Knights of Sidonia (シドニアの騎士) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei. It was serialized by Kodansha in their manga magazine Monthly Afternoon between April 2009 and September 2015, with its chapters collected in 15 volumes. It tells the story of Nagate Tanikaze, an "under-dweller" destined to become a Garde pilot, whose mission is to defend the generation ship Sidonia from a hostile alien species called Gauna.
The manga was licensed for English release in North America by Vertical. An anime television series adaptation was produced by Polygon Pictures. The first season aired from April to June 2014; the second between April and June 2015. An anime film sequel titled Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars premiered in June 2021.
In 2015, Knights of Sidonia received the 39th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category, as well as the 47th Seiun Award in the Best Comic category in 2016.
Plot
Setting
The story is set in the year 3394, a thousand years after mankind flees from Earth after it was destroyed by a race of shapeshifting