Fushigi no Umi no Nadia

Nadia starves after stealing food while Jean hallucinates in a cave

Nadia refuses to eat camp meat after stealing food, choosing to starve instead. Desperate, she finds and consumes rotten spinach, which makes her ill. Jean searches for a cure and enters a cave where he consumes hallucinogenic mushrooms. The mushrooms cause him to fall into a trance and become delirious. While Jean is in this altered state, Nadia gives him his first real kiss. She is unaware that he is too delirious from the mushrooms to recognize or remember the event. The situation leaves Jean incapacitated by the hallucinogens while Nadia remains ignorant of his condition during their intimate moment.

King the Lonely Lion and Jean's Romantic Misunderstanding with Nadia

Nadia spends an entire day being romantic with Jean, culminating in a kiss under the stars. Jean mistakenly believes this is their first time, which infuriates Nadia. Jealous of the attention Nadia gives Jean, and after being abused by Marie, King runs away. Jean sets out to find him, but King steps off a cliff and falls. He experiences an extensive dream sequence where he unveils various inventions before an adoring Nadia and Marie. Among these creations are a gravity bomb and a highly advanced flying machine reminiscent of Thunderbirds. This episode highlights King's emotional turmoil and his imaginative inner world while Jean searches for his missing friend.

Children discover a mysterious floating island after a typhoon strikes Lincoln Island

A severe typhoon hits Lincoln Island, blowing King away into the darkness. Following the storm, the children find a floating island drifting toward their shore. Upon exploring this bizarre tropical paradise featuring diverse trees, desert dunes, and shifting weather, they encounter King and Ayerton. Ayerton shares strange tales about the location and explains he arrived there after the American Navy sank the Nautilus. He cautions the group that a profound mystery lies at the core of the island, urging them to be wary of the secrets hidden within this unusual environment.

A giant appears but is revealed to be Gratan in disguise.

A giant suddenly attacks the group, causing terror among the companions. The figure is soon revealed to be Gratan wearing a cloth disguise. Grandis, Sanson, and Hanson are present with him. The children choose to remain with their friends and begin living together as a family unit. Nadia attempts to cook for Jean, possibly to make amends for previous troubles she caused him. The episode focuses on the group's decision to stay together and their evolving domestic dynamics.

Sanson and Hanson race mechanical lions while Nadia explains her meat aversion

An argument between Sanson and Hanson escalates into a competition featuring two mechanical lions modeled after King. Amidst this rivalry, Nadia discloses the reason for her strong dislike of eating meat. She recounts a past incident from her circus days where her friend Smoky, a goat, was removed because he could no longer perform labor. This traumatic event enabled Nadia to understand animal speech. She explains that witnessing humans consume meat feels equivalent to watching a friend being murdered, highlighting the deep emotional connection she formed with animals during that time.

The Gratan is repaired and the group prepares for Africa while Nadia vanishes in an underground factory.

Four months after the previous events, the Gratan has been fully repaired, allowing the companions to prepare for their upcoming journey to Africa. Before departure, the balloon requires maintenance. During this time, Ayerton attempts to seduce Grandis. Meanwhile, Jean and Nadia uncover a significant secret about their island home: an underground factory that closely resembles their former subaquatic residence. While exploring this facility, Nadia enters a trance and mysteriously disappears behind a wall, leaving her clothes in Jean's possession. This discovery marks a pivotal moment in their understanding of their surroundings and their shared past.

Nadia discovers her Atlantean heritage and chooses Jean over her destiny in the sinking Red Noah.

Nadia finds herself in a void where a voice reveals she is aboard the Red Noah, a satellite city that sank 2,400,000 years ago. She learns she is an heir to the Atlantis throne and not human, originating from Old Tartessos, destroyed thirteen years ago. Tasked with guiding Atlantis's restoration, she faces a collapsing environment while Jean bravely returns to save her. Nadia realizes Jean matters more than the Blue Water and admits this to the voice. Freed but warned that she must rule Atlantis or wield godlike power, she joyfully reunites with Jean. They escape the sinking island just in time, rescued by the Gratan, as their companions watch the land disappear forever.

Nadia's Love...?

