Nausicaa, princess of the Valley of the Wind, is an adventurous, nature-loving young girl with a unique talent. Her peaceful kingdom lives on the outskirts of a ruined world, where the prevailing valley winds keep the poisons and monsters at bay. However, the peace that Nausicaa\'s kingdom enjoys is soon shattered by warmongering neighbors, and before the battle ends, all humans are forced to make decisions not only on who wins or loses, but who lives and dies. Previously released Stateside as \'Warriors of the Wind\' by New World Video. This version was heavily edited and bears little resemblence to the original. Also available as a manga by Hayao Miyazaki published in the States by Viz. Most recent edition is 7 volumes in right-to-left format with fold-out miniposters. Also available in a 4 volume left-to-right edition called the \'Perfect Collection\' and an older 7 volume left-to-right edition. The anime draws on roughly the first quarter of the manga storyline, as the manga continued for several years after the movie was released. The manga and anime differ greatly in their treatment of several characters, most notably Kushana, and the Ohmu. The manga also includes much larger conflicts between two major powers beyond the Valley of Wind, between humans and their poisonous world, and between the distant past and the present.