8.0/10268 votes#1 - 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
8.2/10245 votes#2 - 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
9.2/10364 votes#3 - 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
8.1/10195 votes#4 - 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
8.1/10173 votes#5 - 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
8.5/10169 votes#6 - 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
8.4/10137 votes#7 - 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
8.6/10131 votes#8 - 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
8.6/10135 votes#9 - This Is What It Means… To Learn Something, I Think
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2024
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.
Director: Asami Kawano
Writer: Shingo Irie
8.4/10111 votes#10 - Truth
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/2024
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.
Director: Hiromichi Matano
Writer: Shingo Irie
8.9/10122 votes#11 - Terror
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/2024
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.
Director: Masatoyo Takada
Writer: Shingo Irie
9.0/10129 votes#12 - Heliocentrism Is My Faith
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/2024
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.
Director: Asami Kawano
Writer: Shingo Irie
9.1/1019 votes#13 - Freedom
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/21/2024
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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Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/28/2024
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Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/4/2025
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Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/11/2025
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Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/18/2025
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Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/25/2025
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Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/1/2025
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Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/8/2025
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Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/15/2025
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Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/22/2025
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Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/1/2025
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Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/8/2025
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Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/15/2025
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The Best Episodes of Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Season 1
Every episode of Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Orb: On the Movements of the Earth Season 1!
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
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Heliocentrism. How About That?" is the best rated episode of "Orb: On the Movements of the Earth" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 268 votes. Directed by Kotono Watanabe and written by Shingo Irie, it aired on 10/5/2024. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "And Now… I'm Going to Move the Earth".