Planetes

About Planetes

In the year 2075, mankind has reached a point where journeying between Earth, the moon and the space stations is part of daily life. However, the progression of technology in space has also resulted in the problem of the space debris, which can cause excessive and even catastrophic damage to spacecrafts and equipment.

NHK BS2's Planetes is an animation, science fiction, and fantasy series. The series is filed under space travel, based on manga, space, and future.

It ran for one season of 26 episodes between October 2003 and April 2004.

Kazunari Tanaka leads the cast as Hachirouta Hoshino (voice), Satsuki Yukino as Ai Tanabe (voice), Takehito Koyasu as Yuri Mihailokov (voice), and Ai Orikasa as Fee Carmichael (voice). It is adapted from a manga.

American members can watch it on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel. Knights of Sidonia, Astra Lost in Space, and The Expanse make useful companions to Planetes. TMDB voters put it at 7.9 out of 10 across 88 votes and it carries a TV-14 rating.