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Martian Successor Nadesico: The Motion Picture - Prince of Darkness



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Alternative title:
Astronave de Respuesta Rapida Nadesico: El Principe de la Oscuridad (Spanish) 
Kidō Senkan Nadeshiko: Prince of Darkness (Japanese) 
Mobile Battleship Nadesico - The Movie: Il Principe delle Tenebre (Italian) 
Nadesico: Prince of Darkness 
機動戦艦ナデシコ　劇場版 (Japanese) 
機動戰艦電影版 (Chinese (Taiwan)) 
Genres: science fiction 
Themes: mecha 
Objectionable content: Mild 
Plot Summary: Three years have ed since the end of the "Martian Successor Nadesico" series and the war with the Jovians has ended. Ruri has become captain of the Nadesico B and both Akito and Yurika have died along with many other independent boson jumpers. When odd events concerning boson jumping begin to occur Ruri and her crew are sent to investigate. 
Ratings: 898 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 41 votes (sub:28, dub:8, others:5
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Spanish edited dub
1 Tagalog dubbed
1 Russian subtitled
)
 Excellent: 124 votes (dub:57, sub:57, raw:4, ?:2, others:4
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Spanish subtitled
1 Italian dubbed
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Very good: 189 votes (sub:105, dub:68, raw:3, ?:1, others:12
4 Spanish dubbed
4 Spanish subtitled
2 Portuguese dubbed
1 Italian subtitled
1 Portuguese subtitled
)
 Good: 228 votes (sub:123, dub:91, raw:3, ?:2, others:9
5 Spanish dubbed
2 Spanish subtitled
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Decent: 159 votes (sub:104, dub:50, ?:2, raw:1, others:2
1 Chinese Mandarin subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
)
 So-so: 63 votes (sub:41, dub:17, raw:1, others:4
1 Portuguese subtitled
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Portuguese dubbed
1 Dutch subtitled
)
 Not really good: 38 votes (sub:23, dub:9, raw:2, ?:1, edit.dub:1, others:2
1 Spanish dubbed
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Weak: 27 votes (sub:16, dub:10, raw:1)
 Bad: 16 votes (sub:11, dub:4, ?:1)
 Awful: 6 votes (dub:3, sub:3)
 Worst ever: 7 votes (dub:4, sub:3)
Seen in part or in whole by 1751 s, rank: #691 (of 9996)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.875 (Good), std. dev.: 1.883, rank: #4571 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 6.818 (Good−), rank: #4664 (of 10154) (seen all: 6.82 / seen some: 6.13 / won't finish: 5.00)
Bayesian estimate: 6.827 (Good−), rank: #4270 (of 7635)
Running time: 87 minutes 
Vintage:
1998 
2001-05-21 (Latin America - Locomotion) 
2005-01-21 (Italy - Future Film Festival) 
Release dates: We have 2
Ending Theme:
"Dearest" by Yumi Matsuzawa 
Trivia: We have 2
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Blu-ray (Region A)
    Martian Successor Nadesico - Complete Collection (Blu-ray) 2017-04-04 (from $96.00)
Blu-ray (Region B)
    Martain Successor Nadesico [UK] [Collector's Edition] (Blu-ray + DVD) 2017-06-26
    Martian Successor Nadesico The Movie: The Prince of Darkness (Blu-ray) 2019-06-03
DVD (Region 1)
    Martian Successor Nadesico - The Motion Picture: Prince of Darkness (DVD) 2003-11-11 (from $69.95)
    Martian Successor Nadesico - The Motion Picture: Prince of Darkness (DVD) 2009-01-06 (from $24.73)
    Martian Successor Nadesico - Complete Collection [Limited Edition] (DVD) 2012-09-04 (from $43.99)
    Martian Successor Nadesico - Complete Collection (DVD) 2017-04-04 (from $119.99)
    Saiyuki: Requiem / Nadesico: Prince of Darkness [Double Pack] (DVD) 2009-05-19 (from $9.97)
Soundtrack
    Nadesico the Movie: The Prince of Darkness (OST) 2003-07-01 (from $19.19)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Director: Tatsuo Satō 
Script: Tatsuo Satō 
Music: Takayuki Hattori 
Original Character Design: Kia Asamiya 
Character Design: Keiji Gotō 
Art Director: Toshihisa Koyama 
Chief Animation Director: Keiji Gotō 
Animation Director:
Shinichi Yamaoka 
Mechanical design:
Masahisa SuzukiShingo TakebaYasuhiro Moriki 
Sound Director: Hideyuki Tanaka 
Director of Photography:
Kazushi Torigoe 
Executive producer:
Tsuguhiko Kadokawa 
Producer:
Yukitada Shimoji 

