Hayao Miyazaki's magical epic hits blu-ray. John is your guide......

Anthony Nield reviews the Region 2 release of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, finally granted a UK release courtesy of Optimum releasing.

Comparable in depth and scope to Lord of the Rings, Hayao Miyazaki's landmark 1984 post-apocalyptic, environmentally conscious, action-adventure anime receives a fine two-disc Region 1 release from Buena Vista and is reviewed courtesy of Loaded247.

Colin Polonowski takes a look at the Japanese Region 2 release of one of Hayao Miyazaki's early films, Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind. An inventive and imaginitive story set in the future that lays many of the seeds and ideas for Miyazaki's later films.