Atlantis: The Lost Empire from Studio Ghibli, particularly in its character design, setting, and story. Although Disney never responded formally to claims of plagiarism, co-director Kirk Wise posted on a Disney animation newsgroup in May 2001, "Never heard of "Nadia" till it was mentioned in this [newsgroup]. Long after we'd finished production, I might add." Both "Atlantis" and "Nadia" were inspired, in part, by the 1870 Jules Verne novel "Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea", of which Lee Zion (reporting for Anime News Network) wrote, "There are too many similarities "not" connected with "20,000 Leagues" for the whole thing to be coincidence." Critics also
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Tokyo DisneySea) in a detour into an unknown world. The place where the guests end up was a world of Atlantis where mermen live. They had evolved their own in a place close to the center of the earth. The submarine was boosted by the mysterious power of the mermen, and was able to return to the base safely. This attraction's concept is similar to Disneyland's Submarine Voyage and Magic Kingdom's distinguished attraction . However, this ride does not go through real water; instead, several effect including bubbles in the window or the movements are added. 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Tokyo