The Orbital Children
Chikyuugai Shounen Shoujo / Extra-Terrestrial Boys & Girls / Fora de Órbita / เด็กอวกาศ / Jóvenes en órbita / Notre jeunesse en orbiteSummary
The anime is set in 2045, where the Internet and AI are commonplace even in space, and centers on a group of children stranded in space after a large-scale accident occurs in a space station. By using narrowband, social networking, and a drone that they can manipulate through smartphones and low-intelligence AI, they overcome many crises.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Note: Also released in Japan as a 2-part film series with the same content, the first part showing in theaters simultaneously with the worldwide Netflix release.
Where to watch
Platforms
Official and social
Availability may vary by country.
Episodes
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Details
- Format
- ONA
- Number of Episodes
- 6
- Episode length
- 32 min
- Estimated total length
- ≈ 3 h 12 min (6 × 32 min)
- Season
- Winter 2022
- Start date
- January 28, 2022
- End date
- January 28, 2022
- Status
- Finished
- Source
- Original
- Country of origin
- Japan
- Studios
- Production +h
- Romaji title
- Chikyuugai Shounen Shoujo
- English title
- The Orbital Children
- Native title
- 地球外少年少女
- Other titles
- Extra-Terrestrial Boys & Girls · Fora de Órbita · เด็กอวกาศ · Jóvenes en órbita · Notre jeunesse en orbite
Characters 20
Main characters
- Taiyou Tsukuba筑波大洋Main
- Touya Sagami相模登矢Main
- Miina Misasa美笹美衣奈Main
- Hiroshi Tanegashima種子島博士Main
- Konoha B Nanase七瀬・Б・心葉Main
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- Houston Nasa那沙・ヒューストンSupporting
- BrightブライトSupporting
- Kennedy Uchinoura Johnsonジョンソン・内之浦・ケネディSupporting
- DakkyダッキーSupporting
- MediメディSupporting
- TwelveトウエルブSupporting
- SevenセブンSupporting
- Isako Darmstadt Nobeyama野辺山・ダルムシュタット・伊佐子Supporting
- Anshin-kunあんしんくんSupporting
- SelfieセルフィーSupporting
- Sagami-shichou相模市長Supporting
- Announcer DアナウンサーDBackground
- Announcer BアナウンサーBBackground
- Announcer AアナウンサーABackground
- Announcer CアナウンサーCBackground
Staff and studios
Studios
Key staff
- Mitsuo IsoDirector
- Mitsuo IsoOriginal creator
- Kenichi YoshidaCharacter design
- Rei IshizukaMusic
- Yuusuke IkedaArt director
- Youji ShimizuSound director
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- Mitsuo IsoScript (eps 1-6)
- Miho TanakaColor Design
- Toshiyuki InoueMain Animator
- HarusaruhiTheme Song Performance (ED)
- Mitsuo IsoStoryboard (eps 1-6)
- Kazuya MurataStoryboard (ep 3)
- Akira HonmaEpisode Director (ep 4)
- Asuka KurodaAssistant Animation Director (ep 3)
- Ilya KuvshinovStoryboard (ep 2)
- Ryou KakizakiDesign Works
- Sumito OowaraGuest Design Works
- Mitsuo IsoDesign Works
- Satoshi FuruhashiStoryboard (ep 4)
- Hideki ItouEpisode Director (eps 2, 5)
- Ilya KuvshinovDesign Works
- Kenichi YoshidaAnimation Director (eps 1, 5, 6)
- Hisafumi NakaharaAnimation Director (ep 5)
- Toshiyuki InoueAnimation Director (eps 1, 2, 5)
- Iori HisatakeAssistant Animation Director (ep 3)