"Martian Successor Nadesico" (1996) "Kidô senkan Nadeshiko" (original title), TV series 1996-

Director:

Nobuyoshi Habara

Writers:

Shô Aikawa (episode)
Satoru Akahori (episode)
(more)

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 | Anime | Piloted Giant Robot | 22nd Century | Space War

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)

Series Directed by
Tatsuo Sato		(26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Naoyoshi Kusaka		(7 episodes, 1996-1997)
Nobuyoshi Habara		(4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Yoshihiro Oda		(3 episodes, 1996-1997)
Takahiko Hoshiai		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Hiroaki Sakurai		(2 episodes, 1997)

Series Writing credits
Shô Aikawa		(26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Michitaka Kikuchi		(26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Naruhisa Arakawa		(4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Hiroyuki Kawasaki		(3 episodes, 1996-1997)
Tatsuo Sato		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Satoru Akahori		(1 episode, 1996)
Nobuyoshi Habara		(1 episode, 1996)
Takeshi Shudo		(1 episode, 1996)
Mitsuyasu Sakai		(1 episode, 1997)

Series Produced by
Shin'ichi Ikeda	....	producer: Yomiko (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Noriko Kobayashi	....	producer: TV Tokyo (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Toru Sato	....	producer: Xebec (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Yukinao Shimoji	....	planning producer: Xebec (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Minoru Ôno	....	planning producer: Yomiko (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
John Ledford	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Mark Williams	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Takayuki Hattori		(26 episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Cinematography by
Hiroaki Matsuzawa		(26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Yukio Sugiyama		(26 episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Film Editing by
David Grundy		(unknown episodes)

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

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hiroaki Sakurai	....	assistant episode director (14 episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Art Department
Tatsuo Sato	....	storyboard artist (7 episodes, 1996-1997)
Masashi Hirota	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Naoyoshi Kusaka	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Itsurô Kawasaki	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1996)
Kiyotaka Ohata	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1996)
Hiroaki Sakurai	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1997)

Series Sound Department
Hideyuki Tanaka	....	sound director: Audio Tanaka (26 episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Animation Department
Mika Akitaka	....	main mechanical designer (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Keiji Gotoh	....	character designer / animation director / ... (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Nobuyoshi Habara	....	character designer: Gekiganger IIII / animation director / ... (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Michitaka Kikuchi	....	original character designer: Studio Tron (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Yasuhiro Moriki	....	mechanical designer (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Rei Nakahara	....	mechanical designer (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Takumi Sakura	....	mechanical designer: Kikaku Design Kôbô Sensen (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Takeshi Takakura	....	mechanical designer: Kikaku Design Kôbô Sensen (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Meijyu Maeda	....	mechanical animation director / animation director / ... (6 episodes, 1996-1997)
Shin'ichi Yamaoka	....	character animation director / animation director / ... (6 episodes, 1996-1997)
Natsuki Egami	....	animation director (5 episodes, 1996-1997)
Tarô Ikegami	....	animation director / mechanical animation director (5 episodes, 1996-1997)
Ken'ichi Hamazaki	....	animation director (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Yoshinori Kanada	....	animator (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Shô Aikawa	....	base planning (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Toshimichi Ohtsuki	....	base planning (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Mitsuyasu Sakai	....	science consultant (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Tatsuo Sato	....	base planning (26 episodes, 1996-1997)
Hiroshi Yamaguchi	....	base planning (26 episodes, 1996-1997)

Distributors

• ADV Films (2002) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

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

Also Known As:

"Kidô senkan Nadeshiko" - Japan (original title)
"Mobile Battleship Nadesico" - USA

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

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

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Yurika Misumaru:Akito! Akiiiiiito!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Clean (2004/I)

Soundtrack:

Itsuka... Shinjite

Restored faith in Anime

Having received the first volume of this series on DVD for christmas, I only had one thought. 'Can I sell it on e-bay if I don't unwrap it?'

This will teach me to judge a book (or DVD in this case) by the cover.

2 weeks later I figured I might as well put it on and have a good laugh at this potential garbage. How wrong could a man be. Not only did I have a GREAT laugh but I've been turned onto anime a second time. The animation is stock standard but the script more than makes up for this. Well paced, peppered with loads of laughs.

Lets hope the boys and girls in Japan keep cranking out more series like this. *** out of ****