World Famous Comics: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 7
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 7
From: VIZ Media LLC Publisher: VIZ Media LLC Average Rating: Binding: Comic Label: VIZ Media LLC Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 232 Publication Date: September 07, 2004 Reading Level: Young Adult
a dissaponting ending. I have to say that I went into this series with the expectation that it was going to be better than the movie. I am a huge fan of Miyazaki, and his movie Nausicaa, so when I heard it was a graphic novel I went out and bought the first copy. you wouldn't believe the trouble I had getting a hold of some of these books, but somehow I did it and now I will tell you about the ending.
The series for the most part up to this point was really good, with the 3rd book being my favorite. But the story gets bogged down a lot halfway through this book. the main character, Nausicaa, is so believable in all the other books, but in this one she stops being the lover of all things living and unwilling savor, to destroyer of everything from the past. She completely changes, and not for the better. That's the main reason I didn't like this book.
But another very big reason was because there were simply too many characters to keep Track of. Let me write them out.
1) Nausicaa 2) Asbel 3) Yupa 4) Kushana 5) Keratowa 6) Ketcha 7) Chikio 8) The Dorok priest 9) The holy emperor 10) The Tolmekian emperor 11) Mito 12) The Jester 13) The god worrier 14) The forest people (there are two of them) 15) The worm handlers (lots of them) 16) The two princes 17) The master of the crypt 18) The crypts Keeper 19) And of course Teto
Wow, I don't even think I got them all. Once Nausicaa starts her journey to the crypt in shuwa most of these characters are ignored and then sort of thrown together at the end. There are so many that Miyazaki HAD to kill a few off, even though I could tell he didn't really want to, and the way some of them die is comical at best.
And lets not forget the ending. Man was is a disappointment. The whole story seemed slapped together, like Miyazaki got board of writing this book and just decided to end it anyway he could. And there really wasn't any ending. The story could have gone on for another book or two, but it just ends so abruptly that I was left with a sense of disappointment.
Overall the series is worth reading, if you can get it for a decent price. The art work and premise are great in and of themselves, and most of the books in this series are great. If you are a Miyazaki fan, or just a fan of the movie, go for it. Otherwise I don't think you could justify the price of getting all seven volumes.
The Final Chapter This book concludes the story of Nausicaa. The ending might surprise some people or even disappoint others. Nevertheless, Nausicaa remains a great book that is well worth your time. Go read it!
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