Knights of Sidonia
Seen it?2014 | 2 seasons | 24 min | Action & Adventure, Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers. If you loved Star Trek: The Next Generation, start here.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 10 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-14: peril. Probably too much for younger kids.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
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.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesSolid
7.6 out of 10
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 107K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Season 1 is the high point.
Season 12014 · 12 episodes · 7.2 out of 10Sunday- Battle for Planet Nine2015 · 12 episodes · 7.2 out of 10Sunday
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Cast & crew
- Ryota OsakaNagate Tanikaze (voice)
- Sayaka OharaCaptain Kobayashi (voice)
- Takahiro SakuraiNorio Kunato (voice)
- Aki ToyosakiIzana Shinatose (voice)
- Tomohiro TsuboiIchirou Seii (voice)
- Hisako KanemotoYuhata Midorikawa (voice)
- Satomi AraiLala Hiyama (voice)
- Eri KitamuraHonoka Clones (voice)
- Atsuko TanakaIttan Samari (voice)
- Kohsuke ToriumiKouichi Tsuruuchi (voice)