animated series Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water © NHK (Japan) / Gainax / KORAD / TOHO
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Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

Circus performer and orphan Nadia, her pet lion cub, and her friend Jean evade a gang of thieves who want the Blue Water, a jewel Nadia wears around her neck. But what is the secret of the mysterious gem, and where did it come from...and just who is Nadia, anyway?

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In the mid 1970's, prior to obtaining his well-deserved status as Japan's greatest animator ever, a young Hayao Miyazaki was hired by Japanese movie giant Toho to develop ideas for...
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*Just rewatched the entire series within a few days* Wow, what can I say about such a wonderfully interesting series? Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water has everything: adventure, science fiction, historical...
Created by: NHK (Japan), Gainax, KORAD, TOHO
Language: English dub / Japanese
Country of Origin: Japan
Alternate Titles: Fushigi no Umi no Nadia (Japan), Nadia of the Mysterious Seas
[ Japanese ] Featuring the voices of:
Yoshino Takamori ... Nadia
Noriko Hidaka ... Jean
Toshiharu Sakurai ... Hanson / King
Kenyuu Horiuchi ... Sanson
Motomu Kiyokawa ... Gargoyle
Akio Ohtsuka ... Captain Nemo
Kikuko Inoue ... Electra
Kumiko Takizawa ... Grandis
[ English dub ] Featuring the voices of:
Meg Bauman ... Nadia
Nathan Parsons ... Jean
Corey M. Gagne ... Hanson
David Jones ... Gargoyle
Ev Lunning, JR. ... Captain Nemo
Martin Blacker ... Sanson
Jennifer Stuart ... Electra
Sarah Richardson ... Grandis
Shawn Sides ... King
Series Created by: Hayao Miyazaki
Directed by: Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi
Produced by: Kenichi Maruyama, Hiroshi Kubata, Kenjiro Kawato and Yasushi Yoritsune
Executive Producers: Hideki Higuchi, Shinji Ichimura and Yukichi Ohashi
Musical Score by: Shiro Sagisu
Animated by: Shukou Murase, Takahiro Kishida and Hiroyuki Okuno
Based on: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea

animated series Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water © NHK (Japan) / Gainax / KORAD / TOHOIn the fan poll of the Japanese magazine Animage, Nausicaa ruled as the #1 most popular character of anime for six years...until Nadia took her place!

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Failed Animerica article -- Interesting story of how the Nadia series came to the US.
GainaxPages Nadia site -- Tons of info and links
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