Twin Spica (Animation, Japanese)
Genres: Anime, Science-Fiction
Status: Ended
Premiered: 2003-11-01
Ended: 2004-03-27
Network: NHK
Country: JP
Airs on: Saturday
Air time: 09:00
Runtime: 25 minutes
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".