Ep. 9: Izana replaces a deserter and battles a new Gauna type while Nagate watches helplessly.
Aired on June 6, 2015
Nagate and Izana’s visit is interrupted when Yuhata and Tsumugi eavesdrop. Izana learns Nagate was set up by his grandmother and becomes angry, causing Yuhata and Tsumugi to return home awake and worried. Meanwhile, Sidonia reaches the Lem Star System to secure a foothold on planet Lem IX. A reconnaissance party of four pilots using the Hayakaze is arranged, but after one selected pilot deserts and is arrested for treason, Izana is assigned as a replacement. Halfway through the mission, Izana detects an unknown object revealed to be a new type of Gauna. Both Nagate and Tsumugi watch helplessly through the monitor as Izana and her team struggle against the enemy.
Episodes
- Ep. 5 · Izana and Tsumugi receive prosthetics and regeneration while Sidonia arrives at Lem Star System
- Ep. 6 · Nagate seeks housing near Tsumugi while the Gravitational Beam Emitter test concludes with unexpected tentacle growth.
- Ep. 7 · Guardians manage a weapon malfunction while pilots face new armor tests and personal revelations.
- Ep. 8 · Nagate and Izana encounter Yuhata at home before Yure seeks Sasaki's help regarding the emitter test.
- Ep. 9 · Izana replaces a deserter and battles a new Gauna type while Nagate watches helplessly.
- Ep. 10 · Izana's squad battles Gauna while Nagate pilots Tsugumori Kai Ni to rescue them.
- Ep. 11 · Izana and squadmate explore Lem IX surface while Nagate fights Gauna and Tsumugi battles Benisuzume
- Ep. 12 · Nagate returns to Sidonia after planetary conquest while Kunato observes an incomplete chimera.