Well, Shinji's head design is basically a masculinized Nadia. Take Nadia's head, change her hairstyle to something much more boyish, lighten her skintone and you get Shinji's head.

@@4G12 Yup. Exactly what I was referencing, actually! That and the whole "annoying" protagonist who has to grow into their destiny thing.

*swam amirite???😄

haha I'm 90s kid(born in 1987) and just watched last episode today, I just started watching the entire series in autumn 2022, quite late(better late than never I guess), we never have that show on tv. Yeah last episode was glorious, felt sad for Nadia's brother

I have a hunch that while episodes 30 and 31 may not have been directed by Anno, they were most likely part of the original pitch of the show. Especially given that Red Noah plays such an important part in the show's final five episodes. I actually think that episodes 30 and 31 hold up quite well in spite of their awkward placement and aren't just important to watch for story related reasons, but are very much integral to Nadia and Jean's growth as characters. I personally believe 30 and 31 had the misfortune of being in production right as the show was forced to artificially extend it's length and were thus stuck in between two terrible arcs. I go back and forth on the Island Arc (episodes 23-29). It kinda varies in quality pretty heavily from episode to episode, jumping from mediocre and dry, to occasionally almost feeling of the same quality of the rest of the series (almost), to absolutely terrible, to at times almost so bad it's good. It's pretty obvious that the kids were supposed to spend at least a few episodes on the islands in the original draft as there's just too many minor but plot/continuity crucial elements buried through this dud stretch of the series. This stretch of the series was clearly the unfortunate victim of being padded out longer than the writers could handle. I ultimately can't in good faith recommend people skip out on this stretch of episodes in spite of its at times abysmal quality due to it containing just too many small elements that crucial to the plot (including flashbacks to Nadia's childhood, brief sequences of Neo Atlantis, showing how the kids and the Grandis gang reunite, etc.). The Africa Arc (episodes 32-34) on the other hand are actually unwatchable and are some of the worst anime episodes I've ever seen. Thankfully there's basically zero continuity or plot critical scenes in these episodes and they're 100% skippable.

I wish this one would get a remake like Evangelion did. This story and the characters in it deserve a proper retelling the way Anno had intended it. Plus I'd love to see a modern studio take a crack at the action in it.

maybe after kamen rider hideaki will make a reconstruction of nadia

You can see in the episode titles the show was always meant to have 39 episodes tho?

Treasure Planet in particular might have suffered from execs tugging strings in order to make it bomb "just enough" to justify them canning the 2D animation department completely. The marketing for both was iffy at best from what I remember and it stands to reason this was done intentionally by those up top wanting to move completely to 3D and cut the 2D department loose...despite 2D being able to do amazing stuff when paired with 3D as Ufotable has proven.

@weirdy8 That's on Hell of a coincidence....

Other then that I also think that section of episodes was kind of nessecary after ep 22 where they split off form the Nautilus. That point is impactful cause we don't know what happened to Nemo and the rest and since 6 months chronollogically pass between that and the finale it makes sense ot dedicate several episodes to fill in this gap timeline wise. Imagine if you take away the island arc and the rest of the filler, now your left with a situation where the crew reunite with the Nautilus gang like 3 episodes after their goodbye it would feel less impactful. Like it or not filler is sometimes nessecary, had Anno remained the director he likely would have made a far better job but I don't really see the problem that most others do.

I never felt as sure of myself that some episodes of anime need to be purged from existence 😂

@@BrahHD Agree! But on the other hand: it is good to have something like this to show people at least once something like THIS just... happened. x'D

There's a lot of older guy/younger girl romance in Japanese media of that time, I just think after Sanson saved Marie from the Gargoyle robot thingy and she fell ill, he bonded with her as a senpai figure, and it developed into something more when she grew up. Yeah, it's maybe weird and a bit creepy to us westerners, but in the 80s/90s it was more acceptable in Japan. I too don't hate the island arc either, though it is the weakest part of the series, I think Nadia regressing and yo-yoing in regards to Jean is pretty natural for a girl her age and in the situation she's been in, she doesn't know how to process "healthy/positive" feelings so she falls back on old, bad familiar habits as a coping mechanism.

@@user-ow1jb7wg8u Funny enough I think Sanson and Marie make a cute couple. I’m more against older women and younger guy couples. Being raised by a single mom for a chunk of my life, it just irks me. Which is funny because Walt Disney and Jim Henson, who i have both always admired, were younger than their wives and died before them.