The Gratan crashes into a tribal village where the companions are captured. A citizen recognizes Nadia and her Blue Water, sparking her interest. However, this intrigue ends when she learns the warrior, who possesses knowledge of Tartessos, is engaged to a bulky and strong warrior woman.

King captured by Grandis' ex-fiance, companions launch rescue mission

King is taken captive by the former fiancé of Grandis. In response to this abduction, his companions organize and execute a coordinated rescue operation aimed at freeing him from his captors. The group works together to locate King and secure his release from the individual who was previously engaged to Grandis.

Clip show featuring image songs and Sanson's suggestion for Jean to write a love song for Nadia

The majority of this installment functions as a compilation episode, presenting image songs synchronized with footage from the preceding thirty-three episodes. During this sequence, Sanson proposes that Jean compose a romantic song dedicated to Nadia. This structure serves to recap previous events while introducing musical elements associated with the characters. The narrative focus remains on Sanson's encouragement for Jean to express his feelings through music, utilizing the visual archive of past adventures to accompany the auditory presentation. No new plot developments occur outside of this specific suggestion and the retrospective viewing experience provided by the selected clips.

Nadia Discovers Her Atlantis Heritage and Blue Noah Identity in Tartessos

The group reaches Tartessos, the submerged ancient kingdom of Atlantis located in a crater lake for thirteen years. Nadia explains they are inside Blue Noah, one of three Noah's Arc vessels, alongside Red Noah and Atlantis. She reveals her royal lineage and the pendant's power to make the wielder a god or devil, capable of destroying the world. Overwhelmed by her destiny and self-loathing, Nadia attempts suicide by jumping from a tower. Jean reveals the Blue Water slowed her fall, saving her life. Despite Nadia's despair, Jean expresses his unconditional love and forgiveness. This emotional moment occurs on Nadia's 15th birthday, leaving the companions shocked by her actions.

The New Nautilus

Nadia returns to Red Noah and discovers her brother Neo is a puppet controlled by Gargoyle.

Nadia is taken aboard the Red Noah, which hovers in the sky and dwarfs Gargoyle's battleships. Gargoyle reveals the ancient history of Atlantis, showing an experimental massive human named Adam and failed creations in jars. Nadia meets Emperor Neo, who is revealed to be her long-lost brother, now a mechanical puppet under Gargoyle's control. Meanwhile, the New Nautilus survives the destruction of Tartessos and prepares to fight back. Neo threatens the world to surrender England, but just as the weapon fires, the New Nautilus intervenes, bringing the two crafts face to face.

Red Noah and New Nautilus battle in Paris and space, leading to Nadia's capture by Gargoyle.

Red Noah and New Nautilus engage in an aerial dogfight over Paris, causing severe destruction that includes the demolition of the Eiffel Tower. The conflict escalates into outer space, where New Nautilus fails to penetrate Red Noah's intact force field. The Nautilus launches the Gratan tank into the enemy vessel, allowing Grandis, Sanson, and Hanson to navigate the corridors using laser turrets. They locate the power plant and sacrifice the Gratan to disable the barrier. New Nautilus breaches the hull, enabling Nemo, Electra, and Jean to confront Gargoyle in a vast chamber. They find Nadia standing on a pedestal over two meters wide and a hundred meters above the floor, now under Gargoyle's control.

Neo sacrifices himself to free Nadia, leading to Gargoyle's demise and Jean's revival.

Neo and Nadia wound Nemo, allowing the New Nautilus to breach the throne room. Neo breaks Gargoyle's hold, restores the Blue Waters, and frees Nadia by shattering her crown, sacrificing himself in the process. Gargoyle kills Jean and tortures Electra before the Nautilus attacks him. Nemo provides Nadia with a Blue Water, explaining it can revive Jean through prayer. Encouraged by Grandis and Electra, Nadia merges both Blue Waters to create a light sphere. Ignoring Nemo's warning, Gargoyle touches the sphere and disintegrates into salt, revealing his human nature. Nadia revives Jean. Nemo destroys Red Noah, and the group returns to Earth. Twelve years later in 1902, seventeen-year-old Marie reflects on her friends' lives: Grandis is single, Hanson is wealthy, Electra is a mother, and Jean and Nadia are married. Marie has married Sanson and is expecting her first child.