History YMMV / NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater

* GatewaySeries: ''Nadia'' was arguably Creator/StudioGainax's biggest success before ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion''. The title of ''Anime/WelcomeToTheNHK'' is a ShoutOut to how many {{Otaku}} -- and {{Hikikomori}} -- first became interested because of this series.

** Also the Spanish dub. Some like it for its good handful of terrific performances (including but not limited to Jean, Gargoyle and Nemo, the latter two being considered by some to be even ''better'' than the original) while others decry it for also having questionable cast choices (Nadia and Marie especially) and an inconsistent translation (which actually led to Sanson and Hanson weirdly swapping one of their names and getting the other changed).

* FanonDiscontinuity: There are no fans of the aforementioned sequel movie, ''[[TheMovie "Nadia: The Motion Picture"]]'', mainly due to the fact that Gainax was forced to opt out at the beginning of production and ultimately had nothing involved with it[[note]]While they are listed as the studio that animated it on Website/MyAnimeList, the animation was actually done by Sogo Vision, who did work on some of the TV series, but were not in charge[[/note]], as well as the fact that it had major [[ContinuitySnarl flaws in continuity]], and reset most of the CharacterDevelopment.

* {{Adorkable}}: Jean, definitely. Not only is he intelligent, he is also generous, sweet-natured, caring, friendly, loyal, naive, and dedicated to what he likes. He's quite brave, as well. Of course he's naturally green when it comes to social graces around the opposite sex, but in a way it proves to be an asset. Nadia's English voice actress Meg Bauman said on the original DVD interview's that she would date someone like him "in a heartbeat".

** Like Aaron Dismuke on ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' a few years later, Parsons and Meg Bauman (Nadia) also both hit puberty during the dubbing and their voices noticeably deepen by the time of the closing episodes and the Movie. Ironically, this arguably helps their performances and sells Jean and Nadia’s character growth and the passage of time (as the series roughly takes place over a full year from 1889 to 1890).

** In ADV's dub, Jean speaks with a French accent which is noticeably inconsistent in at least the first couple of episodes. Keep in mind, though, that his actor was only twelve years old when he did the part, and otherwise the accent works in favor of the character. He gradually improves on the accent as the show progresses (and Parson admitted on the original DVD release's interview that it took him several episodes to really get the hang of it).

** Like Aaron Dismuke on ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' a few years later, Parsons and Meg Bauman (Nadia) also both hit puberty during the dubbing and their voices noticeably deepen by the time of the closing episodes and the movie. Ironically, this arguably helps their performances and sells Jean and Nadia’s character growth and the passage of time (as the series roughly takes place over a full year from 1889 to 1890).

** In ADV's dub, Jean speaks with a French accent which is noticeably inconsistent in at least the first couple of episodes. Keep in mind, though, that his actor was only twelve years old when he did the part, and otherwise the accent works in favor of the character. He gradually improves on the accent as the show progresses (the actor admits it took him several episodes to really get the hang of it).

** Sentai Filmworks evidently feels the same way. The Movie was excluded from their Complete Series DVD and Blu-Ray Sets when they reissued ''Nadia'' in 2014, which is a contrast to the original ADV Complete Sets in the mid-2000s, which ''had'' included the Movie. The upcoming 2022 reissue by [=GKids=] similarly excludes the Movie from the Blu-Ray set.

** Sentai Filmworks evidently feels the same way. The Movie was excluded from their Complete Series DVD and Blu-Ray Sets when they reissued ''Nadia'' in 2014, which is a contrast to the original ADV Complete Sets in the mid-2000s, which ''had'' included the Movie. The upcoming 2022 reissue by GKids similarly excludes the Movie from the Blu-Ray set.

** Despite being voted as the favorite anime heroine in the famous Japanese magazine ''Animage'', Nadia has had her fair share of detractors overseas, who find her whiny and unlikable.

* FanonDiscontinuity: There are no fans of the aforementioned sequel movie, ''[[TheMovie "Nadia: The Motion Picture"]]'', mainly due to the fact that Gainax was forced to opt out at the beginning of production and ultimately had nothing involved with it[[note]]While they are listed as the studio that animated it on Website/MyAnimeList, the animation was actually done by Sogo Vision, who did work on some of the TV series, but were not in charge[[/note]], as well as the fact that it had major [[ContinuitySnarl flaws in continuity]], and reset most of the CharacterDevelopment. Sentai Filmworks evidently feels the same way. The Movie was excluded from their Complete Series DVD and Blu-Ray Sets when they reissued ''Nadia'' in 2014, which is a contrast to the original ADV Complete Sets in the mid-2000s, which ''had'' included the Movie.

