Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

The setting is 15th century Poland.

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Format

Anime series

Length

25 episodes

Typical session

25 min per episode

Total commitment

10 hr 25 min total

Release status

Finished

Synopsis

The setting is 15th century Poland. It was a time when heretical ideas lead those to who possessed such a mindset to being burned at the stake for their beliefs. Rafal, a child prodigy, is expected to major in theology, the most important subject at the time, at the university. One day, however, he comes across a mysterious man, and is now studying a possible "truth" in the midst of heretical thought!