[Anime] Knights of Sidonia (Spring 2014)

Alternative title:
Sidonia no Kishi (Japanese)
シドニアの騎士 (Japanese)

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.

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Website:
http://www.knightsofsidonia.com/

Is it me or does it seem every single giant robot/pilot type anime like this have the same main character? Someone who wouldn't usually be a pilot then all a sudden the only one who can pilot the it....Maybe it is just me.

Nice sounds ffects

the aliens remind me of (the Swarm)

Cgs everywhere and some are actually pretty good, on the other hand some are absolute atrocities. Eh what the heck it's another mecha anime, can't be too bad.

The manga is pretty decent I'll keep a eye out on this

No need to worry, there is no "your special just because".

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The series, I may be, most excited for this season! Though I already know everything that'll happen, if they stick with the manga, but I haven't gotten tired of the manga, despite reading all the translated chapters 2-3 times over.

And CG is getting so much better ~remembering how it was a few years ago for anime~.

I'm not a fan of mecha anime, but I did like Suisei no Gargantia so I'll give this a shot. The animation looks pretty sick.

I've read what's translated for the manga so many times already. I'm excited for this.

Quite good, against my better judgement I'll spoil myself using the manga and watch the anime for the fight scenes.

I have to point out this anime is the first in the season to have an opening to hype me, god knows how many times i've repeated it. The pipe pip at the start is irresistible.

3D animated animes are a rarity. I recall the lastest one i've seen being Akito of the exile with it's Alexanders. That aside, while i wouldn't exactly say the animation being masterful nor the modelled being excellent but it did it's part of at least not making the actions look awkward. Trust the words of a student of animation.

I'm really digging the design of the mecha, kinda gives me the feels of Messala from the zeta seies.


The wrist mounted gun is sexy ass hell, since it reminded me of the grey knights from the 40k universe.


Teh sex.

Overall, i'm gald that i watched this. Give me hope that this season was largely unwatchable~

Also.

11 episode so far and yep, if you've read the manga it's pure eyecandy. it has movie quality animation and it keeps going up in each episode.

Even if you haven't read the manga, you'll still enjoy it.

EDIT

Hell, even Hideo Kojima praises it!

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-06-20/metal-gear-hideo-kojima-praises-knights-of-sidonia-anime/.75701

The quality in episode 11 was straight up amazing and outstanding. I am going to do a marathon of the anime soon because even with all of this eyecandy I just need more.

Tsugumori is tied with the Zeta for first place in terms of my favorite mech.

No one mentioned it yet, Second Season was announced in the last episode.

I recommend you prepare your body, rage might ensue if you didn't read the manga.

Anime Of The Season/10

SALUTE!

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OT:
vol 1 was a nipple.

10/10, this was beautiful stuff.

At first I cringed a lot about Kunato being such a butthurt douche, but considering the aftermath, I can easily forget the dude even existed. Nagate is the man.

Also love Captain Kobayashi and her creepy mask, and Benisuzume was awesome.

I took a break from it, due to the file size the subbers released it in and after reading the manga so much I could wait to clear space on my drive, but what do you know... Netflix rolls out with the whole series and english dubed (not half bad in fact, very hearable(?)... watchable for me) at that... (did the same thing will Kill la Kill and Shingeki no Kyoujin the second they finished.... I am really liking Netflix)

So I finished it. Definitely huge amounts of love for this series, I am so happy with the art direction, using cg's.

Considering how much has come out in the manga, and at the amount of episodes they're coming out with per season, there should be enough for 2.5 more seasons easily. I wonder if they'll cut it after the second or if they'll keep rolling with the punches... Either way, I'm in it for the long ride.

Okay now I'm going to pick up Knights of Sidonia again, because the best girl is coming in season 2.

Best girl as in

I haven't read past the anime fyi so a simiple yes or no will suffice.

To answer that, as yes or no, may still be a spoil in itself, but if you want a yes and no regardless...