Space Carrier Blue Noah

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Space Carrier Blue Noah
Space Carrier Blue Noah OP theme single
宇宙空母ブルーノア (Uchū Kūbo Burū Noa)
Genre	Drama, Science Fiction
TV anime: Space Carrier Blue Noah a.k.a Thundersub
Director	Kazunori Tanahashi
Studio	Office Academy
Network	Yomiuri TV Solar USA CKVR-TV
Original run	October 13, 1979 – March 30, 1980
Episodes	24

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.

1 Voice cast
2 Production staff
3 Episode list
4 TV
5 Blue Noah specifications
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] 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: Ichirō 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

[edit] 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

[edit] 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!)

[edit] 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?).

[edit] 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.