Manga As Educational Material for Children About Environment Through Hayao Miyazaki’s Manga Nausicaa: Of the Valley of The Wind

Abstract

Manga is the name for comics originating from Japan. As a form of literary work, many still consider this type of literary work as cheap literature. Therefore, through this research, the writer will see how manga, considered cheap literature, can be a very effective learning media, especially those related to environmental themes. The object of study of this research is the manga Nausicaa : Of The Valley Of The Wind by Hayao Miyazaki. Meanwhile, this object itself will be studied using the concept of reading comics and the approach of ecocriticism. Through these concepts and approaches, it can be seen that manga media will make readers more interested in these literary works and can quickly grasp the moral messages contained in work. It can be concluded that this media is a very effective educational medium to convey moral messages to readers.