# The Orbital Children (2022)

> Five children from Earth and the Moon must survive together after an accident strands them on their space station in 2045.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/114165

## Facts

- Seasons: 1
- Episodes: 6
- Episode runtime: 31 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, science fiction, adventure
- Created by: Mitsuo Iso
- Network: Netflix
- Cast: Natsumi Fujiwara, Azumi Waki, Kensho Ono, Chinatsu Akasaki, Yumiko Kobayashi, Mariya Ise
- TMDB rating: 6.4/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13351614/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: moderate
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: none
- Tone: hopeful, tense, earnest, wondrous

## What critics say

Audience reception is mixed, with a solid season rating for its compact six-episode survival story set in a near future space station accident.

## Synopsis

The Orbital Children (2022) is a Japanese animated science fiction miniseries created by Mitsuo Iso and released on Netflix. Set in 2045, it follows two children born on the Moon and three kids from Earth after an accident on their space station leaves them stranded and fighting to survive. Voice performances by Natsumi Fujiwara as Touya Sagami, Kensho Ono as Taiyou Tsukuba, and Azumi Waki as Konoha Nanase anchor the ensemble, with Chinatsu Akasaki as Miina Misasa and Yumiko Kobayashi as Hiroshi Tanegashima rounding out the principal cast. The engine of the show is practical: the young castaways must pool their skills, trust one another despite different upbringings on the Moon and on Earth, and find a way home before the station's failing systems run out. Across six episodes of roughly half an hour each, the series builds a tight, self-contained arc rather than sprawling mythology. It is a Production +h. anime production with a hopeful, earnest register, blending wonder at the cosmos with the tension of isolation. Fans of Knights of Sidonia, Lost in Space and The 100 will find resonance in its blend of youthful ensemble drama, technological peril and survival against a cold, distant backdrop.

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