Daphne in the Brilliant Blue

★6.4 2004 1 Season Comedy, Drama, Mystery

In 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. (Source: Wikipedia)

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Actors

Mai Nakahara Mai Nakahara Maia Mizuki
Masumi Asano Masumi Asano Gloria
Yuhko Kaida Yuhko Kaida Yu Park
Sayaka Ohara Sayaka Ohara Rena Honjo
Kana Ueda Kana Ueda Shizuka Hayama
Daiki Nakamura Daiki Nakamura Wilfred Kim
Sakura Nogawa Sakura Nogawa Tsukasa Takagi
Ami Koshimizu Ami Koshimizu Yukari Hanaoka
Hidetoshi Nakamura Hidetoshi Nakamura Kosuke Yagi
Shinji Kawada Shinji Kawada Chang
Hitomi Nabatame Hitomi Nabatame May
Mugihito Mugihito Shou Mizuki