Danica Davidson
September 5, 2024 
The upcoming anime Orb: On the Movements of the Earth dropped a trailer with a lot going on. It lets us know more about the cast and crew as well as the October 5 debut. It also lets us listen to clips of the opening theme song titled “Kaiju” and the ending theme song called “Aporia,” which is performed by yorushika.
According to the trailer, Katsuyuki Konishi plays Oczy, Yūichi Nakamura plays Badeni, and Saya Hitomi plays Yolenta. It had previously been revealed that Maaya Sakamoto plays Rafal, Kenjiro Tsuda plays Novak, and Sho Hayami plays Hubert.
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth is being made at Madhouse, with Kenichi Shimizu of Parasyte -the maxim– and All Out!! helming the project as director. The person handling series scripts is Shingo Irie, who is known for working on AFTERLOST. Credit for character design goes to Masanori Shino of Black Lagoon. The music is composed by veteran composer kensuke ushio, whose credits include A Silent Voice, Liz and the Blue Bird, and The Heike Story.
Instead of starting with one episode, October 5 will see the release of the first two episodes. Afterward they’ll become available on Netflix.
The Orb: On the Movements of the Earth manga by Uoto is being published in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. Seven Seas gave this description for the plot:
The Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Summary
In the fifteenth century, claiming that the Earth revolves around the sun was a heresy that could get believers burned at the stake. Child prodigy Rafal is introduced to the truth about the universe by his mentor, and then must flee when the Inquisition comes to mete out “God’s justice.” With only a peculiar pendant to guide him, will Rafal discover his master’s research, and can he and other believers set the world alight?
Source: ANN
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Danica Davidson is the author of the bestselling Manga Art for Beginners with artist Melanie Westin, and its sequel, Manga Art for Intermediates, with professional Japanese mangaka Rena Saiya. Check out her other comics and books at www.danicadavidson.com.
