Ep. 3: Nagate attends the Gravity Festival while Akai's squad faces a deadly Gauna threat.
Aired on April 25, 2014
Cadets question Nagate about his Gauna combat, but he rests during the Gravity Festival. Akai defeats Kunato in a pilot contest, using data Yuhata Midorikawa hacked from Nagate’s records. Nagate spends time with Shizuka, causing Izana distress and leading to a fight where Kunato injures her and Nagate. Captain Kobayashi detects Gauna 487 approaching Sidonia and assigns Akai’s squad to intercept it. Before the mission, Akai invites the recovering Nagate and Izana for a sea ride. The following day, Akai, Momose Hinata, Aoki Kashiwade, and Izumo Midorikawa depart to engage the enemy. The operation fails catastrophically, resulting in the death of all participating pilots.
Episodes
- Ep. 1 · Nagate Tanikaze joins Sidonia's Guardian pilot training after escaping capture
- Ep. 2 · Nagate confronts Gauna in Yamano's form while veteran pilots visit the academy.
- Ep. 3 · Nagate attends the Gravity Festival while Akai's squad faces a deadly Gauna threat.
- Ep. 4 · Kobayashi orders emergency maneuver after Akai squad death, leading to Gauna collision and Kabizashi retrieval.
- Ep. 5 · Nagate and Shizuka drift in space after Tsugumori fails while Sidonia prepares for search efforts.
- Ep. 6 · Nagate and Shizuka return to Sidonia as heroes before facing a new Gauna threat
- Ep. 7 · Nagate reflects on Shizuka's death while facing new Gauna threats and a planet destruction order.