“Space soldier Ledo crash-lands on flooded Earth, joins Gargantia fleet, confronts new life and hidden planetary secrets.”
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet
翠星のガルガンティア
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Synopsis
Space soldier Ledo crash-lands on flooded Earth, joins Gargantia fleet, confronts new life and hidden planetary secrets.
In the distant future, a majority of humans have left the Earth, and the Galactic Alliance of Humanity is founded to guide exploration and ensure the prosperity of mankind. However, a significant threat arises in the form of strange creatures called Hideauze, resulting in an interstellar war to prevent humanity's extinction. Armed with Chamber, an autonomous robot, 16-year-old lieutenant Ledo of the Galactic Alliance joins the battle against the monsters. In an unfortunate turn of events, Ledo loses control during the battle and is cast out to the far reaches of space, crash-landing on a waterlogged Earth. On the blue planet, Gargantia—a large fleet of scavenger ships—comes across Chamber and retrieves it from the ocean, thinking they have salvaged something of value. Mistaking their actions for hostility, Ledo sneaks aboard and takes a young messenger girl named Amy hostage, only to realize that the residents of Gargantia are not as dangerous as he had believed. Faced with uncertainty, and unable to communicate with his comrades in space, Ledo attempts to get his bearings and acclimate to a new lifestyle. But his peaceful days are about to be short-lived, as there is more to this ocean-covered planet than meets the eye.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 98 sampled reviews
What 98 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.55 · some divergence
4.6 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 3.6
↓ 2.34
Running avg · May 2013 → Sep 2025
- 8 “I've always been a sci-fi person, and this anime certanly attempted a new perspective in the future. I enjoyed the concept of the story as well as the individual characters. Glad though it only...”
- 7 “this was one of the animes that i gave a little more time to, in the hopes that i might be able to see what the author was seeing. in the beginning it looked like they may have had a larger plot in...”
- 7 “When I first started this, I had my doubts. The first episode didn't exactly fill you in completely, and you sort of had to learn as you go. But I thought that this was a charming anime all the...”
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A Tv Production · Spring 2013
Production I.G.Bandai Visual · Yomiuri Telecasting
- Format 13 × 23′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 59m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2013 – Jun 2013 Spring 2013
- Source Tv media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-7432 catalog
Produced by
- Bandai Visual Producer
- Yomiuri Telecasting Producer
- Lantis Producer
- Nitroplus Producer
- Bushiroad Producer
- Good Smile Company Producer
Licensed by
- VIZ Media Licensor