Related anime:
Gekiganger 3 (OAV) (spinoff)
Nadesico (manga) (adaptation)
Nadesico: Prince of Darkness (movie) (sequel)
Alternative title:
™C„Ó‘éޥʥǥ·¥³ (Japanese)
Kidou Senkan Nadeshiko (Japanese)
Mobile Battleship Nadesico
Nadesico
Age rating: Older Children (May contain mild bad language, bloodless violence)
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Mecha, Science Fiction, Shounen
Plot Summary: Akito doesn't want to fight. Despite a childhood spent on the anime Gekiganger 3, a Mecha show, he'd rather cook than pilot a Mecha. Fate intervenes when his home on Mars is destroyed, and he is transported instantly to the Earth, mysteriously. He has questions no one can answer fully, but follows a girl from a chance meeting in hopes to discover any. The girl, Yurika, is captain of the private battleship Nadesico, and in order to follow her, he enlists as their cook. Possessing the nanite implants that allow to control mechas, he's a handy backup pilot for the mechas of the Nadesico. He joins a crew bent on revenging Mars and composed of misfits, otakus, and ditzes. But in reality they are handpicked experts. They take their own private war back to Mars to face the harsh reality that life may not always be like a Giant Mecha Series.
Vintage:
1996-10-01 to 1997-03-24
2003-02-24 to 2003-02-25 (USA - Eps. 1-2 on Cartoon Network)
Opening Theme:
"You Get to Burning" by Yumi Matsuzawa
Ending Theme:
"Watashi Rashiku/Being Myself" by Houko Kuwashima
#2: "Itsuka... Shinjite" by Matsumura Kazumi (ep 26)
Official website:
™C„Ó‘éޥʥǥ·¥³ (Japanese)
Bandai Channel's Martian Successor Nadesico Page (Japanese)
Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Tatsuo Sato
Script:
Naruhisa Arakawa
Shou Aikawa
Takeshi Syudo
Storyboard:
Gen Dojyaga
Tatsuo Sato
Toshiaki Kawasaki
Yoshio Kato
Music: Takayuki Hattori
Character Design: Keiji Gotoh
Art director: Toshihisa Koyama
Animation director:
Keiji Gotoh (mechanical)
Maiju Maeda (mechanical)
Megumi Kadonosono (characters)
Nobukazu Yamauka (characters)
Mechanical design:
Rei Nakahara
Takeshi Takakura
Takumi Sakura
Yasuhiro Moriki
Director of Photography:
Hiroaki Matsuzawa
Yukio Sugiyama
Basic Planning:
Hiroshi Yamaguchi
Shou Aikawa
Tatsuo Sato
Toshimiti Otsuki
Chief Mechanical Designer: Mika Akitaka
Color setting: Hideo Kamiya
Consultant: Mitsuyasu Sakai (science fiction)
Editing: Naoyuki Masaki
General Manager: Naoko Marukawa
Negative Editing: Jun Takuma
Opening Animation: Keiji Gotoh
Original Character Concepts: Kia Asamiya (Studio Tron)
Planning:
Minoru Ohno (Yomiko TV)
Yukitada Shimochi (Xebec)
Producer:
Kyoko Kobayashi (TV Tokyo)
Shinichi Ikeda (Yomiko)
Toru Sato (Xebec)
Production Design: Hideaki Sakaguchi
Production Desk: Takatoshi Chino
Production Supervision:
Kunihisa Sugishima
Nobuyoshi Habara
Tadayoshi Kusaka
Takahiko Hoshiai
Tamaki Nakatsu
Publicity: Aya Jingu (TV Tokyo)
Sound director: Hideyuki Tanaka
Sound Effects: Masahiro Shoji (Fizz Sounds)
Special Effects: Toshio Hasegawa
Story Editor: Shou Aikawa
Theme Song:
Houko Kuwashima (ed, singer)
Kiyoshi Yoshida (ed, composer)
Satomi Arimori (op, lyrics)
Toshiyuki Omori (op, composer)
