Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water Japanese Blu-Ray Release
The classic anime, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water is getting a Blu-ray box set release in Japan on the 23rd of November.
Based on the works of Jules Verne the anime followed the story of a young inventor named Jean, a young French inventor, and a former circus performer named Nadia, a girl of mysterious origins who wishes to return home. The two are chased by a group of jewel thieves but are rescued by Captain Nemo and his submarine before an even larger enemy emerges.
The series was created Gainax who were commissioned by Toho to develop a concept that Hayao Miyazaki originally came up with in the 70’s. The television series was directed by Hideaki Anno of Evangelion fame ran for 39 episodes from 1990 to 1991.
This new release contains 7 blu-ray discs with 135 minutes of video recording to benefit all 39 episodes plus a 111 page booklet filled with 74 pages Illustrations. The box illustrations have been drawn by Yoshiyuki Sadamoto who worked on the character design on classic titles such as Evangelion, Gunbuster, and Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise. A series of one-shot manga have been commissioned to be released over the winter period in celebration.
