Fushigi no Umi no Nadia

The Girl at the Eiffel Tower

Jean, a young inventor goes to Paris to compete in an inventor contest at the Universal Expo of Paris. He meets a young girl, Nadia, who is pursued by henchmen that want her Blue Water, a mysterious necklace that is the link to Nadia's past. (Source: Anime Network)

The Little Fugitives

Jean takes Nadia home to Le Havre, but his aunt and uncle don't want her at home. So in order to discover her past, he decides to go on an adventure with her to Africa where she came. (Source: Anime Network)

The Riddle of the Giant Sea Monsters

Jean, Nadia, and King are rescued from the ocean by a passing American battleship called the Abraham. Its captain, Melville, and his first mate Holland, are on the trail of a supposed "sea monster" responsible for sinking countless ships in the Pacific Ocean. Jean is intrigued to be aboard the vessel, but Nadia is gravely suspicious. While on the ship, they also meet Ayerton Grenavan, a flamboyant "scientist" who claims to be funding the pursuit. That night, the Abraham is attacked by a mysterious and dangerous presence. A torpedo finally strikes the Abraham, causing Jean, Nadia, King, and their aircraft to be thrown overboard into the ocean again. (Source: Wikipedia)

Nautilus, The Fantastic Submarine

Adrift on the ocean, Jean, Nadia, and King are once again rescued by another vessel — a mysterious submarine commanded by Captain Nemo and his first officer, Electra. The children are kept aboard the submarine for three days while Nemo and his command crew pursue an enemy submarine (the same "sea monster" that wrecked the Abraham). Eventually, Jean, Nadia, and King are released from the submarine and they set off into the sky on Jean's newly revamped aircraft. Before leaving, the children learn that the submarine is known as the Nautilus. (Source: Wikipedia)

Marie's Island

While airborne, Jean, Nadia, and King are shot down from the skies and crash-land onto an unfamiliar island. There, they rescue a 4-year-old lonely little girl named Marie, who tells them that her parents have been shot down by a murderous army of masked soldiers. Soon the children are forced to flee from the same soldiers. Marie takes her new "guardians" to a secluded cave containing blankets and supplies. That night, Jean and Nadia bury Marie's fallen parents and tearfully confess to the latter that her parents are dead. Meanwhile, the Grandis gang, having washed up on the island themselves, are taken captive by the soldiers and taken to a shadowy base where they are questioned by the soldiers' commander about the Blue Water, Nadia's pendant. (Source: Wikipedia)

Infiltration of the Secret Base

Investigating the island, Jean discovers a trail of power lines leading to a power plant situated in a deep crater at the center of the island. He also witnesses an escaping villager brutally killed by the pursuing soldiers. The next day, Marie and King wander outside the cave to collect flowers (Jean and Nadia debating about their next move -- should they rescue the people on the island or not?) and are captured by the soldiers. Jean and Nadia follow them to the crater and find themselves in a complex of factories, where the villagers are forced to work as slaves. They also recognize the "sea monster" as another submarine, known as the Garfish, operated by the soldiers' ruthless ringleader, Gargoyle. While Gargoyle investigates a powerful artifact needed to complete his secret weapon, Nadia's Blue Water is accidentally set off, forcing the children to escape from the factories. To save Jean from being killed, Nadia gives him the Blue Water and turns herself in. Jean promises to rescue her. (Source: Wikipedia)

The Tower of Babel

Captured by the soldiers (also known as the Neo Atlanteans), Nadia is taken before Gargoyle, who implies that he has known Nadia since she was a baby. He demands his captive to reveal the whereabouts of the Blue Water. When Nadia refuses to obey, Gargoyle threatens to kill both Marie and King. With no choice, Nadia reluctantly admits that Jean has it. The soldiers begin to search the complex for Jean, while the Grandis gang decides to escape. Both sides inadvertently come across each other when they board a freight train bound for Gargoyle's castle. Gargoyle tours Nadia around the compound and introduces its center — a spiral tower known as Babel, which can obliterate anything in its path. That evening he forces Nadia to witness the tower's awesome powers as it demolishes an island in the distance. Out at sea, Captain Nemo sees the same explosion and declares that Gargoyle has "finally released the great abomination." (Source: Wikipedia)

