Nadia, The Secret of Blue Water - Nadia's Island (Vol. 7)

I have already seen reviews going in to the background of these episodes so I won't bore you with a history lesson about the outrageous budget constraints and work load of Hideaki Anno, if you are interested in that I suggest going to Wikipedia. The true question you want to know is if you should purchase this volume and the answer is yes and no.The only reason I can think of ever purchasing this volume is to complete out your collection. I am personally a stickler for wanting all of the DVDs in a set so if you are a fan of Nadia and you want the perfect set of DVDs then I say buy it as cheaply as possible because really all it will be is a placeholder.IF you're someone who does the research and says "well I'll try it out. It's probably not nearly as bad as people say" erase those thoughts from your mind now. The animation quality is hit or miss with much more misses than hits, the story practically takes a nosedive and doesn't really feel like it sticks to canon and Nadia almost reaches Shinji Ikari levels of unbearable. Trust me there is a reason the director himself said he would scrap all of these episodes

In the whole seris of Nadia TV animation, Vol.7 is not as great as the rest of the series, having full of jokes from Japanese animation or Japanese monster movies such as Gamela, Godzilla or Ultraman series.Basic idea comes from Jules Verne's novel MYSTERIOUS ISLAND with some of borrowed settings. Nadia's unpredictable character runs wild and make-believe of heroines Hayao Miyazaki created can also be found (particularly NAUSICAA). Overall you can skip it if you purchase the series individually so I recommend to have second volume of Box series to see these slow and rather peaceful (no gargoyle attacks) episodes with the exception of personal brawls.Verdict: Nadia's In Mysterious IslandRating: 68 out of 100Recommended for: Die-hard Nadia fans. I recommend second volume of Box series containing the latter half of Nadia episodes.

I can't help but say I have mixed fealing about this one; because, the eps. moved alot slower than the other parts.However I still think the characters are better then most modern anime Characters, because I can't count on Hero Yu's I havefound in anime. Nadia and Jean don't have the same cookie cutter feel.

Great movie, love it bunches. Purchased it for a gift. Arrived quicker than expected and was well packaged for protection.