Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä

風の谷のナウシカ

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Synopsis

Humanity, once a technologically advanced and thriving civilization, has been pushed to the brink of extinction following a cataclysmic war known as the Seven Days of Fire. The remnants of the human race now live in scattered kingdoms to avoid the unrelenting spread of the Sea of Corruption, a colossal forest infested with dangerous mutant insects and fungi that produce poisonous spores.

Background

won the 26th Seiun Award in the Best Comic category in 1995. VIZ Media published the series in English as in five different formats since 1988. The two most recent releases pertain closest to the original format: a seven-volume release under the Ghibli Library imprint from February 11, 2004, to September 7, 2004, and a complete box set with two hardcover omnibus volumes published on November 6, 2012. (For more details, see the section.) The series was also published in Spanish by Planeta DeAgostini Cómics from May 2001 to October 2001. The first five volumes were released in Brazilian Portuguese by Conrad Editora from July 2006 to May 2009; Editora JBC has republished the series since August 26, 2022.