S01E01 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.
Knights of Sidonia
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Oblivion
Nagate is haunted by his first combat experience against the Gauna. Later, he meets the elite pilots of Sidonia.
S01E03 Glory
Exploring Sidonia, Nagate makes an enemy of Kunato while protecting a friend. The Gauna attack, calling the pilots into action.
S01E04 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.
S01E05 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.
S01E06 Salutations
Nagate and his squad graduate as pilots and are quickly sent into combat when the enemy returns; Kunato explores Nagate's history.
S01E07 Resolve
The enemy is revealed to be even larger and deadlier than previously believed, resulting in three squads engaging in a deadly fight.
S01E08 Immortality
Nagate is blamed for a defeat and harbors guilt over a casualty; the early years of Sidonia are revealed.
S01E09 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.
S01E10 Decisions
Pacifists endanger themselves by leaving the relative safety of Sidonia, while the enemy shows up larger and fiercer than before.
S01E11 Collision
A large strike force encounters an enemy unit that takes them by surprise; Nagate does what he can to protect his friends.
S01E12 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.
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)
Atsuko Tanaka
Ittan Samari (voice)
Kohsuke Toriumi
Kouichi Tsuruuchi (voice)
