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The Lord of the Rings influenced 風の谷のナウシカ (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind)
Added by Media Influence Map · 7 October 2026
The influence
The Lord of the Rings
Book · 1954
The work it shaped
風の谷のナウシカ Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
Manga · 1982
The evidence
Miyazaki listed The Lord of the Rings among the fantasy works behind the Nausicaä manga, alongside Earthsea, Hothouse and Nightfall.
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