7.3/10141 votes#1 - Commencement
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/11/2014
In isolation his entire life, Nagate must adjust to life in a centuries-old space colony while training as a cadet pilot to fight an ancient threat.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sadayuki Murai
7.2/10120 votes#2 - Oblivion
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/18/2014
Nagate is haunted by his first combat experience against the Gauna. Later, he meets the elite pilots of Sidonia.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sadayuki Murai
7.5/10110 votes#3 - Glory
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/25/2014
Exploring Sidonia, Nagate makes an enemy of Kunato while protecting a friend. The Gauna attack, calling the pilots into action.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sadayuki Murai
8.1/10111 votes#4 - Sacrifices
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 5/2/2014
After a disaster aboard Sidonia, Nagate and his team are ordered to retrieve a valued weapon. He later defies orders to save a friend.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tetsuya Yamada
7.9/10109 votes#5 - Adrift
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 5/9/2014
Nagate and Shizuka, adrift in space, slowly run out of supplies as they await rescue from a departing Sidonia, which is too far away to send help.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
7.4/10102 votes#6 - Salutations
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 5/16/2014
Nagate and his squad graduate as pilots and are quickly sent into combat when the enemy returns; Kunato explores Nagate's history.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sadayuki Murai
7.6/10103 votes#7 - Resolve
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 5/23/2014
The enemy is revealed to be even larger and deadlier than previously believed, resulting in three squads engaging in a deadly fight.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
7.9/10101 votes#8 - Immortality
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/30/2014
Nagate is blamed for a defeat and harbors guilt over a casualty; the early years of Sidonia are revealed.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tetsuya Yamada
7.5/1097 votes#9 - Empathy
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 6/6/2014
The Gauna find a distressing way to demoralize and out-fight the attack force. Nagate returns to Sidonia with a prize that may help in the fight.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sadayuki Murai
7.7/1092 votes#10 - Decisions
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 6/13/2014
Pacifists endanger themselves by leaving the relative safety of Sidonia, while the enemy shows up larger and fiercer than before.
Director: N/A
Writer: Shigeru Murakoshi
8.1/1095 votes#11 - Collision
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 6/20/2014
A large strike force encounters an enemy unit that takes them by surprise; Nagate does what he can to protect his friends.
Director: N/A
Writer: Tetsuya Yamada
8.1/10108 votes#12 - Home
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 6/27/2014
Nagate fights one-on-one with the heart of his enemy while the strike force does not fare well in its attack on the Gauna.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sadayuki Murai
The Best Episodes of Knights of Sidonia Season 1
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An alien race called Gauna has destroyed Earth. leaving humanity struggling to survive aboard the spaceship Sidonia. Even though it’s been a century since the...
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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Commencement" is the best rated episode of "Knights of Sidonia" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 141 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Sadayuki Murai, it aired on 4/11/2014. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Oblivion".