Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water
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Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water

7.5 / 10
1990
1 season
39 episodes
AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyDramaFamily

In mankind's grasp for the future, a sinister foe known only as Gargoyle begins his plans to take over the world. Nadia, with the help of a young inventor, Jean Ratlique, and Captain Nemo of the submarine Nautilus, must fight to save the world from Gargoyle and Neo-Atlantis.

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The series centers around Nadia, a young girl of unknown origins, and Jean, a young French inventor. Early in the story, the two protagonists are chased by Grandis Granva, Sanson, and Hanson, a group of jewel thieves who pursue Nadia for the blue jeweled pendant she possesses. After being rescued by Captain Nemo and his submarine, the Super Sea Cruiser Nautilus, the jewel thieves and the young protagonists join forces and participate in the struggle against the Neo-Atlantean forces, who seek to dominate the world. In the process, Nadia and Jean save the world from violent domination by the Neo-Atlantean forces led by Gargoyle, explore worldly mysteries and the powers of the blue pendant, uncover Nadia's hidden family ties, and ultimately discover the secret origins of Nadia.

  • Girl at the Eiffel Tower

    1.Girl at the Eiffel Tower

    6.6
    13-04-199025m

    Jean, a 14-year-old orphan, sailing into Paris to help his uncle design an airplane for the Paris Exposition's flight competition meets a pretty young girl named Nadia and her pet...

  • The Little Fugitive

    2.The Little Fugitive

    6.2
    20-04-199025m

    With Grandis and her two accomplices, Sanson and Hanson, in pursuit, Jean takes Nadia back to his home in LeHarve. His grumpy aunt refuses to take Nadia in, but Jean lets Nadia st...

  • The Riddle of the Giant Sea Monsters

    3.The Riddle of the Giant Sea Monsters

    7.0
    27-04-199025m

    Jean, Nadia, and King are rescued by an American battleship in pursuit of sea monsters, who have apparently been responsible for sinking ships. That night, the battleship is attac...

  • Nautilus, The Fantastic Submarine

    4.Nautilus, The Fantastic Submarine

    7.2
    04-05-199025m

    Jean, Nadia, and King are rescued by another vessel--an impressive and mysterious submarine known as the Nautilus (and yes, the captain's name is Nemo). Here, they learn from Nemo...

  • Marie's Island

    5.Marie's Island

    6.8
    11-05-199025m

    Jean, Nadia, and King are shot down over a strange island where they find themselves outrunning a squadron of sinister masked soldiers. In their struggle to survive, they find an...

  • Infiltration of the Secret Base

    6.Infiltration of the Secret Base

    7.0
    18-05-199025m

    Marie and King are captured by the soldiers, so Jean and Nadia set off to a forbidding looking area to save them. Their rescue mission leads the pair to the base of the soldiers,...

  • The Tower of Babel

    7.The Tower of Babel

    6.5
    25-05-199025m

    Imprisoned by the wicked Gargoyle, Nadia is forced to admit that she gave her Blue Water to Jean before turning herself in (to save Marie and King from a horrible fate). As the se...

  • Mission to Rescue Nadia

    8.Mission to Rescue Nadia

    6.8
    01-06-199025m

    In a surprising turn of events, Grandis and her boys join forces with Jean to save Nadia, Marie, and King from Gargoyle. Their escape attempt nearly backfires, until the Nautilus...

  • Nemo's Secret

    9.Nemo's Secret

    6.8
    08-06-199025m

    Jean, Nadia, Marie, and King are taken aboard the Nautilus with their new enemies-turned allies, Grandis, Sanson, and Hanson. Technophiles Jean and Hanson are thrilled to be aboar...

  • A Crowning Performance by the Gratan

    10.A Crowning Performance by the Gratan

    7.2
    15-06-199025m

    In pursuit of Gargoyle, the Nautilus becomes trapped in a dangerous underwater mine field. Sanson and Hanson jump aboard the Gratan to clear the mines before they detonate. Jean...

  • New Recruits for the Nautilus

    11.New Recruits for the Nautilus

    7.0
    22-06-199025m

    Nemo and Electra appoint Jean, Nadia, and the others to new positions on the Nautilus. Jean is permitted access to Electra's library of books so that he can learn how to use the k...

  • Grandis and Her First Love

    12.Grandis and Her First Love

    7.2
    06-07-199025m

    When the Nautilus docks on an island to reestablish supplies, Nadia bonds with Grandis when the latter tells her how the first man she fell in love with turned out to be a treacher...

  • Run, Marie, Run!

    13.Run, Marie, Run!

    6.5
    13-07-199025m

    Marie and King run off to explore the island, when they find themselves both lost and pursued by Gargoyle's soldiers. Sanson comes to their rescue.

  • The Valley of Dinicthys

    14.The Valley of Dinicthys

    6.5
    20-07-199025m

    Marie and Nadia become sick from a dangerously fatal tropical fever. To save them from death, Nemo charts course for an underground reef, where he takes Jean, Sanson, and Hanson o...

  • The Nautilus Faces Its Biggest Crisis

    15.The Nautilus Faces Its Biggest Crisis

    7.0
    27-07-199025m

    Captain Nemo's vessel falls into yet another deadly trap set by Gargoyle--one which involves the Garfish and a surprise attack from American battleships. The subsequent damage cos...

  • The Mystery of the Lost Continent

    16.The Mystery of the Lost Continent

    7.2
    24-08-199025m

    The victims of Gargoyle's latest attack are taken to the long-forgotten underworld of Atlantis to be buried. While there, Jean discovers that his father's ship was sunk by the Gar...

