| Knights of Sidonia | |
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| シドニアの騎士 (Shidonia no Kishi) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tsutomu Nihei |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Afternoon KC |
| Magazine | Monthly Afternoon |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | April 25, 2009 – September 25, 2015 |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by | Sadayuki Murai |
| Music by | Noriyuki Asakura |
| Studio | Polygon Pictures |
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| Original network | MBS, TBS, CBC, BS-TBS, AT-X |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 11, 2014 – June 26, 2015 |
| Episodes | 24 |
| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Kōbun Shizuno |
| Written by | Sadayuki Murai |
| Music by | Noriyuki Asakura |
| Studio | Polygon Pictures |
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| Released | March 6, 2015 |
| Runtime | 134 minutes |
| Anime film | |
| Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by |
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| Music by | Shūji Katayama |
| Studio | Polygon Pictures |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | June 4, 2021 |
| Runtime | 110 minutes |
Knights of Sidonia (Japanese: シドニアの騎士, Hepburn: Shidonia no Kishi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei. It was serialized by Kodansha in their seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon between April 2009 and September 2015, with its chapters collected in 15 tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of Nagate Tanikaze, an "under-dweller" destined to become a Garde pilot, whose mission is to defend the massive starship Sidonia from a hostile alien species called Gauna.
The manga was licensed for English release in North America by Vertical. An anime television series adaptation was produced by Polygon Pictures. The first season aired from April to June 2014; the second between April and June 2015. An anime film sequel titled Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars premiered in June 2021.
In 2015, Knights of Sidonia received the 39th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category, as well as the 47th Seiun Award in the Best Comic category in 2016.
- ^ a b Eisenbeis, Richard (July 11, 2014). "Knights of Sidonia Is a Mecha Anime with a Realistic Twist". Kotaku. Archived from the original on May 7, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2014.