Une très bonne oeuvre, plutôt adulte. Good alternative to the more expensive 7 books version. The box set and the bookbinding quality are good. The included poster is kinda "ehh", but who cares ? Having the whole story for less than 40 Euros is a great deal. The story is way more developed in this comics version than its "anime" counterpart. This version is also more violent and darker. The two books are very dense and the transition between frames is more low-paced compared to more modern mangas with dynamic strips. Here the style is more sober and looks like an old fashioned comics. The narrative tend to be a bit foggy from time to time, but the illustration and story are great nonetheless. The best thing this story does is to broach topics such as the place of mankind in the nature, endless conflicts or the importance of religion in human civilizations, in an objective way without falling into the "Disneyish Good vs Evil" cliché. Very good story, more oriented for an adult audience.

Good story, beautiful illustrations, good paper quality.

Collectors item