almightybismarck said:
I can clearly see the Manga is more bleak from the second chapter. We can clearly see that the town have population crisis mostly due to high infant mortality not because they don't have the capacity to have more children due to limited land. Terraforming along the coastline if possible.
I didn't knew the chieftain of the village must be the ace pilot for the empire they are a part of. Also, Nausicaa was not the only child but the only surviving child. She seem to be a good pilot too. The next chapter is where the freighter which got attack will begin. The art isn't detailed but is lovely.
As you go on the world is actually a lot more lush and populated than the movie portrays it, as far as a post apocalyptic world can be at least