Martian Successor Nadesico

S01E01 To Go Like a Man

October 1, 1996 22 min

It's the late 22nd century, and the Jovian lizards are attacking Earth. Nergal Heavy Industries decides to build its own battleship, the Nadesico. Captained by the ditsy yet tactically brilliant Yurika Misumaru, and crewed by...

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S01E02 Leave the Blue Earth to Me

October 8, 1996 22 min

Not liking the idea of a powerful battleship in the hands of civilians, the United Earth military sends Admiral Misumaru's fleet to take control of the Nadesico. Will Yurika be able to protect her ship...

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S01E03 A Goodbye That Came Too Soon

October 15, 1996 22 min

The Nadesico's next destination is Mars, but in order to get there, it has to pass through the Earth's various lines of defense, including the Big Barrier. Can the Nadesico convince the United Earth forces...

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S01E04 Charmed by Aqua Space

October 22, 1996 22 min

The Nadesico heads out to the L2 colony to pick up some new Aestivalis pilots, but end up on a rescue and retrieval mission of a more urgent nature after the colony is destroyed in...

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S01E05 Ruri's Navigation Logs

October 29, 1996 22 min

On the long and boring trip to Mars, Mr Prospector insists that Yurika take the time to perform funerals for all the crewmembers and civilians that have died so far, a never-ending task that leaves...

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S01E06 Sort of Like a Fateful Decision

November 5, 1996 22 min

Having made it to Mars, the Nadesico fends off an attack and locates an underground colony of survivors. But rather than being grateful to be rescued, the survivors have no intention of leaving their home,...

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S01E07 The Song That You'll One Day Sing

November 12, 1996 22 min

Whilst Yurika and Inez put together a ""Get to Know the Nadesico"" broadcast to explain the Nadesico's recent adventures on Mars, the crew's thoughts turn towards finding a way to repair their ship enough to...

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S01E08 The Lukewarm "Cold Equation"

November 19, 1996 22 min

The Nadesico returns to Earth via the tulip on Mars, only to find that 8 months have passed while they were inside the chulip, and that Nergal has built a second battleship. Meanwhile, on the...

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S01E09 The Miracle Operation of the Kiss

November 26, 1996 22 min

Whilst Admiral Munetake sends the Nadesico to rescue a goodwill ambassador from a glacier, Megumi decides to use her free time to get closer to Akito in a virtual reality simulation of a high school...

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S01E10 The Dangers of Femininity

December 3, 1996 22 min

Despite being ordered to investigate a giant chulip on a tropical island, the crew decide to first enjoy some swimsuit time at the beach. Meanwhile, having slipped away from the attentions of his admirers and...

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S01E11 Finding Yourself in a Routine Plot

December 10, 1996 22 min

The Nadesico finds itself in trouble when they are taken down by a micro black hole from a new land-based Jovian cannon called the ""walking stick"". Now it is up to the Aestivalis pilots to...

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S01E12 Those Unforgettable Days

December 17, 1996 22 min

When the Nadesico's computer system malfunctions and starts attacking United Earth forces vessels, Admiral Munetake decides that the ship's memory banks should be wiped and reinstalled. Unwilling to see Omoikane (the ship's AI) and all...

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S01E13 There Is No Single Truth

December 24, 1996 22 min

It's Christmas on board the Nadesico, but behind the veneer of festivities, more serious events are moving forwards. With the Nadesico set to join the military, the crew face being being drafted into the UEAF-...

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S01E14 Let's Go with Hot-Blooded Anime

December 31, 1996 22 min

In a reversal of perspective, the Gekigangar crew settle down to watch the latest adventures of the Nadesico. Unfortunately, with no time to put together new footage, the Nadesico crew instead present a clip show,...

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S01E15 The Significant Other From A Star Far Away

January 7, 1997 22 min

Whilst the Nadesico heads to the Moon to pick up Akito, Munetake suspects that the pilots of the Jovian robot they recovered from Earth may be hiding somewhere on the ship. Uribatake is ordered to...

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S01E16 The Beginning of Nadesico's War

January 14, 1997 22 min

Whilst the Nadesico docks at the moon to await the launching of its sister ship the Shakuyaku, Megumi and Minato are taken aboard the Jovian starship, crewed by the ""Superior Male"" Gekigangar fanboys. But there...

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S01E17 A Reunion That Came Too Late

January 21, 1997 22 min

When Nergal finds out that Uribatake has been embezzling funds and spending a lot of time with Hikaru, Yurika drags Akito along on a special investigation to find out just exactly what the chief engineer...

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S01E18 Echoes of Self, Echoes of Water

January 28, 1997 22 min

It's revelation time for Ruri when she discovers that she is the biological daughter of the King and Queen of the neutral country Peaceland, who was lost after an in vitro fertilisation. With Akito as...

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S01E19 You're the Next Captain of the Nadesico

February 4, 1997 22 min

Nergal decides that Nadesico crew needs to kept happy with a bright and beautiful new captain- and what better way to select one than with a talent contest? Believing the contest is just to raise...

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S01E20 Run Silent, Run Deep

February 11, 1997 22 min

Yurika must use all her tactical skills to save the ship from the Jovian's 'leap cannon'- a weapon capable of teleporting warheads right inside the Nadesico. Can Yurika prove that she's more than just a...

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S01E21 The Meadows We Once Ran Across

February 18, 1997 22 min

The Nadesico has been tasked with defending the moon using its new phase transition cannon, but when something goes wrong with the Y Unit, the weapon becomes inoperable. With only an hour to fix it,...

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S01E22 Protect the Visitor?

February 25, 1997 22 min

The Jovians have sent a peace emissary over to the Nadesico- Yukina Shiratori, younger sister of Tsukumo. However, peace is the last thing on Yukina's mind- she plans to assassinate Minato, the 'savage Earth woman'...

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S01E23 A Place We Call Home

March 3, 1997 22 min

Having left the ship, the Nadesico crew attempt to settle back into their old lives on Earth, despite the fact that Nergal is keeping a close eye on them. But the longer they stay on...

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S01E24 Ubiquitous Righteousness

March 10, 1997 22 min

Truth, peace, and justice- these are the ideals that the Nadesico wants both warring sides to appreciate, and what could embody them better than the century-old Gekigangar anime? Whilst Tsukumo Shiratori arrives on board ot...

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S01E25 Being Myself, Being Yourself

March 17, 1997 22 min

The ancient ruins on Mars and the control they offer over boson jumping have become the prize that everyone wants to claim- not least Akatsuki and Nergal. As the Jovians gear up for a final...

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S01E26 For the Lady We Will Meet Someday

March 24, 1997 22 min

It's down to the Nadesico to keep the ancient Martian ruins out of enemy hands, but with the Jovian fleet closing in, it looks as if the only way to do that will be to...

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