3D Production:
Yumi Kawano (Production I.G) 
Color: Hiromi Aoki 
Design: Shinichi Yamaoka 
Editing: Masahiro Matsumura 
In-Between Animation:
Hiromichi Mizukawa 
Key Animation:
Yutaka Nakamura 
Original Character Concept: Kia Asamiya 
Production manager: Takatoshi Chino 
Segment Director: Hiroshi Tamada 
Special Thanks To:
Tomoyuki Igarashi (TV Tokyo) 
Theme Song Arrangement: Toshiyuki Omori (ED) 
Theme Song Composition: Toshiyuki Omori (ED) 
Theme Song Performance: Yumi Matsuzawa (ED) 
Omi Minami as Ruri Hoshino 
Yūji Ueda as Akito Tenkawa 

Chisa Yokoyama as Ryoko 

Akiko Yajima as Sayuri 
Akira Nakagawa as Harumi 
Emi Motoi as Mikako 
Houko Kuwashima as Yurika Misumaru 
Ikue Ōtani as Shiratori Yukina 
Jūrōta Kosugi as Goat Hory 
Kenichi Ono as Prospector 
Kentarō Itō as Jun 
Kunihiko Yasui as Haruki Kusabe 
Maya Okamoto as Minato Haruka 
Megumi Hayashibara as Hisagon 
Miki Nagasawa as Izumi Maki 
Mitsuaki Madono as Sadaaki Munetake 
Miyuki Ichijō as Howmei 
Naoko Matsui as Inez Fressange 
Naoko Takano as Megumi Reinard 
Nobuo Tobita as Seiya Uribatake 
Noriko Hidaka as Hari Makibi 
Norio Wakamoto as Yamazaki 
Shiho Kikuchi as Hikaru Aman 
Shinichirō Miki as Saburota Takasugi 
Tomoko Kawakami as Eri 
Toshiyuki Morikawa as Genichiro Tsukiomi 
Yuka Imai as Jyunko Mizuhara 
Yukie Nakama as Lapis Lazuli 
Yūko Nagashima as Erina Kinjo Won 
Japanese companies
3D Graphics:
Production I.G 
Animation Production:
Xebec 
Background Art: Production ai 
CG Design: Xebec 
Development: Imagica 
Digital Paint: Production I.G 
Distributor: Toei Company, Ltd. 
Film: Fujifilm 
Finish Animation:
Xebec 
In-Between Animation:
U-ni animation 
Music Production: King Records 
Photography: Trans Arts Co. 
Planning: GANSIS 
Producer:
Xebec 
Recording Studio: Tokyo TV Center 
Sound Effects: Fizz Sound Creation 
Sound Production: Audio Tanaka 
English cast
English staff
ADR Director: Kyle Jones 
Script: Eric Romero 
Translation: Dan Kanemitsu 
ADR Script: Kyle Jones 
Executive producer:
Joey Goubeaud (2009 release)Shawne Kleckner (Right Stuf) 
Producer:
Kris Gero (Right Stuf)Kyle Jones 

