Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet
翠星のガルガンティア
The story begins in the distant future in the far reaches of the galaxy. The Human Galactic Alliance has been constantly fighting for its survival against a grotesque race of beings called "Hidiaazu." During an intense battle, the young lieutenant Ledo and his humanoid mobile weapon Chamber are swallowed up into a distortion of time and space. Waking from his artificially induced hibernation, Ledo realizes that he has arrived on Earth, the planet on the lost frontier. On this planet that was completely flooded by the seas, people live in fleets of giant ships, salvaging relics from the seas' depths in order to survive. Ledo arrives on one of the fleets called Gargantia. With no knowledge of the planet's history or culture, he is forced to live alongside Amy, a 15-year-old girl who serves as a messenger aboard the Gargantia fleet. To Ledo, who has lived a life where he knows nothing but fighting, these days of peace continue to surprise him. (Source: Anime News Network)
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet is a tv with 13 episodes, from Spring 2013, produced by Production I.G, rated 7.2/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
The story begins in the distant future in the far reaches of the galaxy. The Human Galactic Alliance has been constantly fighting for its survival against a grotesque race of beings called "Hidiaazu." During an intense battle, the young lieutenant Ledo and his humanoid mobile weapon Chamber are swallowed up into a distortion of time and space. Waking from his artificially induced hibernation, Ledo realizes that he has arrived on Earth, the planet on the lost frontier. On this planet that was completely flooded by the seas, people live in fleets of giant ships, salvaging relics from the seas' depths in order to survive. Ledo arrives on one of the fleets called Gargantia. With no knowledge of the planet's history or culture, he is forced to live alongside Amy, a 15-year-old girl who serves as a messenger aboard the Gargantia fleet. To Ledo, who has lived a life where he knows nothing but fighting, these days of peace continue to surprise him. (Source: Anime News Network)
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Tags
- Environmental — Concern with the state of the natural world and how humans interact with it.
- Lost Civilization — Featuring a civilization with few ruins or records that exist in present day knowledge.
- Artificial Intelligence — Intelligent non-organic machines that work and react similarly to humans.
- Post-Apocalyptic — Partly or completely set in a world or civilization after a global disaster.
- Ships — Prominently features the use of sea-based transportation vessels.
- Male Protagonist — Main character is male.
- Real Robot — Prominently features mechanical designs loosely influenced by real-world robotics.
- Language Barrier — A barrier to communication between people who are unable to speak a common language.
- Isekai — Features a character from a modern-day setting being transported into an alternate world and has to adapt to their new surroundings.
- Military — Centered around the life and activities of military personnel.
- Aliens — Prominently features extraterrestrial lifeforms.
- Pirates — Prominently features sea-faring adventurers branded as criminals by the law.