Introduction
In the year 2167, a wave of radiation released by the supernova of the nearby star Hydrus Beta caused cataclysmic damage on Earth, leaving millions dead. Now, it is the year 2356. United to rebuild Earth, humanity prepares for the supernova's second wave of destruction.
In order to protect the planet from future harm, massive space colonies called "Foundations" have been built throughout the Solar System. Acting as centers for both knowledge and exploration, it is at one of these Foundations—the Stellvia—that Shima Katase applies to be a preparatory student against her mother's wishes, aspiring to see space directly with her own eyes.
At the Stellvia, Katase trains to become a pilot and hopes to be selected for the "Great Mission" to shield Earth from the second wave. While she struggles with both her pilot classes and her tumultuous social life, she slowly grows into someone who might just be able to protect humanity.
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Audience reviews
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Mulahey
An interesting anime. Its a sci-fi space opera, but without enemies. The challenge is humanity versus nature.
Theres a good underlying story here, from school adventure to sci-fi epic. Humanity is both optimistically expanding into space and struggling to unite and survive disasters is a fun take on the concept. Unfortunately, a lot of plot is kept thin or backgrounded to focus on an ensemble cast.
This is unfortunate because the cast isn't that strong; the most interesting arcs happen in the first half of the anime, and the second half spends a lot of time with characters stalled out or refusing to communicate or repeating arcs about confidence ect that they already had. Partly this is as the cast is simply larger than it needs to be, with several members who are never interesting at…
Read at the sourcecelticbride
This is a great story about the next generation of kids growing up in a world about 200 years post-supernova disaster. They know what happened, how things used to be, and that the next wave is coming in their lifetime. Humanity is prepared, but there's still a sense of tension to it. These are kids going to school in space, pursing dreams and aspirations in space, so each has a certain level of drive and excellence. A reason that brought them all the way out here, to see space on the front lines of the oncoming world event. That core really drives the story.
While there is a lot of fun high school hijinks of them hanging with their friends and learning new skills, and eventually more serious storylines, the driving through line is the emotional journey and pressures of being a kid. Specif…
Read at the sourcePrincessMeems
When I first saw the picture and plot line of Uchuu no Stelllvia I though that they didn't match at anything at all and the story was going to be boring and childish. Oh boy,how I was wrong.
Story : 9/10
The plot is simple: mankind is about to be extincted by a huge electromagnetic wave and humanity should stop it by all means possible. Katase Shima,the main character, is a new student at the Stellvia station that must face the challenges of becoming a pilot and at same time,help humanity in this important mission.
What it was only a cliche story about a hero saving mankind became something much more as it explores the challenges of growing up and undestanding how difficult the world can really be. The mood set in first episodes gradually transforms into something deeper and,sometimes,sad…
Read at the sourceXDysphoria
I LOVED this anime. It had a very unique storyline that kept me interested until the end. There was very few fillers, and the characters are realistic (being that they don't have out of proportion body parts, random personalities).
It has romance, action, unexpected twists, I think it is definitely worth watching but the first episode explains everything so it might be a little boring for some people.
And for those who love space, pretty images of the universe, you'll get a huge dose of it :)
Read at the sourceTekky99
Length: 26 episodes
Original Airdates: 4/03 - 9/03
Demographic: Seinen
Genres: Adventure, Drama, Mecha, Romance, Sci-Fi, Post-Apocalyptic
Plot Synopsis
The year is 2356 A.D. - 189 years after a distant supernova caused a global catastrophe that wiped out 99% of the world population. To keep track on all space activities, mankind has built colossal space stations called "foundations" all over the Solar System. After passing the Space Academy entrance exams, Shima Katase embarks to the Earth-based foundation Stellvia to fulfill her dream of seeing the galaxy and to prevent another interstellar catastrophe from destroying Earth.
Personal Opinion
So when I saw the first few episodes of Stellvia, I was thinking... "This is WAY to cheerful to be a post-apocalyptic anime". Well considering the…
Read at the sourceNaughtyCalibur
After reading the synopsis for Stellvia of the Universe (Uchuu no Stellvia in Japanese) I immediately had to find and watch it. I love storylines about mankind being brought to near extinction by something that could realistically happen, which in the case of Stellvia is a gamma ray burst from a nearby star going supernova. Surprisingly however, the plot premise was the last thing that drew me into Stellvia while I watched it. At first glance Stellvia doesn't look anything like the post apocalyptic anime it advertises itself as, in fact the Earth and the people on it all look pretty damn good considering 99% of the population was wiped out less than two hundred years ago. So, I instinctively thought that I became a victim of false advertisement once again--or rather a victim of my own assu…
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