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Shift_ · 2003-12-06, 23:27

So I bought the series and the movie....

The TV series was awsome, I can't fight that, then the movie came...and destroyed EVERYTHING.

Personally I thought the movie was going to be good, but it was rushed right to the end, they left a bunch of loose ends, and leave room for another movie/ova/series thing although that's probally never going to happen.

What pisses me off was how the movie ended, Akito runs away without seeing Yurika, pretty stupid and open ending.

I mean they NEEDED this to finish the TV series, but Akito could of finally been reunited wth Yurika and everything would be happy happy.

DrWho2002 · 2003-12-07, 04:42

Well considering all the crap that happened to Akito I'm not really surprised he took off after things were over. He wasn't the same character as in the TV series, so I don't think things could have ended "happy happy".

aquilus · 2003-12-07, 13:08

I liked the movie, for the same reasons that you hated it for ... and I really like endings that arent all happy-happy.

Shift_ · 2003-12-07, 13:24

Well I could of Lived with the ending if they didn't completely destroy the feeling of the series, the pacing and the "aura" was completely off.

Wandering A.I. · 2003-12-07, 17:38

I loved the movie. Akito finally got to be cool and we got to see Ruri step up and take charge. Maybe I miss the humor a little, but definitely not Akito's old whining self. There isn't really room in the movie for even a tenth of the whining and mood swings Akito pulled in the series. The love question is solved and the bad guys have been made actually quite bad and deserving of an ass kicking as well, so it would be misplaced anyway.

I think an ending where he stayed would have been bad for various reasons as well. What is he going to do with all his senses scrambled? If Lapis came to live with them like Ruri did she would just be a Ruri copy. This way the two of them can be off doing things (maybe a vengeance kick or freaking super heroes, who knows - they were useful this time around, no?) and Akito can be alive and functional rather than suffering and useless at home. If you rewrite so he hadn't been crippled than you weaken his relationship with Lapis (both in needs and common ground) and his reasons for fighting full out the way he does. IMHO it's better the way it is and better for showing progress rather than continuing the same old thing.

DrWho2002 · 2003-12-08, 03:26

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Originally Posted by Shift_

Well I could of Lived with the ending if they didn't completely destroy the feeling of the series, the pacing and the "aura" was completely off.

Look up the synopsis for the Dreamcast Nadesico game "The Blank of Three Years" and you'll understand why Akito does the things he does in the movie a whole lot better and why the movie has such a different feel than the TV series.

Village Idiot · 2003-12-09, 06:25

Here's what happened during the 3 year period between the TV series and the movie:

This is off the top of my head, so bear with mel:

Spoiler:

DrWho2002 · 2003-12-09, 12:17

Anyone got a synopsis for the Nadesico: The Mission game? I couldn't find much using Google.

Sanjiyan · 2003-12-12, 06:29

Anyone mind giving a synopsis of the Game ? Now I dying to know how they conclude the story and I won't be playing the game anytime soon unfortunately.

Thanks in advance.

Shift_ · 2003-12-12, 12:16

IT WOULD of been nice if they had also released the games in North America...I'd buy a dream cast JUST to play the game so I can understand this shit.

babbito2k · 2004-01-15, 10:16

Huh. I just read the synopsis from Village Idiot (for which thank you) and noticed that I was able to figure out most of that stuff just by watching POD, which I have done several times.

The thing I like about POD is getting a little more into Ruri's world. She is a fascinating character. Although a lot of backstory gets hinted at in a short amount of time, I didn't really feel like I needed to hang out in these different scenes with the characters, so it worked for me.

I wasn't aware that this title was out on DVD but now that I know I kind of want to get it.

Lambda · 2004-01-15, 17:10

I just never really got into the movie. Didn't ever really find myself interested. It seemed a trifle rushed to me, plus the ending didn't really seem "ending-like", more like just the place where they stopped.

