Knights of Sidonia

24min

Action & Adventure

Animation

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

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.

Episodes

Cast

Commencement

1. Commencement

24min

11th Apr 2014

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.

Oblivion

2. Oblivion

24min

18th Apr 2014

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

Glory

3. Glory

24min

25th Apr 2014

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

Sacrifices

4. Sacrifices

24min

2nd May 2014

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

Adrift

5. Adrift

24min

9th May 2014

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.

Salutations

6. Salutations

24min

16th May 2014

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

Resolve

7. Resolve

24min

23rd May 2014

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

Immortality

8. Immortality

24min

30th May 2014

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

Empathy

9. Empathy

24min

6th Jun 2014

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.

Decisions

10. Decisions

24min

13th Jun 2014

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

Collision

11. Collision

24min

20th Jun 2014

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

Home

12. Home

24min

27th Jun 2014

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.

First air date

11th Apr 2014

Last air date

27th Jun 2015

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

ja

Networks