Despite being a box office sensation in Japan, Hollywood studios refused to release the film outside of a highly-edited version that Miyazaki himself asked fans to forget.

Retrieved January 16, 2014.Writer/Artist: Hayao Miyazaki Publisher: Viz Price: $34.99 It took over 20 years for Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa to reach Western shores in its original form.

^ Dacey, Katherine (November 4, 2007).

' The Art of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Watercolor Impressions'.

^ ' Nausicaä - Recueil D'aquarelles' (in French).

^ ' Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Watercolor Impressions'.

^ ' The Art of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Watercolor Impressions'.

^ a b Douresseaux, Leeroy (November 7, 2007).

PopCultureShock's Katherine Dacey comments on the book with 'while readers may not learn much from Miyazaki’s commentary (he spends a great deal of time disavowing his work), they will develop a greater appreciation for his creative process by studying the rough paintings and quick sketches at the back of the volume, which show many of the characters and creatures of Nausicaa in embryonic form.' References 's Deb Aoki commends the book as 'gorgeous, full-color illustrations by the modern master of animation'. Reception Ĭomic Book Bin's Leeroy Douresseaux commends 'Miyazaki's imagination as bountiful, prodigious, and maybe even protean.' He further commends the commentary that accompanies the pictures for providing 'humor and insight'. It was also licensed in Australasia by Madman Entertainment and in France by Glénat as Nausicaä - Recueil D'aquarelles (French: Nausicaä: Collection of Watercolors). The artbook was licensed for a North American release by Viz Media, which released the book on November 6, 2007. Tokuma Shoten first released the artbook on July 31, 1996. The Art of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Watercolor Impressions ( Japanese: ジアート　風の谷のナウシカ宮崎駿水彩画集, Hepburn: Jaito Kaze no Tani no Naushika Miyazaki Shun Suisai Gashū) is a 1996 artbook, written and illustrated by Hayao Miyazaki, containing the original watercolor illustrations that were concept sketches used by the Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind manga and its film adaptation.

Nausicaa watercolor impressions