Space Carrier Blue Noah

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Space Carrier Blue Noah


caption = Space Carrier Blue Noah" OP theme single
ja_name = 宇宙空母ブルーノア
ja_name_trans = Uchū Kūbo Burū Noa
genre = Drama, Science FictionInfobox animanga/Anime
title = Space Carrier Blue Noah a.k.a Thundersub
director = Kazunori Tanahashi
studio = Office Academy
network = flagicon|Japan Yomiuri TV flagicon|Philippines Solar USA
flagicon|Canada CKVR-TV
first = October 13, 1979
last = March 30, 1980
episodes = 24

Nihongo|"Space Carrier Blue Noah"|宇宙空母ブルーノア|Uchū Kūbo Burū Noa is a science fiction anime TV series produced by Office Academy which ran in Japan from October 13, 1979 through March 30, 1980. It was later distributed overseas in English by West Cape Corporation under the name ""Thundersub". The series was called ""Nave Anti-Espacial" (Anti-Space Ship) in many Spanish-speaking countries.

Set in the year 2052, Earth has managed to find peace until the arrival of the Death Force - ruthless aliens from a dying solar system - who are desperately searching for a new home. Attacking the Earth with a massive satellite ship called Terror Star, the aliens proceed to terraform the planet to make it their own. For mankind there is one hope: it's up to Colin Collins and a small band of his fellow surviving students to crew a top-secret submersible vessel that can fight the invaders at sea or in space.

Voice cast

* Shin Kusaka: Tōru Furuya
* Kei Domon: Chiyoko Kawashima
* Ei Domon (Captain of the Blue Noah): Hidekatsu Shibata
* Chūji Shimizu (Chief Petty Officer, Captain of the Shīra) and Gulf (Godom's Governor-general on the Earth): Masatō Ibu
* Jrgens: Makio Inoue
* Leader Zytel and Domenico: Toshio Furukawa
* Hegeler (Godom's 2nd Governor-general on the Earth):
* Sol-Gel ():
* Shō Hidaka: Ichirou Mizuki
* Hiroshi Izumi (Steerman of the Shīra): Akira Murayama
* Michirō Tamura: Shigeru Chiba
* Tatsuya Inoue: Hidemitsu Hori
* Katsuhiko Miyoshi: Kan Tokumaru
* Kenta Kōchiyama: Hiroshi Ōtake
* Kazuomi Hiraga (Chief Officer of Science and Technology):
* Seiji Matsukura: Shōji Satō
* Taku Nakahira (Chief Officer of Intelligence and Communications):
* Bunzō Shimanuki (Chief Engineer):
* Dr. Sayoko Sakuramachi (Surgeon): Keiko Yamamoto
* Jacopetti (Chief Cook): Kōji Yada
* President of the Earth Federation: Kunihiko Kitagawa
* Dr. Kenjirō Kusaka: Kōhei Miyauchi
* Iwase: Kōji Totani
* Kapira:
* Tara: Kazuko Matsuzawa
* Fala Arnoul: Yumi Nakatani
* Narrator: Ryō Ishihara

Production staff

*Planning and Original Design: Yoshinobu Nishizaki
*Producer: Takashi Iijima
*Director: Kazunori Tanahashi
*Script: Hideaki Yamamoto, Seiji Matsuoka, Takashi Yamada
*Storyboard General Director: Kenzō Koizumi
*Storyboard Director: Yoshiyuki Hane
*Production Director: Kazunori Tanahashi
*Character Design: Yoshiyuki Hane
*Mechanical Design: Yūji Kaita, Takashi Masuo
*Special Effects Supervisor: Ryūichi Kaneko
*Music(compose): Masaaki Hirao, Hiroshi Miyagawa
*Music(arrangement): Motoki Funayama

*Theme Song: "Space Carrier Blue Noah: Toward the Great Ocean"
**Lyrics: Michio Yamagami
**Compose: Masaaki Hirao
**Arrangement: Motoki Funayama
**Vocals: Mayo Kawasaki
*Ending Theme: "Night Cruise"
**Lyrics: Michio Yamagami
**Compose: Masaaki Hirao
**Arrangement: Motoki Funayama
**Vocals: Mayo Kawasaki

Episode list

Following is a list of all 24 episode titles, with an English translation first, followed by the original Japanese (and a rōmaji transliteration in parentheses).

