GR Anime Review: Martian Successor Nadesico
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- Опубліковано 7 вер 2024
- A Glass Reflection Anime Review of Martian Successor Nadesico
Originally Released: October 30th 2016
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After War Gundam X (1996)
Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995)
The Irresponsible Captain Tylor (1993)
Final Verdict music:
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It actually isn't just Spike Spencer who provides the Eva references in the dub; Tiffany Grant was cast as Ryouko specifically because the directors thought it was funny to put her as an angry tsundere in a red mech after she'd just finished recording Asuka.
Things to know about Martian Successor Nadesico
- It's Gai Daigoji
- Gekiganger is the shit
- And Ruri is best girl
Nuh-uh! Izumi best girl! Fite meh!
Inez Fressange for best babe
you mentioning Gai Daigoji being a Kamina prototype made my day.
*nod* Nadesico is a pastiche on the mecha genre. However it's so good that it's become a great mech series in its own right. Originally, the Prince of Darkness movie was meant to be the start of a movie trilogy to tie things up...but it never happened due to the fact the movie was a facade of what I loved about it.
lol, fancy meeting you here
Not the strangest of coincidences. You've replied to none other than Abridged Jun Aoi.
Vox Nihili really as in Dynasty Warriors Gundam 3 Kamile sounds like Jun.
Yeah the movie was a bummer, liked the show though.
Could you say that Nadesico is the Cruel Angel's *Antithesis*?
I'm gonna leave now
*slow clap*
AwesomeSoxz watch the intro to MSN and Eva at the same time.
I'll give you one internet. Feeling generous today.
You win the internet.
Akito in the last episode of Nadesico: "Yurika, I watched the last episode of Gekigangar 3. Oh, it was a terrible episode. Just a horrible story. But as horrible as it was, I felt shivers going down my spine.... I want to believe in how I was so attached to Gekigangar. Believe in the part of myself that has faith in hot-blooded passion."
Carrying the parody homage all the way through to its finale.
Edit: I honestly didn't mind it going serious for a bit there at the end with sci-fi twists. Time paradox and time loop theories.
That moment when Arkada reviews not only an obscure show you've watched and enjoyed but also recommends your favorite anime ever (Irresponsible Captain Tylor)
I did review both Tylor and the OVA series back in the day when I was on Blip.
Though to be honest the first Tylor wasen't that great of a video. A third of it was me ragging on the spelling of Tylor's name, how the box has one spelling but the eyecatch has something else.
Woo, didn't expect you here, make more ytp's please :3
so is Nadesico like MASH in space?
Yes. Yes it is.
Glass Reflection Well, more people really should know about the show, if you could reupload that review (or remake it if you're unhappy with it) that would be fantastic :)
Also did not expect a reply
Glad to see Nadesico finally get some love.
Me: Oh it's 6 A.M... I should probably sleep.
*Arkada uploads new review*
Me: Aaaaahhhhh damn.
NOW BACK TO THE FUTURE IS ON T.V. GAH.
+xSonicSeedrian I feel your pain
Glass Reflection Arkada I encourage you to Review Aldnoah Zero! Its certainly worth your time.
YOU GET TO BURNING
RogerSmith2004 Have you seen Nadesico by any chance?
It was created by the same person who made ConRevo.
CornishCreamtea07 Sho Aikawa was involved, though I believe he was only a script writer for Nadesico.
TheKazeTrigger Not all of it
script for 15 eps(so more than half the show) and Basic Planer(whatever that means)
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Some stray thoughts as I as going through this:
- Yurika actually is tactically intelligent. It's shown maybe twice (?) in the entire series but it seems that when she's given full command and is actually motivated, she is quite competent.
- An interesting tale in all of Nadesico is the ongoing commentary that it's alright to love things, but to not take it to the point of obsession.
- I always found the best comparison for Nadesico was M*A*S*H...it's able to make you laugh one minute, then cry over crushing realism within the next.
- I actually thought the ending was an intentional joke. The fact that the translation specifically used the words "inevitable sequel" made it seem like it was throwing things around for the sake of poking fun at cliffhangers. Not well pulled, mind you, but it seems really tongue-in-cheek.
- It's quite disappointing that Stellvia won't get a sequel. It's not exactly great by any stretch of the imagination but I always appreciated it being an extremely positive and uplifting Space Opera.
It's nice seeing this series get some love. I've thought abut the series heavily the last couple years and I've felt that the series' main points are still extremely relevant after all this time.
If this comment gets 50 likes, Arkada has to review Mob Psycho 100 in the nude.
no thanks
Make this happen.