Mission to Rescue Nadia

In an unexpected turn of events, Jean joins forces with the Grandis gang to infiltrate the compound and rescue Nadia. They almost succeed… until Gargoyle's submarine, Garfish corners them at the intake point. Just when it all looks hopeless, the Nautilus rises from the ocean and attacks the Garfish, allowing the companions to make their escape. In the end, Gargoyle attempts to fight back using the Tower of Babel… but it demolishes his compound instead. The islanders are freed, but Gargoyle makes his getaway on a dirigible. (Source: Wikipedia)

Nemo's Secret

The companions are taken aboard the Nautilus by Captain Nemo in gratitude for their bravery against Gargoyle, and to repair the damage the Gratan has taken. Jean and Hanson are thrilled to be aboard the Nautilus because they are intrigued by its technology and wonders, but nobody shares their enthusiasm. Grandis catches a cold and is treated by the doctor. When Captain Nemo and Electra stop by medical bay to check on the sick patient, Grandis falls hopelessly in love with Nemo… much to the dismay of Sanson and Hanson. Later, Nemo crosses paths with Nadia for the first time and acts quite surprised when he sees her… and her Blue Water. It turns out that Nemo happens to have a Blue Water of his own -- a larger one with a missing indent. (Source: Wikipedia)

A Crowning Performance by the Gratan

The Nautilus pursues Gargoyle through the LeMar Straits until it runs into a dangerous trap. The submarine is surrounded on all sides by a field of mines, which can be triggered should the underwater current shifts or if the submarine dares to move. In a race against time, Grandis, Sanson, and Hanson propose to use their Gratan to take out three of the mines so that the Nautilus can safely escape from Gargoyle's trap. However, Sanson knocks Grandis out, fearing for her safety. He and Hanson set aboard the Gratan and begin their mission, but the tank begins to malfunction. Jean, who has sneaked aboard the tank, helps the pair as best as he can, but soon the Gratan's underwater camera shatters, leaving the Gratan blind. With Grandis communicating from the Nautilus bridge, the trio barely manages to succeed and save the submarine from a deadly fate. (Source: Wikipedia)

New Recruits for the Nautilus

Grandis and Her First Love

The Nautilus stops by an island for shore leave to take on new supplies. Humorous complications ensue as Jean accidentally stumbles into Nadia changing into her swimsuit (but they later go on a walk on the beach), Grandis and Electra get into a jealous rivalry for Nemo's love, while Nemo remains oblivious. While Jean goes off on a hunting expedition with Sanson and the others, Nadia bonds with Grandis as the latter explains about a tragic past. As a child, Grandis had grown into a wealthy family and was courted by a handsome man who turned out to be a swindler. She subsequently became obsessed with jewels, which explains why she was chasing after Nadia's Blue Water. But now that she has met Captain Nemo, she no longer sees Nadia's jewel as valuable. That night, the hunting party returns and Sanson throws down the main catch -- a murdered baby deer. Nadia is quite upset about this and leaves the camp. (Source: Wikipedia)

Run, Marie, Run!

The Valley of Dynicthus

As the Nautilus resumes its pursuit of Gargoyle, both Marie and Nadia become seriously ill from a tropical fever that will claim their lives in two days time if they are not cured. The only hope for a cure is in the depths of Reef 64. Alarmed to learn that Nadia is in danger, Nemo decides to change course, much to Electra's infuriation. Accompanied by Nemo, Jean, Sanson, Hanson, and King set off into a dangerous trek through the underwater domain of Reef 64. They find the herb in a cave situation on the opposite side of a cliff face. On their way back, however, they are attacked by a monstrous eel called a "Dinicthys." Jean and King bravely attempt to draw the Dinicthys away from their position by throwing their diving suits' lights into a void. Thanks to help from Nemo, they succeed, and the girls are cured. (Source: Wikipedia)

The Nautilus Faces Its Biggest Crisis

Several days later, the Nautilus falls into an even deadlier trap. First, mines drift into the submarine's intakes and disrupt its engines. Then torpedoes narrowly miss the submarine. A Garfish rams into its side, only to have its nose crippled, and the submarine drifts away, exploding. When the Nautilus attempts to surface, it is surrounded by the American fleet, commanded by vengeful Captain Melville, who has received an anonymous tip that the submarine is responsible for sinking the ships. (Naturally, the "source" of this information is Gargoyle.) The subsequent damage causes the Nautilus to drift to the bottom of the ocean. Because the American fleet wants to see them destroyed, the Nautilus is forced to stay underwater until the fleet departs. Prior to this, a genial sailor named Ensign Fait gives Jean a bouquet of manmade flowers to offer as a present to Nadia, but she rudely turns it down (it reminds her of the flowers from Gargoyle's garden). In the aftermath of the attack, Fait is trapped inside an engine room poisoned by leaking gas, but Nemo orders the room sealed off so as to prevent further damage. Jean is crushed beyond grief as he painfully listens to his new friend die. (Source: Wikipedia)

