“AI-governed Earth exiles criminals to Moon, sparking lunar rebellion; broken man Jack Shadow confronts justice and humanity.”
Moonrise
ムーンライズ
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Synopsis
AI-governed Earth exiles criminals to Moon, sparking lunar rebellion; broken man Jack Shadow confronts justice and humanity.
In a not-too-distant future, humanity has established a loosely organized world government with everything managed by an international AI network called Sapientia. People live peaceful lives by loyally obeying its rational decisions. However, Sapientia's lunar development project, which sends criminals and pollutants to the Moon to maintain Earth's peace, creates disparity and poverty on the Moon, sparking tensions between Earth and its lunar colony. Jacob "Jack" Shadow, a man whose life has been shattered by tragedy, finds himself drawn into the growing conflict between the two worlds. As he becomes involved in the escalating situation on the Moon, he will encounter forces on both sides that challenge his understanding of justice, loyalty, and what it means to be human in an age of artificial governance. (Source: Netflix)
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Derived from 66 sampled reviews
What 66 viewers settled on.
Polarized
σ 1.98 · split reception
4.0 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 3.9
↑ 2.41
Running avg · Apr 2025 → Apr 2026
- 7 “Quite the fun anime to watch as background Story telling i must say is terrible, sometimes I found myself double checking the episode I'm currently watching because it doesn't make sense from the...”
- 8 “It's great. Watch first four episodes and decide for yourselves. I'm not a fan of cybernetic or sci-fi anime, but this anime is amazing, the action sequences keep getting better. There are few...”
- 7 “At first, I fell in love with the visuals and CGI. The details in every scene are mesmerizing, but the story starts to get boring with too much drama at the end. I don't like the Rhys character, so...”
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- Format 18 × 25′ eps × min
- Total runtime 7h 30m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2025 – ongoing
- Source Ona media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-14773 catalog
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- Techno Sound Producer
- Drive Producer