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Knights of Sidonia
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Ryota Osaka
Nagate Tanikaze (voice)
24 eps
Aki Toyosaki
Izana Shinatose (voice)
24 eps
Tomohiro Tsuboi
Ichirou Seii (voice)
24 eps
Hisako Kanemoto
Yuhata Midorikawa (voice)
24 eps
Satomi Arai
Lala Hiyama (voice)
24 eps
Eri Kitamura
Honoka Clones (voice)
24 eps
Atsuko Tanaka
Ittan Samari (voice)
24 eps
Kohsuke Toriumi
Kouichi Tsuruuchi (voice)
24 eps
Sayaka Ohara
Captain Kobayashi (voice)
25 eps
Takahiro Sakurai
Norio Kunato (voice)
25 eps
Rokuro Naya
Old Man (voice)
3 eps
Takehito Koyasu
Ochiai (voice)
7 eps
Takako Honda
Sasaki (voice)
4 eps
Yuuto Suzuki
Izumo Midorikawa (voice)
2 eps
Hiromi Igarashi
Hinata Momose (voice)
2 eps
Soma Saito
Mochikuni Akai (voice)
2 eps
Shinobu Matsumoto
Kashiwade Aoki (voice)
2 eps
Osamu Saka
Shinsuke Tanba (voice)
3 eps
Mamiko Noto
Yure Shinatose (voice)
4 eps
Rina Sato
Numi Tahiro (voice)
4 eps
Nanako Mori
Controller (voice)
7 eps
Yoshimitsu Shimoyama
Samari's Squadmember (voice)
1 eps
Nobuaki Kanemitsu
Crew Member (voice)
1 eps
Ayane Sakura
Mozuku Kunato (voice)
7 eps
Shigeo Kiyama
Crew Member (voice)
1 eps
Aya Suzaki
Shizuka Hoshijiro (voice)
8 eps
Yukiyo Fujii
Lieutenant Commander (voice)
1 eps
Ai Kakuma
Chimera Controller (voice)
3 eps
Tsutomu Nihei
Saw Stag Beetle (voice)
1 eps
Yuka Iguchi
Realtor (voice)
1 eps
Azusa Sato
Controller (voice)
4 eps
Rikiya Koyama
Hiroki Saito (voice)
3 eps
Yuichi Ishigami
Personnel (voice)
3 eps
Miho Miyagawa
Chief Navigator (voice)
6 eps
Yuma Uchida
Pilot (voice)
3 eps
Kouji Fujiyoshi
Recon Squad Leader (voice)
8 eps
Kengo Kawanishi
Mechanic (voice)
1 eps
Shou Okumura
Masayuki Takumi (voice)
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Knights of Sidonia actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Knights of Sidonia reads strongest on Spectacle, World Building and Bingeability.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
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.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E11
Collision
A large strike force encounters an enemy unit that takes them by surprise; Nagate does what he can to protect his friends.
- Written by Tetsuya Yamada
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.
- Written by Sadayuki Murai
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.
- Written by Tetsuya Yamada
S01E08
Immortality
Nagate is blamed for a defeat and harbors guilt over a casualty; the early years of Sidonia are revealed.
- Written by Tetsuya Yamada
S02E12
Battle
Nagate rescues Tsumugi but is overpowered by the Crimson Hawk Moth. The situation looks grim as swarms of gauna bear down on the survivors.
S02E01
Conflict
Pilot Nagate Tanikaze is now renowned for his actions in the recent battle, but Nagate is more concerned with the disappearance of the ena Hoshijiro.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Kenji IshimaruProducer
- Hiroo MaruyamaExecutive Producer
- Hideki MoriyaExecutive Producer
- Yoshihiko YamazakiProducer
- Takahiro YamanakaProducer
- Go NakanishiExecutive Producer
Writing
- Tetsuya YamadaWriter
- Shigeru MurakoshiWriter
- Sadayuki MuraiWriter
Direction
- Kobun ShizunoDirector
Music
- Noriyuki AsakuraOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- CrunchyrollStreaming
- Crunchyroll Amazon ChannelStreaming
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