Genres: action, science fiction Themes: aliens, mecha, military, real robot, space opera Objectionable content: Intense 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. Number of Episodes: 12 Vintage: 2014-04-10
Genres: action, science fiction Themes: aliens, mecha, military, real robot, space opera Objectionable content: Significant Plot Summary: After the events of season one, the authority of Sidonia plans on turning the tables and strike at the enemy’s heart. Ace Pilot Nagate Tanikaze and company again must put their lives in the line protecting Sidonia, but now in company of an unexpected ally; a sentient Garde-Gauna hybrid. Number of episodes: 12 Vintage: 2015-04-10
If only Sentai could have also been the one commissioned to dub it too.
The way they chose to animate this “on the 3s”, even though it is CG and has no reason not to be fluid (it’s not like someone has to draw the intermediary frames), really made it hard for me to watch as the “stop motion effect” got to me.
As cool as it is that Netflix is releasing this on home video, and that it is Sentai doing it, I’m probably going to have to pass on it.
Makes me wonder, did Sentai have the show all along and seeing how they weren’t getting any traction with Toonami decided on the next best thing: Netflix? Same with Seven Deadly Sins? Exclusivity and all that.
Sure it’s one thing to stream on CR/TAN, but you’re preaching to the choir when you do that. Better to convert the uninitiated and get new followers.
It could be similar to the CR / Discotek deal. Netflix had home video rights and wanted to work with one of the licensors to get the home video release out, and Sentai offered them what they were looking for. (Special Edition extras etc.)