#(2 hours special)The Birth of the Young Lions 若き獅子たちの誕生 (Wakaki Shishi-tachi no Tanjō)
#The Blue Noah Descends to the South ブルーノア南下す (Burū Noa Nanka su)
#The Coral Reef Rescue Mission サンゴ礁救出作戦 (Sangoshō Kyūshutsu Sakusen)
#The Secret of the Godom Base ゴドム基地の秘密 (Godomu Kichi no Himitsu)
#The Godom's Terraforming Plans ゴドムの地球改造計画 (Godomu no Chikyū Kaizō Keikaku)
#Adam and Eve in South Sea 南海のアダムとイブ (Nankai no Adamu to Ibu)
#The Burning Southern Cross 燃える南十字星 (Moeru Minami Jūjisei)
#Shoot That Tower! あの塔を撃て! (Ano Tō wo Ute!)
#Hurricane of Love and Anger 愛と怒りのハリケーン (Ai to Ikari no Harikēn)
#The Detour of Decision 決断のまわり道 (Ketsudan no Mawari-michi)
#The Vow to Tomorrow あしたへの誓い (Ashita e no Chikai)
#Fala, Her Love ファラ、その愛 (Fara, Sono Ai)
#The Dread of Red Tide Hell 恐怖の赤潮地獄 (Kyōfu no Akashio Jigoku)
#Piquant! The Dummy Strategy 痛快! ダミー作戦 (Tsūkai! Damī Sakusen)
#The First Report from Bermuda バミューダからの第一報 (Bamyūda kara no Dai Ippō)
#Fierceness! Inrushing to the Arctic Ocean 壮烈! 北極海突入 (Sōretsu! Hokkyoku-kai Totsunyū)
#One-on-One in the Abyss 深海の一騎打ち (Shinkai no Ikkiuchi)
#The American Channel Breakthrough Strategy アメリカ海峡突破作戦 (Amerika Kaikyō Toppa Sakusen)
#The Amazon Surprise Attack Strategy アマゾン奇襲作戦 (Amazon Kishū Sakusen)
#48 Hours in Bermuda バミューダ48時間 (Bamyūda 48jikan)
#Now, to Space! いざ、宇宙へ (Iza, Uchū e)
#The Godom's True Colors ゴドムの正体 (Godomu no Shōtai)
#Godom, Where Do You Go?! ゴドムよ、何処へ?! (Godomu yo, Izuko e?!)
#Earth, be Forever! 地球よ、永遠に! (Chikyū yo, Eien ni!)

Episode 1 (Each 30 minutes divided version for Japanese local TV stations and rebroadcasting) #1-1.The Wanderer in the Macrocosm 大宇宙の放浪者 (Dai-uchū no Hōrōsha) #1-2.This is the Hope of the Earth!! 地球の希望はこれだ!! (Chikyū no Kibō wa Kore da!!) #1-3.The Big Crisis! Blue Noah 大危機!ブルーノア (Dai Kiki! Burū Noa) #1-4.Fire the Anti-proton Gun! 反陽子砲 発射! (Han-yōshi-hō Hassha!)

TV

* The complete series was aired dubbed in English on CKVR-TV in Canada (1985-1986) and on the NBC Super Channel in Europe (early 1990s?).

Blue Noah specifications

*Standard Displacement: 170,000 standard tons
*Classification: Super Submarine Aircraft Carrier
*Fighter Capacity: 150

Closing the starboard and port flight decks makes it possible for the Blue Noah to submerge for underwater cruising. It is equipped with a lightwave booster, making both atmospheric and extra-atmospheric operation possible. The "Tempest Junior" mini-submersible is housed in the bow of the ship, large "Bison" attack helicopters are stowed in the stern and the lower decks serve as a hangar for numerous fighter jets. The "Tempest Junior" features an anti-gravity drive allowing the crew to detach from the main ship for "away missions."

Blue Noah's most powerful weapon is the Anti-Proton Gun. When initiated, the prow of the ship separates into upper and lower halves, revealing a massive energy generator. Electrical power from all of the ship's onboard systems is diverted to power this generator, creating a massive burst of energy powerful enough to annihilate a target completely. This enormous energy requirement renders Blue Noah's systems temporarily offline after a single burst of the Anti-Proton Gun, and as such the weapon is used only as a last resort during Earth sorties. Extensive modifications are made to the Blue Noah prior to the final assault on the alien invaders, enabling the ship to use the Anti-Proton Gun repeatedly in space without the resulting system downtime.

ee also

*Space battleship

External links

* [http://www.x-lair.com/anime/thundersub.html Thundersub info,ending,spoilers etc]
* [http://thundersubhq.50webs.com/ Thundersub HQ] fansite
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* [http://www.anime-games.co.uk/VHS/anime/thundersub.php Review of the Thundersub Video]
*it icon [http://www.terrediconfine.eu/Default.aspx?tabid=590 Blue Noah (Anime Mundi)] , detalied production information
* [http://www.sonymusicshop.jp/detail.asp?goods=DYCL-76 "Order Made Factory" in Sony Music Shop] Absolutely limited (order producted) original soundtrack music CD order form (Dead line: 2008.2.6)