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The music score for the final battle between [[spoiler: New Nautilus]] and [[spoiler: Red Noah]]. The rest of the series score is high quality given Shiro Sagisu's involvement (and indeed the style of the music foreshadows what would come half a decade later with ''Evangelionn'').

* CultClassic: While not terribly well remembered (espcecially in comparison to its successor ''Evangelion''), ''Nadia'' is still considered a solid piece of anime from TheNineties and shares fans with the rest of the works of both of its creators, Miyazaki and Anno.
** To put it in perspective, it's still beloved enough to have gotten a 30th Anniversary celebration and exhibition in Tokyo in 2020.
* FanonDiscontinuity: There are no fans of the aforementioned sequel movie, ''[[TheMovie "Nadia: The Motion Picture"]]'', mainly due to the fact that Gainax was forced to opt out at the beginning of production and ultimately had nothing involved with it[[note]]while they are listed as the studio that animated it on Website/MyAnimeList, the animation was actually done by Sogo Vision, who did work on some of the TV series, but were not in charge[[/note]], as well as the fact that it had major [[ContinuitySnarl flaws in continuity]], and reset most of the CharacterDevelopment. Sentai Filmworks evidently feels the same way. The Movie was excluded from their Complete Series DVD and Blu-Ray Sets when they reissued ''Nadia'' in 2014, which is a contrast to the original ADV Complete Sets in the mid-2000s, which ''had'' included the Movie.

* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: ''The Secret of Fuzzy'' arguably. While Episode 39 gives the series closure, [[spoiler: the Distant Epilogue doesn’t allow ''Nadia'' to explore the repercussions of Gargoyle taking the Secret War public. It’s also plausible and realistic that not every Neo-Atlantean would’ve been aboard ''Red Noah'' when it went down. Having surviving Neo-Atlanteans operating from the shadows and without the oversight of Gargoyle (and possibly even tying them into the lead-up to the First World War) could’ve been an interesting, compelling storyline if it had been executed differently.]]

* VocalEvolution: As per the norm with any English Dub and its cast – particularly, as pointed out earlier, Nathan Parsons [[OohMeAccentsSlipping struggling]] with Jean's French accent initially.
** Like Aaron Dismuke on ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'' a few years later, Parsons and Meg Bauman (Nadia) also both hit puberty during the dubbing and their voices noticeably deepen by the time of the closing episodes and the Movie. Ironically, this arguably helps their performances and sells Jean and Nadia’s character growth and the passage of time (as the series roughly takes place over a full year from 1889 to 1890).

* WTHCastingAgency: The Spanish dub features a slight controversy with the casting of Jaione Insausti, who is sometimes criticized for sounding too childish for a teenager like Nadia, and Maribel Legarreta, who is criticized for sounding too ''adult'' for Marie.

* ShockingSwerve:
** [[spoiler:Electra is pregnant with Nemo's child!?]]
** And after the TimeSkip... [[spoiler:Marie (about 4 years old for the main story) is pregnant and married to Sanson of all people! And still only 17 at that.]]

* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: The music score for the final battle between [[spoiler: New Nautilus]] and [[spoiler: Red Noah]].

** Also the Spanish dub. Some like it for its good handful of terrific performances (including but not limited to Jean, Gargoyle and Nemo, the latter two being considered by some to be even ''better'' than the originals) while others decry it for also having questionable cast choices (Nadia and Marie especially) and an inconsistent translation (which actually led to Sanson and Hanson weirdly swapping one of their names).

* FanonDiscontinuity: There are no fans of the aforementioned sequel movie, ''[[TheMovie "Nadia: The Motion Picture"]]'', mainly due to the fact that Gainax had nothing involved with it[[note]]while they are listed as the studio that animated it on Website/MyAnimeList, the animation was actually done by Sogo Vision, who did work on some of the TV series, but were not in charge[[/note]], as well as the fact that it had major [[ContinuitySnarl flaws in continuity]], and reset most of the CharacterDevelopment.
** Sentai Filmworks evidently feels the same way. The Movie was excluded from their Complete Series DVD and Blu-Ray Sets when they reissued ''Nadia'' in 2014. It's a contrast to the original ADV Complete Sets in the mid-2000s, which ''had'' included the Movie.

