- MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO was a TV series that took Japan by storm last year. Featuring a decided unoriginal basic story (the Earth is under invasion) and a decided insane cast of characters (a young female captain with a screw loose, an ace pilot who wants nothing more than to be a cook), it had an intriguing plot and a never-ending supply of in-jokes that even the most ardent anime fan would ...www.ex.org/3.6/18-anime_nadesico.html