Pikaia!: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The story begins in the future when Earth itself is no longer inhabitable by living creatures. Humans began their interstellar migration with space colonies. Vince and Hana work as researchers in the Cambrian Project. Together with the creature Pikaia, they seek the Lost Code, the key to restoring Earth, and aim to return to Cambrian-era Earth.

Series details

• Title: Pikaia!
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Children
• Premiere date: 2015-04-29
• Final broadcast date listed: 2017-05-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 20 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25215

Cast and credited roles

• Ayaka Suwa — Hana
• Hayato Taya — Vince
• Kaori Mizuhashi — Pikaia
• Tōru Ōkawa — Dr. Parker
• Aimi Tanaka — Wendy
• Hirofumi Nojima — Morris
• Sayaka Kinoshita — Irma
• Tetsu Inada — Frazer

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2015-04-29; final listed air date 2015-07-30; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2017-02-26; final listed air date 2017-05-27; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Pikaia! on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.