Nausicaa is a huge anime success. Hayao Miyazaki, her creator, based the character on Nauiscao, a princess from the Odyssey, and this ancient folktale, dating from before 1271. The original Japanese story is in the collection of tales Tsutsumi Chunagon Monogatari. The earlier version leads us to believe the Princess's non-conformist behavior is a problem for her future, but the children's book from '92 implies she is right to be free-spirited and independent, and she is just misunderstood by others.
Although she appears to be completely naked under her skirt in the earlier versions, she now wears a pair of shorts to comply with modern standards.
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