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“15th-century genius Rafal defies Church with heliocentric theory; later, Watch Guild members discover his heretical secrets.”
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth
チ。―地球の運動について―
8.28
378 rank · 16,713 readers · 337 favorites
Seinen
Historical
Award Winning
Drama
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Synopsis
15th-century genius Rafal defies Church with heliocentric theory; later, Watch Guild members discover his heretical secrets.
In fifteenth-century Europe, heretics are being burned at the stake. Rafal, a brilliant young man, is expected to enter university at an early age and study the era's most important field, theology. But Rafal values Reason above all else, which leads him both to the shocking conclusion that the Earth orbits the Sun, and into the hands of the Inquisition! A decade later, two members of the Watch Guild, the dour young Oczy and the cynical Gras, find a hidden stone chest that details the secrets of the universe Rafal left behind. Dare they try to change their own stars by selling the heretical texts, or would that only lead to the stake and the fire? (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)
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Derived from 11 sampled reviews
7.9
/10
What 11 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 8
mode 7
σ 1.38
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Mostly aligned
σ 1.38 · some divergence
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.09
Running avg · Jul 2022 → Jan 2026
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· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 9 “A Relay Race. This part-fiction | part-reality story is not focused on completing a collective goal, but rather more heavy on passing off the baton to the next best available person whom they might...”
- 7 “Orb. On The Movement of The Earth is a very enjoyable manga and a great experience. The story itself is not a jaw dropping masterpiece, it’s just okay, but the themes explored during these 62...”
- 7 “This is a weird little manga. I very much enjoyed my time with it, though. TL;DR, it's not an amazing story, it's really not a good art book but it was fantastic as what is almost a philosophical...”
Verbosity
Short · 18%
Medium · 9%
Long · 73%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 62 × 8 ch × vol
- Total read 8h 16m approx
- Published Sep 2020 – Apr 2022
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M58396 catalog