Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

About Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

After learning heretical teachings about the Earth and the Sun, a child prodigy searches for his master's hidden research while evading the Inquisition.

Orb: On the Movements of the Earth is an animation series made for NHK G. It ran for one season of 25 episodes between October 2024 and March 2025.

It was produced by Shogakukan. It is adapted from a manga.

Shelv files it under introspective, philosophical, science, and defiant. It streams on Netflix and Netflix Standard with Ads in the United States.

NIPPON SANGOKU: The Three Nations of the Crimson Sun, ERASED, and Designated Survivor make useful companions to Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, all filed under dignified and based on manga. It scores 8.1 out of 10 from 97 TMDB voters and it carries a TV-MA rating.