Martian Successor Nadesico

Martian Successor Nadesico is a science fiction comedy anime television series and a manga series. The manga series was created by Kia Asamiya. The manga was published in English by CPM Manga. The manga is loosely based on the anime.
The "Martian Successor Nadesico" anime was directed by Tatsuo Sato. It was 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. It has a sequel movie called "". It is a 1998 anime movie written and directed by Tatsuo Sato. The movie won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1998. In other polls conducted by Animage, the TV series was voted the third "Favorite Anime Of The Year".