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Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

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1990 | 1 seasons | 25 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Family

Monday Morning Maybeearly rating

Why it’s a Monday Morning Maybe

With just 25% on Rotten Tomatoes and a short run with a modest audience, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and families.
The mood
Emotional (bring tissues), feel-good.
The pace
1 season: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 16 hours in all.
What might put you off
  • Rated TV-14: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

In mankind's grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle begins his plans to take over the world. Nadia, with the help of a young inventor, Jean Ratlique, and Captain Nemo of the submarine Nautilus, must fight to save the world from Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsWeak

    25% on Rotten Tomatoes

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsNot counted

    No major awards or nominations

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Ran for 1 season and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactStrong

    About 158K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

  • Noriko HidakaJean Roque Raltique (voice)
  • Yoshino TakamoriNadia la Arwall (voice)
  • Toshiharu SakuraiKing / Hanson (voice)
  • Yuko MizutaniMarie en Carlsberg (voice)
  • Kumiko TakizawaGrandis Granva (voice)
  • Kenyu HoriuchiSanson (voice)
  • Akio OtsukaNemo (voice)
  • Motomu KiyokawaGargoyle (voice)
  • Kikuko InoueElectra (voice)
  • Chikao OhtsukaGiger (voice)