Next spring, fans of Orb: On the Movements of the Earth can immerse themselves in the worldview of this fall’s sleeper hit. A new exhibition coming in March will focus on both the anime series and the historical paradigm shift that inspired its story.
Titled Orb: On the Movements of the Earth -an act of planet-, the exhibition will be held at the The National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (also known as the Miraikan) in Tokyo.
In addition to video and photo spots with imagery from the anime, the exhibition will host information on the shift from geocentric theory (the belief that the Earth was at the center of the universe) to heliocentric theory (the belief that the Earth revolved around the sun). There will also be an exhibition on observational technology.
Orb: On the Movements of the Earth -an act of planet- will take place at the Miraikan from March 14 to June 1, 2025.
The TV anime Orb: On the Movements of the Earth premiered in Japan on October 5, 2024. On the premiere day, the first two episodes were broadcast consecutively on NHK General TV in Japan. And after each episode airs, it will also stream worldwide on Netflix.
Uoto’s manga was serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Big Comic Spirits from September 2020 to April 2022 for eight collected volumes. Seven Seas Entertainment publishes an official English version of the manga and describes the story as such:
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: Orb: On the Movements of the Earth -an act of planet- Exhibition Website
