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Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water (TV)

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    Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water: The Motion Picture (sequel)

Alternative title:
Ang Mahiwagang Kwintas (Tagalog) 
Die Macht des Zaubersteins (German) 
El misterio de la piedra azul (Spanish) 
Fushigi no Umi no Nadia (Japanese) 
Il mistero della pietra azzurra (Italian) 
Nadia et le secret de l'eau bleue (French) 
Nadia of the Mysterious Seas 
Надя c загадочного моря (Russian) 
الماسة الزرقاء (Arabic) 
ふしぎの海のナディア (Japanese) 
海底兩萬哩 (Chinese (Taiwan)) 
Genres: adventure , comedy , science fiction 
Themes: steampunk 
Objectionable content: Mild 
Plot Summary: In 1889, the world is on the pinnicle of great discoveries in technology. In mankinds grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle, obsessed with restoring the former Atlantean empire to the glory it once held, begins his plans to take over the world. Nadia, with the help of a young inventor, Jean Ratlique, and Captain Nemo of the submarine Nautilus, must fight to save the world from Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis. Based on the Novel '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea' by Jules Verne. 
User Ratings: 677 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 76 votes (sub:46, dub:20, ?:3, edit.dub:2, others:5
3 Italian dubbed
1 French dubbed
1 German dubbed
)
 Excellent: 159 votes (sub:91, dub:48, raw:3, ?:2, others:15
5 French dubbed
3 Italian dubbed
3 German dubbed
1 Arabic dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
1 Spanish edited dub
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 Very good: 193 votes (sub:109, dub:54, raw:5, ?:2, edit.dub:1, others:22
9 German dubbed
3 Italian dubbed
2 Russian subtitled
2 French dubbed
1 Arabic dubbed
1 Arabic subtitled
1 Spanish subtitled
1 French edited dub
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Italian edited dub
)
 Good: 133 votes (sub:81, dub:35, raw:3, edit.dub:1, others:13
4 Italian dubbed
4 German dubbed
2 French dubbed
1 Arabic edited dub
1 Arabic dubbed
1 Russian dubbed
)
 Decent: 56 votes (sub:34, dub:15, others:7
3 Italian dubbed
2 German dubbed
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 So-so: 26 votes (sub:16, dub:6, ?:1, others:3
2 German dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Not really good: 11 votes (sub:8, ?:1, dub:1, others:1
1 German dubbed
)
 Weak: 17 votes (sub:11, dub:4, others:2
1 German dubbed
1 Korean edited dub
)
 Bad: 5 votes (dub:3, sub:2)
 Awful: 1 vote (dub:1)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 1421 users, rank: #704 (of 5579)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.737 (Very good−), std. dev.: 1.6473, rank: #824 (of 5568)
Weighted mean: 7.642 (Very good−), rank: #819 (of 5568) (seen all: 7.91 / seen some: 7.12 / won't finish: 4.71)
Bayesian estimate: 7.640 (Very good−), rank: #609 (of 4248)
Running time: 25 minutes per episode 
Number of episodes: 39 
Episode titles: We have 39
Vintage:
1990-04-13 to 1991-04-12 
1991-09-09 (France) 
1996-02-23 to 1996-04-17 (Germany - RTL2) 
Release dates: We have 2
Opening Theme:
#1: "Blue Water" by Miho Morikawa 
Ending Theme:
#1: "Yes! I will..." by Miho Morikawa 
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 10
Reviews:
Nadia DVD 10 (Aug 9, 2002)
Nadia DVD 6 (Mar 7, 2002)
Nadia DVD 4 (Feb 17, 2002)
Nadia DVD 3 (Feb 15, 2002)
News: Show:
Otaking at MIT (Sep 28, 2003)
ADV Films panel (Jul 21, 2003)
Anime Expo Updates (May 29, 2002)
This Week's Releases (Jan 30, 2002)
This Week's Releases (Dec 19, 2001)
ADV November Releases (Sep 17, 2001)
7th Eva Manga (Sep 10, 2001)
ADV Updates (Aug 15, 2001)
ADV at AX (Jul 7, 2001)
ACen 2001: ADV Films (May 11, 2001)
Upcoming releases (Apr 4, 2001)
DVD Updates (Dec 23, 2000)
Other articles: Show:
Hey, Answerman! (Feb 20, 2009)
Hey, Santaman! (Dec 23, 2005)
Answerman: Debriefed (Sep 28, 2001)
Nadia vs. Atlantis? (May 15, 2001)
Answerman: Scream! (Apr 29, 2001)
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DVD (Region 1)
    Nadia - Perfect Collection (Tin) (DVD) 2007-11-27
    Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water - Collection 1 (DVD) 2008-11-11 (from $28.46)
    Nadia - The Secret of Blue Water - Collection 2 (DVD) 2008-12-16 (from $14.99)
    Nadia - Secret of Blue Water (DVD 1) 2003-11-25
    Nadia - Secret of Blue Water (DVD 2) 2003-11-25 (from $14.17)
    Nadia - Secret of the Blue Water (DVD 3) 2003-11-25 (from $14.17)
    Nadia - The Adventure Begins (DVD 1) 2001-06-12 (from $29.89)
    Nadia - The Dark Kingdom (DVD 2) 2001-08-14 (from $23.98)
    Nadia - Aboard the Nautilus (DVD 3) 2001-09-25 (from $28.89)
    Nadia - Battleground (DVD 4) 2001-11-06 (from $3.00)
    Nadia - Nemo's Fortress (DVD 5) 2001-12-18 (from $19.99)
    Nadia - The Deep Blue Sea (DVD 6) 2002-01-29 (from $3.00)
    Nadia - Nadia's Island (DVD 7) 2002-03-12 (from $2.88)
    Nadia - The Secret Cave (DVD 8) 2002-04-23 (from $23.98)
    Nadia - Nadia In Love (DVD 9) 2002-06-04 (from $23.98)
    Nadia - The Prophecy Fulfilled (DVD 10) 2002-07-16 (from $11.98)
    Nadia - Secret of Blue Water DVD Collection 1 + Audio CDs (DVD 1-5) 2004-05-18
    Nadia - Secret of Blue Water DVD Collection 2 + Audio CDs (DVD 5-10) 2004-07-06
VHS
    Nadia - The Adventure Begins (Dub.VHS 1) 2001-06-12
    Nadia - The Dark Kingdom (Dub.VHS 2) 2001-08-14 (from $19.95)
    Nadia - Aboard the Nautilus (Dub.VHS 3) 2001-09-25 (from $14.47)
    Nadia - Battleground (Dub.VHS 4) 2001-11-06 (from $7.00)
    Nadia - Nemo's Fortress (Dub.VHS 5) 2001-12-18
    Nadia - The Deep Blue Sea (Dub.VHS 6) 2002-01-29
    Nadia - Nadia's Island (Dub.VHS 7) 2002-03-12 (from $1.74)
    Nadia - The Secret Cave (Dub.VHS 8) 2002-04-23 (from $18.98)
    Nadia - Nadia In Love (Dub.VHS 9) 2002-06-04
    Nadia - The Prophecy Fulfilled (Dub.VHS 10) 2002-07-16

