by The TV anime “Chi. About the Earth’s Movement” has been broadcast on NHK General TV since October 2024, but this time, a rebroadcast of this work will start early. The station is the same NHK affiliate as the original broadcast, but will be on NHK Educational TV. It will begin broadcasting from 9:15 pm on Saturday, April 5th.
Whether it’s your first time or your second time! Also, reviewing the first advanced cuts (6 images) will allow you to enjoy “Chi” for half a year. This broadcast will be deployed in two slots every week. The broadcast schedule is every Saturday from 9:15 pm and every Wednesday from 0:00 am (late night on Tuesdays). Saturday broadcasts will start on April 5th, and Wednesday broadcasts will begin on April 9th. “Chi.
About the Earth’s Movement” is an anime based on the popular manga by Uo Yutaka, which has been serialized in “Weekly Big Comic Spirits” (Shogakukan) since 2020. Set in 15th-century Europe, when the geocentric theory was considered the truth of the world and even studying or believing anything that contradicted that theory was considered a serious crime, the story depicts the lives of those who risked their beliefs and their lives to prove the possibility of the heliocentric theory.
The opening theme song is “Kaiju” by Sakanaction. It is the band’s first TV anime theme song after a two-year hiatus and has received a great response. If you haven’t checked out the work yet, be sure to do so.
Episode 1 Scene Cuts and Synopsis
Episode 1—Shall we call it the Copernican Theory? The story is set in a specific European country in the 15th century. A child prodigy named Rafał has been admitted to university, skipping grades. In response to the expectations of those around him, he declared that he would major in theology, which was considered the most important subject at the time.
However, he cannot abandon his passion for astronomy, which he has been passionate about for a long time. One day, he meets an enigmatic scholar named Hubert. Hubert had been tortured and imprisoned for touching upon a taboo based on heretical thought. The scholar he researched was a shocking “certain hypothesis” about the universe…
“Chi.” Production Information
The story is set in a particular European country in the 15th century. In an era when the geocentric theory, which says that the Earth is the center of the universe and the planets move around it, was considered the truth of the world, and believing or studying anything that overturned that theory was a serious crime, the child prodigy Rafal learned of the possibility of the heliocentric theory through the words of the mysterious scholar Hubert.
Those around him called him a genius and even considered him a genius, but an uncontrollable and intense intellectual curiosity grew in him. “What on earth do I have to sacrifice to know everything about this world?” he asks, risking his own “knowledge,” “blood,” and even his life to prove the heliocentric theory. What fate awaits Rafal? Maaya Sakamoto, the inquisitive Novak by Kenjiro Tsuda, the mysterious scholar Hubert by Shou Hayami, the substitute fighter Okuji by Katsuyuki Konishi, the monk Badeni by Yuichi Nakamura, and the astronomy research assistant Yolenta by Saya Niimi play the child prodigy Rafal.
The director is Shimizu Kenichi, the series composition is Irie Shingo, the character design is Shino Masanori, the music is Ushio Kensuke, and the sound director is Koizumi Kisuke!
This TV anime based on the original manga by the young genius author Uoto has a cast of voice actors and a luxurious cast of staff! The opening and theme songs are by Sakanaction, and the ending song is by Yorushika. [Cast] Nakamura Yuichi, Tsuda Kenjiro, Niimi Saya, Majima Junji, Shimotsuma Yoshiyuki, Mikami Satoshi, Ueda Yoji, Sakaguchi Shuhei, Kobatake Masafumi, Kamibeppu Hitoshi, Yoshioka Ringo, Ihara Masaaki, Echigoya Kosuke ©Uoto/Shogakukan/Chi. -About the Earth’s Movement- Production Committee
