TV series

Martian Successor Nadesico

1996–1997 · 1 season

A playful space-opera romp that balances mecha action and romantic farce with sudden, earnest gut-punches about war and grief.

Overview: 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!
How it feels: Whimsical, satirical, melancholic and tense. Brisk and needs your attention.
About: War, identity, found family, trauma
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: war
identity
found family
trauma
love
Places: space
big city
Era: far-future
Audience: teen
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Genres: animation, comedy, sci-fi & fantasy, drama
Created by: Michitaka Kikuchi
Starring: Yuji Ueda, Houko Kuwashima, Omi Minami, Naoko Takano, Maya Okamoto, Kentaro Ito, Tomokazu Seki, Chisa Yokoyama
Cinematography: Yukio Sugiyama
Length: 1 seasons, 26 episodes, 22 min each
Network: TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TVQ, TV Osaka, TVh, TSC
Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese