• 2003
  • TV-14
  • 25m
Planetes

Summary Ai Tanabe joins the Debris Section of the Technora Corporation as they work to remove the debris left around Earth. As Ai tries to accommodate to space life, she learns more about her crew on the dilapidated 'Toy Box'. View more details

  • 2003
  • TV-14
  • 25m

Planetes

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Satsuki Yukino Kirk Thornton Ai Orikasa Kazunari Tanaka

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8.1

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Genres : Sci-Fi Drama Animation

Release date : Oct 3, 2003

Countries of origin : Japan

Official sites : Bandai Official site

Language : Japanese

Production companies : Sunrise

Summary Ai Tanabe joins the Debris Section of the Technora Corporation as they work to remove the debris left around Earth. As Ai tries to accommodate to space life, she learns more about her crew on the dilapidated 'Toy Box'. View more details

Details

Genres : Sci-Fi Drama Animation

Release date : Oct 3, 2003

Countries of origin : Japan

Official sites : Bandai Official site

Language : Japanese

Production companies : Sunrise

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Oct 03, 2003
Outside the Atmosphere
New recruit Tanabe arrives on the station and reports for work in the debris section, also called the "half section" because it is only 50% staffed. She meets all of her new co-workers and gets partnered up with Hachimaki, who shows her the ropes. They get assigned to save a military satellite from being struck by a peace plate.
Episode 2 • Aug 10, 2003
Like a Dream
Hachimaki is made fun of by his co-workers in the Debris Section and Technora because he dreams of getting his own spaceship by winning the lottery. Tanabe continues her zero gravity training with Hachimaki.
Episode 3 • Aug 12, 2003
Return Trajectory
Life insurance salespeople swarm the ISPV-7 while members of the Debris Section write their annual wills. Tanabe and Hachimaki, along with Yuri, recover a space coffin containing a famous astronaut.
Episode 4 • Aug 17, 2003
Part of the Job
Colin Clifford, the spoiled son of the current INTO chairman, visits the ISPV-7 and observes a debris hauling mission with the Debris Section.
Episode 5 • Oct 31, 2003
Fly Me to the Moon
Hachimaki, Tanabe, and Fee decide to go to the Moon for their holiday, and happen to end up on a lunar ferry co-piloted by Cheng-Shin.
Episode 6 • Nov 07, 2003
The Lunar Flying Squirrels
Hachimaki takes Tanabe to a rundown hotel on the Moon. Unfortunately, the surrounding neighbors are a group of wannabe ninjas who chase after Hachimaki due to a misunderstanding.
Episode 7 • Nov 14, 2003
Extraterrestrial Girl
After injuring his leg parachuting from the hotel fire, Hachimaki must stay in a hospital on the Moon for a week to recover.
Episode 8 • Nov 21, 2003
A Place to Cling to
Robbie suspects that Fee is having an affair with Dolf, the Technora Second Division director, and informs the other members of the Debris Section about it.
Episode 9 • Nov 28, 2003
Regrets
Gigalt, Hachimaki's extra-vehicular activity former instructor, visits the Debris Section as part of a safety inspection. On a debris hauling run supervised by Gigalt, the crew encounters a group performing illegal debris dumping.
Episode 10 • Dec 05, 2003
A Sky of Stardust
Hachimaki notices that both Tanabe and Yuri have been acting strange lately.
Episode 11 • Dec 12, 2003
Boundary Line
An engineer from an impoverished country called El-Tanica comes to the ISPV-7 to have his new spacesuit tested.
Episode 12 • Dec 19, 2003
A Modest Request
Fee and Yuri take the Toy Box to the Moon for routine repairs. On her way to the smoking room there, Fee narrowly escapes a terrorist attack.
Episode 13 • Jan 09, 2004
Scenery With a Rocket
Since the Toy Box has been destroyed, the Debris Section go on a holiday on Earth. Tanabe and Yuri accompany Hachimaki on a visit to his mother and younger brother.
Episode 14 • Jan 16, 2004
Turning Point
Tanabe and Hachimaki hesitate to realize their feelings for each other, especially after Robbie informs the Debris Section that office romance is prohibited because of the risk of demotion or reassignment.
Episode 15 • Jan 23, 2004
In Her Case
The Debris Section worries about Edel. During a conference meeting, Gigalt's heart gives out and is sent to the hospital. Hachimaki seems to be struggling on his first date with Tanabe, and they decide to check into a hotel for privacy.
Episode 16 • Jan 30, 2004
Ignition
Hachimaki is stuck adrift in space in the middle of a solar flare, yet miraculously survives. However, due to the mental trauma sustained he may be grounded for the rest of his life.
Episode 17 • Feb 06, 2004
His Reasons
Claire has been reassigned to monitor the flight crew and assist Cheng-Shin because of a string of mistakes. The head designer of the Jupiter Exploration Mission, Werner Locksmith, goes to visit the Debris Section to speak with Hachimaki. He is in search of Goro Hoshino, Hachimaki's father.
Episode 18 • Feb 13, 2004
Debris Section, Last Day
Dolph is replaced as director of the Technora Second Division, and the new director wants to shut down the Debris Section.
Episode 19 • Feb 20, 2004
Endings Are Always...
The Debris Section has won a reprieve after their discovery and destruction of the classified INTO mine. On Earth, Hachimaki and Cheng-Shin both apply to be candidates to join the Von Braun's crew.
Episode 20 • Feb 27, 2004
Tentative Steps
Claire has been demoted from the Control Section to the Debris Section, where she replaces Hachimaki and is trained by Tanabe, who is upset about Hachimaki's absence.
Episode 21 • Mar 05, 2004
Tandem Mirror
The Debris Section has been assigned to the Moon for a month to help collect debris from the Tandem Mirror Drive disaster, with Colin and Lucie tagging along on the flight over.
Episode 22 • Mar 12, 2004
Exposure
Philippe, Robbie, and Edel are welcomed by the Debris Section stationed on the Moon. Meanwhile, Hachimaki is called to the Moon for questioning about Hakim's social status and his possible connection with the Space Defense Front.
Episode 23 • Mar 19, 2004
Debris Cluster
The Space Defense Front makes a bold attempt at interrupting an ongoing INTO summit by taking control of the Von Braun and jamming all communications in orbit. They take Dolf hostage and force him to shut down the engine, and the Von Braun is redirected onto a collision course with the largest lunar city, which is used as leverage to fore the INTO council to accept the SDF's demands.
Episode 24 • Apr 02, 2004
Love
The Space Defense Front is about to crash the Von Braun into the largest city on the Moon. Tanabe finds a badly wounded Claire and takes her to an escape pod. Fee and Yuri free themselves aboard the Toy Box and attempt to push the Von Braun away from the city with the help of Cheng-Shin.
Episode 25 • Apr 09, 2004
The Lost
Following the Von Braun crisis, Hachimaki sinks into a deep depression, isolates himself, and nearly dies on the lunar surface. Dolf sends Hachimaki and Goro back to Earth for a holiday. Hachimaki makes a chance stop on the ISPV-7 to visit the Debris Section, where he finds Tanabe's will. After spending time with his family but failing to recover, he discovers that Tanabe didn't write anything in her will, which he accidentally brought with him. This moves him to try and drive to Tanabe on his motorcycle to visit her one last time.
Episode 26 • Apr 16, 2004
And the Days We Chance Upon...
Hachimaki and Cheng-Shin visit Claire in prison. After months of intensive physical therapy and a full recovery, Tanabe visits the ISPV-7, and meets Hachimaki there. The members of the Debris Section, as well as some other friends, are happy to see them.

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