Daphne in the Brilliant Blue
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue
TV ShowEnded

Daphne in the Brilliant Blue

7.5 / 10
2004
1 season
24 episodes
AnimationComedyAction & AdventureMysteryDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy

In the future, water has covered much of the Earth due to the effects of global warming, leaving the human race to live on neighboring floating cities. The orphaned Maia Mizuki, 15, just graduated from middle school and has already applied for employment in the elite Ocean Agency, part of the futuristic world government. Only the best, most intelligent, and physically fit students are eligible for admission.

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Seasons

  • Maia's Longest Day (Part 1)

    1.Maia's Longest Day (Part 1)

    15-01-200425m

    Maia gets rejected by the Ocean Agency, gets chased out of her house, can’t find a job that offers room and board, gets her wallet stolen and gets taken hostage by a bad guy and th...

  • Maia's Longest Day (Part 2)

    2.Maia's Longest Day (Part 2)

    22-01-200425m

    Maia is involved in a detainee exchange that goes bad. The housing agency confiscates all her belongs. She joins Nereids the all-around service provider.

  • There's No Work as Great as Neres?

    3.There's No Work as Great as Neres?

    29-01-200425m

    Maia and Shizuka solve the mystery of the Martin’s missing matrimony money. Trouble lies in wait for Rena in the form of a blonde woman.

  • Chacachaca Banban

    4.Chacachaca Banban

    05-02-200425m
  • The Hooligan's Return

    5.The Hooligan's Return

    12-02-200425m

    Maia gets introduced to a martial arts expert, Yu Park. Rena and detective Yagi get taken hostage on a cruise ship. Yu gets reinstated as a Nereids agent after serving 90 days in j...

  • The Great Nighttime Manhunt

    6.The Great Nighttime Manhunt

    19-02-200425m

    Maia gets partnered with Gloria and Yu and discovers the tense relationship they have. Car thieves kidnapped Maia as Yu and Gloria chases a suspect truck.

  • All That, Papa

    7.All That, Papa

    26-02-200425m

    The branch manager’s daughter discovers he has been lying to her about his role at work. The gang catches a group of poachers.

  • Risk Everything For Speed!

    8.Risk Everything For Speed!

    04-03-200425m

    Maia takes the wheel of a test vehicle when Shizuka’s childhood friend, Millie, is injured. Maia gets caught in some industrial espionage.

  • I'm the Only One Without a Tomorrow

    9.I'm the Only One Without a Tomorrow

    11-03-200425m

    Gloria is told she has a week to live. Tsukasa gets elected to help Gloria meet her ideal man.

  • Siberian Special Vacation

    10.Siberian Special Vacation

    18-03-200425m

    The girls go to Siberia City where slave traders kidnap Shizuka. Maia has no recollection of being in Siberia before but knows the fastest way to intercept the fleeing kidnappers.

  • Like this for a Long Visit

    11.Like this for a Long Visit

    25-03-200425m

    When Maia passed a Loral Tree it sparks an odd feeling. Maia tells the girls about her past. The gang spends an extra day in Siberia looking for clues about Maia’s past.

  • The Day the World Surfaced

    12.The Day the World Surfaced

    01-04-200425m

    The 100-year anniversary of the underwater cities raising to the surface is celebrated. The 100-year memorial service for the city of Elpida is also held. Maia, Tsukasa and Millie...

  • Giving Hatred

    13.Giving Hatred

    08-04-200425m

    Wong, Chang and Lee along with their rescuer, Mai, seek revenge on Nereids for putting the three brothers in prison. Nereids confiscates the submarine Mai stole.

  • The Elderly and UMA

    14.The Elderly and UMA

    15-04-200425m

    The submarine is costing a fortune just sitting around. The crew goes out looking for work and Maia finds them a job. The job will be used as a training mission. Maia and an old ma...

  • The Great Surge (part 1)

    15.The Great Surge (part 1)

    29-04-200425m

    A grade-school boy runs away from home and Maia is sent to Siberia to find him. The branch manager in that city is holding a grudge against Rena. A mechanic is paid off to sabotage...

  • The Great Surge (part 2)

    16.The Great Surge (part 2)

    06-05-200425m

    Maia and the boy are caught in the plot to kill a wealthy CEO. Rena and Shizuka track down the people behind the plot. Maia must pilot and land an aircraft carrying 1000 passengers...

  • Defeated by a Baby

    17.Defeated by a Baby

    13-05-200425m

    Yu finds an abandon baby at her door. Who would do such a thing? Gloria is against taking the child to the police.

  • Conflicts Winding Down

    18.Conflicts Winding Down

    20-05-200425m

    Shizuka’s heart deals with an injured con artist.

  • Submarine "Yomogi No. 1

    19.Submarine "Yomogi No. 1

    27-05-200425m

    Mai, Wong, Chang and Lee steal the Agnus, the name they gave the submarine, back. Maia gets taken hostage in an attempt to stop them. Plans for a less than lethal recovery by Nerei...

  • Once upon a time in Siberia

    20.Once upon a time in Siberia

    03-06-200425m

    The stress of almost certain death in her rescue of the treasure hunters triggered Maia to remember an event from her past. She goes to Siberia to look for the time capsule she and...

  • What Happened to Maia?

    21.What Happened to Maia?

    10-06-200425m

    Maia is distracted by the return of her memories that lend to her poor performance on a mission to return a kidnapped girl captured by slave traders. Shizuka is seriously injured a...

  • Everyday Life of an Eye and Recollection

    22.Everyday Life of an Eye and Recollection

    17-06-200425m

    A band of slave traders captures Maia. The same traders Nereids raid ruined. Millie and Tony Long, a guy that has appeared watching Maia from the shadows many time in previous epis...

  • Escape From Kamchatka

    23.Escape From Kamchatka

    24-06-200425m

    Maia is told the reason behind her false memories. Tony tells the girls of Nereids about Maia’s capture. Shizuka, Yu and Gloria quit Nereids on account of Rena’s apparent cold-hear...

  • Daphne In The Brilliant Blue

    24.Daphne In The Brilliant Blue

    03-07-200425m

    Kevin forwards the coordinates of Elpida to the Yomogi-1. Tony gives Mai, Wong Chang and Lee the use of an attack sub. The Ocean Agency trails the Yomogi-1 to Elpida. While the tre...

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