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“Children stranded in space after 2045 station accident survive using AI, drones, and narrowband communication.”
The Orbital Children
地球外少年少女
6.82
5,642 rank · 44,043 viewers · 137 favorites
Sci-Fi
Space
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Netflix
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Synopsis
Children stranded in space after 2045 station accident survive using AI, drones, and narrowband communication.
In the year 2045, Internet and artificial intelligence have become widespread in the outer space. Following a massive accident at a space station, a group of children are left behind. Using narrowband and SNS, low intelligence AI, and smartphone-controlled drones, they overcome numerous crises. (Source: MAL News)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 33 sampled reviews
6.1
/10
What 33 viewers settled on.
62%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 1.92
Agreement
Polarized
σ 1.92 · split reception
The polarity gap
4.0 pts
Recommenders 7.8 · others 3.8
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Score over time
↓ 1.88
Running avg · Jan 2022 → Aug 2024
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The director did a great job at showing what a realistic fight between two children is like. This made the whole show and the relationship between the characters more real to me. While it may be...”
- 8 “Was an enjoyable 6 episode binge, with an interesting take on the whole "AI taking over the world" trope that didn't feel like all the other generic media on the topic. The characters were fun and...”
- 9 “OK so i went into this anime TOALLY BLIND!! And i can say that- it's TOTALLY WORTH IT! Orbital Children made you want more every episode, plus it had surprising twists too! In the end i wouldn't...”
Verbosity
Short · 33%
Medium · 24%
Long · 42%
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- Format 6 × 31′ eps × min
- Total runtime 3h 06m all episodes
- Aired Jan 2022 – ongoing
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-14140 catalog
Produced by
- Avex Pictures Producer