Is Nausicaä Using an iPad_ Wonders Japanese Site

Years before the w69 slot Apple iPad tablet ever hit stores, similar style devices popped up in sci-fi movies, manga, and anime. The latest rediscovery of a similar device was recently spotted in the 1982 manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. In a post titled “Is Nausicaä Using an iPad?”, Japanese blog w69 เข้าสู่ระบบ Kojima Piypiyo points out that a “map app” is being used in a gunship in the original manga. “The cover is cool,” writes the site. “Is that leather? Want.” Well Kojima Piyopiyo, there are several real world options: here and here, for example. The Nausicaä manga, written by Hayao Miyazaki, went on to become a feature animated film in 1984—and the story goes that Miyazaki only wrote it because his producer wasn’t able to get anime funding for a project not based on a manga!cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"e3616d04-4972-4839-a63a-c6975e2e9731","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.kotaku.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"5937181","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"kotaku-east","SECTION":"","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"kotaku-east","TAGS":"","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); Kwinky-dink or not, Miyazaki, however, doesn’t seem to be a fan of the actual iPad. Back in 2010, the famed creator compared iPad use to masturbation. Wonder what he thinks about using one on a gunship… https://kotaku.com/hayao-miyazaki-compares-ipad-use-to-masturbation-5584759 ナウシカがiPad使ってる？ [小島ピヨピヨ e19 via ロケットニュース] Kotaku East is your slice of Asian internet culture, bringing you the latest talking points from Japan, Korea, China and beyond. Tune in every morning from 4am to 8am.