He has no obligations to do that
+KidSnivy69 He does now.
You can't decide things for him. Legally, he will not/does not need to do that action.
nadesico is my favorite anime of all time. i remember when i first watched it being shocked when the girl with glasses made a joke that the mechanic likes other men XD?
I'm really glad to meet with someone who feels almost the same I feel for this anime.
I remember before the dub for Gurren Lagann came out I really wanted Brett Weaver to play Kamina because of the similar personalities Gai Daigoji and Kamina have.
I love how this series is open about the fact that Anime can be used both for good and for bad. Near the end of the series, the Gekiganger anime is used as justification for peace by the crew and that one Jovian dude whose name I cannot remember. But, the same anime was also used to justify war by the Jovian leader. I just really like that Meta analysis that this anime does
If I recall correctly Nadesico:The Prince of darkness was meant to be the first movie in a trilogy.
Obviously its reception was why the other two were cancelled
Man, what a guilty pleasure anime this was. Even know I still crack up when Ryoko asks "Do you smell what she is cooking?"
Man, I miss 90s dubs so much
It was nice that pre-10s there was a time when not every dub was from Funimation.
CornishCreamtea07 I couldn't agree more. I think I watched more Pioneer and ADV dubs back in the 90s than Funimation
I stumbled across this review and it brought me all the day back to the early 2000s. This show has a special place in my heart, having first seen all of it at Otakon, when it was fansubbed AND right when ADV announced it had acquired the rights. Me and my friends fell in love from episode one and felt refreshed after being consumed with Evangelion. Since it's on youtube there's no reason to not give it a go. Plus the opening STILL SLAPS.
Fun fact, this Anime's head writer was the same person who was the head writer for the Pokemon anime (more specifically, the Kanto through end-of-Johto seasons), as well as the screenplay writer for the first 3 Pokemon movies.
Takeshi Shudo. What a small world.
There is just something about that "over the top" comedy style from 90's anime... I miss it.
You did Nadesico. This surprise was certainly unexpected, this is why glass reflection is good shit.
The unexpected sruprise like this one is something you find here and mostly here. 10/10 points well done Arcada
You Get to Burning.
Those unforgettable day, for them I live.
I Loved this show, it was one of the first 3 series that really got me into Anime.
another Recommendation to watch if you liked Nadesico is "Bodacious Space Pirates", by the same director: Tatsuo Sato. available on Crunchyroll
Thank you for this review Ark. I have been a loyal Nadesico fan since the early 2000's and I own the ADV release of the series and the movie, and while I liked the movie in some ways knowing what I do now kind of burns me in my own right.
However, your recommendation to Buy is well deserved and I thank you for this review! YOU GET TO BURNING!
I got so excited when I saw you did a review for this series, sir! My brother and I used to watch anime together before I moved out of my parents' house 5 years ago, and this series was one of the first either of us watched from start to finish (movie excluded). We loved it! And I have no shame whatsoever in admitting that it's the only anime I've watch all the way through twice! It's such a fun ride, and I am so glad that I found a copy at a con last year! It is so worth the money!
Nadesico is the show that got me into anime, and is still hands down one of my favourite shows (it holds a very special place in my heart). Not the first anime I ever saw, but the first one that really hooked me in, and resulted in hours spent trawling the early 2000's internet trying to learn more.
And yes, the ADV box set was also the very first set of DVDs I ever bought, and is still tucked safely away in my collection.
All these Nadesico haters... Baka baka
Thank you for this.
@@hickey1292 I am also hater!
Hearing those trumpets again gave me a nostalgasm. Still one of my all-time anime theme songs.
Awww... you did not include the Gekiganger 3 OVA. My favorite thing about Nadesico is when the finally met the Jovians they find the Jovians based their entire society on Gekiganer 3.
To further dash any hopes of a proper sequel/continuation; Xebec, the studio behind Nadesico, went tits-up in 2019.
i love your disclaimer. "unless you have a problem with animation from the 90's or older...then god help you". old animie is what i grew up on in a large part. back when blockbuster was still operating as a kid id go and pick up whatever they had. ( yes im kinda getting old haha). excellent review! one of my younger friends tried to watch gundam wing and couldnt because "it doesnt seem like 1080p". boi did i have a laugh at that! wonderful to see you reviewing older anime! keep it up please!
This is one of my favorite anime's. Nice to hear someone else's thoughts on it since it's not really well known.
So, where is the Mob Psycho review?
Mr. Crypto Thought I was the only one.
Mr. Crypto I also wanted to ask...
