Underplayed Gems

Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness (1998)

Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness poster
Original title
機動戦艦ナデシコ -The prince of darkness-
Directed by
Tatsuo Satō
Genre
drama film, mecha
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 16 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Years after the original series, a former crewmember of the spaceship Nadesico finds herself caught up in a new conflict. The story follows a young pilot who must deal with the legacy of the past while fighting an alien threat.

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What happens

Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture – Prince of Darkness (機動戦艦ナデシコ -The prince of darkness-, Kidō Senkan Nadeshiko -Za purinsu obu dākunesu-), also known as Prince of Darkness Nadesico or Nadesico the Movie: Prince of Darkness, is a 1998 Japanese animated science fiction film written and directed by Tatsuo Satō, and it is a sequel to the series Martian Successor Nadesico. The story is a direct sequel to Nadesico: The Blank of Three Years, a video game for the Sega Saturn that takes place immediately after the TV series ends, and before the movie begins. The movie won the prestigious Seiun Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Prince of Darkness also win Anime Grand Prix from Animage magazine for Best Title, Best Female character (Ruri Hoshino), and Best Song ("Dearest" by Yumi Matsuzawa), and It was a nominated for the Animation Kobe for Theatrical Film Award but lost to Pokémon: The First Movie (which later won Stinkers Bad Movie Awards for Worst Achievement in Animation). Originally licensed by ADV Films, the movie, along with the TV Series have been re-licensed to Nozomi Entertainment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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