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Planetes

★ 8.1 5K votes 2003–2004 1 season · 26 episodes Ended NHK BS2
AnimeJapanese animation traditions and grammar.This show: 9/10Near-future techTechnology one step ahead of today, and what it costs us.This show: 8/10PhilosophicalBig questions of meaning, ethics and existence.This show: 8/10Space & sci-fiSpace, aliens and grand-scale science fiction.This show: 8/10WorkplaceThe job and its social ecosystem as the stage.This show: 8/10Character studyInterior life matters more than plot.This show: 8/10Wonder & aweSpectacle and imagination that expand the world.This show: 7/10Working classOrdinary people, ordinary money, real stakes.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Kazunari TanakaSatsuki YukinoAi OrikasaWendee LeeKirk ThorntonJulie Ann Taylor
Starring
Kazunari TanakaSatsuki YukinoAi OrikasaWendee LeeKirk ThorntonJulie Ann Taylor
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About

"Space janitors quietly dreaming bigger than their orbit"

Planetes follows the scrappy crew of the Toy Box, a debris-collection ship in a near-future where humanity has begun colonizing the solar system but left it littered with junk. It's a workplace drama set against the backdrop of space exploration, mixing hard science with everyday human concerns like ambition, loneliness, and purpose. The pace is deliberate and often quiet, letting small character moments carry big philosophical questions about what it means to dream among the stars while doing unglamorous work. It rewards patience with genuine emotional depth and a surprisingly grounded vision of space life.

Watch it for

the humane, grounded depiction of space labor woven with quiet, profound personal growth.

Maybe skip if

you want fast-paced action or flashy space battles instead of a slow character study.

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All Seasons

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Season 12003
7.93K2610h 50m
EpTitleRatingYoursVotesRuntime
▶1Outside the Atmosphere7.3
15725 min
▶2Like a Dream7.3
13225 min
▶3Return Trajectory7.1
12725 min
▶4Part of the Job7.4
11825 min
▶5Fly Me to the Moon7.5
11825 min
▶6The Lunar Flying Squirrels6.5
11525 min
▶7Extraterrestrial Girl7.9
11925 min
▶8A Place to Cling to7.7
10725 min
▶9Regrets8.1
11225 min
▶10A Sky of Stardust8.3
11525 min
▶11Boundary Line8.6
12725 min
▶12A Modest Request8.1
10825 min
▶13Scenery With a Rocket8.1
10725 min
▶14Turning Point8.1
10225 min
▶15In Her Case8.0
9925 min
▶16Ignition8.3
10225 min
▶17His Reasons7.6
10025 min
▶18Debris Section, Last Day8.4
9325 min
▶19Endings Are Always...8.2
9125 min
▶20Tentative Steps8.4
9425 min
▶21Tandem Mirror8.5
9725 min
▶22Exposure8.2
9525 min
▶23Debris Cluster8.5
9825 min
▶24Love8.4
9625 min
▶25The Lost8.4
9325 min
▶26And the Days We Chance Upon...8.7
10225 min

Full Cast & Crew

Cast

Kazunari Tanaka Hachirota 'Hachimaki' Hoshino
Satsuki Yukino Ai Tanabe
Ai Orikasa Fee Carmichael
Wendee Lee Fee Carmichael
Kirk Thornton Hachirota 'Hachimaki' Hoshino
Julie Ann Taylor Ai Tanabe
Takehito Koyasu Yuri Mihairokoh
Jamieson Price Yuri Mihairokoh
Aikou Ogata Philippe Myers
Doug Stone Philippe Myers

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