History Anime / StellviaOfTheUniverse

%%* ZettaiRyouiki: Shima, Arisa, Yayoi.

''Stellvia of the Universe'' is a ScienceFiction {{anime}} television series produced in 2003 by studio XEBEC and directed by Tatsuo Sato of ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'' fame. Despite its AfterTheEnd setting, it carries strong [[{{Utopia}} utopic]] message and bright optimistic [[RousseauWasRight belief in humanity]]. On the other hand, it also displays deep insight into human psychology, showing how true unity can only be achieved in the presence of a common goal and how it starts falling apart once it's gone, only to return again when needed. Unfortunately, ''Stellvia'' remained [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove largely unknown]] to broad audiences, likely killing a possible continuation. To make things worse, Creator/{{Geneon}}'s DVD releases went discontinued in North America when they went under, among dozens of others, though Creator/DiscotekMedia managed rescue it for a Blu-Ray release.

* ConspicuousCG: Used for exterior shots of spacecraft.

* ACupAngst: Shima is a bit shy about it. HilarityEnsues when she shows up for flight class covering her LatexSpaceSuit...with a towel.
* AfterTheEnd
* AirJousting: In space.

* TheApocalypseBringsOutTheBestInPeople

* CasanovaWannabe: Pierre.

* ChristmasEpisode: Episode 12.

* DeflectorShields: On planetary scale, no less.

* DoWellButNotPerfect

* GeneralRipper: Luckily, these folks don't get much to say.
* GeniusDitz: Shima.
* GenkiGirl: Arisa.

* HeelFaceTurn: Ayaka.

* HeroicBSOD: Shima gets more than her share of these.
* HeroicRROD
* HumanityOnTrial: The aliens' actions make sense. Really.

* MidSeasonUpgrade: Shima receives a mecha of her own for Mission Genesis.

* OdangoHair: Shima, Najima Gable.
* OfficialCouple: [[spoiler: Kouta/Shima and Jojo/Akira]]
* OlderAndWiser: Yayoi.
* OpeningNarration

* RousseauWasRight

* {{Seinen}}

* ShrinkingViolet: Shima at first.

* SpaceOpera

* SuperPrototype: Infinity and Halcyon.

* TokenMiniMoe: Riina

* {{Utopia}}: A rather realistic one.

* ZettaiRyouiki: Shima, Arisa, Yayoi.

* [[strike: [[AirJousting Air]]]] [[AirJousting Space Jousting]]

-->'''Ayaka''': It was Shima Katase. She found a way to rescue the girl, but for some reason, I wasn't able to save you. There are things that she can do what I simply can't. I know that she's better than me at the joust. She was even better than me during the Great Mission, but there was no excuse for it. There was no reason for me to knock you down like that! (cue TearsOfRemorse)

-->'''Ayaka''': It was Shima Katase who saved you.

* CallingParentsByTheirName: Shima Katase only ever refers to her mother as "Chi[[UsefulNotes/JapaneseHonorifics -chan]]", indicating that there may be quite a bit of intergenerational rivalry going on. While it's never elaborated upon (it's not even clear whether Chi-chan is Shima's birth mother, or her father remarried), Shima's mom is a textbook example of a self-made woman, and Shima strives to be even more so, going as far as to effectively run away from home to enroll in a space university without telling her.

''Stellvia of the Universe'' is a ScienceFiction {{anime}} television series produced in 2003 by studio XEBEC and directed by Tatsuo Sato of ''Anime/MartianSuccessorNadesico'' fame. Despite its AfterTheEnd setting, it carries strong [[{{Utopia}} utopic]] message and bright optimistic [[RousseauWasRight belief in humanity]]. On the other hand, it also displays deep insight into human psychology, showing how true unity can only be achieved in the presence of a common goal and how it starts falling apart once it's gone, only to return again when needed. Unfortunately, ''Stellvia'' remained [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove largely unknown]] to broad audiences, likely killing a possible continuation. To make things worse, Creator/{{Geneon}} discontinued its DVD release in North America, among dozens of others.

* NoAntagonist: If you don’t count cosmic cataclysms as such.

* BigBad: Complete lack thereof, if you don't count cosmic cataclysms as such...

* [[strike: [[AirJousting Air]]]] [[AirJousting Space Jousting]]

* InspiringSpeech: Joey and Jinrai give one to other Genesis Mission participants in the final episode when it turns out they [[spoiler:have to sacrifice Stellvia itself]].

* [[AngelUnaware Alien Unaware]]

* {{Odango}}: Shima, Najima Gable.

* ThereAreNoTherapists: So friends and teachers have to stand in.
** [[SubvertedTrope And do they]] ''[[SubvertedTrope ever]]''.

In 2167 CE, the shockwave of Hydrus Beta gone supernova reached Earth and brought about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. Almost two centuries later, humanity managed to restore much of its civilization and although Earth remains severely underpopulated, the scientists discovered a new threat to the planet as well as means to counter it. A second shockwave, now carrying physical remains of the Hydrus star system rather than just radiation, is on its way to the Solar System. But humans have erected enormous space stations called Foundations to span gigantic energy shields over Earth and other inhabited planets to deflect the shockwave. This is the Great Mission, the ultimate achievement of mankind and the greatest hope for its survival.

In 2167 AD, the shockwave of Hydrus Beta gone supernova reached Earth and brought about TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt. Almost two centuries later, humanity managed to restore much of its civilization and although Earth remains severely underpopulated, the scientists discovered a new threat to the planet as well as means to counter it. A second shockwave, now carrying physical remains of the Hydrus star system rather than just radiation, is on its way to the Solar System. But humans have erected enormous space stations called Foundations to span gigantic energy shields over Earth and other inhabited planets to deflect the shockwave. This is the Great Mission, the ultimate achievement of mankind and the greatest hope for its survival.

''StellviaOfTheUniverse'' is a ScienceFiction {{anime}} television series produced in 2003 by studio XEBEC and directed by Tatsuo Sato of ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'' fame. Despite its AfterTheEnd setting, it carries strong [[{{Utopia}} utopic]] message and bright optimistic [[RousseauWasRight belief in humanity]]. On the other hand, it also displays deep insight into human psychology, showing how true unity can only be achieved in the presence of a common goal and how it starts falling apart once it's gone, only to return again when needed. Unfortunately, ''Stellvia'' remained [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove largely unknown]] to broad audiences, likely killing a possible continuation. To make things worse, Creator/{{Geneon}} discontinued its DVD release in North America, among dozens of others.

* ShoutOut: The commander of Foundation IV (El Santo) is called [[XMen Kurt Wagner]].

''StellviaOfTheUniverse'' is a ScienceFiction {{anime}} television series produced in 2003 by studio XEBEC and directed by Tatsuo Sato of ''MartianSuccessorNadesico'' fame. Despite its AfterTheEnd setting, it carries strong [[{{Utopia}} utopic]] message and bright optimistic [[RousseauWasRight belief in humanity]]. On the other hand, it also displays deep insight into human psychology, showing how true unity can only be achieved in the presence of a common goal and how it starts falling apart once it's gone, only to return again when needed. Unfortunately, ''Stellvia'' remained [[NeedsMoreLove largely unknown]] to broad audiences, likely killing a possible continuation. To make things worse, Creator/{{Geneon}} discontinued its DVD release in North America, among dozens of others.