GKIDS has announced that it has acquired the North American distribution rights for
Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, the 1990 animated series directed by acclaimed director Hideaki Anno. Later this year, the label will release on Blu-ray a brand new 4K restoration of the series.
Label description: It's 1889 and people from around the globe are flocking to Paris to see scientific achievements at the Exposition Universelle despite rumors of dangers lurking in the oceans. While attending the fair, teenaged inventor Jean meets Nadia, a mysterious girl who possesses a highly sought-after crystal called Blue Water. Pursued by nefarious forces, the pair journey by sea and by sky to escape their would-be captors and to discover the secret of the crystal.
NADIA: THE SECRET OF BLUE WATER is a sci-fi adventure on the high seas from Hideaki ANNO. The classic series is a preview into ANNO's early directorial vision before creating NEON GENESIS EVANGELION, and
returns with an all-new 4K restoration.