Same
So, where is patient?
RCgamer 77 I'm wondering if it is actually coming. Patience is a tired old man who needs to go see his wife and kids sometimes even though he works long hours to support the family.
I only earlier today learned about this anime and planned to watch it and now you posted this. What a nice timing
"it's like nadesico comes from a time when anime creator believe that you didn't have that sort of thing[fan service] to make character interesting to the audience " yep im gonna watch this one
there is 2 "fan servicey" type episodes but thats it.
sir, i am extremely shocked by how someone still remembers this show. This show have always been under the raider if not underrated. Finally there's someone like you who share its greatness to the public. i tried sharing it to my friends and peers before but sadly they never give it a shot or appreciated... but no matter what, great review.
Nadesico will always be my ultimate anime favorite. It perfectly blends tons of different genres together, while managing to parody all of them and still having a strong story of its own to tell. All of the main characters have plenty of screen time and character building, and even most background/support characters like Ms. Howmei are fleshed out enough that they don't feel one-dimensional. I highly recommend picking up the new RightStuf DVD set as it contains the movie, or better yet, wait until next year when they release Nadesico on Blu-ray! And I heartily recommend the dub, if not solely for the performance of Jennifer Earhart as Yurika Misumaru. Let's go Gekigengar 3!
Woah! Arkada's pulling out the classics. Shame this never got a 2nd season.
Good to see Nadesico is still receiving some love :)
Martian Successor Nadesico and The Irresponsible Captain Tylor are on my list of anime that I watch annually. They are very entertaining and enjoyable to watch but I will agree that the endings, leaves a lot to be desired. I will have to disagree with the dubbed version, I bought Neon Genesis Evangelion when it was first released, I prayed every episode for Shinji to die. To this day if I hear that voice actor use that voice I immediately switch to the original with subs.
Thank you for the review, it is nice when you occasionally review older anime.
i'm surprised you didn't choose Full Metal Panic as an alternate anime recommendation
Well, there is something in that..
TheRezro ?
Got the ADV release when it first came out and I watch it once a year, one of my favorite anime
You never see ANYONE! Talk about this show! That is refreshing, thank you!
"PRAISE THE SUN!"
i had to stop the video for that one. hahahaha
I love that opening trumpet in the OP. It announces that you are about to have a ripsnorting good time!
Man, this show was such a cornerstone of my childhood Anime experience. It's good to know why the tone shift was so abrupt in the movie. I have been bitter about that one for years. Thanks for the review!
I'm kinda amazed you hadn't reviewed this already, considering how many times you've talked about it in the past.
Im happy to see u reviewing more classic animes. If u havent seen Boogiepop phantom then prepare to have ur mind BLOWN!
I know of this anime through SRWJ, so it's nice to see how the actual anime fairs.
I watched nadesico after moving to a new city and feeling like a stranger in a strange land. It really helped through a tough time :)
I love Nadesico. I discovered this show during one of Toonami' s robot week's, and fell in love. I agree about the Guy/Kamina similarities. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thought that. Also, yeah the movie was terrible. It was as bad as the ending to Lost; in that it answered questions, but added more at the same time. Anyway, good review.
Funny you bring up Love Hina because the Japanese voice actor for Akito is the same as Kietarou, Ueda Yuji. Bonus fact, Omi Minami the voice for Ruri Ruri is his real wife. I don't know if they are still married to this day. Extra bonus 20th anniversary for this anime is this year.
I do have the original ADV release and it is glorious. I concur Martian Successor Nadesico, is one of the most under rate gems in Anime history..
this was the first anime ive ever seen (I was like, 6) and I was also rewatching this anime for the first time since then, at this very moment.
I was about 2/3 done the first episode when i started browsing through your uploads and found this.
Tristan, I can't move on with my life 'til I see your Monster review.
Arkada, you are going to make me watch a series, than play a game to watch a movie and consequently play another game to watch another series just to get the entire garsp of such a product? Wow, man. You're amazing, cause I love Saturn, I love Dreamcast and I surely liked the first episode of Nadesco. Holy Crap!
Pedro Centurión There is more Nadesico has been a part crossover games. Only 2 are in English SRW J for the GBA and SRW V for the PS4. You should play them after you're done.
people saying that Nadesico is bad please Nadesico has charm try watching the anime Pilot Candidate: Candidate for Goddess that is a terrible anime.
Thank you for reviewing this, it's one of my favorites.
Also you can transpose Nadesico and Evangelion's intro sequences' respective audio tracks and they both work really disturbingly well.
