The time is 1889. In the city of flowers, Paris, the World Exposition was being held in all its glory. At this event, where the essence of science and culture from around the world gathered, people were dreaming and anticipating the arrival of the 20th century, an era of omnipotent science… Such progress in science was rapidly narrowing the world, but it was still an era filled with unknown romance and adventure.
Amidst all this, a mysterious giant creature, the “Sea Beast,” was appearing in seas around the world, plunging people into fear. Jean, a boy who loves to invent, whose father has gone missing due to the Sea Beast, meets a mysterious girl, Nadia, at the venue of the World Exposition. Jean, who fell in love with Nadia at first sight, sets off on an adventure with Nadia due to an unexpected event. What fate awaits them?
Character
庵野秀明/Jules Gabriel Verne『ふしぎの海のナディア』東宝
庵野秀明/Jules Gabriel Verne『ふしぎの海のナディア』東宝
Nadia La Arwall The protagonist of this work. She is a girl who holds the Blue Water, the key to the story. Because of this, she is pursued by the Grandis gang, who are after the jewel, and Gargoyle, who aims for world domination. Separated from her parents and raised in a circus, she has high physical abilities. She has a strong-willed and moody personality, but she is actually a girl with a kind heart. She has mysterious powers, such as understanding the language of animals.
Jean Roc Lartigue A French boy who loves to invent and is Nadia’s best friend. He dreams of creating an airplane that can fly around the world. He lost his father in a maritime accident, so he lives with his uncle and aunt. He is pure and a big good-natured person, but sometimes he shows tremendous action power.
庵野秀明/Jules Gabriel Verne『ふしぎの海のナディア』東宝
Marie en Carlsberg A young girl who Nadia and Jean met on Mahari Island. Her freckles are her trademark. Her parents were killed because they opposed Neo-Atlantis. Since being picked up by Nadia and Jean after surviving, she has become a companion and a mood maker. She is often seen with the lion, King.
The charm of this work
Nadia is an unprecedented heroine who stimulates raw emotions to an unpredictable extent from the stereotypical “moe” character view, and in various ways, you can’t take your eyes off her. People who get irritated will be thoroughly irritated, and those who get hooked will be thoroughly hooked. Nadia is the “heroine who cannot be ignored.” In contrast to Nadia’s rawness, the other characters, such as Jean who supports Nadia to the end, and the coolest Nemo and Sanson, are all characters with a refreshing feeling of action principles, and the overall balance is maintained.
It’s a work where all the “This is interesting, isn’t it!” that the creators wanted to do is packed in.
