TV Series · 2014

Knights of Sidonia

24 min · Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Animation · Ended

Composite

8.4

IMDb

7.7 / 10

4,992 votes

TMDB

7.7 / 10

147 votes

Local

— / 10

No votes

Synopsis

An alien race called Gauna has destroyed Earth. leaving humanity struggling to survive aboard the spaceship Sidonia. Even though it’s been a century since the last encounter with the Gauna, military service is mandatory. For Nagate Tanikaze, whose grandfather secretly hid him in the forgotten bowels of Sidonia, it’s a strange new world as he’s forced to come to the surface. Yet his recruitment comes just in time, for the Gauna have suddenly reappeared.

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Cast

Ryota Osaka

Nagate Tanikaze (voice)

Sayaka Ohara

Captain Kobayashi (voice)

Takahiro Sakurai

Norio Kunato (voice)

Aki Toyosaki

Izana Shinatose (voice)

Tomohiro Tsuboi

Ichirou Seii (voice)

Hisako Kanemoto

Yuhata Midorikawa (voice)

Satomi Arai

Lala Hiyama (voice)

Eri Kitamura

Honoka Clones (voice)

Atsuko Tanaka

Ittan Samari (voice)

Kohsuke Toriumi

Kouichi Tsuruuchi (voice)

Crew

Art

Naoya Tanaka Production Design
Mitsunori Kataama Art Direction

Crew

Susumu Sugai CG Supervisor
Masayuki Uemoto CG Supervisor

Directing

Tadahiro Yoshihira Assistant Director
Hiroaki Ando Assistant Director

Lighting

Aayush Sharma Lighting Supervisor
Warner Wan De Ming Lighting Supervisor

Production

Ryoko Ishii Line Producer
Kazuhiro Suzuki Line Producer
Go Nakanishi Executive Producer
Hiroo Maruyama Executive Producer
Yoshihiko Yamazaki Producer
Hideki Moriya Executive Producer
Takuya Matsushita Executive Producer
Ryu Hashimoto Producer
Kenji Ishimaru Producer

Sound

Yasumasa Koyama Sound Effects
Noriyuki Asakura Original Music Composer
Yoshikazu Iwanami Sound Director

Visual Effects

Aayush Sharma Compositing Supervisor
Warner Wan De Ming Compositing Supervisor
Reiji Nagasono Animation Director
Tracy Chong Animation Coordinator
Miyoko Oka Modelling Supervisor
Mitsunori Kataama Modelling Supervisor
Taichi Sudou Effects Supervisor
Eiji Ogushi Battle Motion Coordinator
Kazumasa Isawa Animation Supervisor
Yuuki Moriyama Character Designer
Hironori Nochi Color Designer

Writing

Sadayuki Murai Series Composition
Tsutomu Nihei Comic Book

Seasons & episodes

Season 1 (12 ep)

1. Commencement

Apr 11, 2014 · 24 min

In isolation his entire life, Nagate must adjust to life in a centuries-old space colony while training as a cadet pilot to fight an ancient threat.
2. Oblivion

Apr 18, 2014 · 24 min

Nagate is haunted by his first combat experience against the Gauna. Later, he meets the elite pilots of Sidonia.
3. Glory

Apr 25, 2014 · 24 min

Exploring Sidonia, Nagate makes an enemy of Kunato while protecting a friend. The Gauna attack, calling the pilots into action.
4. Sacrifices

May 2, 2014 · 24 min

After a disaster aboard Sidonia, Nagate and his team are ordered to retrieve a valued weapon. He later defies orders to save a friend.
5. Adrift

May 9, 2014 · 24 min

Nagate and Shizuka, adrift in space, slowly run out of supplies as they await rescue from a departing Sidonia, which is too far away to send help.
6. Salutations

May 16, 2014 · 24 min

Nagate and his squad graduate as pilots and are quickly sent into combat when the enemy returns; Kunato explores Nagate's history.
7. Resolve

May 23, 2014 · 24 min

The enemy is revealed to be even larger and deadlier than previously believed, resulting in three squads engaging in a deadly fight.
8. Immortality

May 30, 2014 · 24 min

Nagate is blamed for a defeat and harbors guilt over a casualty; the early years of Sidonia are revealed.
9. Empathy

Jun 6, 2014 · 24 min

The Gauna find a distressing way to demoralize and out-fight the attack force. Nagate returns to Sidonia with a prize that may help in the fight.
10. Decisions

Jun 13, 2014 · 24 min

Pacifists endanger themselves by leaving the relative safety of Sidonia, while the enemy shows up larger and fiercer than before.
11. Collision

Jun 20, 2014 · 24 min

A large strike force encounters an enemy unit that takes them by surprise; Nagate does what he can to protect his friends.
12. Home

Jun 27, 2014 · 24 min

Nagate fights one-on-one with the heart of his enemy while the strike force does not fare well in its attack on the Gauna.

Battle for Planet Nine (1 ep)

12. Battle

Jun 27, 2015 · 24 min

Nagate rescues Tsumugi but is overpowered by the Crimson Hawk Moth. The situation looks grim as swarms of gauna bear down on the survivors.