Assistant producer: David Olsen (Right Stuf) 
Creative Director:
David Del Rio 
DVD Coordination: Janice Williams 
DVD Graphics: Larry Koteff 
DVD Packaging: Larry Koteff 
DVD Producer: Thomas Meerbott 
Editing:
Roberto Garcia 
European Producer: Sharon Papa (ADV Films UK) 
International Coordination: Toru Iwakami 
Mixing: Cesar Inserny 
Packaging Design:
Greg Hillsman (Right Stuf DVD)Kyla Stalzer (Right Stuf Blu-ray) 
Post-Production Manager: Shelly Thomas 
Production Assistant:
Miyuki Kamiya 
Recording engineer: Henry Rogers 
Senior Producer: Kris Gero (Right Stuf Blu-ray) 
Sound Design: Cesar Inserny 
Subtitle Timing: Eric Romero 
Subtitling: Eric Romero 
Kira Vincent-Davis as Ruri 
Spike Spencer as Akito 

Cameron Bautsch as Hari 
Jennifer K. Earhart as Yurika 
Mike MacRae as Hokushin 
Tiffany Grant as Ryoko 

Andy McAvin as Kusakabe 
Brett Weaver as Operator B 
Carl Macek as Committee Member C 
Carl Wormley as Male enger B 
Carole Pavlik as Radio Operator C 
Chris Griffin as Successor Operator Male 
Chris Nelson as
Editor 
Hokushin's Six D 
Jovian Representative 
Christopher Patton as Saburota 
Cynthia Martinez as
Hikaru Amano 
Lady Message A 
David Harrison as Scientist B 
David Matranga as Yamasaki 
Don Rush as
Pilot B 
Ryoko Squad C 
Sawada 
Duc Nguyen as
Cyber Geek 
Escort Officer B 
Emily Carter-Essex as
Erina Kinjo-Won 
Newswoman 
Orie 
Eric Opella as Kawaguchi 
Fumiko Chino as
Grade School Kid 
Nadesico Crew C 
P.A. Woman A 
Video Game Fighter 1 
Greg Stanley as
Bike Rider 
Escort Officer A 
Maintenance Crew B 
Martian Janitor A 
Video Gamer C 
Worker A 
Henry Rogers as
Pilot A 
Pilot D 
Soldier A 
Hilary Haag as Yukina 
Jason Douglas as Tsukuomi 
Jay Hickman as Akatsuki Nagare 
Jennifer Todoroff as
Drunk Lady 
P.A. Woman B 
Video Message VO 
Yuki 
Jenny Strader as
Door Woman 
Megumi Reinard 
Tall Girl 
Video Gamer B 
Jessica Boone as
Hisagon 
Nadesico Crew A 
Sayuri 
Jin Ho Chung as
Assault Trooper B 
Maintenance Crew C 
Salary Man 
Successor Assault Officer 
Joey Goubeaud as
Operator 
Successor Officer B 
John Gremillion as
Father Munetake 
Genhachiro Akiyama 
John Swasey as
American Representative 
Drunk Man 
Hokushin's Six B 
Seiya Uribatake 
Jon Talia as Successor Troop Commander 
Junie Hoang as
Eri Uemura 
Jump Operator B 
Takeshi 
Kaytha Coker as
Lady Message B 
Secretary 
Kelli Cousins as
Chika 
Female Flight Officer 
Harumi Tanaka 
Kelly Manison as
Minato 
School Girl 
Kenneth Smith as
Assault Trooper A 
Ryoko Squad A 
Kim Prause as
Billboard Girl 
Hisago Plan Guide 
Successor Operator Female 
Kyle Jones as
Commander 
Hokushin's Six C 
Jovian Operator B 
Maintenance Crew A 
Nergal Guard B 
Scientist A 
Successor Navigator 
Successor Officer C 
Successor Pilot 
Video Game Fighter 2 
Video Gamer A 
Marcy Rae as Miss Howmei 
Mark X Laskowski as Jun 
Marta Bechtol as Radio Operator B 
Matt Culpepper as Azuma 
Matt Wittmeyer as
Escort Officer C 
Nergal Guard A 
Operator C 
Ryoko Squad B 
Michael Olesch as Narrator International 
Mike Yantosca as
Assault Trooper A 
Committee Member A 
Jump Operator A 
Radio Operator B 
Successor Officer A 
Successor Trooper A 
Monica Rial as
Magical Princess Natural Lychee Sprite 
Mikako 
Neil O'Sullivan as
Committee Member B 
Soldier B 
Yukimachizuki Officer 
Paul Sidello as Prospector 
Phil Ross as
Chairman 
Tani 
Yukimachizuki Captain 
Richard Hasenmyer as
Assault Trooper D 
Officer 
Pilot C 
Soldier C 
Rick Burford as Shinjyuu 
Rob Mungle as Goat 
Serena Varghese as
Jumbotron Newscaster 
Minako 
Nadesico Crew B 
Shelley Calene-Black as
Inez Frassange 
Lapis Lazuii 
Sierra Jones as
Lieutenant Female 
Nadesico Crew D 
Steven Hasenmyer as
Male enger A 
Martian Janitor B 
Radio Operator D 
Successor Commander 
Tamara Lo as Izumi 
Ted Pfister as iral Kouichiro Misumaru 
Vic Mignogna as
Araragi 
Hokushin's Six A 
Wade Shemwell as
Jovian Operator A 
Radio Operator A 
English companies
Broadcaster: The Anime Network 
Distributor:
Nozomi Entertainment  (2011) 
DVD Authoring & Encoding: M.O.F.C. 
Internet Streaming:
Starz (USA) 
Licensed by:
The Right Stuf International  (2011) 
Recording: Industrial Smoke & Mirrors 
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
ADR Director: Luis Alfonso Mendoza 
Ariadna Rivas as Ruri Hoshino 
Emmanuel Rivas as Akito Tenkawa 
Irwin Daayan as Saburota Takasugi 
Mónica Villaseñor as Hari Makibi 