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director:
Hideaki Anno 
Shinji Higuchi (eps 23-39) 
Series Composition: Shigeru Morikawa 
Scenario: Kaoru Umeno 
Storyboard:
Hideaki Anno 
Mahiro Maeda (4 episodes
eps 10, 16, 22, 35
)
 
Masa Yuki 
Masayuki (7 episodes
eps 3, 13, 20, 28-29, 33, 36
)
 
Shinji Higuchi (6 episodes
eps 21, 25-26, 28, 30, 38
)
 
Takeshi Mori  (used 3 different pen-names; 14 episodes
eps 5-6, 8-9, 11, 14, 17, 19, 23, 27, 29, 32, 34, 37
)
 
Toshiyuki Kubooka (eps 12, 31, 39) 
Yuuji Kawara 
Episode Director: Masa Aono (ep 36) 
Music: Shiro Sagisu 
Original Concept: Hayao Miyazaki 
Character Design:
Shunji Suzuki 
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto 
Animation Director:
Hideaki Anno (ep 37) 
Kazuya Tsurumaki (eps 31, 39) 
Masahiko Ohta 
Nobuaki Nagano 
Shunji Suzuki 
Tadashi Hiramatsu  (eps 11, 15) 
Takeshi Honda (eps 30, 35) 
Toshiyuki Kubooka (2,20,36) 
Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (8,21,39) 
Mecha design:
Hideaki Anno 
Shoichi Masuo 
Sound Director: Katsunori Shimizu 
Animation producer:
Akiji Murahama 
Jun'ichi Shintaku (ep 39) 
Ken Tsuchiya (ep 39) 
Kenjiro Kawahito 
Tomoji Kodama (eps 1-30) 
Tomomi Nakamaru (ep 39) 
Yasuhito Murata (eps 31-39) 
Yasushi Yoritsune (eps 1-39) 
Color Coordination: Otome Nanahoshi 
Ending Animation: Shinya Ohira (uncredited) 
Image Boards: Tatsuyuki Tanaka (eps 19-29) 
Key Animation:
Hiroki Kanno 
Hiroyuki Okuno (eps 11, 15) 
Isamu Imagake 
Kazuchika Kise (ep 5) 
Kazuya Kuroda 
Kazuya Tsurumaki  (12 episodes
eps 1, 3, 8, 10, 12, 16, 20-22, 30, 35, 38
)
 
