Sidonia no Kishi

Knights of Sidonia (Japanese: シドニアの騎士, Hepburn: Shidonia no Kishi) is a space opera and mecha manga series by Tsutomu Nihei, serialized by Kodansha in their magazine Monthly Afternoon. The series tells the story of Nagate Tanikaze, an “under-dweller” destined to become a Garde pilot, whose mission is to defend the massive starship Sidonia from a hostile alien species called Gauna. An anime television series adaptation, produced by Polygon Pictures, aired between April and June 2014.