# Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

9 Hacker News commenters recommended Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 2 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Fans rank this Miyazaki animated film among his best, serious and mature; the most common caveat is weaker narrative and pacing than his later films.

## Why people recommend it

- Rated among Miyazaki's best work (2 comments): "Nausicaa was definitely his best work." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46252857)) "Mononoke, Porco Rosso, and Nausicaa are maybe more serious/mature but still incredible." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46253649))

## What people warn about

- Weak narrative and pacing (1 comments): "technically it has some weaknesses in the narrative and pacing compared to later works" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46252905))
- Hard to get into the story (1 comments): "I simply couldn't get into the stories nor understand why they're so highly acclaimed." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46254703))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Ghost in the Shell](https://hackerapproved.com/p/ghost-in-the-shell.md): 22 recommend
- [Spirited Away](https://hackerapproved.com/p/spirited-away.md): 14 recommend
- [Who Framed Roger Rabbit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/who-framed-roger-rabbit.md): 11 recommend
- [Princess Mononoke](https://hackerapproved.com/p/princess-mononoke.md): 9 recommend
- [Porco Rosso](https://hackerapproved.com/p/porco-rosso.md): 9 recommend

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind", https://hackerapproved.com/p/nausica-of-the-valley-of-the-wind/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).