Keiji Gotoh (eps 17, 19, 25) 
Tadashi Hiramatsu (eps 11, 20) 
Takehiro Nakayama 
Takeshi Honda  (OP; 8 episodes
eps 1, 3, 8, 12, 16, 20, 22, 39 epilogue
)
 
Tomohiro Hirata 
Toshihiro Kawamoto (ep 3) 
Toshiyuki Tsuru (eps 2, 35) 
Yasuhito Kikuchi 
Yoshiaki Iwasaki 
Yoshimitsu Ohashi 
Yuji Takahashi 
Planning: Hiroshi Kubota 
Sound Effects: Toru Noguchi 
Theme Song Performance: Miho Morikawa 
Noriko Hidaka as Jean 
Yoshino Takamori as Nadia 

Akio Ohtsuka as Captain Nemo 
Kenyuu Horiuchi as Sanson 
Kikuko Inoue as Electra 
Kumiko Takizawa as Grandis 
Motomu Kiyokawa as Gargoyle 
Toshiharu Sakurai as
Hanson 
King 
Yuko Mizutani as Marie 

Banjou Ginga as Voice of the Red Noah 
Chafurin as Man under Giger 
Chikao Ohtsuka as Giger 
Hiroshi Masuoka as Jean's Uncle 
Hitoshi Takagi as Irion 
Kaneto Shiozawa as Emperor Neo 
Kappei Yamaguchi as Hamahama 
Kenichi Ogata as President of Newspaper Agency 
Kouji Tsujitani as Ayrton 
Masashi Ebara as Science Pressman 
Masayuki Kato as Deutsch Admiral 
Nobuyuki Furuta as Pressman 
Ryuji Nakagi as Man under Giger 
Shigezou Sasaoka as Circus Ringmaster 
Shinya Ohtaki as General 
Tamio Ohki as Doctor Woolar 
Teiji Oomiya as Captain Mayville 
Tesshô Genda as Chief Editor of Newspaper 
Toshihiko Seki as Fejto 
Tsukasa Itou as Fuzzy 
Yasunori Matsumoto as Crew of Nautilus 
Yukari Takayama as Man under Giger 
Yutaka Shimaka as Crew of Nautilus 
Japanese companies
Animation Cooperation:
GAINAX 
Group TAC 
SEI YOUNG 
Animation Production:
KORAD 
TOHO 
Broadcaster: NHK 
Key Animation:
BAEK KOO (ep 28) 
KAC (4 episodes
eps 27, 33-34, 37
)
 
Studio ArgoShip (ep 19) 
Sun Planning (ep 35) 
Woo Lee Production (ep 23) 
Young Woo Production (ep 17) 
Production:
GAINAX 
Group TAC 
Production Cooperation:
NHK Enterprises 
Sogo Vision 
Recording Studio: Seion Studio 
Sound Effects: Anime Sound Production 
Sound Production: Zack Promotion 
English cast
English staff
Director: Charles Campbell 
Art Director:
Andy Orjuela 
Ruby Halipoto 
Executive producer:
John Ledford 
Sharon Papa 
ADR Engineer: Charles Campbell 
DVD Coordination: Janice Williams 
DVD Graphics: Hiroko Fukumori 
DVD Producer:
David Williams 
Sharon Papa 
Logo Design: Hiroko Fukumori 
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas 
Production Coordination: Janice Williams 
Production Secretary: Anna Bechtol 
Promotion: Rod Peters 
Sound Design: Paul Killam 
Subtitle Script & Timing: William McBee 
Meg Bauman as Nadia 
Nathan Parsons as Jean 

