29 minSeason 1 • Episode 26
LatestOn its way to High Harbor, the passenger ship recovers Conan, Dyce and Jimsy from the sea; and after asking Conan to look after Lana, Dr. Lao dies contently. Sometime later, the old and new inhabitants of High Harbor conduct a double celebration surrounding Dyce and Monsley's wedding and the relaunch of the Barracuda. Many of the new settlers, including Conan, Lana, Jimsy, Tera, Luke, Monsley and the Barracuda's crew, leave to establish a new colony on Remnant Island, now expanded by the cataclysm into a new continent.
After the great disaster of 2008, a war that destroyed the planet, the world is now largely ocean with the continents having sunk. Conan lives on a remote island with his grandpa and nature, never having seen another human being. But one day a mysterious girl, Lana, washes up on his beach. The two become quick friends, but she’s soon kidnapped and taken to Industria, a technological remainder from the world before. Conan leaves his island in pursuit, braving new lands and many hardships with new friends and enemies just beyond the horizon.
Direction
Miyazaki's debut director credit—every frame screams future genius.
Writing
Conan's feral physicality—he runs, jumps, swims like no animated kid since.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapted from Alexander Key's 'The Incredible Tide,' but Miyazaki stripped the Cold War paranoia for pure ecological fury. The 1973 oil crisis haunts every frame of Industria's desperation.
Nausicaä's insect god-warriors, Laputa's sky pirates, Mononoke's feral protagonist—all DNA from this single series. Miyazaki spent 15 years recycling its best ideas.
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