The numbered release order
The Nexus episode guide starts with Wet Markets of Kafar and runs through Prison Break — Part I. Pup Racing and Last Blood of the Dragon Shrine sit before Squid Heist. Maki Death Games and The Last Whales of Caldera follow it, then Dino Demolition Squad. The whale episode carries the same number as Maki’s story on YouTube, so the guide uses the Episode 6 number from PJ Ace’s release announcement.
Two returning characters
Prison Break — Part I brings Anika and Jace onto the same ship. Their switch from prison clothes to mechanics’ uniforms is a small, specific move in a series that has previously used each adventure to introduce a different corner of its world.
Director Beau Fipke and the animation team worked from wide Seedance passes that set the characters’ positions. They pulled frames from those passes and reused them to anchor closer coverage. The credits and production notes are on the episode page.