Anno's director's cut: 39 episodes of anime chaos compressed to pure submarine warfare.
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.
Direction
Anno's surgical editing removes 15 hours of nonsense.
Production
Nautilus design that launched a thousand cosplay dreams.
Writing
Nemo's backstory hits harder in concentrated form.
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)
Hiroshi Masuoka
Jean's uncle (voice)
Koichi Yamadera
Ayerton (voice)
Teiji Ōmiya
Captain Mayville (voice)
Minoru Inaba
Captain Neo Atlan (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This compilation was VHS/laserdisc only—never officially subtitled or streamed outside Japan.
Anno's dissatisfaction with Nadia's production chaos directly influenced his later perfectionism on Evangelion.
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