Hey thanks for the review. I quite enjoyed it.
A little feedback though:
English is my second language, and Japanese is my third one (learned it with anime TM). English being a foreign language to me, I have to somewhat focus to understand what you're talking about. When you mix a song as a BGM, which happens to be one of my favorite song, I can't help losing the focus ending up not being able to understand what you're talking about.
I'm sure this only happens to a very small portion of your audiences, them most likely being native English speakers. But that's what happened to me anyway, and I wanted to tell you about it. Cheers. :)
I'll keep that in mind for future videos. Which song was it? Was it the show's ending song that came in later in the video, or the intro song at the beginning?
watch the last episode on subtitles aketo slaps yurica when there in the cockpit but in english he just calls her an idiot
Glass Reflection It's "Watashi Rashiku" used around 8:00 mark. Thanks!
I don't know how you can improve it, or if you should do so in the first place. But I think just lowering the volume a bit may be enough in this case. Using an instrumental version would be also an option, but it's never as tasteful as a vocal version.
I bought this on VHS back in... '98 or '99 or so while I was working at Suncoast. It was the first anime I ever bought (And anime was extremely expensive on VHS back then, since it was usually $20-$30 for like 2 episodes per tape.) One of my favorite series. Excellent review, and you filled in a few gaps for me regarding the video games, as I was unaware those even existed.
I should pick up a new set on DVD, since my VHS tapes (and my VCR) are long gone. :)
I encourage everyone to watch this with subtitles on. Every time he says "Nadesico" gets translated into amusing things that are hilarious.
I don't recall the ending being all whacked up, I remember it being great because they wrapped up the love triangle. This show has charm to spare. Undeniable 90s classic, I've seen it twice and own it. Just recalling the show makes my heart pound.
Glad you reviewed it! My heart sank when you said it was messed up. The movie is not exactly good, haha! I still need to get to some of its more overbearing influences though, I'm rather short on space sagas in anime.
Its best function is that it's so messed up, I love that it takes nothing seriously. More Nadesico would be cool I guess, but I don't feel like I need it.
Cheers!
OH MY GOD, THIS ANIME WAS PART OF MY CHILDHOOD. Just as I started marathoning it again, Arkada does a review!
I 100% agree with you when it comes to Spike Spemcer Arkada, as soon as I saw that I freakin lost it!
I just finished it. It's my favorite new anime in a long time. Well, new to me anyway.
I'm old enough to remember this show when it was making it's major rounds on the North American market. This show was high school for me. Quite excited when I saw your review of it pop up in my suggested videos. Thank you!
I think Akito-Yurika ship carried this show for me.
I learned about this anime from Super Robot Wars W, which provides a convincing ending to the Nadesico series. I treat that one as cannon.
Nailed it. Arkada does it again.
Favorite character is Izumi Maki, totally underrated;
She makes me feel kinda funny, like when we used to climb the rope in gym class.
BUT, one must remember that time honored adage even when choosing a waifu;
"Never put your #@$! in crazy."
I am shocked. It took you this long to review this. My bro requested this review for who knows how long ago.
I'm just a cook...
I really love Nadesico. Is one of my favorite tv series ever...What's bothers me is the movie.
For me it was one of the biggest disappointment series finale ever written ( movie ). First because the author didn't give a damn about the people who don't live in Japan and don't have acess to the Sega Saturn games, so in the movie they just goes " I will not explain anything about what happened in the last 3 years so brave yourselfs ". I heard it would be a trilogy but for some reason they forgot about it....
But Nadesico is amazing. Every character is lovely in some way. Yurika is one of my favorite female characters ever. Nadesico's crew is amazing! Thanks for the video. Great work!
Rem from Re:Zero at 0:21!
I LOVE NADESICO!
Thank you for reviewing this show! I bought it back in the day when it came out and this review was nice blast from the past, morning present for me. You are awesome! :)
didn't watch Nadesico but the way he described it somehow reminds me of Full Metal Panic :P
Glad Ark reviewed this slightly obscure anime; i myself watched this because of Super Robot Wars J! :D
Loved the different style for the review this go around please do it again!
Yea that main character definitely amuses me. I appreciate that kind of comedy.
I haven't watched this show, nor was aware of it, but due to this review, i'm heavily considering it. I love mecha anime a ton, i'm no super-fan of anime (yet), so i'm not sure about my tastes being good yet, but i'd recommend watching Lagrange- The flower of Rinne. It's one of those shows that is meant to be enjoyed IMO, and I found the experience to be one of the most beautiful, enjoyable shows i've ever watched. Sure, it's not the best i've seen, but it's pretty damn good and I do recommend it.
nadesico is really damn good, though some characters may get on your nerves depending on your taste, and it has a brilliant plot twist I dare not spoil
I've got it on my list, gonna listen to your words and hopefully have a fun time.
