On the 4th of July Netflix will launch Tsutomu Nihei’s Knights of Sidonia. It’s very good to see Netflix getting deeper into anime. The on demand stream gets the series “firstly and exclusively” in Japanese audio with English subs and with local language dubbing.
This is a sci-fi set after mankind has fled Earth to escape the envasion of the alien Gauna. The Gauna give chase as the human fleet escapes in giant ships. Soon enough human pilots are forced to combat mecha called Morito to try and fight off the Gauna again.
Knights of Sidonia follows a young man caleld Nagate Tanikaze as he trains to be a Morito pilots.
Nagate Tanikaze
Shizuka Hoshijiro
Morito trainee pilot
Izana Shinatose
Morito trainee pilot
Norio Kunato
Morito trainee pilot
Yuhata Midorikawa
Morito trainee pilot
Honoka Series
Morito trainee pilot
Captain Kobayashi
28th Captain of Sidonia
Ichiro Seli
Captain’s Aide
Ochiai
Captain’s Assistant
Lalah Huyama
Dormitory Head
Samrai Ittan
Morito pilot
Eiko Yamano
Moirto pilot trainee
(via Anime News Network)
