Knights of Sidonia (2014)
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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Episode 1 - Commencement
Release Date: 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.
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Episode 2 - Oblivion
Release Date: 2014-04-18Nagate is haunted by his first combat experience against the Gauna. Later, he meets the elite pilots of Sidonia.
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Episode 3 - Glory
Release Date: 2014-04-25Exploring Sidonia, Nagate makes an enemy of Kunato while protecting a friend. The Gauna attack, calling the pilots into action.
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Episode 4 - Sacrifices
Release Date: 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.
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Episode 5 - Adrift
Release Date: 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.
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Episode 6 - Salutations
Release Date: 2014-05-16Nagate and his squad graduate as pilots and are quickly sent into combat when the enemy returns; Kunato explores Nagate's history.
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Episode 7 - Resolve
Release Date: 2014-05-23The enemy is revealed to be even larger and deadlier than previously believed, resulting in three squads engaging in a deadly fight.
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Episode 8 - Immortality
Release Date: 2014-05-30Nagate is blamed for a defeat and harbors guilt over a casualty; the early years of Sidonia are revealed.
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Episode 9 - Empathy
Release Date: 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.
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Episode 10 - Decisions
Release Date: 2014-06-13Pacifists endanger themselves by leaving the relative safety of Sidonia, while the enemy shows up larger and fiercer than before.
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Episode 11 - Collision
Release Date: 2014-06-20A large strike force encounters an enemy unit that takes them by surprise; Nagate does what he can to protect his friends.
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Episode 12 - Home
Release Date: 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.