It's a great show, but it feels like it drags in the middle.
if I'm remembering correctly the recap episode also contains a bootstrap paradox with the gekigengan/gekigan flare wherein akito learns it from gekigengar 3 and the cast of gekigengar 3 learn it from akito on nedesico
Man, I remember this show back in high school. This is such a hard series to recommend to people, too, because it's stuck in the "Spike Spencer is Shinji Ikari" era of dubs and, frankly, I argue that the dub is worth a watch *because* of Spike Spencer.
Since you're more or less recommending Macross for folks who liked this series, would you suggest the original Macross or the English "remake" Robotech?
i think he meant SDF Macross not harmony gold macross.
aww you stopped doing the pictures on the bottom for your suggestions. I liked those. gave me a visual representation of what I'm looking for.
This was one of my first anime I started on. I am glad you did a review of it. Now I have to go back and rewatch it.
People say Sao is the worst anime but they clearly haven't seen this
SAO is one of the worst Modern Animes out there while this is one of the worst Retro Animes out there
DeEpicAnimeFan SAO isn't one of the worst modern anime(IMO). It only gets as much hate as it does because of its popularity. There are so many shows that are far far far worse than SAO. In recent memory shows that deserve to be in contention for being one of the worst modern anime are Big Order, Divine Gate, and Taboo Tattoo.
I call SAO bad because it is bad. While people say the fight scenes are good there as absoloutely no logic behind it. Yes anime never follow real world logic but the show has zero factors that define how it works. Plot holes are abundant and the show only exists to show how Kirito is a bad ass for doing nothing,
Mother's Rosario is Bae though.
Big Order, Divine Gate, and Taboo Tattoo, New Game!, Love Live, Idolmaster are terrible on their own right though.
+protagonist I dislike SAO, because it lacked depth and all that initial build up the first half of the first season died, to suddenly have a whole new direction and plot...
*****
I give that title to new game and the idol fad.
Can you review Irresponsible Captain Tylor?
Another great review. Keep Up The Good Work~!
Consensus wanted--where in terms of parody scale would you put Nadesico:
-the Mel Brooks school of spoof, or...
-the Abramms-Zucker Bros. (Airplane!, Top Secret!, The Naked Gun series) variety?
Feels like Nadesico is more in the vein of parodies like Galaxy Quest, with bits of Mel Brooks and Abrahams-Zucker in between.
That moment when he finally does a review of a show that you already have, gives it all his praise that it deserves and then says the ADV ones were lucky... Which I have, sweet.
little note if you intend to hunt down the old adv dvd's be sure they are the
"Essential anime collection" version witch condense the series into 3 volumes, w/ each volume containing 2 disc (6 disc in total) + some funny commentary.
I watched Martian Successor Nadesico last year, and the harem of girls pining for Akito is what made the series for me. I even got to do NSFW art for one of the girls (the Megumi Hayashibara expy).
*sigh*... if only this anime got a remake, like the countless remakes that evangelion has...
2:26
You want a celebratory fanfare of everything mecha?
You want GaoGaiGar.
Well, for everything super robot anyway.
Now there's an old one I nearly forgot about, yet the intro sounds like I heard it yesterday.
I love this show so much, I never finished it though.
I didn't want to get that empty feeling after you finish a show.
Martian Successor Nadesico and Vandread was an enjoyable romp that I watched when they came out to the United States. Awesome set of series.
the cast commentary on the adv dvd are gold! especially the pageant episode. plus, captain enema.
I love this show so much! I watched it on VHS waaaaaaaay back in the 90's (still have my one copy on NTSC - I'm in Australia so it was super rare) and even read the manga back then too. Recently bought the series on DVD and I heard they are releasing it on blu ray next year with G Gundam :)Also the new super robot wars v that's coming out next year in English has the mecha from Nadescio in it.
Man, I don't have anything to say about this show, but that OP is classic as hell. "You Get To Burning" is awesome.
Praise the sun, and it's name is Veriatible!
Jokes aside, the screen felt quite bare without the visuals on when you gave the ranking, recommendations and such. Trying to go for a more minimalistic style, or did you just forget?
Oh how I weep... I watched the movie sooo many times on Locomotion back in the day, and when they finally decided to show the anime itself... was days before I left for Australia (and the channel was named Animax at that point)