The Orbital Children

It gets to become a bit of a spectacle towards the end. Builds up nicely towards the increasing craziness. Nice concepts of future tech and how ai could become in the future shown in such a visual way that is digestible to the non-tech savvy.

There aren't too many silly anime tropes to annoy the people who don't like them. It covers issues of friendship, prejudice and reluctance to tech which will become far smarter than humans will be able to comprehend. The setting and actions are quite realistic, so that when it gets intonthe more fantastical stuff it's not such a shock to the system that'll makenyour eyes roll.

All in all it's a beautifully animated fun time in the future in space.

For a six episodes show i would have not expected for literally more than half the runtime to be dedicated to the usual anime tropes such as cute girl constantly streaming on twitch trying to be hip. I cant even hate this, it was just boring and nothing happened and the characters were not fleshed out. I usually wait to watch the whole show before reviewing but i have to watch the last episode yet but i am not sure i will.

Jab to other reviewers: if you really think people cant enjoy this cause they are dumb and adrenaline junkies you really need to get out, get some fresh air and touch grass.

Could have been a better story if it cut down the cast in half and fleshed out more the protagonists, not every piece of media has to cater to every different demographic.

Soundtrack, animation, ger dub, Story everything is more than just good. But the best was for me the end i loved it. The idea behind the ai, seven and the second try what is best for humans, I loved it, can't remember something similiar and I'm a Sci-fi lover. But still there were so many things that bothered me, nasa, the limiter, the social Media part and the p2p connection. A 7* Rating is kinda high but for 6 Episodes and the quality it is fair.

As some reviews here show, this is not for adrenaline junkies, those looking for giant robot / space battles, or prefer simple plots. This is a rare and well-done mixture of cerebral story-telling along with enough suspense to keep the audience interested. I binge-watched all 6 episodes in one evening.

The animation accomplishes what is required. The story, direction, voices and general plot are quite good. While the concept of an AI predicting even tiny details of the future is a little jump the shark, the story is done well enough that one can easily let that bit of improbability pass. It is after all, fiction.

Overall an interesting series that is a bit different from typical anime. There's no nudity, unnecessary violence, gore, or over-the-top absurdity. The characters stay true to nature. The character of the Net Celebrity added a bit of comedy throughout to help break up the tension, while other characters held the plot together. I really enjoyed the concept of the SMART Internet glove. A simple bit of tech that added to the plot.

For a short 6-episode anime "mini-series", this was well done. I would like to see more anime series like this.

I really enjoyed The Orbital Children. It has the adventurous spirit of old fashioned science fiction, but takes place in a futuristic high tech setting. The story focuses on a group of kids who find themselves in a difficult situation inside a space station orbiting the earth.

Visually it is excellent, as you'd expect from Mitsuo Iso, an absolute legend of Japanese animation. Really nice painterly backgrounds, interesting shot choices, cool designs & high quality animation. Storywise there are a lot of technical details to absorb, but it worked for me. I liked the characters & found it very engaging. Tonewise there was a nice mix of seriousness & silliness.

You could safely show this to kids without worrying about the kind of violence or sexual content which anime often contains, but the only issue might be the density of the story. I imagine it would be hard for the average kid to process. In that regard Orbital Children is similar to Iso's previous anime show Dennou Coil, which is also a brilliant piece of work, but requires a good attention span to enjoy fully.

If a highly detailed, wholesome, space adventure anime is what you're after then Orbital Children is for you!