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Knights of Sidonia (シドニアの騎士)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Producer: Yoshihiko Yamazaki, Ryu Hashimoto, Kenji Ishimaru
Top 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)
Seasons
Season 1 (2014)
No overview available.
12 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Commencement
2014-04-11In 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.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 2: Oblivion
2014-04-18Nagate is haunted by his first combat experience against the Gauna. Later, he meets the elite pilots of Sidonia.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 3: Glory
2014-04-25Exploring Sidonia, Nagate makes an enemy of Kunato while protecting a friend. The Gauna attack, calling the pilots into action.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 4: Sacrifices
2014-05-02After a disaster aboard Sidonia, Nagate and his team are ordered to retrieve a valued weapon. He later defies orders to save a friend.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 5: Adrift
2014-05-09Nagate 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.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 6: Salutations
2014-05-16Nagate and his squad graduate as pilots and are quickly sent into combat when the enemy returns; Kunato explores Nagate's history.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 7: Resolve
2014-05-23The enemy is revealed to be even larger and deadlier than previously believed, resulting in three squads engaging in a deadly fight.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 8: Immortality
2014-05-30Nagate is blamed for a defeat and harbors guilt over a casualty; the early years of Sidonia are revealed.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 9: Empathy
2014-06-06The 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.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 10: Decisions
2014-06-13Pacifists endanger themselves by leaving the relative safety of Sidonia, while the enemy shows up larger and fiercer than before.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 11: Collision
2014-06-20A large strike force encounters an enemy unit that takes them by surprise; Nagate does what he can to protect his friends.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 12: Home
2014-06-27Nagate fights one-on-one with the heart of his enemy while the strike force does not fare well in its attack on the Gauna.
Runtime: 24 min
Season 2 (2015)
No overview available.
12 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Conflict
2015-04-11Pilot Nagate Tanikaze is now renowned for his actions in the recent battle, but Nagate is more concerned with the disappearance of the ena Hoshijiro.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 2: Ability
2015-04-18Nagate and his team fight a hard battle against Gauna 549, aided by the appearance of a new type of gauna calling itself Tsumugi Shiraui.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 3: Course
2015-04-25Having disposed of the opposition, Kobayashi sets Sidonia's course to the ninth planet in the nearby Lem System. All-out war now seems unavoidable.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 4: Rage
2015-05-02A new threat appears in the form of Gauna 550, which has ejected countless lesser gauna cores on an intercept trajectory with Sidonia.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 5: Hope
2015-05-09Despite being instrumental in their victory, Tsumugi is severely damaged defending Sidonia. Izana, also critically injured, makes a bold decision.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 6: Engage
2015-05-16Evicted from his dorm and with nowhere to go, Nagate asks to stay with Izana for a night; Tsumugi has an emotional crisis triggered by a close call.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 7: Rumbling
2015-05-23The Sidonia's new weapon test succeeds, but the crew realizes they can't shut it down; Yuhata sends the garde pilots to investigate the disturbance.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 8: Reunion
2015-05-30The pilots and Tsumugi repair damage to the Sidonia following the Gravitational Beam Emitter incident; Tsumugi is upset for causing a minor accident.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 9: Mission
2015-06-06Izana finds out her 'date' with Nagate was a setup and storms home. Soon after, she is called to be part of a team that will scout out Planet Nine.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 10: Entry
2015-06-13The reconnaissance team is attacked by the gauna; Izana and the squad leader manage to escape into the atmosphere of Planet Nine.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 11: Encounter
2015-06-20Izana and the recon squad leader are pursued by an enormous humanoid gauna. Meanwhile, Tsumugi faces off against the Crimson Hawk Moth.
Runtime: 24 minEpisode 12: Battle
2015-06-27Nagate rescues Tsumugi but is overpowered by the Crimson Hawk Moth. The situation looks grim as swarms of gauna bear down on the survivors.
Runtime: 24 minVideos
Knights of Sidonia English Trailer: You're Not Alone