Kamui4356 · 2004-01-15, 23:54

I liked to movie. It was great. Then again I like anything Nadesico. I've concluded that people who liked Nadesio for it's comedy hate the movie, those who liked the series for both didn't like it, but didn't hate it, and those that liked the series for the dramatic aspects liked the movie. The problem is many people were expecting comedy. Instead they got pure action and drama. People tend not to like things when it isn't what they expect.

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Originally Posted by DrWho2002

Anyone got a synopsis for the Nadesico: The Mission game? I couldn't find much using Google.

I have the game, but it's been a really long time since I've played it, and my japanese is limited so I don't remember much. It was good though. I remember there was sort of a date with Ruri.

haren · 2004-01-16, 03:49

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Originally Posted by Kamui4356

I liked to movie. It was great. Then again I like anything Nadesico. I've concluded that people who liked Nadesio for it's comedy hate the movie, those who liked the series for both didn't like it, but didn't hate it, and those that liked the series for the dramatic aspects liked the movie. The problem is many people were expecting comedy. Instead they got pure action and drama. People tend not to like things when it isn't what they expect.

I'd have to agree with you. The Movie was ment to be a throw back to the manga aposed to being a direct series-movie translation. There are other movie/manga/series that do this. A great example of this is the Ah! My Goddess The Series, and the Movie. While you knew the principals in the movie, you were lost when they flashed over to characters that were introduced long ago in the manga and Belldandy is talking to them as if she had just got off the phone with them a day before the movie takes place.

And now a few spoilers for those who care:

Spoiler:

ShinDragon · 2004-01-16, 15:09

Again....... ADV's releasing anime out of order.......

They were supposed released the Gekiganger OVA before the movie....
Now the movie's finally out. (Sure took them LONG enough to release the movie.)
but where's Gekiganger OVA!?? Sigh............

Misha~su · 2004-04-19, 03:04

After watching the Nadesico series and then seeing the movie I was thoroughly confused.
What is the storyline of the movie? And exactly what is boson jumping?

cdpinoyx01 · 2004-04-19, 03:16

I think the movie takes place 2 years after the series. I might be wrong here, I watched the movie a while back. Well, Boson jumping is basically teleporting. They did it a number of times in the series using the crystals to teleport.

Misha~su · 2004-04-19, 04:55

I mean I've seen the movie but I don't understand it all really. To be honest it seemed they killed the essence of the characters such as Akito and Yurika. Although I know plenty of people enjoyed the matured storyline.
Things happened quite quickly though which is probably where I sort of lost the plot.

What makes Akito and Yurika and Inez Class A jumpers if all you need is crystals?
How does Yurika help the boson jumping system by being placed in the ruins?

DrWho2002 · 2004-04-19, 09:58

Did you not read the spoilers for the game that takes place between the TV series and movie? That will answer most of your questions.

The Undertaker · 2004-06-14, 22:17

You see, I might be a little late since this movie is old, but I watched it recently, and I'm really confused. The movie never really explained how Akito and Yurika became what they were. How did Akito lose all his senses? Who's that little girl with him? How did Yurika become that jumping cube? (sorry I forgot the name, B-...Jump I think lol) If someone knows the answers to these questions, please tell me, it's really troubling me lol. Thank you

2003-12-06, 23:27	Link #1
Shift_ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Down Under	Nadesico: Prince of Darkness [Spoilers] So I bought the series and the movie.... The TV series was awsome, I can't fight that, then the movie came...and destroyed EVERYTHING. Personally I thought the movie was going to be good, but it was rushed right to the end, they left a bunch of loose ends, and leave room for another movie/ova/series thing although that's probally never going to happen. What pisses me off was how the movie ended, Akito runs away without seeing Yurika, pretty stupid and open ending. I mean they NEEDED this to finish the TV series, but Akito could of finally been reunited wth Yurika and everything would be happy happy.

