, also known as prince of darkness nadesico or nadesico the movie: prince of darkness, is a 1998 anime film written and directed by tatsuo satō, and it is a sequel to the series "martian successor nadesico". the story is a direct sequel to "nadesico: the blank of three years", a video game for the sega saturn that takes place immediately after the tv series ends, and before the movie begins. the movie won the animage anime grand prix prize in 1998. originally licensed by adv films, the movie, along with the tv series have been re-licensed to nozomi entertainment.