Knights of Sidonia
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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Episodes
12 episodes. Playback and audio depend on the available source.
0124 minS1:E1 Commencement
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.
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0224 minS1:E2 Oblivion
Nagate is haunted by his first combat experience against the Gauna. Later, he meets the elite pilots of Sidonia.
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0324 minS1:E3 Glory
Exploring Sidonia, Nagate makes an enemy of Kunato while protecting a friend. The Gauna attack, calling the pilots into action.
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0424 minS1:E4 Sacrifices
After 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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0524 minS1:E5 Adrift
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.
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0624 minS1:E6 Salutations
Nagate 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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0724 minS1:E7 Resolve
The 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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0824 minS1:E8 Immortality
Nagate is blamed for a defeat and harbors guilt over a casualty; the early years of Sidonia are revealed.
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0924 minS1:E9 Empathy
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.
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1024 minS1:E10 Decisions
Pacifists endanger themselves by leaving the relative safety of Sidonia, while the enemy shows up larger and fiercer than before.
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1124 minS1:E11 Collision
A 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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1224 minS1:E12 Home
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.
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