The Orbital Children

The Orbital Children is a two-part Japanese anime science fiction film series written and directed by Mitsuo Iso.

Kenichi Yoshida provided the character designs for the anime and is also the animation director, while Toshiyuki Inoue is the main animator. The film's soundtrack was produced by Rei Ishizuka. The theme song, "Oarana," was written and composed by Vincent Diamante and performed by virtual rap singer harusaruhi.

The film will be released in two parts for two weeks each, with Part 1 scheduled for January 28, 2022, and Part 2 for February 11, 2022. Netflix announced in November 2021 that it has acquired the global distribution rights, and will release the project as a two-season six-episode series with Season 1 also set to debut on January 28, 2022 to coincide with Part 1's debut in Japan.