Orb: On the Movements of the Earth (Chi: Chikyu no Undo ni Tsuite) TV series has revealed its first visual and trailer, as well as its main cast and an October 2024 release date. Studio MADHOUSE is working on the series but no staff information has been announced. The anime was announced for June 2022.
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth – First Anime Trailer
The main voice cast for the anime Orb: On the Movements of the Earth includes:
Kenjiro Tsuda as NowakMaaya Sakamoto as RafalSho Hayami as HubertOrb: On the Movements of the Earth – First Anime Key Visual
Uoto wrote and illustrated the manga Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, which was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from September 2020 to April 2022. It won first prize at the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2022. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed the film in English, describing the story:
In 15th century Europe, heretics are being burned at the stake. Rafal, a brilliant young man, is expected to attend university at a young age and study the most important field of the age, theology. But Rafal values Reason above all else, which leads him to the shocking conclusion that the Earth revolves around the Sun and is in the hands of the Inquisition!
A decade later, two members of the Watch Guild, the harsh young Oczy and the cynical Gras, find a hidden stone chest detailing the secrets of the universe left behind by Rafal. Do they dare attempt to change their own star by selling heretical texts, or will that only lead to the stake and fire?
Source: Official website
©️ Uoto/Shogakukan/Production Committee of “The Sphere: About the Movement of the Earth”