The Mystery of the Lost Continent

To honor their fallen comrades, the Nautilus sets course for the underwater graveyard of Atlantis. On the way, Nadia begins to question everything that has happened and wonders why she was chosen to wield the Blue Water. Jean learns from Sonar Officer Eiko that the latter was a survivor on a French ship which was sunk by the Garfish. The boy is traumatically shocked when he adds that its captain is none other than his missing father. As the coffins are prepared for burial, Jean wanders off alone and throws away his wrench, deciding that he no longer wishes to invent if technology is so dangerous. Nadia is sad to see him so gloomy and tries to cheer him up. She succeeds by reminding him of the promise he made to her when they were in France. The episode ends when Fait and his comrades are laid to rest in the soil, with Nadia crying on Jean's shoulder. (Source: Wikipedia)

Jean's New Invention

Jean feels like the Nautilus crew is treating him like a kid and becomes eager to grow up. However, Nemo refuses to make him a crew member, while Electra, and the Grandis gang discourage him even further. Jean is at a loss, until Nadia offers that she has interest in flying again… "only in a craft built by Jean." Inspired, Jean decides to build another aircraft. He aspires to do so all by himself without the help of any grown-ups… a task that he finds more difficult than he anticipated when he can't get an engine to work. Even so, he refuses help from Hanson, straining his friendship with the latter. Later, however, Jean has a change of heart and decides to ask Hanson for help on making the finest aircraft he can. The aircraft is completed, and Jean takes Nadia on a joyous flight above the clouds. In doing so, he manages to impress Nadia and reassure her that he will get her to Africa someday. (Source: Wikipedia)

Nautilus vs. Nautilus

To repair the damage caused by the last attack from Gargoyle, Captain Nemo orders the Nautilus to set sail for Antarctica. The passengers are mortified by the thought, especially Sanson, who goes into an exaggerated tirade on what an unstably icy place Antarctica really is. Jean, however, is quite excited by the idea of traveling to a new place. When the submarine arrives at Antarctica, an ancient "shellfish" squid latches onto the Nautilus and threatens to destroy it. The Nautilus attempts to get rid of it by ramming into an iceberg, to no avail. They finally succeed in losing their menace by steering toward an explosive underwater volcano. Unable to endure the excruciating heat, the shellfish lets go and drifts away. The Nautilus then travels through a tunnel to its subterranean base. (Source: Wikipedia)

Nemo's Best Friend

While repairs are made to the Nautilus, Nemo takes Jean and Nadia on a tour of his base. They discover wondrous sights -- a massive world tree, frozen dinosaurs, "moving" walkways, and a chamber filled with penguins. But the most spectacular sight of all is a massive (and ancient) whale named Irion, who happens to be close friends with Nemo. When Nadia speaks to the whale, he reveals that the latter will soon find her father… as well as her own brother. The children then witness a breathtaking aurora on the surface of Antarctica with Captain Nemo. The episode ends with Jean sharing his newest invention with Nadia and Marie -- a machine that creates ice cream, using the ice from Antarctica. (Source: Wikipedia)

Jean Makes a Mistake

Jean constructs another invention -- a miniature glider powered by a rocket for take off from the Nautilus's deck. Unfortunately, during the test flight, the engine backfires and the glider spirals out of control, finally exploding in the sky. The crew panics, fearing that Gargoyle will probably discover them because of this incident. Sure enough, they are proven right, because Nemo and the others are forced to take down more Garfish submarines. Afterwards, Nemo warns Jean to be more careful with his inventions. Nadia is infuriated to see Jean take Nemo's reprimand without the slightest impulse to stand up for himself, but she goes too far in trying to stand up for him and is slapped by Nemo, especially when she insults him and his crew. Furthermore, Nadia's burgeoning jealousy over Jean's friendship with Electra intensifies… until she finally learns from the latter that she is in no danger of losing Jean. Electra only considers Jean like a little brother she once lost years ago to an attack by an evil man. Nadia recognizes the murderer as Gargoyle, and begins to realize the error of her misjudgment. (Source: Wikipedia)

