Hello, and welcome to the AUKN simulwatch of Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water!
[Manga/Animatsu's front cover for the UK DVD release of Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water]
What's it all about?
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water is a 1990 TV anime series written and directed by Hideaki Anno and animated by Gainax. It's loosely based on Jules Verne's 1870 sci-fi adventure novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. The series contains many key elements that would resurface in Anno's later Neon Genesis Evangelion, often hailed as one of the most important works in the anime medium, and also his best-known.
As an important note to this simulwatch, Anno was sidelined due to ill health for around three months during the original Japanese TV broadcast, leading to co-director Shinji Higuchi standing in for Anno while he recovered. This resulted in a batch of 12 extra episodes being spliced in to the series' run. These extra outings are episodes 23 to 34 and are known to fans as the infamous "Island" episodes; they are widely regarded as filler and will be initially skipped (bar one optional exception) in order to concentrate on the main episodes. After finishing the main body of the series, there will be the chance to go back and watch the extra offerings. Further details are described below.
The only important rule for this thread is that any references to anything from an episode that hasn't yet been covered by the simulwatch should be concealed in your posts using the SPOILER tools. Refer to the tables below to see how far through the series we are on any given date.
Where can I watch the show?
The complete series is out on UK Blu-ray and DVD from Manga/Animatsu, and is also available for streaming on HIDIVE here:
(Thanks go to @Professor Irony for providing the link.)
There is a 30-day free trial for the site that's available for activation until 5 August; enter the code AX19 during the checkout process.
(Thanks go to @D1tchd1gger for providing the code.)
Simulwatch schedule:
The simulwatch will start on Thursday 1 August and take in one episode a day, initially skipping the aforementioned "Island" episodes (bar one optional exception; see table below). There will be a three-day break from the main series from 23–25 August to allow a bit of leeway ahead of the five-part finale.
* = "Island" episode, but contains detail relating to the main plot (optional)
Bonus round, "Island" episodes:
Following the end of the main series, there will then be a chance to go back and watch the Island episodes:
Join the discussion!
To jump straight to the start of the discussion of the series, starting with episode 1, go HERE.
[Manga/Animatsu's front cover for the UK DVD release of Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water]
What's it all about?
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water is a 1990 TV anime series written and directed by Hideaki Anno and animated by Gainax. It's loosely based on Jules Verne's 1870 sci-fi adventure novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. The series contains many key elements that would resurface in Anno's later Neon Genesis Evangelion, often hailed as one of the most important works in the anime medium, and also his best-known.
As an important note to this simulwatch, Anno was sidelined due to ill health for around three months during the original Japanese TV broadcast, leading to co-director Shinji Higuchi standing in for Anno while he recovered. This resulted in a batch of 12 extra episodes being spliced in to the series' run. These extra outings are episodes 23 to 34 and are known to fans as the infamous "Island" episodes; they are widely regarded as filler and will be initially skipped (bar one optional exception) in order to concentrate on the main episodes. After finishing the main body of the series, there will be the chance to go back and watch the extra offerings. Further details are described below.
The only important rule for this thread is that any references to anything from an episode that hasn't yet been covered by the simulwatch should be concealed in your posts using the SPOILER tools. Refer to the tables below to see how far through the series we are on any given date.
Where can I watch the show?
The complete series is out on UK Blu-ray and DVD from Manga/Animatsu, and is also available for streaming on HIDIVE here:
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There is a 30-day free trial for the site that's available for activation until 5 August; enter the code AX19 during the checkout process.
(Thanks go to @D1tchd1gger for providing the code.)
Simulwatch schedule:
The simulwatch will start on Thursday 1 August and take in one episode a day, initially skipping the aforementioned "Island" episodes (bar one optional exception; see table below). There will be a three-day break from the main series from 23–25 August to allow a bit of leeway ahead of the five-part finale.
Episode #: | Date: |
1 | 1 Aug |
2 | 2 Aug |
3 | 3 Aug |
4 | 4 Aug |
5 | 5 Aug |
6 | 6 Aug |
7 | 7 Aug |
8 | 8 Aug |
9 | 9 Aug |
10 | 10 Aug |
11 | 11 Aug |
12 | 12 Aug |
13 | 13 Aug |
14 | 14 Aug |
15 | 15 Aug |
16 | 16 Aug |
17 | 17 Aug |
18 | 18 Aug |
19 | 19 Aug |
20 | 20 Aug |
21 | 21 Aug |
22 | 22 Aug |
— | 23 Aug |
(31*) | 24 Aug |
— | 25 Aug |
35 | 26 Aug |
36 | 27 Aug |
37 | 28 Aug |
38 | 29 Aug |
39 | 30 Aug |
Bonus round, "Island" episodes:
Following the end of the main series, there will then be a chance to go back and watch the Island episodes:
Episode #: | Date: |
23 | n/a |
24 | n/a |
25 | n/a |
26 | n/a |
27 | n/a |
28 | n/a |
29 | n/a |
30 | n/a |
31 | n/a |
32 | n/a |
33 | n/a |
34 | n/a |
Join the discussion!
To jump straight to the start of the discussion of the series, starting with episode 1, go HERE.
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