Volume 3 is where Shiro Sagisu really opens up the full emotional range of Nadia and it goes places the first two volumes only hinted at. This 1990 collection pulls in the adventure, the comedy, and the genuinely dark material all at once.
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Gargoyle's theme is pure villain menace, low brass and mechanical tension that sounds like a clock winding down on purpose. Then African Nadia flips everything with warm percussion and a totally different cultural palette that reflects the show's midseason shift.
Sea Monster goes full suspense with these creeping low strings and sudden orchestral hits. First Love is tender in a way that almost hurts. Super Speed!! Gratan II is just chaos energy in musical form, you can hear the slapstick.
Anyone working through the Nadia soundtrack needs this volume for the full picture of what Sagisu built.