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Martian Successor Nadesico

  • 1996 – 1997
  • Ended
  • Animation · Comedy · Sci-Fi & Fantasy · Drama
  • ~22m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 7.5/10

Only one ship stands between earth and total annihilation! 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. The poor Jovians don't stand a chance against the largest contingent of geeks and misfits ever sent into orbit!

Latest: Season 1 · 1996

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  1. E1. To Go Like a Man

    Oct 1, 1996 · 22m

    It's the late 22nd century, and the Jovian lizards are attacking Earth. Nergal Heavy Industries decides to build its own battleship, the Nadesico. Captained by the ditsy yet tactically brilliant Yurika Misumaru, and crewed by an bunch of misfits, how will the Nadesico fare in its first battle against the Jovians?

  2. E2. Leave the Blue Earth to Me

    Oct 8, 1996 · 22m

    Not liking the idea of a powerful battleship 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?

  3. E3. A Goodbye That Came Too Soon

    Oct 15, 1996 · 22m

    The Nadesico's next destination is 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 just have to defy Earth and punch their way through?

  4. E4. Charmed by Aqua Space

    Oct 22, 1996 · 22m

    The Nadesico heads out to the L2 colony to pick up some new Aestivalis pilots, but end up on a rescue and retrieval mission of a more urgent nature after the colony is destroyed in a surprise attack.

  5. E5. Ruri's Navigation Logs

    Oct 29, 1996 · 22m

    On the long and boring trip to Mars, Mr Prospector insists that Yurika take the time to perform funerals for all the crewmembers and civilians that have died so far, a never-ending task that leaves her no time to see Akito.

  6. E6. Sort of Like a Fateful Decision

    Nov 5, 1996 · 22m

    Having made it to Mars, the Nadesico fends off an attack and locates an underground colony of survivors. But rather than being grateful to be rescued, the survivors have no intention of leaving their home, because they believe the Nadesico will be desroyed before it gets back to Earth! Can Yurika prove that the Nadesico is up to the task, or is the colonists' dire prediction all too accurate?

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