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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.
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Season 1

  • Heliocentrism. How About That?
    8.0/10200 votes
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    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

  • And Now… I'm Going to Move the Earth
    8.2/10184 votes
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    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

  • I… Believe in Heliocentrism
    9.2/10271 votes
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    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

  • The Fact That This World Is Far More Beautiful Than Heaven
    8.1/10140 votes
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    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

  • Even If I Die… This World Will Continue
    8.1/10119 votes
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    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

  • Move… The World
    8.5/10113 votes
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    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

  • Matters of the Truth
    8.6/1076 votes
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    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

  • We Must Become Icarus
    8.9/1056 votes
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    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