Mononoke vs Nausicaa

[GasPanic!]

I watched Nausicaä so many times, as a child till the VHS was worn out, and then every other year as an adult (lately on Netflix). I think the movie has aged so well, with the design of the landscape, plants, animals, planes etc. And I love the soundtrack especially the synth parts.

Mononoke is great as well but Nausicaä's lore was always more fascinating to me.

 

[TeenageFBI]

Does anyone here know if there is a high-quality digital release of the Nausicaa manga? You know, high resolution, right-to-left, good translation like that last physical hardcover release?

 

[LossAversion]

I... actually think I prefer Nausicaä? They're both fantastic but I really like the lore and the vibe of Nausicaä. It's really unique. Can't go wrong with either though.

 

[Pau]

Princess Mononoke offers a more nuanced, updated thesis than Nausicaa. Miyazaki has a great quote where he explains it, but I've never managed to find it again. :(

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Seeing this thread come up again made me want to go and find it. This might be it? But I remember it slightly different: "There can be no happy ending to the war between the rampaging forest gods and humanity."

 

[TDLink]

I much prefer Nausicaa even if I think Mononoke is a technically better movie. I just actively enjoy rewatching Nausicaa more.

 

[Bluelote]

Nausicaa was more memorable for me at least.

 

[Kapryov]

Nausicaa for me too.

I like Princess Mononoke a lot, but Nausicaa was the first Ghibli movie I saw (a Chinese bootleg DVD with dodgy subtitles, a full english release wasn't available at the time). It made quite an impact.
The soundtrack still gives me chills.

 

[Firemind]

Emotionally vulnerable Miyazaki is always better than epic Miyazaki. I love Mononoke, Nausicaa, and Spirited Away, but they don't measure up to Porco Rosso, Kiki, and Whisper of the Heart.

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Whisper of the Heart is directed by Yoshifumi Kondo, although Miyazaki has writing credit. I always found it interesting that Miyazaki changed Seji from a painter to a violin maker (luthier). It still works despite painting drawing (pun intended) a better parallel with working in animation and the stigma associated with the arts in Japanese society. But then we wouldn't have gotten Country/Concrete Roads.

 

[zeroshiki]

I think Nausicaa and Mononoke explored quite similar themes and by virtue of it being made later, I feel that Miyazaki's ideas were more well-formed in Princess Mononoke.

 

[Patapuf]

The manga of nausicäa is one of my all time favorite works.

Mononoke is good too but it lacks the stricking visuals and world-building nausicäa has. And nausicaa is also a more complex and nuanced protagonist. Though length of the manga vs a movie definetly helps here.

 

[Mazzo]

Nausicaa's world, landscapes and creatures fascinated me more.

 

[skeptem]

From a just a design perspective, I love Nausicaa, but I feel Mononoke is a better film.

 

[Deleted member 50193]

I love Nausicaä, but was completely blown away when I first saw Princess Mononoke, and I'm still blown away upon re-watch. He really had a hand in every frame of that film.