Yuki Matsuura (ed, lyrics, composer)
Yumi Matsuzawa (op, singer)
Houko Kuwashima as Yurika Misumaru (debut role)
Yuji Ueda as Akito Tenkawa
Kentarou Itou as Jun Aoi
Miki Nagasawa as Izumi Maki
Naoko Matsui as Inez Fressange
Naoko Takano as Megumi Reinard
Omi Minami as Ruri Hoshino
Tomokazu Seki as Gai Daigoji
Akio Ohtsuka as Kouichiro Misumaru
Akira Nakagawa as Ririkaru
Ben Takada as Old Man
Chisa Yokoyama as
Magical Princess Natural Lychee
Queen (Ep 1
Ryoko Subaru
Ikue Ohtani as Yukina Shiratori
Junichi Sugawara as Saizou
Kenichi Ono as Prospector
Kousuke Okano as Prince Akara (Gekiganger 3)
Kunihiko Yasui as Haruki Kusakabe
Maya Okamoto as Haruka Minato
Mitsuaki Madono as
Ken Tenkuu (Gekiganger 3)
Sadaaki Munetake
Miyuki Ichijou as Howmei
Nobuo Tanaka as Admiral Jin Fukube
Nobuo Tobita as Seiya Uribatake
Rei Nakagawa as
Ai's Mother
Harumi
Ryotaro Okiayu as
Akatsuki Nagare
Mechanic
Shiho Kikuchi as Hikaru Amano
Shinichiro Miki as Saburota Takasugi
Tomokazu Seki as Tsukumo Shiratori
Tomoko Kawakami as
Ai
Eri
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Gen'ichiro Tsukiomi
Yuko Mizutani as Aqua
Yuko Nagashima as Erina Kinjo Won
Japanese companies
Broadcaster: Bandai Channel
Production:
TV Tokyo
Xebec
Yomiko Advertising, Inc.
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Matt Greenfield
Art director:
Laura Attwell
Ruby Halipoto
DVD Coordination: Kelly Jean Beard
DVD Graphic Design: Chris Hawley
DVD Logo Design: Andy Orjuela
Editing:
David Grundy
Jay Charean
English ADR Recording:
Christopher Bourque
Ricardo Villa
Executive producer:
John Ledford
Sharon Papa
International Coordinator: Toru Iwakami
Logo Design: Larry Koteff
Producer: Matt Greenfield
Production Assistant:
Andrew Kent
Kelly Jean Beard
Maki Nagano
Production manager: Lisa J. Miller
Production Secretary: Anna Bechtol
Project Translator: Dan Kanemitsu
Sound Design: Paul Killam
Subtitle Script:
Andrew Kent
William McBee
Jennifer K. Earhart as Yurika Misumaru
Spike Spencer as Akito Tenkawa
Brett Weaver as Gai Daigoji
Heather Bryson as Inez Frassange
Jenny Strader as Megumi Reinard
Kira Vincent-Davis as Ruri Hoshino
Mark X. Laskowski as Jun Aoi
Tamara Lo as Izumi Maki
Andrew Klimko as King Premium
Andy McAvin as
Emissary
Haruki Kusakabe
Nergal Executive
Rokuro
Toasty Admiral
UEF Official
Anna Bechtol as Eri
Brett Weaver as Tsukomo Shiratori
Chris Corey as
Joe
Soldier
Chris Patton as Saburota Takasugi
Christine M. Auten as
Kumi's Mother
Queen
Cynthia Martinez as Hikaru Amano
David Geller as
Akito's Boss
Saizou
Don'l Johnson as Chief Commander
Ekanem Ebinne as
Child
Jyunko
Emily Carter as Erina Kinjo Won
Greg Stanley as
Akira
CCFE
Hilary Haag as
Aqua
Yukina Shiratori
James Marshall as Director Sato
Jason Douglas as
Doc
Genichiro Tsukiomi
Ken
Jay Hickman as Nagare Akatsuki
John Gremillion as
"Father"
Admiral Sadaake Munetake
Gekigangar Narrator
Genhachiro Akiyama
Traffic Officer
John Kaiser as
Chief Investigator
Old Man
John Swasey as
Cowboy Johnny
Einstein
Emperor Hyperion
General Masaka
Seiya Uribatake
Junie Hoang as
Child
Eri
Japanese Teacher
Katrine Pine as Ai's Mother
Kelli Cousins as
Harumi
Mari
Seelie
Kelly Manison as
Haruka Minato
