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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (1984) is the adaptation of Miyazaki's homonymous manga, and one of his earliest films, it's entertaining for sure but i have a couple problems with it

Miyazaki creates a world with it's own politics, history and lore. and none of them is has a decent explanation that we would otherwise get if we read the manga, many of his other films also avoid these explanations, but they were never necessary, unlike this one.
this lack of explanation makes moments like the rebirth of the Giant Warrior and Nausicaä walking on a field of gold have very little impact

the characters are ... not really worthy of attention, except for Nausicaä, she actually has personality traits, however, that is not necessarily good.
our heroine embodies Miyazaki's views on enviromentalism, war, and other subjects. in a very naive and idealistic way, which i dislike quite a lot.
Momonoke Hime is just superior in pretty much all aspects.

PS: gave it +1 point for the soundtrack. Joe Hisaishi is a legend. and the OST is definetly better than the movie overall.

Grand Blue isn't a manga about diving, it's an ode to youth.

sure, diving plays a big part, but merely serves to symbolize the many new experiences and new world college life provides. keep that in mind while reading this review.

STORY: 8/10
well, it's a slice of life, so don't expect a complicated plot. it does it's job, providing context so the characters and comedy can thrive. but as of right now (chapter 63) there seems to be a bit of a romance element growing, so maybe the story itself will actually get interesting.

ART: 9/10
Grand Blue wouldn't be as funny if it didn't have this artwork
Yoshioka's a ... hell of an artist, really, not only can he make beautiful art, he's also a master at making his characters expressive. there's also the background, very well drawn and sometimes breathtaking, like the underwater scenes.
however, i have to say i feel it can get a bit sloppy sometimes, but that's barely noticeable.

CHARACTERS: 10/10
this isn't "just a funny manga" like another reviewer wrote, there's actually quite a lot of character development here, even supporting characters are more than just shells.
they're also very original, no one in the cast really fits in the anime/manga stereotypes.
and man, they're funny. i can't think of one character that isn't hilarious and unpredictable.
but he most important thing is that i felt emotionally attached to the characters and started to miss them shortly after i stopped reading, a very rare thing to happen to me

ENJOYMENT: 10/10
everything i said before counts as part of my enjoyment, but being a little bit more direct:
i've never laughed so much since i watched the first seasons of The Office, and that says a lot.
this manga's humor is all about breaking your expectations, and it does an amazing job at that, better than any other japanese media i've seen, beating even Gintama. you're guaranteed to at least give a couple of laughs while reading each chapter.

OVERALL: 10/10 (MASTERPIECE)
as i said in the begining of this review, this manga is about youth.
it's about new experiences, friendship, romance, hot older girls, and well... drinking. but it's also about young people's problems. and i expect that it gets further in that direction, considering we're only in chapter 63, it's safe to say it has much more room to grow.

as someone who spends most of his time alone and is about to enter college, Grand Blue hit differently, it made me realize that i'm living a unique time in my life, and that i should enjoy it while i can. i can't help but give this a 10.