exception

In the distant future, human beings have been forced to leave earth and migrate to another galaxy. An advanced team of spacecraft arrives at a planet that is to be terraformed. Each member of the team is output by a biological 3D printer. (Source: Netflix)

Names

Original	exception (latin)
Romaji	exception
English	exception
Chinese	例外 (unknown · via wikidata)
Also known as	エクセプション · الاستثناء · Excepción · Wyjątek

Facts

Format	ONA (net original) · 8 ep · 29 min · 4h total
Aired	2022-10-13 (Autumn 2022)
Status	FINISHED
Studio	Tatsunoko Production, 5 Inc., BAKKEN RECORD
Source	Original work
Origin	Japan (Anime)
Genres	Horror Sci-Fi Thriller
Themes	Philosophy Travel Clone Body Horror Space Environmental CGI Full CGI Cosmic Horror Ensemble Cast Primarily Adult Cast Female Protagonist Male Protagonist
Streaming	Netflix

Reception

Community score	6.02 / 10
Bayesian score	7.09 / 10
Composite	43.7
On lists	4,099
Favourited	30 (0.7%)
Completion	60.3%
Drop rate	16.8%
In backlog	61.8%
Score spread σ	2.08

Score distribution

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Where it places

Cohort	Value	Tier	Rank
Studio	Tatsunoko Production	E	44 of 54
Broadcast season	Autumn 2022	E	60 of 74
Genre	Thriller	E	158 of 188
Length	Micro-series	D	163 of 210
Genre	Horror	D	174 of 272
Year	2022	E	260 of 318
Format	ONA (net original)	D	652 of 857
Genre	Sci-Fi	D	1,086 of 1,409
Source material	Original work	D	1,286 of 1,732
Era	Early 2020s	E	1,303 of 1,596
Season (all years)	Autumn	D	1,509 of 1,921
Origin	Japan	D	5,474 of 7,157

Key staff

Director	Yuuzou Satou, Haruhide Ishiguro
Series composition	Otsuichi
Character design	Yoshitaka Amano
Music	Ryuuichi Sakamoto
Original creator	Otsuichi

AniList id 135660 · MAL id 49163 · record updated 2026-08-26