Twin Spica: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

When Kamogawa Asumi was just a baby, her mother was grievously injured when a rocket crashed to the ground. Five years later, having been in a coma all the time, Asumi's mother finally dies, and the little girl struggles to come to terms with the death of a mother she barely remembers. In the midst of her turmoil, she meets "Lion-san", a strange figure wearing a lion mask and claiming to be a ghost. Lion-san helps Asumi to bury her mother's ashes, and finally, Asumi reaches her own decision: "When I grow up, I'm going to be a rocket pilot".

Series details

• Title: Twin Spica
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Science-Fiction
• Premiere date: 2003-11-01
• Final broadcast date listed: 2004-03-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 39330
• TVDB ID: 81628

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2003-11-01; final listed air date 2004-03-27; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from Twin Spica 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.