2003-12-09, 06:25	Link #7
Village Idiot Fate/ Stay Night Join Date: Jun 2003	Here's what happened during the 3 year period between the TV series and the movie: This is off the top of my head, so bear with mel: Spoiler: -Peace is declared between the Earth and the Jovians. Both nations exchange populations. -Yurika and Minato enter into a custaty battle over Ruri. Prospector asked for a contest to decide. Both Yurika and Minato will pull on opposite sides of Ruri's arm, and when Ruri cried out in pain, Minato let her go. Yurika won the contest, and Ruri was adopted by Yurika. -Minato adopts Yukina. -Megumi changes her name and hides her past with the Nadesico and became a pop star. -The mess hall girls became an idol group. -Hikaru became a doujinshi writer/drawer. -Akito became a cook and opened his own ramen restaurant. -During the 3 year period, Negral's influence diminishes due to a merge between the Earth and Jovian military. -Akito and Yurika became a couple and the two (including Ruri) lives together, but her father refused to acknowledge their relationship. Akito and Yurika's father agreed to a ramen competition. If Akito can make ramen that he thinks is delicious, then he can marry Yurika. Akito made plain ramen and won. -Akito and Yurika got married, adopted Ruri. Lived in a 'happy-comfy life'. All three worked at Akito's restraunt. -During this time, a group called the Martian Successors attempt to control/perfect Boston Jump, and started kidnapping Class-A jumpers, especially the most powerful Class-A jumpers, Yurika and Akito. -On their flight to their honeymoon, the shuttle carrying Yurika and Akito explodes. While it seems like they were killed, they were in fact kidnapped by the Martian Successors. Ines faked her own death shortly after they realised they were kidnapping Class-A jumpers. -While the Martian Successors were trying to figure out how to use Yurika to control the box, they performed experiements on Akito, completely destroying his senses. -Akito was saved by Negral, whom discovered the location where Akito and Yurika was held captive. However, Yurika couldn't be saved in time. To become stronger and save Yurika, Tsukiomi Genichirou trains Akito to become a better pilot. Akito refuses to join Negral, so the two come up with a deal. Negral will provide information about the Martian Successors, and Akito will steal boson jump data from them. Akito agrees, and Nagare gives him Negral's newest Aestivallis Prototype-Frame: Black Selena. During one of his missions, Akito rescues Lapis, a genetically engineered child whom Negral tried to recreate to gain the same level as Ruri. Seeing Ruri in Lapis, Akito takes her in as his partner. -With no where left to go, Ruri lives with Minato. Eventually, she leaves to rejoin the military, and was given command of the Nadesico-B. -Ruri meets Harry, a genetic child just like her, whom Negral created in hopes of surpassing her. Finding companionship, they start living together. -The events from the movie occurs. -Events from Nadesico: The Mission for the Dreamcast occurs. Taking place after Prince of Darkness, the game concludes the story, as Yurika and Ruri searches for Akito. Last edited by Village Idiot; 2003-12-09 at 06:35.

2004-04-19, 03:04	Link #16
Misha~su ~Tee hee hee~ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: In the Tenshi Lounge	Nadesico: Prince of Darkness (Spoilers) After watching the Nadesico series and then seeing the movie I was thoroughly confused. What is the storyline of the movie? And exactly what is boson jumping? Last edited by xris; 2004-04-19 at 03:16. Reason: Merged with existing Nadesico thread

2004-06-14, 22:17	Link #20
The Undertaker OCTB Undercover Join Date: Apr 2004	Er...Martian Successor Nadesico Movie Question You see, I might be a little late since this movie is old, but I watched it recently, and I'm really confused. The movie never really explained how Akito and Yurika became what they were. How did Akito lose all his senses? Who's that little girl with him? How did Yurika become that jumping cube? (sorry I forgot the name, B-...Jump I think lol) If someone knows the answers to these questions, please tell me, it's really troubling me lol. Thank you

2003-12-07, 04:42	Link #2
DrWho2002 Fushigi Mystery!! @_@ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada, eh?	Well considering all the crap that happened to Akito I'm not really surprised he took off after things were over. He wasn't the same character as in the TV series, so I don't think things could have ended "happy happy".

2003-12-07, 13:08	Link #3
aquilus Dismember! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Finland Age: 37	I liked the movie, for the same reasons that you hated it for ... and I really like endings that arent all happy-happy.

