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Martian Successor Nadesico DVD 2: Red Planet

EP-06: Sort of Like a 'Fateful Decision' Arriving in Mars, Nergal's priorities become clear - never mind the colonists, check out the research facilities first! Akito independently encounters survivors and a mysterious scientist, the Ritsuko-like Inez. Surprised by a Jovian attack, Yurika sacrifices the survivors to save her ship and crew.

So the powerful Nadesico's limitations in the atmosphere (phase engine needs vacuum of space to provide all the energy for continuous gravity blasts) and the enemy's own distortion field has evened the odds. Plus the whole start-stop-delay thing. Well, they had to nerf the ship somehow to set things up for the next episode.

EP-07: 'The Song' That You Will One Day Sing Akito becomes hostile towards Admiral Fukube after learning that he was in charge of the defence of Mars, blaming him for the loss of of an entire colony. Fukube salvages a UEAF ship but then forces Nadesico to escape from the Jovians through a Chulip, staying behind to cover their retreat.

So who says human captains are no longer needed? The computer would have made the same decision but it can't carry the responsibility like the two leaders did in this episode and the one before.

EP-08: The Lukewarm 'Cold Equation' The Nadesico appears out of a Chulip in the middle of a battle for the moon between the UEAF and the Jovians. Nergal has kissed and made up with the UAEF with ND002 Cosmos. Akito gets lost in space with Megumi and Yurika but all's well that ends well.

Kinda like the Stargazer OVAs but definitely happier. They should have just sent out an armed Aestavalis with a properly trained pilot in the first place - but I guess it was still to early to develop Ryoko's relationship with Akito.

EP-09: The Miracle Operation of 'The Kiss?'Nadesico goes on a rescue mission, at the UEAF's behest, amid ice, snow and water. Megumi and Akito play high school virtual reality simulation. A lovesick Yurika gives away their presence but the mission gets accomplished by Akito.

LOL at how Akito got out of kissing (and more) Megumi in VR. LOL at the 'ambassador'. Good job to Yurika for not accepting Akito's pity, even if she did descend into delusion again and completely forgot about how she stole Akito's first kiss. orz

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1. Martian Successor Nadesico DVD 1: Love! War! Giant Robots!
2. Martian Successor Nadesico DVD 3: Unnatural Disasters
3. Gravity blast from the past