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Knights of Sidonia
Sidonia no Kishi
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Violence: 7 / 10
Nudity: 5 / 10
Theo Theme: 4 / 10
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Brief Description:
Plot Summary: It's been a thousand years since the Gauna, a strange alien race with no known method of communication, destroyed the solar system. A portion of humanity managed to escape using enormous "seed ships" like the Sidonia, which have allowed them to maintain the population while drifting through space. Nagate Tanikaze is a young man who has been raised deep in the bowels of the ship. When he goes into training to pilot the huge robotic weapons known as Gardes, Nagate is entrusted with piloting the legendary unit known as Tsugumori. Nagate and his fellow pilots put their lives on the line against the Gauna, in the ultimate battle for the survival of humanity.

Genres: adventure, science fiction
Themes: aliens, mecha, military, real robot, space opera

Internet Streaming: Netflix

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Aired: 2014
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My Anime List Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Knights of Sidonia is complete at 12 episodes.
User Reviews
11/22/2014: nln_rose [ Already Rated ]

I was recommended this show by a friend who knew that I was looking for a good anime on Netlix. I'd say that this show far surpassed my expectations. Knights of Sidonia is the Mecha equivilent of Attack on Titan. I know that this may seem like overly high praise, but at the same time, the similarities are uncanny. The basic plot line is that the earth has been destroyed and now the last vestiges of humanity live on in space on the Sidonia. Humaninity has altered themselves to survive. They can now photosynthesize, have developed highly advanced weapons and moved on in other ways. One day a young man from the depths of the inner workings comes out to steal some food. He is caught, and is found to be a superb pilot for the mechs that the station uses to defend itself from the Gauna. (Think a cross between titans(Attack on Titan) and the flood(Halo).) Nothing is known about them except that they are what destroyed the earth and they have 1 weakness.

The character development is really something amazing. For a war in which countless people have died, it's hard to make the deaths matter. This show doesn't kill many named characters, but the deaths felt real. The writers knew what they were doing in this series. I really felt for the main characters struggles. (Side note the animation is a fairly unique style. I personally really like it though some people might have issues with the style of the people and color scheme.)

Potentially objectionable content:
Violence
In just about every episode there's some kind of space fight. Some people die in explosions others are shown with blood. The Gauna disintegrate into small circular balls, but they sometimes look vaguely human and can be slightly disturbing.
Sexual Content
A side effect of the genetic alterations of humanity gave way to a 3rd gender which is able to choose its sex. The people are able to photosynthesize they aren't wearing anything while they do so. This results in some strategically covered up nude scenes. One guys accidentally wanders into the girls locker room. nothing is shown and most of the girls are wearing underwear.
Theological
There is a question of the difference between a "real" human and and a synthetic one. They also clone regularly. A character is a talking bear... don't ask I don't know.

In conclusion if you like attack on titan and can at least stomach mech you'll like this one.
Added: August, 2014