"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)

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Series Directed by
Nobuyoshi Habara		(unknown episodes)
Tatsuo Sato		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Michitaka Kikuchi		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
John Ledford	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Mark Williams	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
David Grundy		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Toshihisa Koyama		(26 episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Animation Department
Mika Akitaka	....	character designer (unknown episodes)
Keiji Gotoh	....	character designer (unknown episodes)
Yoshinori Kanada	....	animator (unknown episodes)

Distributors

• ADV Films (2002) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Production AI  background art
• Studio Giants  key animation
• Trans Arts Company  photography

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:

Ryoko: Got him!
Izumi: "Got him?" Isn't that where Batman lives?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Clean (2004/I)

Soundtrack:

Watashi Rashiku

A superb parody of the mecha genre

MSN takes the usually ultra-serious mecha genre and makes fun of it in every way possible, with homages to "Macross/Robotech" "Mobile Suit Gundam" "Star Blazers/Yamato" "Neon Genesis Evangelion" and also old-school shows like "Mazinger Z/Tranzor Z" and "GoLion/Voltron". To any anime fan who's familiar with these works, Nadesico is a riot, although those who are not, or non-anime fans, might be slightly lost. However, the series has it's own interesting story to keep people interested, involving a war between Earth and mysterious space aliens who attack from Jupiter. The animation quality is variable, but it shouldn't harm your enjoyment of the show. The dub's pretty good too, although hardcore anime fans will be turned off by the use of overlays.