{"rewrite":{"id":"r_3cb9d2c0a336d21eb75663de","clusterId":"c_d7f0446a7183412fef746a60","slug":"knights-of-sidonia-both-seasons-stream-on-tver-for-first-time","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Knights of Sidonia Both Seasons Stream on TVer for First Time","summary":"The TV anime \"Knights of Sidonia\" and its sequel \"Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine\" began streaming on the Japanese commercial broadcast platform TVer on July 1. Both seasons, totaling 24 episodes, are available from July 1 through July 14. This marks the first time the series has been distributed on TVer. Based on the manga by Tsutomu Nihei, the first season aired in 2014 and the second in 2015 on MBS and other channels. The story follows Nagate Tanikaze, a boy raised in the lower levels of the massive spaceship Sidonia, who becomes a pilot of the humanoid mecha Garde to fight the alien Gauna that destroyed the solar system. The cast includes Ryota Osaka as Nagate, Aya Suzaki as Shizuka Hoshijiro, and Aoi Toyama as Izana Shinatose.","whyItMatters":"The TVer debut gives the decade-old sci-fi series a new window to reach viewers who missed its original broadcast run, without requiring a subscription to a paid streaming service.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe TVer distribution window runs from July 1 to July 14, 2026, and the schedule is subject to change without notice. The series was originally broadcast on MBS and other channels in 2014 and 2015.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first season follows Nagate Tanikaze, a boy raised in the lowest levels of the seed ship Sidonia, who enrolls in a training school for pilots of the humanoid giant armor Garde. There he meets Shizuka Hoshijiro, Izana Shinatose, and Norio Kunato, and faces the alien Gauna for the first time in 100 years. The second season, \u0026#34;Battle for Planet Nine,\u0026#34; continues the story as Sidonia sets course for the Lemu star system to eradicate the Gauna nest after surviving an asteroid collision and attacks from the strongest enemy, Benizume.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cast includes Ryota Osaka as Nagate, Aya Suzaki as Shizuka, Aoi Toyama as Izana, Takahiro Sakurai as Norio Kunato, Hisako Kanemoto as Yure Midorikawa, Sayaka Ohara as Captain Kobayashi, Takehito Koyasu as Ochiai, and Satomi Arai as Rara Hiyama, among others.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Knights of Sidonia lands on TVer without advance notice, a quiet catalog drop that tests whether Nihei's older mecha title can find a new audience outside the subscription services that usually carry it.","twitterPost":"Knights of Sidonia's TVer arrival is a catalog test: can a 2014 mecha title draw viewers outside the subscription platforms that typically host it.","threadsPost":"Knights of Sidonia's TVer debut is a quiet catalog experiment. The series has no prior presence on the platform. TVer's two-week window will measure whether a decade-old mecha title by Tsutomu Nihei can pull viewers outside the usual subscription streaming ecosystem.","newsletterBlurb":"Both seasons of the Tsutomu Nihei-created sci-fi anime Knights of Sidonia are now streaming for free on TVer. The 24-episode run is available from July 1 to July 14, marking the series' debut on the platform.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"GAME Watch\",\"url\":\"https://game.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2121154.html\",\"title\":\"SF Anime \\\"Knights of Sidonia\\\" and \\\"Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine\\\" Total 24 Episodes to Start Simultaneous Distribution on TVer from July 1\"},{\"source\":\"Denfaminicogamer\",\"url\":\"https://news.denfaminicogamer.jp/news/260701p\",\"title\":\"TV anime 'Knights of Sidonia' and 'Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine' stream for first time on TVer. 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