Orb Is Netflix’s Quintessential Thinking Man’s Anime

Unless something drastically changes in the calendar year, confidently declaring that Earth is a planet in our solar system that orbits the sun without getting thrown in jail. Thanks to generations of egghead astronomers putting their collective noggins together, we all share the collective knowledge about our solar system. While the particulars of how scientists arrived at that truth sound boring on paper, this Netflix show’s fictional take on the matter is worthy of being an early lock for anime of the year. Orb: On the Movements of the Earth, animated by Madhouse, is a historical seinen drama set in Europe where the predominant thinking of society and Christianity at large believes in geocentrism. The Earth is at the center of the solar system because we are the main characters of the universe, and other celestial beings, including the sun, orbit around us. Anyone who dares say otherwise is deemed a heretic by the Inquisition, put on probation after extra-judicial torture, and burn ... Read full article.