Corey M. Gagne as Hanson 
David Jones as Gargoyle 
Ev Lunning Jr. as Captain Nemo 
Jennifer Stuart as Electra 
Martin Blacker as Sanson 
Sarah Richardson as Grandis 
Shawn Sides as King 

Afi Komen as Battleship Announcer 
Amie Elyn as Nautilus Nurse 
Beau Paul as Tolaro 
Ben Wolfe as Soldier 
Billy F. Harden as Nautilus Chief Engineer 
Boon Sheridan as Soldier 
Brandon Crow as Lookout 
Brian Yanish as Nautilus Pilot 
Britt Baker as Nautilus Sailor 
Carl Domaski as Field Soldier 
Carlos Neulander as Nautilus Status Chief 
Charles Campbell as Soldier 
Christa Kimlicko Jones as Older Marie 
Clay Towery as
Gargoyle’s Cabinet 
Gargoyle’s Follower 
Gargoyle’s Henchmen 
Tavern Sailor 
Corey M. Gagne as Neo’s Servant 
Cory Cruser as Hamahama 
Craig Kanne as Red Noah Voice 
Dan Bisbee as
Exposition Guard 
Nautilus Pilot 
Dan Dietz as Emperor Neo 
David DuBose as Threadgill 
Don Toner as Tower of Babel Technician 
Douglas Taylor as
Gargoyle’s Cabinet 
Gargoyle’s Follower 
Gargoyle’s Henchmen 
Nautilus Cook 
Tavern Sailor 
Edwin Neal as Uncle 
Ellen Kolstö as Gonzalez’s Moll 
Ellie McBride as Nadia’s Mother 
Eric Abbott as Tower of Babel Technician 
Eric Henshaw as Captain Melville 
Frank Baum as Competition Announcer 
Gilbert Austin as
Gargoyle’s Cabinet 
Gargoyle’s Henchmen 
Nautilus Scientist 
Greg Gondek as Nautilus Sonar Officer 
Guy Roberts as Field Soldier 
Huck Huckaby as Holland 
J. Richard Smith as
Lord Arkwright 
Nautilus Co-Pilot 
James Arnold as Red Noah Voice 
James Arnold Taylor as Red Noah voice 
Jason B. Phelps as Ayerton 
Jason P. Stingley as Soldier 
Joe Valdez as Gargoyle’s Follower 
Judson L. Jones as
Gargoyle’s Henchmen 
Red Noah Voice 
Tribe Chief 
Kara Bliss as Gargoyle’s Henchmen 
Karen Kuykendall as Narrator 
Kelly M. McDaniel as Tower of Babel Technician 
Ken Webster as
Commander 
Gonzalez 
Lana Dietrich as Auntie 
Lana Lesley as
Countdown Announcer 
Gargoyle’s First Officer 
Red Noah Voice 
Lowell B. Bartholomee as Gargoyle’s Cabinet 
Marc Hairston as Gargoyle’s Cabinet 
Margaret Cassidy as Marie 
Mark A. Vassberg as
Battalion Chief 
Soldier 
Markell Pool as Land Ship Sailor 
Maurice Moore as Ensign Fait 
Melissa Livingston as Gonzalez’s Moll 
Michael Stuart as Prime Soldier 
Michael J. Banvard as Soldier 
Michael T. Mergen as Prison Soldier 
Mick D'Arcy as Nautilus Navigator 
Nanker Phelge as Field Soldier 
Randy Wyatt as Tower of Babel Technician 
Raphael Ruiz as Soldier 
Robert Kaufman as
Soldier 
Tower of Babel Technician 
Robert Pierson as Science Chief 
Robert Rudie as Irion 
Robert J. Lawrence as Tavern Sailor 
Russ Roten as Red Noah 
Scott Schroeder as
Circus Clown 
Webster 
Skip Bandy as Field Chief 
Talbot McKitt as New Nautilus Radio Voice 
Titos Menchaca as Ringmaster 
Travis Dean as Overseer 
W.T. Bryant as
Gargoyle’s Cabinet 
Gargoyle’s Henchmen 
Weldon Phillips as Tribe Chief 
Werner Lang as Nautilus Doctor 

English companies
Broadcaster: The Anime Network 
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C. 
Internet Streaming: The Anime Network 
Licensed by: ADV Films 
Post Production: Monkey Boy Studios 
Recording Studio: Monster Island 
Soundtrack: ADV Music 
Korean staff
Korean cast
(none)
Lee Mija as Jean 
Park Sohyeon as Nadia 

