History Manga / NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind

-> ''"And that one shall come to you garbed in raiment of blue, descending upon a field of gold... to forge anew our ties with the lost land."''

** Zig-zagged examples regarding the "vegetation" of the Sea of Corruption. If fungi replaced plants as the dominant ground cover, there simply wouldn't be enough oxygen around for the giant arthropods or the humans to breathe. Fungi, unlike plants, ''[[https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080430200848AAUJAfd consume oxygen without creating any]]''. That said, most of the larger plants in the Sea of Corruption are, in fact, plants despite their names -- breadfungus is shown to actually be a mutated tree, while the top canopy is largely Mushigo Palms (basically giant ferns). [[spoiler:It also helps that the entire thing is engineered, so fungi-plants that produce oxygen on top of their conversion of toxins in soil isn't completely implausible.]]

* ShapeshifterBaggage: When activated, God Warrior's flesh grows over his ceramic skeleton (albeit relatively slowly). From where does the matter for this comes from is not explained.

* AdaptedOut: The tanks featured in the anime are absent in the manga, in which it's shown that motorized ground vehicles of any kind are completely nonexistent and that, other then the aircrafts, humans are back to being dependent on riding animals and beasts of burden. (A few boats and sea ships glimpsed in the manga are shown to be powered by steam engines.)

* ShapeshifterBaggage: When activated, God Warrior grows over his ceramic skeleton. From where does the matter for his flesh comes from is not explained.

* TheMockbuster: {{Subverted}} with how the film was marketed in its edited form. The new cover art features characters not appearing in the film, who are all {{Captain Ersatz}}es of many '80s sci-fi/fantasy franchises such as ''Franchise/StarWars'', ''Film/{{Dune|1984}}'', ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|1981}}'' and even ''Film/{{Jaws}}''. The French and German titles even had titles that doubled down on selling the film as a ''Franchise/StarWars'' mockbuster.

* BloodFromTheMouth: Happens to some people who breathe in too much of the miasma.

* TheMockbuster: {{Subverted}} with how the film was marketed in its edited form. The new cover art features characters not appearing in the film, who are all [[CaptainErsatz Captain Ersatzes]] of many '80s sci-fi/fantasy franchises such as ''Franchise/StarWars'', ''Film/{{Dune|1984}}'', ''Film/{{Clash of the Titans|1981}}'' and even ''Film/{{Jaws}}''. The French and German titles even had titles that doubled down on selling the film as a ''Franchise/StarWars'' mockbuster.

* CoversAlwaysLie: The [[https://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Wind-POSTER-Movie-Inches/dp/B00KK6LPM6/ cover]] has nothing to do with the plot of the movie--not even the patchwork one in the dub itself. You can thank the heavy ''Magazine/HeavyMetal'' influence during TheEighties (which is possibly not casual, given Miyazaki was actually influenced by artists from said magazine, especially Creator/{{Moebius}}). The cover art also makes the film look like TheMockbuster of various '80s sci-fi/fantasy franchises.

** And then UpToEleven with the language of the Crypt, which can only be deciphered by a small cabal of ancient scholars. It's so dense and complicated that it takes over half a year to decipher just one line.

* CoversAlwaysLie: The [[https://www.amazon.com/Warriors-Wind-POSTER-Movie-Inches/dp/B00KK6LPM6/ cover]] has nothing to do with the plot of the movie--not even the patchwork one in the dub itself. You can thank the heavy ''Magazine/HeavyMetal'' influence during TheEighties (which is possibly not casual, given Miyazaki was actually influenced by artists from said magazine, especially Creator/{{Moebius}}).

* NoHuggingNoKissing: Early on, the manga seems to hint at an eventual romance between Nausicaä and Asbel. Never happens. The middle parts also tease Asbel/Ketcha, Nausicaä/Selm and Selm/Ketcha. The very end suggests Nausicaä [[spoiler:may have joined Selm in the Forest (as one possibility among several)]]. However, the penultimate page of the story heavily implies that Asbel hooks up with [[spoiler:Ketcha]].

* CreditsMontage: The film ends with a montage of the Queen and her troops peacefully leaving, and the town rebuilding. The final shot hints the world is starting to return to normal.

* TheChessmaster: [[spoiler:The Heart of Shuwa]], which dispenses ancient knowledge to its subjects (and {{Unwitting Pawn}}s) to keep its {{plan}}s moving according to schedule.

* ItIsPronouncedTropay: Pejite. The kana (ペジテ) suggest it should be pronounced "Pehzh-tay" (which is how the original says it), but the English dub pronounces it "Pedj-eye'tt".

* BigOlEyebrows: Very common among the male population of the Valley of the Wind. Usually dwarfed by their even more imposing mustaches (or BadassBeard in the case of Mito and Yupa).

* FantasticNuke: The God/Giant Warrior's mouth beams.

* FantasticNuke: The God Warriors. Millenia ago, these giant, biomechanical beings were responsible for the Seven Days of Fire that destroyed the civilization of their creators, the Ancients, and nearly the entire world, with the Sea of Corruption appearing not long after this apocalypse. The God Warriors were able to fly and fire devastating energy beams. They were also fueled by atomic power and contact with them caused radiation poisoning. A slumbering, living God Warrior is discovered in Pejite shortly before the film's story begins. Its appearance arouses the envy and interest of Pejite's neighboring kingdoms and beyond because it inspires within them the hope of finally destroying the deadly Sea of Corruption and, for the more ruthless kingdoms such as Tolmekia, the chance to conquer and expand into more fertile territories.

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* NoHuggingNoKissing: Early on, the manga seems to hint at an eventual romance between Nausicaä and Asbel. Never happens. The middle parts also tease Nausicaä/Selm, Asbel/Ketcha and Selm/Ketcha. The very end suggests Nausicaä [[spoiler:may have joined Selm in the Forest (as one possibility among several)]]. However, the penultimate page of the story heavily implies that Asbel hooks up with [[spoiler:Ketcha]].

* NoHuggingNoKissing: Early on, the manga seems to hint at an eventual romance between Nausicaä and Asbel. Never happens. The very end suggests [[spoiler:she may have joined Selm in the Forest (as one possibility among several)]]. However, the penultimate page of the story heavily implies that Asbel hooks up with [[spoiler:Ketcha]].

* AdaptedOut: The tanks featured in the anime are absent here. It's made blatantly apparent that motorized ground vehicles of any kind are completely nonexistent, so humans are back to being primarily dependent on riding animals and beasts of burden. (A few boats glimpsed in the manga are shown to be powered by steam engines.)

* AuthorAppeal: Flying machines and an anti-war message -- both became recognizable staples of Miyazaki's work. Same for environmentalism and strong female characters with short hair (to the point that a number of Ghibli heroines are said to be Nausicaä-faces).

** The Torumekians' invasion of the Pijitean brig via mid-air boarding. They gain the bridge within minutes.