Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

1984 · Anime Movie · PG · 117 min

More from TopcraftLess advocacy-driven than 59% of Adventure titles →
IMDBTMDB
Audience evidenceThe verdict — who this is for, by the receipts

Made first for young women 1

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind's audience scores lean most toward young women at 74 of 100 1. Its overall reach is rated targeted — targeted reach aimed at a specific demographic segment 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for Asian 3. On content balance it reads entertainment-first at 2 of 100, weighting storytelling over explicit messaging 4.

The receipts — every claim above is sourced
  1. 1
    Audience scoreyoung women 74 of 100 is the top quadrant.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
  2. 2
    ReachAudience breadth rated targeted.WhatSphere audience model, score_version 1
  3. 3
    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: Asian 77.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
  4. 4
    Content balanceContent balance entertainment-first at 2 of 100.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1

WhatSphere presents the sourced record; it does not cast the judgement. Every statement above is drawn from a stored, sourced row — shown beside it — and nothing is asserted beyond what those receipts support.

Data updated March 23, 2026Scored, pending verification.Think a score is wrong? Submit a correction.
Primary audienceYoung WomenYoung Women74
Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Women
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
59
Young Women
74
Older Men
26
Older Women
41
Loading factors...

Audience Representation

White
40
Black
46
Hispanic
48
Asian
77
South Asian
48
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
50
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Faithfulness

Faithfulness not applicable

Faithfulness is scored only for adaptations.

Why this is blank

An original has no source text to compare. The score is left blank rather than shown as zero.

Advocacy

Advocacy2
Entertainment

Where to Watch (US)

Stream
HBO MaxHBO MaxHBO Max Amazon ChannelHBO Max Amazon Channel
Rent
Amazon VideoAmazon VideoApple TV StoreApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesGoogle Play MoviesYouTubeYouTubeFandango At HomeFandango At Home
Buy
Amazon VideoAmazon VideoApple TV StoreApple TV StoreGoogle Play MoviesGoogle Play MoviesYouTubeYouTubeFandango At HomeFandango At Home

View streaming options ↗

Synopsis

After a global war, the seaside kingdom known as the Valley of the Wind remains one of the last strongholds on Earth untouched by a poisonous jungle and the powerful insects that guard it. Led by the courageous Princess Nausicaä, the people of the Valley engage in an epic struggle to restore the bond between humanity and Earth.

Score version: v1Data confidence: 100%How are scores calculated?

What did the audience think? Rate Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind — every voice counts equally, no account needed. Clean reviews appear instantly.

Lineage and popularity

No lineage or popularity yet

This title has no Wikidata match, source work, or Steam player snapshot. A missing snapshot is not zero.

Compare Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind

Put its audience profile side by side with any other title.

Compare with…

Advocacy Over Time in Adventure

The average advocacy score of Adventure titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

25507519522026
Average advocacy score of Adventure titles by release year
YearAverage advocacyTitles
195202
195982
196002
196313
196623
196832
197224
197312
197535
197832
197932
198132
198224
198343
198428
198562
198603
198734
198802
198935
199023
199122
199202
199323
199434
199564
199603
199749
199834
199919
200029
200168
2002310
200378
2004411
2005311
2006211
2007212
200847
200968
2010710
2011410
2012116
2013512
2014711
2015812
2016812
20171013
2018923
20191328
2020919
20211033
20221627
20231431
2024836
2025123
2026424
This title (1984)21

● This title (1984): advocacy 2 · explore Adventure →

Cast & Crew

Kazuo Komatsubara (director) · Shigeharu Shiba (director)