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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi |
| MANUFACTURER: | A.D. Vision |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color, Animated |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 702727016721 |
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Customer Reviews of Nadia, Secret of Blue Water - The Dark Kingdom (Vol. 2)
Even better than the first one! In the second volume of the 39-part TV series NADIA - THE SECRET OF BLUE WATER, Nadia, King, and Jean end up stranded on an island that appears deserted at first. But NO! There is a sinister cult organization, the Neo Atlanteans, ruled by the mysterious and very sinister Gargoyle, who have built this incredibly powerful tower that can wipe out an entire island in one strike! Nadia is kidnapped by Gargoyle, and Jean must rescue her. But in doing so, he teams up with unexpected allies - Grandis, and her two bumbling assistants, Sanson and Hanson (Picking up on a theme here?), who have been chasing them all this time! (Similarities to CASTLE IN THE SKY here.) Can they rescue her in time?
Finding out will have you glued to the screen and clinging to the edge of your seat. In addition, the mood of the story changes from a lighthearted adventure (which is what the first DVD was) to a more dark, brooding struggle for survival. We are also introduced to an adorable new character, a little girl named Marie, who very much reminds me of Mei from MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO. She has a lot of the same qualities that made her so lovable. The scenes where she picks flowers with King and throws tantrums about being hungry (yelling "Mama-mama-mama-mama-mama-mama, I'm hungry!!!") are precocious, and we find ourselves growing attached to her. But the first episode which we meet her in ends rather sadly; her parents (and pet dog) have been gunned down by Gargoyle's men, and she doesn't realize that they are dead... until Jean and Nadia finally reveal it to her in the episode's heartbreaking ending scene, where they stand praying by the grave.
That, and everything else about the four episodes contained on here make this DVD even better than the first NADIA. I wouldn't recommend picking this up as a first choice; I'd suggest purchasing NADIA VOL. 1 first, and then this one afterwards. That way, you'll be able to follow the story through. (In fact, this is the best advice to follow when picking up the remaining eight -!- DVDs that are to be released!)
As for the DVD, the qualities of the video and audio departments remain the same. The English dub is even more decent than the first one - Nathan Parsons's attempt at a French accent offended me somewhat on the first NADIA DVD, but somehow it didn't bother me here. Perhaps it's because he has finally hit the mark. Meg Bauman, for her part, has only gotten better as Nadia. And Sarah Richardson, Corey Gagne, and Martin Blacker are as hammy as ever as Grandis and her henchmen. The new voice actors are also good. Eleven year old Margaret Cassidy is perfect as little Marie; her childishly cute voice wins us all over. Her laughs are infectious, her cries are sympathetic, and she offers some of the best lines. David Jones as Gargoyle sounds a little flat (I expected something more menacing), but it was probably intended that way, and it seems more than appropriate. Again, the subtitle script is changed for the dub, but not drastically, and the accents aren't as bothersome this time around.
The extras are identical to that of the first one (textless opening and ending, trailers), but the menus are a boost; the water and clouds look more realistic, and flow by even more impressively than they did on the first one.
If you haven't gotten this DVD yet (along with the first NADIA DVD), it is highly recommended that you do, and soon.
A 5 STAR DVD!
This is the best DVD i ever bought! The story is good! The characters are good! every thing is great! that's why this is a 5 star DVD!
A 5 star DVD!
This is the best DVD i ever bought! The story is good! The characters are good! every thing is great! that's why this is a 5 star DVD!