Farewell Nautilus

Trapped in the Kermodec Trench by Gargoyle, the Nautilus barely survives a torpedo assault by six Garfish. Nemo retaliates with a torpedo attack that demolishes the fleet. But Gargoyle springs his newest ace: a super-charged, magnetic weapon called "SeaNet Beam Gun." With excruciating power it literally drags the Nautilus out of the ocean and draws it inexorably toward Gargoyle's Neo-Atlantean battleship in the sky. Then the Nautilus takes devastating damage from the battleship's "atomic vibrator", which all but compromises the submarine's power. Electra suggests self-destructing the Nautilus so as to take them all down with Gargoyle, but Grandis objects, stating that the "real" reason she's doing so is because she "wants to die with Captain Nemo because you know he will never love you!" The Grandis gang pretends to make a getaway in the Gratan but actually perform another heroic rescue by compromising the battleship's missile tube by blasting one of its annihilation bombs just before it hits the Nautilus. Furthermore, Jean rescues Nadia (again) when the latter unwisely tries to surrender herself to Gargoyle (in order to stop the fighting) by using his spare glider. Then the Nautilus engineers manually launch their last missile, which destroys Gargoyle's deadly weapon. The compromised submarine splashes into the ocean and disappears underwater into a whirlpool. Gargoyle, knowing Nemo is doomed, orders another Garfish fleet to finish them off for good. (Source: Wikipedia)

Electra the Traitor

To save themselves from being totally destroyed by the remaining Garfish fleet, the Nautilus severs its combat block from the main unit, which self-destructs, taking the enemy submarines with it. To save the children, Nemo relocates them to his personal cabin, warning that they will be jettisoned from the doomed Nautilus. Returning to the bridge, Nemo is confronted at gunpoint by Electra, who shoots his arm. Trapped in the cabin, Jean and Nadia listen in shock as Electra describes her tragic past. Thirteen years ago in the kingdom of Tartessos, Nemo's wife, the Queen, was killed in an attack by ruthless rebels led by Gargoyle and his puppet liege, Emperor Neo. Gargoyle attempted to unlock the Tower of Babel's ancient power, but Nemo put a stop to it by removing the Blue Water from its control device. The tower self-destructed and washed away all of Tartessos in seven days. Electra also lost her parents and little brother. Two nights later she was rescued by Nemo. She gradually fell in love with him… until she learned that the latter was responsible for the destruction of Tartessos and the deaths of the innocent people who lived there. Despite her grudge, however, Electra remained loyal to Nemo in mutual understanding of his goal to take down Neo-Atlantis. However, she admits that she was also jealous of Nadia, fearing that the latter would "steal Nemo's heart" away. It is at this point that Nadia realizes that Nemo is actually her father, much to her shock, and she begins to regret the way she treated him. Angry that Nemo has supposedly "gone back to being an ordinary father" and not sacrificing himself to stop Gargoyle, Electra has lost control and attempts to shoot Nemo again. But Nemo admits that he is merely fighting to atone for his sins and that he couldn't self-destruct the Nautilus because he cares about Electra and doesn't want to her to suffer the same fate. Ashamed and humiliated, Electra attempts to shoot herself, but Nemo stops her. He then releases the children from the crippled Nautilus, saying "Live, Nadia! Live!" (Source: Wikipedia)

Young Drifters

Jean, Nadia, Marie, and King are shipwrecked and washed ashore on a beach that turns out to be a deserted island. After much discussion, they decide to stay and make it their home. (Source: Wikipedia)

Lincoln Island

Nadia rudely awakens Jean and Marie and takes charge, naming their new home "Lincoln Island" after the president of the same name. Then she abandons them and declares to “live with nature in the forest.” Unfortunately, surviving against nature without the benefits of Jean’s technology proves to be much more difficult than she expects. Indeed, her only method of finding food is to steal rations the children have taken from Nemo's cabin. Nadia almost drowns when she attempts to reclaim a hologram from Nemo's cabin, but Jean and Marie rescue her. Nadia is furious at both of them, however, because they have caught fish (she would rather have been saved by them). Marie calls Nadia out for her stubbornness, declaring they all would have starved to death otherwise. (Source: Wikipedia)