Planetes: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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. This is the story of Technora's Debris Collecting section, its EVA worker, Hachirota "Hachimaki" Hoshino, and the newcomer to the group, Ai Tanabe.

Series details

• Title: Planetes
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Anime, Romance, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2003-10-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-04-17
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7/10
• TVMaze ID: 18481
• IMDb ID: tt0816398
• TVDB ID: 75796

Cast and credited roles

• Kazunari Tanaka — Hachimaki
• Satsuki Yukino — Ai Tanabe
• Ai Orikasa — Fee Carmichael
• Shōzō Iizuka — Goro Hoshino
• Unshō Ishizuka — Werner Locksmith
• Takehito Koyasu — Yuri Mihairokoh

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-10-04; final listed air date 2004-04-17; episode order: 26.

Source and licence

Adapted from Planetes 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.