9.2/10271 votesLoading...#1 - I… Believe in Heliocentrism
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2024
Nowak convinces Potocki to admit to Rafal's heresy. Once arrested, Rafal is given a choice: recant his belief in heliocentrism or submit to torture.
Director: Masato Miyoshi
Writer: Shingo Irie
8.9/1056 votesLoading...#2 - We Must Become Icarus
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2024
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.
Director: Kotono Watanabe
Writer: Shingo Irie
8.6/1076 votesLoading...#3 - Matters of the Truth
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2024
Gifted scholar Jolenta suffers discrimination as the only girl at an astronomy institute. Badeni seeks resources to prove the heliocentric theory.
Director: Kouki Mori
Writer: Shingo Irie
8.5/10113 votesLoading...#4 - Move… The World
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2024
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.
Director: Kotono Watanabe
Writer: Shingo Irie
8.2/10184 votesLoading...#5 - And Now… I'm Going to Move the Earth
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2024
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.
Director: Hiromichi Matano
Writer: Shingo Irie
8.1/10140 votesLoading...#6 - The Fact That This World Is Far More Beautiful Than Heaven
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2024
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.
Director: Asami Kawano
Writer: Shingo Irie
8.1/10119 votesLoading...#7 - Even If I Die… This World Will Continue
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2024
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.
Director: Masato Miyoshi
Writer: Shingo Irie
8.0/10200 votesLoading...#8 - Heliocentrism. How About That?
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/5/2024
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.
Director: Kotono Watanabe
Writer: Shingo Irie
The Best Episodes of 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.
Genres:AnimationDrama
Network:NHK G
Best Episodes Summary
"I… Believe in Heliocentrism" is the best rated episode of "Orb: On the Movements of the Earth". It scored 9.2/10 based on 271 votes. Directed by Masato Miyoshi and written by Shingo Irie, it aired on 10/12/2024. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "We Must Become Icarus".