Alejandra de la Rosa as Ryoko Subaru 
Enrique Cervantes as Hokushin 
Gabriela Beltrán as Yurika Misumaru 
Gabriela Guzmán as Ryoko Subaru 
Isabel Martiñon as Hikaru Amano 
Luis Alfonso Mendoza as Nagare Akatsuki 
Luis Daniel Ramirez as Jun Aoi 
Patricia Quintero as Izumi Maki 
Ricardo Mendoza as Professor Yamazaki 

Alejandro Illescas as Haruki Kusakabe 
Alejandro Villeli as Goat Hory 
Arturo Mercado as
Operator 2 
Scientist 
Benjamin Rivera as Operator 1 
Cristina Hernandez as Yukina Shiratori 
Daniel Abundis as Operator 3 
Elsa Covián as Girl 
Gabriela Beltrán as
Inez Fressange 
Lapis Lazuli 
Gabriela Guzmán as Mikako 
Gustavo Melgarejo as Seiya Uribatake 
Herman Lopez as Propector 
Irene Jiménez as Erina Kinjo Won 
Laura Ayala as Minato Haruka 
Luis Alfonso Mendoza as
Hisagon 
Jovian senator 
Marcos Patiño as Boy on computer 
Miguel Angel Ghigliazza as Amaterasu's iral 
Norma Echevarria as Mayumi 
Norma Iturbe as Howmei 
Rebeca Gómez as Megumi Reynard 
Roberto Mendiola as Enichiro Shokuji 
Rossy Aguirre as Amaterasu's computer 
Sergio Barrios as Earth senator 
Spanish companies
Broadcaster:
Locomotion 
Distributor:
Xystus (Latin America) 
Dubbing Studio: Art Sound S.A de C.V. Mexico (Mexico City, Mexico) 
Italian staff
Italian cast
Dubbing Director: Silvana Fantini 
Art Director: Andrea Sergio 

Coordination: Mandy Mometti 
Dialogues: Paolo Sala 
Dubbing Assistant: Natale Ciravolo 
Dubbing Sound:
Walter Tuzzeo 
Editorial Director: Anna Marani 
Encoding And Authoring:
Luca Gandolfi 
Graphic Project: Lorenzo Crotti 
Licensing: Mandy Mometti 
Managing Director: Massimiliano Rella 
Marketing Assistant: Alice Quaglino 
Marketing Director: Giorgio Pulini 
Mixing: Walter Tuzzeo 
Partners Coordination: Gianluca Aicardi (Ad Libitum) 
Product Manager: Simona Stanzani 
Project Manager:
Lorenzo Crotti  (DVD) 
Quality Control:
Riccardo Ajello 
Subtitling:
Valentina Semprini 
Patrizia Mottola as Ruri Hoshino 

