Alternative TitlesEnglish: Daphne in the Brilliant Blue Synonyms: Hikari to Mizu no Daphne
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Type: TV
Episodes: 24
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jan 16, 2004 to Jul 3, 2004
Duration:
24 min. per episode Rating:
None
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StatisticsScore: 6.731 (scored by 426 users)
Ranked: #22572
Popularity: #1318
Members: 1,060
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SynopsisIn the future, water has covered much of the Earth due to the effects of global warming. The orphaned Maia Mizuki, 15, just graduated from middle school and has already applied for employment in the elite paramilitary Ocean Agency, part of the futuristic world government. Only the best, most intelligent, and physically fit students are eligible for admission. Maia, the series' protagonist, is set to become one of the few.
But her ideal life quickly falls apart. To her disappointment, Maia unexpectedly fails her entrance exams. Making matters worse, she promptly gets evicted from her house, pick pocketed, taken hostage, then shot. She is "saved" by two women (Rena and Shizuka) that are part of an unorthodox help-for-hire organization called Nereids (inspired by the Greek mythological Nereids ). With nowhere to go, Maia joins up with Nereids, taking jobs from capturing wanted criminals to chasing stray cats, often with unexpected results. Gloria and Yu later join up with Nereids.
"Daphne" in the title refers to a subplot that starts midway into the series and eventually become important to Maia. "Brilliant Blue" refers to the fact that this is a world covered by water with almost no land. The world consists of vast oceans, a few islands, and floating cities.
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Related AnimeAdaptation: Daphne in the Brilliant Blue
Side story: Daphne in the Brilliant Blue - Bonus
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Apr 20, 200824 of 24 episodes seen 10 of 12 people found this review helpful The first thought that came to mind when I passed this series at SunCoast, was "Holy Jesus, are they even wearing clothes?" And continued walking. A year or so later, I found out that Geneon was stopping production of their DVDs and I scrambled to get as much stuff released by the company. So, I grabbed all 7 volumes for 40 bucks off Amazon, and have not regretted it since.
Daphne in the Brilliant Blue turned out to be a very enjoyable series to watch. I must point out t...hat the artwork is very fresh and original. When you've watched series after series, and so on, all the characters start looking the same. However, this time around, I was pleasantly pleased with the style.
I grew to love the characters. Particularly Gloria. She had me in stitches throughout the series. All of the characters had well rounded personalities and traits. Each had something to bring to the table.
While it was obviously meant as a comedy series, there was a more serious tone to the series that doesn't make itself present until half way through. In my opinion, they were able to bring in the seriousness without making it awkward ( like, everything suddenly changes from one episode to the next )
Overall, with the art style, music ( great soundtrack actually, have the whole thing on my ipod ), and funny story, Daphne in the Brilliant Blue turned out to be a precious gem. I absolutely loved the series and hope others will give it a chance. Don't be like me in the beginning and avoid it because of the artwork or lack of clothing covering these funny girls. Grab this series before it's too late! ^_^
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Sep 18, 200818 of 24 episodes seen 0 of 10 people found this review helpful dear god this has to be one of the worst anime, i have seen in a good long time! first of all their is no real story at all!! they are so dumb they can barely do any jobs right!!witch is why they have a hard time getting to the story!! the art is o.k but not that good. sound was the only thing they got right! oh! why have they not killed each other is beyond me.i mean come on 2 of them can have a hard time not fighting each other. the main character can not get any more useless if she tried! the...ir is some enjoyment watching them screw up but that wares thin quick. I tried watching it all but near the end it just got too painful to watch:( read more
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Opening Theme"Asu no Blue Wing" by Sae
Ending Theme"Anata to Yuujikan" by CooRie
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