Gang-San Kim as Gargoyle 
Gwon Hyeoksu as Sanson 
Hong Seongok as Electra 
Hwang Yungeol as Hanson 
Lee Byeongsik as Captain Nemo 
Lee Seonho as Marie 
Seong Yujin as Grandis 

Gang-San Kim as Nautilus Crew Member 
Gwan-Cheol Kim as Emperor Neo 
Gwon Hyeoksu as Nautilus Crew Member 
Han Sanghyeok as Nautilus Sonar Officer 
Kim Yeonghun as Ensign Fait 
Park Yeonghwa as
Ayerton 
Nautilus Crew Member 
Korean companies
(none)
French staff
French cast
ADR Director: Marc François 

Theme Song Performance: Francine Chantereau 
Valérie Siclay as Nadia 

Herve Rey as Jean 
Joëlle Fossier as Electra 
Marc François as
Caïus 
Empereur Néo 
Michel Vigné as
Némo 
Titus 
Philippe Ariotti as
Argon 
Ayrton 
Gargoyle 
Virginie Ogouz as
Grandine 
Marie 
French companies
Broadcaster:
Game one (from 2000) 
La 5 (from 9 September 1991) 
Mangas 
NT1 (from 20 July 2005) 
Distributor: AB distribution 
Spanish staff
Spanish companies
Theme Song Lyrics: Tony Seven (Spain dub) 
Theme Song Performance: Sol Pilas (Spain dub) 
Broadcaster:
Club Super 3 (Spain dub) 
Telecinco (Spain) 
Spanish cast
(none)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director:
Dania Cericola (new dubbing) 
Lidia Costanzo 
Theme Song Performance: Cristina D'Avena (TV edition) 
Debora Magnaghi as Nadia (new dubbing) 
Nadia Biondini as Nadia 

Daniela Fava as Marie Lowenbrau (new dubbing) 
Massimiliano Lotti as Capitano Nemo (new dubbing) 

Claudio Moneta as Gargoyle (new dubbing) 
Dania Cericola as Grandis (new dubbing) 
Diego Sabre as Sansone 
Federico Danti as Imperatore Neo 
Giorgio Bonino as Eco (new dubbing) 
Giovanni Battezzato as Capitano Nemo 
Marco Balzarotti as Conte Ayrton 
Mariagrazia Errigo as Rebecca 
Marina Massironi as Marie Lowenbrau 
Massimo de Francovich as Echo Vien 
Massimo Di Benedetto as King (new dubbing) 
Natale Ciravolo as Narrator #1 (new dubbing) 
Paola Della Pasqua as
Electra (new dubbing) 
Narrator #2 (new dubbing) 
Paola Messina as Electra 
Patrizio Prata as Imperatore Neo (new dubbing) 
Sergio Romanò as Hanson 
Stefano Albertini as Hanson (new dubbing) 
Tony Fuochi as Timoniere 
Italian companies
Distributor:
DENEB Film 
Yamato Video (Italy) 
Dubbing:
DENEB Film 
Raflesia srl (new dubbing) 
German staff
German cast
(none)
Beate Pfeiffer as Nadia 

Aleksandra Ludwig as Electra 
Jan Koester as Hanson 
Martina Dunker as Grandis Granva 
Nicola Grupe as Marie 
Nicole Grupe as Marie 
Oliver Mink as Sanson 
Reinhard Brock as Captain Nemo 
Tobias Lelle as Ayerton 
Ulf-Jürgen Wagner as Narrator 

German companies
Broadcaster: RTL2 
Distributor:
ACOG (uncut) 
OVA Films 
Arabic staff
Arabic cast
(none)
Anji Al Yousif as Alaa (Jean) 
Buthaina Mi'mari as Rola (Nadia) 

Anji Al Yousif as Lama (Electra) 
Buthaina Mi'mari as Rama (Marie) 
Fatima Sa'ad as Lamees (Grandis) 
Arabic companies
Broadcaster: Spacetoon 
Distributor: Animation International (Mahr Al-Hajj Weiss) 
Production: Animation International (Mahr Al-Hajj Weiss) 
Tagalog staff
Tagalog cast
(none)
Aya Bejer as Electra 
Yvette Tagura as Nadia 
Tagalog companies
Broadcaster: ABS-CBN 
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)
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