Cinzia Massironi as Ryoko Subaru 
Cristiana Rossi as Minato 
Patrizia Scianca as Hari Makibi 
Simone D'Andrea as Saburota Takasugi 

Alessandra Felletti as Houmei 
Alessandra Karpoff as Hikaru Amano 
Antonello Governale as coordinatore 
Debora Magnaghi as
Megumi Reinard (one scene) 
Yukina Shiratori 
sca Bielli as Maki Izumi 
Gianluca Iacono as Genichiro Tsukuomi 
Giorgio Bonino as Shinjyu 
Lorella De Luca as Mayumi 
Lorenzo Scattorin as Akiko Tenkawa 
Luca Bottale as Seiya Uribatake 
Luca Sandri as Nagare Akatsuki 
Marco Balzarotti as Hokushin 
Mario Scarabelli as Misumaru 
Mario Zucca as Azuma 
Natale Ciravolo as Haruki Kusakabe 
Paolo De Santis as Jun Aoi 
Paolo Sesana as Yamasaki 
Pietro Ubaldi as Munetake 
Riccardo Lombardo as Goat Hory 
Silvana Fantini as Yurika Misumaru 
Stefano Albertini as Genpachiro Akiyama 
Italian companies
Distributor: Dynit 
Dubbing: A.D.C. Group 
DVD Authoring: DVD Hotminds S.r.l. 
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
(none)
Fernanda Bullara as Ruri Hoshino 

Fábio Lucindo as Hari 
Fábio Moura as Sabutora Takasugi 

Alexandre Marconato as Yamazaki 
Armando Tiraboschi as Goat Hory 
Cecília Lemes as Ryoko Subaru 
Celso Alves as Araragi 
Daoiz Cabezudo as Amaterasu's iral 
Denise Reis as Mayumi 
Fábio Moura as Sakurota 
Fátima Noya as Izumi Maki 
Francisco Brêtas as
Almirante Yoshitaka 
Sadaaki Munetake 
Ivo Roberto as Seiya Uribatake (Actual Voice) 
Leonardo Camilo as Hokushin 
Letícia Quinto as
Tsukumo Shiratori's sister 
Yukina Shiratori 
Luiz Laffey as
Genpachirou Akiyama 
Seiya Uribatake 
Marcelo Campos as Akito Tenkawa 
Marcelo Pissardini as Haruki Kusakabe 
Márcia Regina as Yurika Mitsumaru 
Mauro Eduardo as Shinjyu 
Priscila Concépcion as Hikaru Amano 
Raquel Marinho as Ines Fresange 
Renato Márcio as Kouichirou Misumaru 
Rita Almeida as Eri Uemura 
Rosa Maria as Howmei 
Rosana Beltrame as Izumi Maki 
Sérgio Corsetti as Nagare Akatsuki 
Sérgio Moreno as Genichirou Tsukiomi 
Suzy Pereira as Lapis Lazuli 
Tatá Guarnieri as Prospector 
Ursula Bezerra as Megumi Reinard 
Vagner Fagundes as Jun Aoi 
Vanessa Alves as Minato Haruka 

Alexandre Marconato 
Celso Alves 
Cláudio Satiro 
Dado Monteiro 
Denise Reis 
Emerson Camargo 
Emerson Caperbat 
Eudes Carvalho 
Fadu Costha 
Fritz Gianvito 
Gileno Santoro 
João Batista 
Márcio Araújo 
Mauro Eduardo 
Raquel Marinho 
Rita Almeida 
Ronaldo Artinic 
Sérgio Corsetti 
Tânia Gaidarji 
Wellington Lima 
Portuguese companies
Broadcaster: Locomotion 
Dubbing Studio: Mastersound 
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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