Nadia, The Secret of Blue Water - The Prophecy Fulfilled (Vol. 10)

Rating:
Summary: The Best Ending in Anime
Review: Don't be put off by the fact that this final volume of the Nadia series only has 3 episodes instead of the usual four. This last volume is worth all of the others put together. It's simply amazing. In my opinion, the ending of this series is the best in all of anime. It'll have you in tears. I really don't want to give away much of the story, so I'll describe it in general. In the last few episodes of this series, this steam-punk adventure gets a strong dose of alien technology, as it is revealed that there is some alien involvement in the storyline. Needless to say, humanity is threated, and it's up to our heros to save the day. Without spilling any details, the story covers alien conspiracy, genetic modification, and the identity of God. If you really want a mind-blowing animation experience, you have to pick this up.

Rating:
Summary: A Satisfying Conclusion to an Epic Series.
Review: For a long time, I waited and waited for the final DVD of "Nadia" to come out. And finally, it did. And the conclusion is more then satisfactory!
The characters return, and we are treated to one of the best animated battle scenes (Non-CGI!) with excellent animation and FX.
The English voices for Nemo and Gargoyle hit their best in this; making their lines one of the best English voice-acting I've heard in a long time.
The ending is one of the best I've seen. Original in a lot of ways, and a great ending with no letdowns. And the interviews of the voice actors was definately a plus, showing a rare glimpse into the actors who offered such great vocal performances for an anime dub.
Definately a great series with an even greater conclusion.
My few problems: the transfer is not as crystal clear as other DVDs I've seen. And for a final DVD, all we really get as "Extras" are credit-less opening and closing animations, (Which is what we got in the first four DVDs).

Rating:
Summary: A Satisfying Conclusion to an Epic Series.
Review: For a long time, I waited and waited for the final DVD of "Nadia" to come out. And finally, it did. And the conclusion is more then satisfactory!
The characters return, and we are treated to one of the best animated battle scenes (Non-CGI!) with excellent animation and FX.
The English voices for Nemo and Gargoyle hit their best in this; making their lines one of the best English voice-acting I've heard in a long time.
The ending is one of the best I've seen. Original in a lot of ways, and a great ending with no letdowns. And the interviews of the voice actors was definately a plus, showing a rare glimpse into the actors who offered such great vocal performances for an anime dub.
Definately a great series with an even greater conclusion.
My few problems: the transfer is not as crystal clear as other DVDs I've seen. And for a final DVD, all we really get as "Extras" are credit-less opening and closing animations, (Which is what we got in the first four DVDs).

Rating:
Summary: A Satisfying Conclusion to an Epic Series.
Review: For a long time, I waited and waited for the final DVD of "Nadia" to come out. And finally, it did. And the conclusion is more then satisfactory!
The characters return, and we are treated to one of the best animated battle scenes (Non-CGI!) with excellent animation and FX.
The English voices for Nemo and Gargoyle hit their best in this; making their lines one of the best English voice-acting I've heard in a long time.
The ending is one of the best I've seen. Original in a lot of ways, and a great ending with no letdowns. And the interviews of the voice actors was definately a plus, showing a rare glimpse into the actors who offered such great vocal performances for an anime dub.
Definately a great series with an even greater conclusion.
My few problems: the transfer is not as crystal clear as other DVDs I've seen. And for a final DVD, all we really get as "Extras" are credit-less opening and closing animations, (Which is what we got in the first four DVDs).

Rating:
Summary: Brilliant Ending !
Review: Now THIS is truly an excellent volume. It brings the series to a close, but not before shocking revelations, unexpected twists and surprises, emotionally gripping drama, love beyond death, and a tearjerking ending keep you on the edge of your seat. Featuring spectacular animation effects, clever writing, and some truly terrific music, the ending of the series more than lives up to its name as being one of the best climaxes in any Anime. The voice acting on both the Japanese and the English language tracks deliver their best ever on this volume. Not that the English dub is perfect, though. Despite the great voice acting, some lines in the last episode are awkwardly written (particularly the Epilogue), and some lines on the Japanese language track are not spoken at ALL on the English dub. Otherwise, the dub is decent.

The only other drawbacks are: sometimes fuzzy sound quality on the dub, not-as-decent video transfer, and the same textless opening and closing animations as extras (we already got those as extras on Volumes 1-3).

But the good far outweighs the bad, with text interviews with the cast members (some woefully short), and, well, the content presented here. I have rather mixed feelings about this show coming to a close, and wish they could have done more with it, but NADIA: THE SECRET OF BLUE WATER, in spite of not being perfect, is a decent TV series with enough good points to outweigh the bad. Just don't buy each volume individually, especially since there are some moments that are detestable. The things that really make this series spin is not the uneven medium part of the story, but the beginning (Volumes 1-2) and the finale (Last 3/4 of Volume 9 and this volume). If anything, these are the highest selling points of the show. And that's not half a bad thing, either.

Rating:
Summary: A truly wonderful finale.
Review: Now THIS is truly an excellent volume. It brings the series to a close, but not before shocking revelations, unexpected twists and surprises, emotionally gripping drama, love beyond death, and a tearjerking ending keep you on the edge of your seat. Featuring spectacular animation effects, clever writing, and some truly terrific music, the ending of the series more than lives up to its name as being one of the best climaxes in any Anime. The voice acting on both the Japanese and the English language tracks deliver their best ever on this volume. Not that the English dub is perfect, though. Despite the great voice acting, some lines in the last episode are awkwardly written (particularly the Epilogue), and some lines on the Japanese language track are not spoken at ALL on the English dub. Otherwise, the dub is decent.

The only other drawbacks are: sometimes fuzzy sound quality on the dub, not-as-decent video transfer, and the same textless opening and closing animations as extras (we already got those as extras on Volumes 1-3).

But the good far outweighs the bad, with text interviews with the cast members (some woefully short), and, well, the content presented here. I have rather mixed feelings about this show coming to a close, and wish they could have done more with it, but NADIA: THE SECRET OF BLUE WATER, in spite of not being perfect, is a decent TV series with enough good points to outweigh the bad. Just don't buy each volume individually, especially since there are some moments that are detestable. The things that really make this series spin is not the uneven medium part of the story, but the beginning (Volumes 1-2) and the finale (Last 3/4 of Volume 9 and this volume). If anything, these are the highest selling points of the show. And that's not half a bad thing, either.

Rating:
Summary: Brilliant Ending !
Review: This show is the Babylon 5 of anime. Who'd have thought that the simple storyline of a young girl pursued by jewel thieves at the start would finish like this ? I've just finished viewing this finale and still cant get over how well done it was. What a great, no AMAZING series ! My only gripes are that its now finished (I wish they had done a sequel series, yes I know there is "The Movie" to come ... however I've been told that was done to cash in on Nadia's popularity, different writers/animators, so I'm not expecting anything great from it) and the minor video artefacts throughout. I dont want to "spoil" anything so I wont give any of the storyline away in these final episodes. The cover recommends viewing by 12 years and up however I've sat through this entire series with my 8 year old niece and had to fast forward only one scene I thought would have been too disturbing for her, where the crewman is sacrificed to save the Nautilus, Jean's heart rending cries were just too well acted. To finish, fantastic ending, great storyline throughout, characters you'll love and hate (Gargoyle !) that'll make you laugh and cry, to me (an anime newbie) this is what anime is all about. P.S. Love the music too !