Name: Martian Successor Nadesico
Released: 1996-10-01T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Houko Kuwashima, Rob Mungle, Yûji Ueda

TV Show · Anime · Animation

The Jovian Invaders have destroyed our base on Mars, wiped out our space fleets, and now only one ships stands between Earth and Totally Annihilation! Privately funded by the mysterious Nergal Corporation, the High Mobile Battleship Nadesico is the most formidable fighting machine ever conceived, but due to a shortage of trained soldiers the crew is a little unorthodox. Against an assistant c...

1996 · 22m

Starring Houko Kuwashima, Rob Mungle, Yûji Ueda

Director Tatsuo Satō

EPISODE 1

To Go Like a Man

It’s the late 22nd century, and the Jovian lizards are attacking earth. Nergal Heavy Industries decides to build its own battleship, the Nadesico, to take on the invaders. Captained by the ditsy yet tactically brilliant Yurika Misumaru, and crewed by an bunch of misfits, does the Nadesico stand a chance against this new threat to humanity?

22m
EPISODE 2

Leave the Blue Earth to Me

Uneasy about the idea of a powerful battleship being in the hands of civilians, the United Earth military sends Admiral Misumaru’s fleet to take control of the Nadesico. Will Yurika be able to protect her ship from her own father? And will Akito ever find out the truth about his parents’ deaths?

22m
EPISODE 3

A Goodbye That Came Too Soon

The Nadesico heads to Mars, but in order to get there, it has to pass through the Earth’s various lines of defense, including the Big Barrier. Can the Nadesico convince the United Earth forces to take down the barrier, or will they force their way through?

22m
EPISODE 4

Charmed By Aqua Space

The Nadesico heads out to the Satsuki Midori space colony to pick up some new zero-G Aestivalis frames and pilots. After an explosion rocks the colony and disables it, the mission becomes one of rescue and retrieval.

22m
EPISODE 5

Ruri's Navigation Logs

On the long and boring trip to Mars, Prospector insists that Yurika take the time to perform funerals for all those who have been killed. The never-ending task leaves her no time to see Akito or to resolve her feelings towards him.

22m
EPISODE 6

Sort of Like a Fateful Decision

The Nadesico finally arrives at Mars only to have to fend off an enemy attack. Several members of the crew, including Akito, head out to explore the ruins. They accidently locate an underground colony of survivors who seem to know many of the Jovians' secrets.

22m