Martian Successor Nadesico
The "Martian Successor Nadesico" anime was directed by Tatsuo Sato and produced by TV Tokyo, Xebec, and Yomiko Advertising, Inc. The series aired on the Bandai Channel and TV Tokyo from November 1, 1996 to March 24, 1997. The series was also aired on KTEH, a PBS station in San Jose, California, as part of its Sunday Late-Prime Sci-Fi programming line-up (9pm-after 12am). "Martian Successor Nadesico" was licensed for released by ADV Films. The company released the series originally on 12 VHS tapes. Later, the series was released on a total of six DVDs. On September 24, 2002, ADV Films released a box set containing all of the DVDs entitled "Martian Successor Nadesico: Complete Chronicles" and, on January 1, 2008, a collection of all the episodes entitled "Martian Successor Nadesico: Perfect Collection". At Anime Expo 2011, Nozomi Entertainment announced that they had re-licensed the series, following ADV's closure in 2009. They re-released the series, along with the movie and the "Gekiganger III" OVA, in 2012. Anime Limited later acquired the series in 2017 on Blu-ray.