“Underground princess Patema and surface boy Age defy gravity and prejudice to unite their inverted worlds.”
Patema Inverted
サカサマのパテマ
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Synopsis
Underground princess Patema and surface boy Age defy gravity and prejudice to unite their inverted worlds.
Patema is a plucky young girl from an underground civilization boasting an incredible network of tunnels. Inspired by a friend that mysteriously went missing, she is often reprimanded due to her constant excursions of these tunnels due to her royal status. After she enters what is known as the "forbidden zone," she accidentally falls into a giant bottomless pit after being startled by a strange creature. Finding herself on the surface, a world literally turned upside down, she begins falling towards the sky only to be saved by Age, a discontented student of the totalitarian nation known as Aiga. The people of Aiga are taught to believe that "Inverts," like Patema, are sinners that will be "swallowed by the sky," but Age has resisted this propaganda and decides to protect his new friend. A chance meeting between two curious teenagers leads to an exploration of two unique worlds as they begin working together to unveil the secrets of their origins in Sakasama no Patema, a heart-warming film about overcoming differences in order to coexist.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 69 sampled reviews
What 69 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.77 · some divergence
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.0
↑ 3.55
Running avg · May 2014 → Feb 2026
- 9 “It’s awesome and I genuinely enjoyed it, even if it isn’t the best I’ve seen. At first I dropped it as “so boring,” but coming back after my tastes changed made all the difference. Overall it’s a...”
- 8 “Quick Review: Patema Inverted has a very interesting concept which appears to relate to Nazi Germany. While its cast is not particularly strong (hard for them to develop them in such a short time),...”
- 7 “So the story was probably most dissapointing of all, but don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad, it was just a little confusing. Animations were very good and sound effects were also pretty good....”
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- Format 1 × 98′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 38m all episodes
- Aired Nov 2013 – ongoing
- Source Movie media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-6742 catalog
Produced by
- Directions Producer
- Asmik Ace Producer
- Good Smile Company Producer
- Kadokawa Producer
Licensed by
- GKIDS Licensor