Novelist Erika Kobayashi 's best purchase of her life: "The complete set of Hayao Miyazaki 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'"

The things people desire reveal their values and outlook on life. What are they willing to buy and what do they value? Shopping is the ultimate consumer behavior, but it also teaches us what we need to enrich our lives. What is novelist Erika Kobayashi 's best buy story?

First published in BRUTUS No. 1000, "The Best Purchase of Your Life" (released January 11, 2024)

photo: Satoshi Nagare / text: Keiko Kamijo

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The origin of my thoughts, which I have reread many times since I was a child

I remember reading the book "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" buried in a pile of books on the floor of my parents' house. There was a Nausicaä poster on the trash can at home, and it made a strong impression on me even as a child. After that, when I left my parents' house, I bought all the volumes.

Reading it again as an adult, I realized that I have always thought about radiation and war, and have even written about them in my novels and works. There were moments when it all made sense to me why Hayao Miyazaki depicts "wind" and "forests," and why he chose the Sea of Decay as his setting. I respect Hayao Miyazaki for continuing to express these things in his work from an early age, and I want to keep his thoughts close to my eyes, keep them in my heart, and recommend them to my children and friends whenever I have the chance, so I bought the paperback. This is a family heirloom.

"Hayao Miyazaki 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind' complete set"
1,000 years after the fall of civilization, Nausicaä, the daughter of the chief of the Valley of the Wind, rises to restore the world. This timeless masterpiece, which Hayao Miyazaki has been working on for 12 years, is set in motion.

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