{"product_id":"nausicazo-of-the-valley-of-the-wind-vol-5-9781591164128","title":"Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 5","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn epic fantasy tale written and illustrated by the legendary director Hayao Miyazaki!\u003c\/b\u003e \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a long-ago war, humankind set off a devastating ecological disaster. Thriving indistrial societies disappeared. The earth is slowly submerging beneath the expanding Sea of Corruption, an enormous toxic forest that creates mutant insects and releases a miasma of poisonous spores into the air.At the periphery of the sea, tiny kingdoms are scattered on tiny parcels of land. Here lies the Valley of the Wind, a kingdom of barely 500 citizens; a nation given fragile protection from the decaying sea's poisons by the ocean breezes; and home to Nausicaä. \r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmperor Namulith wants to unite the warring Dorok and Torumekian empires, but needs Pricess Kushana's cooperation to do so. Meanwhile, a mutant strain of mold has spawned and is consuming everything in its path!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hayao Miyazaki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Viz Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind #5\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.18h x 7.14w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781591164128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e2nd Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Young Adult\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout The Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHayao Miyazaki is one of Japan's most beloved animation directors. In 2005 he was awarded the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement, and his Studio Ghibli received the festival's Osella Award for overall achievement in 2004. Miyazaki's films include \u003ci\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the 2002 Academy Award(R) for Best Animated Feature Film, as well as \u003ci\u003eCastle in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Neighbor Totoro\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKiki's Delivery Service\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePrincess Mononoke\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHowl's Moving Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePonyo\u003c\/i\u003e, all of which have received great acclaim in the U.S. Miyazaki's other achievements include the highly regarded manga series \u003ci\u003eNausicaä of the Valley of the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStarting Point: 1979-1996, \u003c\/i\u003e a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that chronicle his early career and the development of his theories of animation. Both are published in English by VIZ Media.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hayao Miyazaki","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42887994179647,"sku":"9781591164128","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/0710\/5855\/files\/9781591164128.jpg?v=1770401275","url":"https:\/\/casitamanga.com\/products\/nausicazo-of-the-valley-of-the-wind-vol-5-9781591164128","provider":"Casita Manga","version":"1.0","type":"link"}