Today it was released in Japanese theaters the animation film that led to the founding of Studio Ghibli;
Kaze No Tani No Nausicaa (風の谷のナウシカ). Directed by Hayao Miyazaki who together with Isao Takahata would found one of the most successful animation studios in the world. The illustration featured here was director Miyazaki's favorite to be on the first original poster, but finally another one was used.
As it's usual with Japanese anime productions, a diversity of books and video releases were published over the years. Here a list of some of these original Japanese editions:
風の谷のナウシカ 全7巻箱入りセット (KAZE NO TANI NO NAUSICA
Ä BOX SET)
The manga that inspired the movie. Written and directed by Miyazaki himself. It was published sporadically thought the period of twelve years, from February 1982 to March 1994 in Animage Magazine and collected in 7 books. This new box set design was released in 2003.
BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Tokuma Shoten (
徳間書店)
Release date: 2003-X-31
Language: Japanese
Number of pages:
Size: 26.2 x 18.8 x 7.6 cm
Retail price: ￥3,443
ISBN-10: 419210010X
ISBN-13: 978-4192100106
In 1996 the manga was collected in a two volume hardcover delux edition.
BOOK DETAILS
Publisher: Tokuma Shoten (徳間書店)
Release date: 1996-XI-30
Language: Japanese
Number of pages:
Size: 4.5 x 22.5 x 30.5 cm
Retail price: ￥12,388
ISBN-10: 4198699011
ISBN-13: 978-4198699017
Complete storyboard of the film drawn by Hayao Miyazaki. It was previously published in two separate volumes available
here and
here.
Kaze no Tani no Nausicaä's books and videos have been released globally, check this Amazon links to find items released in your languages:
