Hideaki Anno , creator of the seminalNeon Genesis Evangelionseries , made his first real claim to fame in the animation world when dear directorHayao Miyazakihired him to help makeNausicaä and the Valley of Windback in the former ‘ 80s . The two anime legends would collaborate together again , less straight off , with Nadia : The arcanum of Blue Water — Anno ’s first TV serial publication , which is lastly coming to America in style via GKids .
Although Anno aim the 39 - instalment serial publication , Nadia was based on a concept by Miyazaki , which should be pretty obvious once you read the plot of ground synopsis : “ It ’s 1889 and people from around the Earth are flocking to Paris to see scientific achievements at the Exposition Universelle despite rumors of peril lallygag in the oceans . While attending the fair , teenaged artificer Jean meets Nadia , a mysterious girl who possesses a highly essay - after crystal called Blue Water . Pursued by villainous forces , the brace journeying by ocean and by sky to get off their would - be captors and to discover the secret of the vitreous silica . ”
If this sound somewhat intimate , it might be because it shares a lot in common with Miyazaki ’s 1986 movie Laputa : Castle in the Sky . However , it almost might be because of the many , many similarities between Nadia and the 2001 Disney flick Atlantis : The Lost Empire , which were so prevalent Anno ’s studio apartment Gainax want to sue the Disney corp but got shut down by the show ’s meshwork , NHK . you may read about themhere(or the similar allegations that 1994 ’s The Lion King is a rip - off of Osamu Tezuka ’s 1960s ’ gum anime series Kimba the White Lionhere ) .
Art by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto.Image: GKids
Nadia : The Secret of Blue Water has made it to America before , most recently in 2014 , but again this will be the first time the serial publication has had a 4 KB restoration . If GKids does half as well with it as its recently remasteredEvangelion bent , gum anime sports fan are in for a treat .
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