* {{Adorkable}}: Jean, definitely. Not only is he intelligent, he is also generous, sweet-natured, caring, friendly, loyal, naive, and dedicated to what he likes. He's quite brave, as well. Of course he's naturally green when it comes to social graces around the opposite sex, but in a way it proves to be an asset. Nadia's English voice actress once said that she would date someone like him "in a heartbeat".

* CultClassic: While not terribly well remembered, ''Nadia'' is still considered a solid piece of anime from TheNineties and shares fans with the rest of the works of both of its creators, Miyazaki and Anno.

* VocalEvolution: As per the norm with any English Dub and its cast – particularly, as pointed out earlier, Nathan Parsons (Jean) [[OohMeAccentsSlipping struggling]] with the French accent initially.
** Like Aaron Dismuke on Anime/FullmetalAlchemist a few years later, Parsons and Meg Bauman (Nadia) also both hit puberty during the dubbing and their voices noticeably deepen by the time of the closing episodes and the Movie. Ironically, this arguably helps their performances and sells Jean and Nadia’s character development and growth over the course of the series (and the passage of time as the show takes place over a full year from 1889 to 1890).

** And after TimeSkip... [[spoiler:Marie (about 4 years old for the main story) is pregnant and married to Sanson of all people! And still only 17 at that.]]

** Critics have often (and unfairly) attacked the ADV dub, declaring it "unlistenable" on account of the accents alone, never mind that this is a show where the characters are ''supposed'' to be European. To the average listener, however, the accents work in favor of the story, and other critics, like Bryan Hensen at AnimeJump, Ryan Matthews at The Dub Track, and Brett Barkley from Mania all commended the dub, overlooking its accents and acknowledging the solid performances throughout.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: Some viewers find Nadia to be completely off-putting, even during the canonical episodes. Her worsening personality in the filler arcs also makes it hard for some viewers to care about her anymore after the show returns at episode 35.

* BrokenBase: In Spain, the series's opening was replaced by a totally new song, more calypso than pop, performed by the legendary Sol Pilas, who sang the Spanish openings of a lot of series in TheNineties. However, this new song (which you can hear [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INoYrJSduec there]]) is a deep base-breaker among Spaniards: some love it for its quirky nature and nostalgia value, while others only think of it as a ReplacementScrappy for the original opening by Miho Morikawa.
* FanonDiscontinuity:
** There are no fans of the aforementioned sequel movie, ''[[TheMovie "Nadia: The Motion Picture"]]'', mainly due to the fact that Gainax had nothing involved with it[[note]]while they are listed as the studio that animated it on Website/MyAnimeList, the animation was actually done by Sogo Vision, who did work on some of the TV series, but were not in charge[[/note]], as well as the fact that it had major [[ContinuitySnarl flaws in continuity]], and reset most of the CharacterDevelopment.
* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Even if it was butchered with censorship, odd original music and a divisive dub, the anime became a minor CultClassic in Spain, where it was titled ''Nadia and the Mystery of the Blue Gemstone'' and broadcast in the good old times of Telecinco in TheNineties.
* GatewaySeries: ''Nadia'' was arguably Creator/StudioGainax's biggest success before ''Evangelion''. The title of ''Anime/WelcomeToTheNHK'' is a ShoutOut to how many {{Otaku}} -- and {{Hikikomori}} -- first became interested because of this series.

** Despite being voted as the favorite anime heroine in the famous Japanese magazine ''Animage'', Nadia has had her fair share of detractors overseas.

* GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff: Even if it was butchered with censorship, odd origial music and a divisive dub, the series became a minor CultClassic in Spain, where it was titled ''Nadia and the Mystery of the Blue Gemstone'' and broadcast in the good old times of Telecinco.

** [[spoiler: Electra is pregnant with Nemo's child!?]]
** And after TimeSkip...[[spoiler: Marie (about 4 years old for the main story) is pregnant and married to Sanson of all people! And still only 17 at that.]]

* BizarreEpisode: