"Kidô senkan Nadeshiko" (1996) TV series

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Directors:

Nobuyoshi Habara
Tatsuo Sato

Writer:

Michitaka Kikuchi (comic)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

16 July 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Get ready for the wildest space adventure ever!

Plot:

Some unknown presence is attacking Earth with dangerous robots and the only thing that can save the day is the crew of the Nadesico: a powerful spaceship.

Plot Keywords:

Robot | Space War | Giant Robot | Piloted Giant Robot | Space

Cast

Spike Spencer	...	Akito Tenkawa (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Mark Laskowski	...	Juk Idi (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Phil Ross	...	Jin (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
John Swasey	...	Seiya (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Rob Mungle	...	Goat Hory (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Paul Sidello	...	Prospector (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jay Hickman	...	Chairman (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jason Douglas	...	Additional Voices (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
John Gremillion	...	Additional Voices (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Andy McAvin	...	Additional Voices (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Greg Stanley	...	Additional Voices (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Lew Temple	...	Additional Voices (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Junie Hoang	...	Eri / ... (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Brett Weaver	...	Gai (10 episodes, 1996-1997)
Yûji Ueda	...	Tenkawa Akito (9 episodes, 1996)
Houko Kuwashima	...	Misumaru Yurika (9 episodes, 1996)
Kentarô Itô	...	Jun Aoi (9 episodes, 1996)
Naoko Takano	...	Megumi Reynard (9 episodes, 1996)
Maya Okamoto	...	Haruka Minato (9 episodes, 1996)
Omi Minami	...	Hoshino Ruri (9 episodes, 1996)
Nobuo Tobita	...	Seiya Uribatake (8 episodes, 1996)
Jûrôta Kosugi	...	Holly Goto (4 episodes, 1996)
Nobuo Tanaka	...	Fukube Jin / ... (3 episodes, 1996)
Kenichi Ono	...	Prospector (3 episodes, 1996)

Also Known As:

Martian Successor Nadesico (USA)
Mobile Battleship Nadesico (USA)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

South Korea:12 (DVD rating) | Australia:PG

Quotes:

Ruri Hoshino: Mr. Jiro Yamada is ready.
Gai: Gai Daigoji! Jiro Yamada is the boring name my mother gave me, Gai Daigoji is the name of my soul!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Clean (2004/I)

Soundtrack:

Watashi Rashiku

One of the best anime series made

Though it only had 26 glorious episodes this show was able to fit more plot twists, great characters, knee-slapping comedy, exciting action, powerful drama and even political intrigue. The characters are given great depth that you like them so much that you want to be apart of their crazy world. It also depicts a war in which both sides are guilty and the soldier are not evil. It is both (in a contradictory sense) intensely believable and laugh out loud ludicrous. If you can try to pick up all 26 episodes. You won't be sorry (especially if you an anime fan). Note that the non-existant anime that the characters watch in the series (a take off of giant robot anime like macross) was actually given a little mini-movie. I got to find that!