Anno's director's cut: all killer, no filler, one submarine war to end them all.
The third and final 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.
Direction
Anno finally gets the Nadia he wanted—tight, brutal, personal.
Production
Nautilus as character: claustrophobic, magnificent, doomed.
Writing
Jean's narration reframes everything through survivor's guilt.
Director
Hideaki Anno
Yoshino Takamori
Nadia la Arwall (voice)
Noriko Hidaka
Jean Roque Raltique (voice)
Yuko Mizutani
Marie en Carlsberg (voice)
Kumiko Takizawa
Grandis Granva (voice)
Kenyu Horiuchi
Sanson (voice)
Toshiharu Sakurai
King / Hanson (voice)
Akio Otsuka
Nemo (voice)
Kikuko Inoue
Electra (voice)
Motomu Kiyokawa
Gargoyle (voice)
Michio Hazama
Narration (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Ayerton (voice)
Kaneto Shiozawa
Emperor Neo (voice)
Banjo Ginga
Alien Voice (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This VHS-only release is essentially Anno's apology letter for the infamous 'island arc' that derailed the TV production.
The compilation's existence predicted Anno's later obsession with revision—Evangelion would get similar 'final' cuts for decades.
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