Martian Successor Nadesico 1: Chronicle 1 (1996) Rating: Starring: Jennifer K. Earhart, Spike Spencer, Sue Ulu, Mark Laskowski, Jenny Strader Director: Tatsuo Sato Category: Animation, Foreign Studio: A. D. Vision Subtitles: [None] Length: 100 mins     Japan's Most Popular Anime Series Is Here! The Jovian Invaders have destroyed our base on Mars, wiped out our space fleet and now, only one ship stands between Earth and Total Annihilation!Privately funded by the mysterious Nergal Corporation, the High Mobile Battleship Nadesico is the most formidable fighting vehicle ever conceived, but due to a shortage of trained soldiers, the crew is a little unorthodox.Against an assistant cook as a pilot, a General's daughter in command, and the largest contingent of geeks and misfits ever sent into orbit, the poor Jovians won't stand a chance!Get ready for the wildest space adventure ever in the amazing series that was voted the "Best Anime Show Of All Time" by Japanese animation fans, Martian Successor Nadesico!