Martian Successor Nadesico: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Akito doesn't want to fight. Despite a childhood spent on the anime Gekiganger 3, a Mecha show, he'd rather cook than pilot a Mecha. Fate intervenes when his home on Mars is destroyed, and he is transported instantly to the Earth, mysteriously. He has questions no one can answer fully, but follows a girl from a chance meeting in hopes to discover any. The girl, Yurika, is captain of the private battleship Nadesico, and in order to follow her, he enlists as their cook. Possessing the nanite implants that allow to control mechas, he's a handy backup pilot for the mechas of the Nadesico. He joins a crew bent on avenging Mars that seems to be composed of only misfits, otakus, and ditzes; however, in reality, they are handpicked experts. They take their own private war back to Mars to face the harsh reality that life may not always be like a Giant Mecha series.

Series details

• Title: Martian Successor Nadesico
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Comedy, Action, Anime
• Premiere date: 1996-10-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 1997-03-24
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: TV Tokyo
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 55295
• IMDb ID: tt0115263
• TVDB ID: 71313

Cast and credited roles

• Yuji Ueda — Tenkawa Akito
• Houko Kuwashima — Misumaru Yurika
• Omi Minami — Hoshino Ruri
• Kentaro Ito — Aoi Jun
• Naoko Takano — Reinard Megumi
• Naoko Matsui — Fressange Inez

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1996-10-01; final listed air date 1997-03-24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Martian Successor Nadesico on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.