Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984)

I thought I had seen this animation before. It's considered the first Ghibli. Turns out I had never seen it -- but might have read some of the comic books. Anyway, it was really fantastic. I had a great time and can't recommend it enough.

Post-Apocalypse: Check!

Princess Heroine: Check!

Cute pet: Check!

Fanciful Flying Machines: Check!

Warring Tribes; Warring Species; Warring Ecologies: Check!

Sword Fights: Check!

Kinda Like? -- Dune!

Sand Worms? -- No, Doodle Bugs!

Really, really, really good!

Check it out!