Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water - Nautilus Story I (1991)
The first specially edited memorial episode featuring Jean’s narration. This is a breath-taking sea adventure action animation. The story centers on a series of critical battles by the indestructible submarine, Nautilus and the conflict between Captain Nemo and the Gargoyle. It’s a shorter, more streamlined version of Nadia called "The Nautilus Story", which all but eliminates the filler arc and concentrates on the struggle between Nemo and Gargoyle. Some scenes in the more pivotal episodes are cut as well. The compilation series was made by Hideaki Anno, who was said to have been dissatisfied with the final result of the TV show. The Nautilus Story was only released in Japan on VHS and laserdisc.
Directors:
Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi, Jun Kamiya, Shoichi Masuo, Takeshi Mori, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Yukio Suzuki, Masayuki, Yoshitomo Yonetani, Koji Masunari.
Writers:
Hayao Miyazaki, Hisao Ohkawa.
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Yoshino Takamori as Nadia la Arwall (voice) |
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Noriko Hidaka as Jean Roque Raltique (voice) |
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Yuko Mizutani as Marie en Carlsberg (voice) |
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Kumiko Takizawa as Grandis Granva (voice) |
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Kenyu Horiuchi as Sanson (voice) |
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Toshiharu Sakurai as King / Hanson (voice) |
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Akio Otsuka as Nemo (voice) |
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Kikuko Inoue as Electra (voice) |
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Motomu Kiyokawa as Gargoyle (voice) |
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Michio Hazama as Narration (voice) |
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Hiroshi Masuoka as Jean's uncle (voice) |
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Koichi Yamadera as Ayerton (voice) |
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Teiji Ōmiya as Captain Mayville (voice) |
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Minoru Inaba as Captain Neo Atlan (voice) |
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Kahiro Shima as Chief Engineer |
| Visual Effects | Yoshiyuki Sadamoto | Character Designer |
| Sound | Shiro Sagisu | Music |
| Directing | Hideaki Anno | Director |
| Visual Effects | Toshiyuki Kubooka | Animation Director |
| Art | Masanori Kikuchi | Art Direction |
| Art | Masahiro Maeda | Settings |
| Art | Hiroshi Sasaki | Art Direction |
| Directing | Shinji Higuchi | Director |
| Writing | Jules Verne | Original Concept |
| Writing | Jules Verne | Novel |
| Writing | Hideaki Anno | Story |
| Writing | Hayao Miyazaki | Story |
| Writing | Hayao Miyazaki | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jun Kamiya | Director |
| Directing | Shoichi Masuo | Director |
| Directing | Takeshi Mori | Director |
| Visual Effects | Yoshiyuki Sadamoto | Animation Director |
| Directing | Hiroyuki Sasaki | Director |
| Visual Effects | Tsukasa Abe | Animation Director |
| Directing | Yukio Suzuki | Director |
| Directing | Masayuki | Director |
| Editing | Harutoshi Ogata | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Hiroshi Kugimiya | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Akira Takeuchi | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Hidenori Matsubara | Animation Director |
| Visual Effects | Kumiko Kawana | Animation Director |
| Directing | Yoshitomo Yonetani | Director |
| Directing | Koji Masunari | Director |
| Editing | Masashi Furukawa | Editor |
| Visual Effects | Shunji Suzuki | Animation Director |
| Writing | Hisao Ohkawa | Screenplay |
| Editing | Naoto Hashimoto | Editor |
| Writing | Naoto Hashimoto | Writer |