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Many anime series don’t achieve the huge popularity of hits like Demon Slayer, Chainsaw Man, and Jujutsu Kaisen. They also don’t always have the advantage of being created by famous directors like Hayao Miyazaki or Makoto Shinkai. As a result, these lesser-known titles often get overlooked, particularly by people who aren’t deeply involved in the anime community. While they deserve to be watched, they rarely generate much discussion outside of dedicated anime fans.

I’m a huge Miyazaki fan, and while everyone knows his incredible anime films, a lot of people don’t realize he’s also a talented manga artist! He actually wrote and illustrated Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind back in 1982, which he then turned into the amazing film we all love in 1984. It’s special because it was made before Studio Ghibli was officially founded – it came out of Topcraft! And it really is one of his masterpieces. The manga ran until 1994, and now, after 44 years, they’ve re-released a beautiful two-volume deluxe edition – I couldn’t be more excited!

When I arrived, I saw Dabura quickly take over as the new leader of the Deskunte tribe after killing their previous leader. The very first thing he did was give Dura a proper burial, honoring him as a hero. It was clear Dabura didn’t want to be in charge – he wasn’t interested in the politics of it all. As the story wrapped up in Chapter 25, there was a suggestion he might return, but we never found out what happened with that, leaving things unresolved.