2003-12-07, 13:24	Link #4
Shift_ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Down Under	Well I could of Lived with the ending if they didn't completely destroy the feeling of the series, the pacing and the "aura" was completely off.

2003-12-07, 17:38	Link #5
Wandering A.I. エッチだ! しかたない Join Date: Jul 2003	I loved the movie. Akito finally got to be cool and we got to see Ruri step up and take charge. Maybe I miss the humor a little, but definitely not Akito's old whining self. There isn't really room in the movie for even a tenth of the whining and mood swings Akito pulled in the series. The love question is solved and the bad guys have been made actually quite bad and deserving of an ass kicking as well, so it would be misplaced anyway. I think an ending where he stayed would have been bad for various reasons as well. What is he going to do with all his senses scrambled? If Lapis came to live with them like Ruri did she would just be a Ruri copy. This way the two of them can be off doing things (maybe a vengeance kick or freaking super heroes, who knows - they were useful this time around, no?) and Akito can be alive and functional rather than suffering and useless at home. If you rewrite so he hadn't been crippled than you weaken his relationship with Lapis (both in needs and common ground) and his reasons for fighting full out the way he does. IMHO it's better the way it is and better for showing progress rather than continuing the same old thing.

2003-12-09, 12:17	Link #8
DrWho2002 Fushigi Mystery!! @_@ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada, eh?	Anyone got a synopsis for the Nadesico: The Mission game? I couldn't find much using Google.

2003-12-12, 06:29	Link #9
Sanjiyan Flag Supporter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: My Home is my Body	Anyone mind giving a synopsis of the Game ? Now I dying to know how they conclude the story and I won't be playing the game anytime soon unfortunately. Thanks in advance.

2003-12-12, 12:16	Link #10
Shift_ Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Down Under	IT WOULD of been nice if they had also released the games in North America...I'd buy a dream cast JUST to play the game so I can understand this shit.

2004-01-15, 10:16	Link #11
babbito2k annoying white bat Join Date: Jan 2004	Huh. I just read the synopsis from Village Idiot (for which thank you) and noticed that I was able to figure out most of that stuff just by watching POD, which I have done several times. The thing I like about POD is getting a little more into Ruri's world. She is a fascinating character. Although a lot of backstory gets hinted at in a short amount of time, I didn't really feel like I needed to hang out in these different scenes with the characters, so it worked for me. I wasn't aware that this title was out on DVD but now that I know I kind of want to get it.

2004-01-15, 17:10	Link #12
Lambda Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Age: 44	I just never really got into the movie. Didn't ever really find myself interested. It seemed a trifle rushed to me, plus the ending didn't really seem "ending-like", more like just the place where they stopped.

2004-01-16, 15:09	Link #15
ShinDragon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Richmond, BC	Again....... ADV's releasing anime out of order....... They were supposed released the Gekiganger OVA before the movie.... Now the movie's finally out. (Sure took them LONG enough to release the movie.) but where's Gekiganger OVA!?? Sigh............

2004-04-19, 03:16	Link #17
cdpinoyx01 Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South San Francisco, Cali Age: 36	I think the movie takes place 2 years after the series. I might be wrong here, I watched the movie a while back. Well, Boson jumping is basically teleporting. They did it a number of times in the series using the crystals to teleport.

2004-04-19, 04:55	Link #18
Misha~su ~Tee hee hee~ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: In the Tenshi Lounge	I mean I've seen the movie but I don't understand it all really. To be honest it seemed they killed the essence of the characters such as Akito and Yurika. Although I know plenty of people enjoyed the matured storyline. Things happened quite quickly though which is probably where I sort of lost the plot. What makes Akito and Yurika and Inez Class A jumpers if all you need is crystals? How does Yurika help the boson jumping system by being placed in the ruins?

2004-04-19, 09:58	Link #19
DrWho2002 Fushigi Mystery!! @_@ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Canada, eh?	Did you not read the spoilers for the game that takes place between the TV series and movie? That will answer most of your questions.