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Orb: On the Movements of the Earth (2024)
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Original name: チ。―地球の運動について―
Genre: Animation, Drama, History, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
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After learning heretical teachings about the Earth and the Sun, a child prodigy searches for his master's hidden research while evading the Inquisition.
Style:
psychological, seinen, philosophical, anime, informative, suspense, adult animation, historical drama, period drama
Plot:
inquisition, renaissance, religion, science, quest, torture, studying, child prodigy, boy, tragedy, philosophy, discovery, astronomy, polish, idealism, theology, university student, burned at the stake, hidden, magic realism, persecution, breasts, gore, pendant, ball ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
europe, poland
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