About this season
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 (12)
1. Commencement
7.0Aired 11 April 2014 • 24 min
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.
2. Oblivion
5.8Aired 18 April 2014 • 24 min
Nagate is haunted by his first combat experience against the Gauna. Later, he meets the elite pilots of Sidonia.
3. Glory
7.1Aired 25 April 2014 • 24 min
Exploring Sidonia, Nagate makes an enemy of Kunato while protecting a friend. The Gauna attack, calling the pilots into action.
4. Sacrifices
7.4Aired 2 May 2014 • 24 min
After a disaster aboard Sidonia, Nagate and his team are ordered to retrieve a valued weapon. He later defies orders to save a friend.
5. Adrift
7.1Aired 9 May 2014 • 24 min
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.
6. Salutations
6.9Aired 16 May 2014 • 24 min
Nagate and his squad graduate as pilots and are quickly sent into combat when the enemy returns; Kunato explores Nagate's history.
7. Resolve
7.0Aired 23 May 2014 • 24 min
The enemy is revealed to be even larger and deadlier than previously believed, resulting in three squads engaging in a deadly fight.
8. Immortality
7.4Aired 30 May 2014 • 24 min
Nagate is blamed for a defeat and harbors guilt over a casualty; the early years of Sidonia are revealed.
9. Empathy
6.9Aired 6 June 2014 • 24 min
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.
10. Decisions
6.9Aired 13 June 2014 • 24 min
Pacifists endanger themselves by leaving the relative safety of Sidonia, while the enemy shows up larger and fiercer than before.
11. Collision
7.3Aired 20 June 2014 • 24 min
A large strike force encounters an enemy unit that takes them by surprise; Nagate does what he can to protect his friends.
12. Home
7.3Aired 27 June 2014 • 24 min
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.