Hippie Girl
Miss Nanako
Kimberly Yates as
"Teacher"
Ai
CC Aide
Child
Sayuri
Kira Vincent-Davis as
Magical Princess Natural Lychee
the Princes
Lash Bourque as Ukelele Performer
Lew Temple as
Akara
Mechanic
Prince
Uribatake's Assistant
Marcy Rae as
Miss Howmei
Uribatake's Wife
Marisol Medina as Aquamarine
Matt Greenfield as
Mechanic
Security Guard
Meredith J. Dahl as Sayuri
Monica Rial as
"Mother"
Child
Mikako
Miss Kobayashi
Nicole Sonnier as Scientist 1
Paul Sidello as Prospector
Phil Ross as
Admiral Jin Fukube
Gekigangar Professor
Randy Fox as
Meditation Robots
Old Man
Randy Sparks as
Boro
Kumi's Father
Rob Mungle as
Advertising Exec
Goat Hory
Nasty Cook
Sheri Sims as Kumi
Spike Spencer as Gyappy the Vampire
Tamara Lo as Robot
Ted Pfister as Admiral Kouichiro Misumaru
Tiffany Grant as
Junpei
Ryoko Subaru
Vic Mignogna as Ikeda
Jason Lee
English companies
Broadcaster:
Cartoon Network (Toonami Giant Robot Week)
Sci-Fi Channel (UK Pay TV)
The Anime Network
Distributor:
ADV Films (UK) (UK)
Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia)
DVD Authoring: Cinram/POP DVD Center
Licensed by: ADV Films
Recording Studio: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors
Soundtrack: AnimeTrax
French staff
(none)
French companies
Distributor: Dybex
French cast
(none)
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
(none)
Manuel Campuzano as Akito Tenkawa
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: Animax Latin America
Italian staff
Italian cast
Script: Valerio Manenti
Translation: Laura Giordano
Assistant Director Of Dubbing:
Alessandro Benati
Ivan Fedele
Assistant producer: Jessica Poce
AVID Operator:
Marco Vitali
Paolo Quadrelli
Director Of Dubbing: Annarita Pasanisi
Director Of Postproduction: Valerio Manenti
Dolby Surround Mixing: Andrea Pochini
Editorial Coordination: Fiammetta Adiutori
Editorial Staff Secretary:
Alessia Di Ruscio
Anna Marani
Maria Mauri
Executive producer: Francesco Di Sanzo
General Supervision: Federico Colpi
Mastering: Marco Sechi
Mixing Assistant: Giorgio Bassanelli
Postproduction Coordinator: Cristina Minoja
Postproduction Staff Secretary: Anna Zuppiroli
Production Staff Secretary: Gianfranco Calvitti
Synchronization: Paolo Brunori
Technical Coordinator:
Massimo Costantini
Stefano Lirolli
Titles: Sara Radelli
Federica De Bortoli as Yurika Misumaru
Massimiliano Alto as Akito Tenkawa
Daniele Raffaelli as Jun Aoi
Gemma Donati as Ruri Hoshino
Ilaria Latini as Megumi Reinald
Simone Mori as Jiro Yamada/Gai Daigoji
Alessandro Rossi as Goat Hory
Cristina Boraschi as Houmei
Eleonora De Angelis as Haruka Minato
Fabrizio Latini Vidale as Akira Daichi [Gekiganger 3]
Francesco Bulckaen as Ken Tenku [Gekiganger 3]
Luciano De Ambrosis as Koichiro Misumaru
Marco Mete as Coordinatore
Neri Marcor¨¦ as Speaker anticipazioni
Paola Valentini as Nanako Kobundera [Gekiganger 3]
Roberto Chevalier as Seiya Uribatake
Sandro Jovino as Narratore [Gekiganger 3]
Sergio Di Stefano as Sadaki Munetake
Sergio Graziani as Jin Fukube
Vittorio De Angelis as Jo Umitsubame [Gekiganger 3]
Italian companies
Distributor: Dynamic Italia
Dubbing: SEFIT CDC
Postproduction: Studio PV
Cost"
$140