Space Brothers

About Space Brothers

When they were young, the brothers Mutta and Hibito promised each other they would become astronauts. Now, in 2025, Hibito has followed his dream to become the first Japanese on the moon, but Mutta has just been fired from his job.

Space Brothers is an animation, science fiction, and fantasy series made for Nippon TV and YTV. It ran for 2 seasons and 99 episodes between March 2012 and March 2014. That is around 50 episodes a season.

Hiroaki Hirata leads the cast as Mutta Nanba (voice), KENN as Hibito Nanba (voice), Masayuki Katou as Kenji Makabe (voice), and Miyuki Sawashiro as Serika Itou. The series began as a manga.

Members will find astronaut, brothers, personal growth, and inspiring story in it. It streams on Crunchyroll and Crunchyroll Amazon Channel in the United States.

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Fullmetal Alchemist, and Gintama make useful companions to Space Brothers, all filed under space and based on manga. It carries a TV-14 rating.