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• Directors: Tatsuo Sato
• Format: Animated, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Language: English, Japanese
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: Unrated
• Studio: Adv Films
• DVD Release Date: January 6, 2009
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• ASIN: B001KXZG28
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #69,444 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Adv Films Release Date: 01/06/2009 Run time: 90 minutes

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5.0 out of 5 stars The true, if un-complete, ending of Nadesico, January 13, 2009

By	Carol Nichols "Otaku moe!" (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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So sad... Not pathetic sad, but like crying your eyes out sad. Like OMG so sad!
Martian Successor Nadesico was a marvel in Japan and its humor and spoof was both unique and very tasteful (at least to me it was). The ending of Nadesico also was unique and tasteful, since it hinted of a sequel and "didn't". But this movie, sad as it is, ISN'T Nadesico!

Taking two years after the end, Ruri is the established hero and has matured greatly and has a new crew and seems dense as ever. Bosen jumping is still the "hot-button" in the universe, and while the war between the earth and the Jovians are over, everyone wants just a little more control than the other.

One thing that made me happy was the appearance of the movie. The characters are in spirits just the way they should be! However those who wish to try this movie, be warned, you will initially feel like you are missing something!!

Most wonder where are Akito and Yurika, and who wouldn't? Both of them were awesome leads offering humor and awe, rather cheesily. But alas Akito is not the same, as he is battle-hardened ruthless, less chatty, but still the same hero. Yurika, on the other hand, has screen time, but doesn't voice nearly as much as she did in the series... Most find that without this two characters, Nadesico is lost. I'm sure that is how everyone feels but the message is still the same as the series was, and that is: no matter how much people change, who they are can never be forgotton or let go by people who love and want them.

Honestly I HATED the beginning, but LOVED the ending!
SPOILERS: Everyone skip until you see when. Akito lost his senses of a cook in order to be strong enough to save Yurika, this made me almost cry because it proved how much he loved Yurika. Akito's Aestivalis appears black and souless, but the ending made me happy, he shed his armor revealing his classic purple model from the series! Showing that the old Akito exists! His mech "crys" to show how he's missed the real Akito. What happened next was... un-necessary, but nevertheless good.
WHEN

OVERALL: Prince of Darkness is a not-so-direct sequel to the series, people will find the humor here unique and quirky as ever, but in different manners than before. I felt TOed at first, but PoD is a great movie and has some of the greatest plot twists ever seen in anime!