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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

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After learning heretical teachings about the Earth and the Sun, a child prodigy searches for his master's hidden research while evading the Inquisition.

Language:
Japanese
Country:
Japan
Network:
NHK G

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Season 1

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Still from Heliocentrism. How About That? E01

Episode 1

★ 7.7

Heliocentrism. How About That?

2024-10-05 · 25m

A gifted young student plans to study theology at university, but his true passion is astronomy. One day, he meets a mysterious scholar named Hubert.

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Still from And Now... I'm Going to Move the Earth E02

Episode 2

★ 7.6

And Now... I'm Going to Move the Earth

2024-10-05 · 25m

Rafał is intrigued by Hubert’s heliocentric theory. Later, Hubert is arrested by an inquisitor but he gives Rafał a pendant before being whisked away.

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Still from I... Believe in Heliocentrism E03

Episode 3

★ 8.2

I... Believe in Heliocentrism

2024-10-12 · 25m

Nowak convinces Potocki to admit to Rafał's heresy. Once arrested, Rafał is given a choice: recant his belief in heliocentrism or submit to torture.

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Still from The Fact That This World Is Far More Beautiful Than Heaven E04

Episode 4

★ 7.3

The Fact That This World Is Far More Beautiful Than Heaven

2024-10-19 · 25m

The duelist Oczy wishes for death so he can escape his hopeless world and go to heaven. His colleague finds meaning in life by observing the stars.

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Still from Even If I Die... This World Will Continue E05

Episode 5

★ 7.1

Even If I Die... This World Will Continue

2024-10-26 · 25m

Gras aborts the mission, placing himself and Oczy in mortal danger from Nowak. They both flee for the mountains, where they find a stone chest.

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Still from Move... The World E06

Episode 6

★ 7.6

Move... The World

2024-11-02 · 25m

Oczy seeks the help of Badeni, the demoted monk who incurred the Church's wrath by turning his curiosity to the riddles of the sky.

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Still from Matters of the Truth E07

Episode 7

★ 6.8

Matters of the Truth

2024-11-09 · 25m

Gifted scholar Jolenta suffers discrimination as the only girl at an astronomy institute. Badeni seeks resources to prove the heliocentric theory.

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Still from We Must Become Icarus E08

Episode 8

★ 7.2

We Must Become Icarus

2024-11-16 · 25m

Badeni offers Jolenta a chance to pursue the truth of the skies, but she is overcome with fear. Afterward, she overhears bold words from Count Piast.

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Still from This Is What It Means... To Learn Something, I Think E09

Episode 9

★ 7.5

This Is What It Means... To Learn Something, I Think

2024-11-23 · 25m

A middle-aged Piast vows to prove his professor's geocentric model. In the present, he agrees to let Badeni use his records — on one condition.

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Still from Truth E10

Episode 10

★ 7.2

Truth

2024-11-30 · 25m

Oczy tells Badeni that he is learning to read and write. Later, Badeni's claim that knowledge should be held by a select few bothers a fellow monk.

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Still from Terror E11

Episode 11

★ 7.2

Terror

2024-12-07 · 25m

Nowak gives two rookie inquisitors a terrifying first taste of their new roles. Badeni meets with Jolenta and tells her he has completed his theory.

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Still from Heliocentrism Is My Faith E12

Episode 12

★ 7.7

Heliocentrism Is My Faith

2024-12-14 · 25m

Nowak asks Badeni to show him his research. He inspects Badeni's premises but doesn't find anything incriminating — until he spots a certain item.

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Still from Freedom E13

Episode 13

★ 7.7

Freedom

2024-12-21 · 25m

In a medical area within the inquisition chamber, a wounded Oczy awakes to see Nowak, who has kept him alive in hopes of extracting information.

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Still from Tonight's Sky... E14

Episode 14

★ 7.2

Tonight's Sky...

2024-12-28 · 25m

Badeni must choose between revealing the location of the heretical documents on heliocentric theory or prolonging Oczy's torture at Nowak's hands.

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Still from Is It... My Turn? E15

Episode 15

★ 7.3

Is It... My Turn?

2025-01-04 · 25m

Nowak believes his beloved daughter has been executed as a heretic. Father Grabowski comes across a letter from Badeni containing an unusual request.

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Still from It's Time to Begin the Operation E16

Episode 16

★ 6.3

It's Time to Begin the Operation

2025-01-11 · 25m

Twenty-five years later, Captain Schmidt of the extremist Heretic Liberation Front infiltrates a church and steals an important item.

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Still from I Could Make a Lot of Money with This Book… Maybe E17

Episode 17

★ 6.7

I Could Make a Lot of Money with This Book… Maybe

2025-01-18 · 25m

A young nomad woman haunted by poverty devotes her life to obtaining wealth. One night, she discovers the book that Frei hid in the abandoned village.

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Still from To Liberate Information E18

Episode 18

★ 6.8

To Liberate Information

2025-01-25 · 25m

Bishop Antoni orders Draka to hand over the book, but Schmidt’s men suddenly intervene. Determined to change her fate, she takes a bold action.

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Episode 19

★ 6.8

Wandering Is How You Find What's Right

2025-02-01 · 25m

Hoping to track down the people who stole the book, an inquisitor seeks advice from Nowak, who now spends his days drowning his sorrows.

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Still from I Love Heliocentrism E20

Episode 20

★ 6.8

I Love Heliocentrism

2025-02-08 · 25m

As the Heretic Liberation Front prepares to depart, Jolenta entrusts Draka with a letter. Soon after, Nowak and the inquisitors approach the barn.

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Still from The Times Are Changing E21

Episode 21

★ 7.0

The Times Are Changing

2025-02-15 · 25m

Schmidt and the others regroup with their Liberation Front comrades and begin printing the book. However, a traitor brings their operation to a halt.

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Still from Neither of You Will Be Known to History E22

Episode 22

★ 7.0

Neither of You Will Be Known to History

2025-02-22 · 25m

As Nowak's group attacks the Liberation Front, Draka and Schmidt begin their escape. Upon reaching town, Draka makes a proposition to Bishop Antoni.

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Still from Comrades E23

Episode 23

★ 7.2

Comrades

2025-03-01 · 25m

A deluded Nowak turns against Antoni and attempts to burn down the church. Draka fights back and escapes but incurs a terrible wound.

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Still from Thaumazein E24

Episode 24

★ 6.5

Thaumazein

2025-03-08 · 25m

Albert goes to deliver an order of bread to a church. While there, he encounters a mysterious priest who encourages him to confess his sins.

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Still from 『?』 E25

Episode 25

★ 6.7

『?』

2025-03-15 · 25m

Albert leaves the academic gathering and returns home to an awful sight. In the present, the priest gives Albert advice and makes his own confession.

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