Martian Successor Nadesico (1996)

Akito doesn't want to fight. Despite a childhood spent on the anime Gekiganger 3, a Mecha show, he'd rather cook than pilot a Mecha. Fate intervenes when his home on Mars is destroyed, and he is transported instantly to the Earth, mysteriously. He has questions no one can answer fully, but follows a girl from a chance meeting in hopes to discover any. The girl, Yurika, is captain of the private battleship Nadesico, and in order to follow her, he enlists as their cook. Possessing the nanite implants that allow to control mechas, he's a handy backup pilot for the mechas of the Nadesico. He joins a crew bent on revenging Mars and composed of misfits, otakus, and ditzes. But in reality they are handpicked experts. They take their own private war back to Mars to face the harsh reality that life may not always be like a Giant Mecha Series. (Source: Anime News Network)

Also known as

Kidou Senkan Nadesico · 機動戦艦ナデシコ

Format

TV · 26 episodes

Status

Finished

Genres

Action, Comedy, Mecha, Romance, Sci-Fi

Studio

Xebec

AniList score

73/100

Main characters

Akito Tenkawa, Yurika Misumaru, Ruri Hoshino, Prospector, Haruka Minato, Ryoko Subaru, Hikaru Amano, Izumi Maki