  • Jean's New Invention

    17.Jean's New Invention

    6.8
    31-08-199025m

    Jean is tired of being treated like a child by the Nautilus crew. Hoping to cheer him up, Nadia suggests Jean to build another aircraft. Inspired, he sets off to do just that. A...

  • Nautilus vs. Nautilus

    18.Nautilus vs. Nautilus

    6.8
    07-09-199025m

    En route to Captain Nemo's home base of Antarctica, the Nautilus finds itself attacked by a territorial Nautilus shellfish.

  • Nemo's Best Friend

    19.Nemo's Best Friend

    6.5
    14-09-199025m

    Nemo takes Jean and Nadia on a tour of his secret base, where he introduces the children to his closest friend, a talking whale named Irion, who hints at Nadia's responsibility to...

  • Jean Makes a Mistake

    20.Jean Makes a Mistake

    7.0
    21-09-199025m

    Jean's latest invention goes disastrously wrong and accidentally alerts the Garfish to attention. Nadia's detestation of Nemo and jealousy of Jean's friendship with Electra danger...

  • Farewell Nautilus

    21.Farewell Nautilus

    7.2
    26-10-199025m

    The Nautilus is ensnared by Gargoyle's super powerful SeaNet magnet. In the fight that follows, Grandis, Sanson and Hanson escape on the Gratan (to help free Nemo and the others f...

  • Electra the Traitor

    22.Electra the Traitor

    7.0
    02-11-199025m

    After relocating Jean, Nadia, Marie, and King to his personal quarters (which he will later jettison from the doomed Nautilus), Nemo finds Electra holding a gun on him. In an exte...

  • Young Drifters

    23.Young Drifters

    6.5
    09-11-199025m

    Jean, Nadia, Marie, and King are shipwrecked on a deserted island. They decide to make it their home for a while.

  • Lincoln Island

    24.Lincoln Island

    6.8
    16-11-199025m

    Now that they are settled into their new island home (which they dub "Lincoln Island", Jean uses his knowledge and technology to bring a little civilization. Nadia, on the other h...

  • The First Kiss

    25.The First Kiss

    6.8
    30-11-199025m

    As a result of Nadia's foolishness, the children only have meat for food. This infuriates Nadia so much that she declares to starve... until she becomes desperate to eat a can of...

  • King, the Lonely Lion

    26.King, the Lonely Lion

    6.5
    07-12-199025m

    King gets jealous of Jean and Nadia becoming more intimate and runs away. Jean sets off to find him... but not before Nadia goes ballastic upon realizing that he does not remember...

  • The Island of the Witch

    27.The Island of the Witch

    5.8
    14-12-199025m

    After surviving a typhoon, Jean, Nadia, Marie, and King discover another island drifting mysteriously toward them. Exploring it, the children find Ayerton, a flaky scientist who t...

  • The Floating Island

    28.The Floating Island

    6.0
    21-12-199025m

    Jean, Nadia, Marie, and King are reunited with Grandis, Sanson, and Hanson. Together they all decide to live as a family on the new island, which Jean theorizes is moving.

  • King vs. King

    29.King vs. King

    6.2
    11-01-199125m

    A violent row between Sanson and Hanson turns into a race between two mechanical lions resembling King(!).

  • Labyrinth in the Earth

    30.Labyrinth in the Earth

    6.8
    25-01-199125m

    Four months afterward, the Gratan is nearly repaired, and soon our pals will set off for Africa. But first Jean and Nadia go off on a hike which leads them to a mysterious undergr...

  • Farewell, Red Noah

    31.Farewell, Red Noah

    7.0
    01-02-199125m

    Trapped inside a mysterious chamber, Nadia learns from a disembodied voice that their island home is actually a space satellite, Red Noah--and that she is the heir to the throne of...

  • Nadia's Love

    32.Nadia's Love

    6.5
    08-02-199125m

    Having escaped their former island home, our pals crash-land into an African tribal village, where they are instantly captured... until one of its citizens recognizes Nadia.

  • King's Rescue

    33.King's Rescue

    6.2
    15-02-199125m

    When King gets captured by Grandis' ex-fiancee, our pals set off to save him.

  • My Darling Nadia

    34.My Darling Nadia

    5.2
    22-02-199125m

    Jean writes a song for Nadia. Actually, our pals burst out into song while various clips from the show play out.

  • The Secret of Blue Water

    35.The Secret of Blue Water

    6.8
    01-03-199125m

    Finally, our pals arrive at Nadia's real homeland--Tartessos. As they tour through its long forgotten ruins, our heroine finally reveals her darkest secrets... including who she i...

  • The New Nautilus

    36.The New Nautilus

    7.0
    08-03-199125m

    Gargoyle's battleships appear over Tartessos. To save Jean and the others, Nadia surrenders herself... but not before Jean swears to save her. Forced to flee from Gargoyle's batt...

  • Emperor Neo

    37.Emperor Neo

    6.8
    29-03-199125m

    Gargoyle takes Nadia before the puppet leader of Neo-Atlantis, Emperor Neo, who reveals that he has a strong connection with both Nadia and Nemo. Eight time zones away, Nemo and t...

  • To the Sky

    38.To the Sky

    6.5
    05-04-199125m

    The New Nautilus and Gargoyle, now aboard Red Noah, face off in a spectacular duel of pyrotechnics, lasers, and, ultimately, wills. Midway through, both crafts head into outer spa...

  • Successor to the Stars

    39.Successor to the Stars

    7.2
    12-04-199128m

    All the pieces fall into place for the final stage of Jean and Nadia's journey around the world, Nemo and Gargoyle's long-standing feud, and the secret behind Nadia's Blue Water pe...

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