Hayao Miyazaki has created a new series of portrait paintings based on his first hit animated film, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind.
As detailed on SoraNews24, Professional Workstyle, the drama that follows the country’s top artists and creators, recently released a new episode revolving around the famous co-founder of Studio Ghibli. Although the show’s main focus is on developing Miyazaki’s latest animated film, The Boy and the Heron, it ends with the face of a beloved character from the animator’s past. Ghibli fans have seen Miyazaki draw Nausicaa and her fox squirrel Teto standing on the shoulders of one of the Giant Warriors. Reportedly, Miyazaki was heard muttering the words: “It’s painful to return to this world.” Two X (formerly Twitter) users shared screenshots of the paintings.
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Nausicaa’s surprise appearance in the documentary pleased many longtime Ghibli fans, but it also left viewers wondering whether a sequel could be on the horizon. Although most people are more familiar with the film version of Nausicaa, the franchise actually began as a comic book series serialized weekly in Animage magazine from February 1982 to November. 3, 1994. Since the manga had many plot elements that were left out of the animated version, it makes sense that Miyazaki may be planning a sequel that continues the story outlined in the previous installment. . However, it’s also possible that Miyazaki is working on a manga supplement to Nausicaa or a spin-off based on its world and characters. Miyazaki does not state in the film whether the portraits are related to any future projects, animation or not.
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is a poignant cautionary tale about human arrogance and disregard for the natural world. Set in a post-apocalyptic version of Earth inhabited by giant insects, the story follows a young princess named Nausicaa, who sets out to stop another country from resurrecting a monstrous creature called is the “God Warrior” from the depths. While other parties believed that warriors were their only defense against the insects, Nausicaa called on them to live in harmony with nature rather than seek violent solutions.
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It’s unclear whether fans can expect a Nausicaa sequel in the future. However, Miyazaki is said to have other animation projects in the works. According to Studio Ghibli President Toshio Suzuki, Miyazaki is (once again) nearing retirement and is hard at work on his next big project. Suzuki, who has worked with the director for more than three decades, laughed when describing his collaborator’s relentless creative drive in a recent interview: “…I couldn’t stop him — In fact, I gave up. I stopped trying to dissuade him. In life, only work excites him.
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind is available to stream on Max.
Source: X (formerly Twitter) via SoraNews24
