Futatsu no Spica
English title: Twin Spica
Japanese title: ふたつのスピカ
Type: TV
Source: Manga
Episodes: 20
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Nov 1, 2003 to Mar 27, 2004
Broadcast: Saturdays at 09:00 (JST)
Duration: 25 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Studios: Group TAC
Producers: NHK
Genres: Drama, Sci-Fi, Supernatural
Themes: School

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."

(Source: ANN)