The Best Episodes Written By Yasuo Tanami

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.2/10(4 votes)

   #1 - Successor to the Stars

   S1:E394/12/1991

   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 pendant. I won't tell you how it ends....

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   #2 - Farewell Nautilus

   S1:E2110/26/1990

   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 from Gargoyle's battleship). The battle culminates with the badly damaged Nautilus plummeting into the sea....

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   #3 - Jean Makes a Mistake

   S1:E209/21/1990

   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 dangerously intensifies--until she finally learns that the Nautilus is merely fighting to destroy Gargoyle and that Electra poses no threat to Nadia's relationship with Jean. During all this, Gargoyle is informed of the Nautilus's prescence and devises to set yet another deadly trap....

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   #4 - Electra the Traitor

   S1:E2211/2/1990

   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 extended flashback sequence, Electra reveals her tormented past, her complicated feelings for the captain... and a horrifying connection between Nadia and Nemo.

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   #5 - Farewell, Red Noah

   S1:E312/1/1991

   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 Atlantis as well as not human! Tremors engulf the island as Grandis and the others prepare to set off, but Jean returns to save Nadia.

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   #6 - The New Nautilus

   S1:E363/8/1991

   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 battleships, our pals run into Captain Nemo and his crew, who have survived... and now operate a superpowerful battleship called the New Nautilus.

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   6.8/10(4 votes)

   #7 - The Secret of Blue Water

   S1:E353/1/1991

   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 is. How will all this affect her relationships with everyone, especially Jean?

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   #8 - Nautilus vs. Nautilus

   S1:E189/7/1990

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

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   #9 - Lincoln Island

   S1:E2411/16/1990

   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 hand, wants to live with nature... only to discover that doing so is a lot harder than she ever dreamed of.

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    #10 - The First Kiss

    S1:E2511/30/1990

    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 rotten spinach, getting sick. Jean sets off to find a cure, only to become intoxicated by hallucinogetic mushrooms(!). Overwhelmingly grateful, and stupidly unaware that Jean is not himself, she gives him his first real kiss....

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    #11 - Labyrinth in the Earth

    S1:E301/25/1991

    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 underground cavern that turns out to be more than they suspected. The exploration culminates when Nadia falls into a trance and vanishes behind a wall, leaving her clothes in Jean's arms! During all this, Ayerton tries to make his move on Grandis.

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    #12 - Emperor Neo

    S1:E373/29/1991

    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 the others plan to fight Gargoyle in a final duel. Throughout, both Jean and Nadia learn about the origins of the Atlanteans.

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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #13 - Nemo's Best Friend

    S1:E199/14/1990

    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 hold the Blue Water.

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    #14 - Young Drifters

    S1:E2311/9/1990

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

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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #15 - King, the Lonely Lion

    S1:E2612/7/1990

    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 kiss she gave him (he had been stoned from the hallucinogetic mushrooms).

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    6.5/10(4 votes)

    #16 - Nadia's Love

    S1:E322/8/1991

    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.

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    #17 - To the Sky

    S1:E384/5/1991

    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 space. After finally breaking in, Nemo, Jean, and Electra confront Gargoyle, who now has Nadia under his control.

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    #18 - King vs. King

    S1:E291/11/1991

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

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    #19 - King's Rescue

    S1:E332/15/1991

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

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    6.0/10(4 votes)

    #20 - The Floating Island

    S1:E2812/21/1990

    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.

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    5.8/10(4 votes)

    #21 - The Island of the Witch

    S1:E2712/14/1990

    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 they met on the battleship in Episode 3.

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    5.2/10(4 votes)

    #22 - My Darling Nadia

    S1:E342/22/1991

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

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