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Quotes of Orb: On the Movements of the Earth

Uoto's manga, serialized in Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 2020 to 2022 and collected in 8 volumes. Set in the fictional Kingdom of P in the 15th century, it follows people who risk their lives to study and pass on the heliocentric theory, which is treated as heresy. It won the Grand Prize of the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2022. A TV anime by Madhouse aired on NHK General TV from October 2024 to March 2025 (25 episodes).

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そして今から、地球を動かす。

そしていまから、ちきゅうをうごかす。 (Soshite ima kara, chikyū o ugokasu.)

And now, I am going to move the Earth.

Example 1Basic Example

  1. 重い本棚を、今から二人で動かす。

    We're going to move the heavy bookshelf now, the two of us.

Example 2Applied Example

  1. （巨大な岩の前で腕まくりをした見習い忍者が）そして今から、この岩を動かす。……三人がかりで。

    (An apprentice ninja rolling up his sleeves in front of a huge rock) "And now, I am going to move this rock... with three of us."

怖い。だが、怖くない人生などその本質を欠く。

こわい。だが、こわくないじんせいなどそのほんしつをかく。 (Kowai. Daga, kowakunai jinsei nado sono honshitsu o kaku.)

I am afraid. But a life without fear lacks its very essence.

Example 1Basic Example

  1. 発表の前は怖い。だが、挑戦しない毎日など退屈なだけだ。

    I'm nervous before the presentation. But days without any challenge would just be boring.

Example 2Applied Example

  1. （初めて高い城壁を跳ぶ若い忍者が）怖い。だが、怖くない修行などその本質を欠く！……でも、やっぱり怖い。

    (A young ninja about to leap a tall castle wall for the first time) "I'm afraid. But training without fear lacks its essence! ...Still, I'm scared."

不正解は無意味を意味しない。

ふせいかいはむいみをいみしない。 (Fuseikai wa muimi o imi shinai.)

Being wrong does not mean being meaningless.

Example 1Basic Example

  1. 実験は失敗したけど、失敗は時間の無駄を意味しない。原因が一つわかったから。

    The experiment failed, but failing doesn't mean the time was wasted. We found one cause.

Example 2Applied Example

  1. （手裏剣が的を外れて落ちこむ弟子に、師匠が）外れは無意味を意味しない。どこへ外れたかを見よ。

    (A master, to an apprentice upset that his shuriken missed the target) "A miss does not mean meaningless. Look at where it went."