Space Bug
English title: The Journey Home
Japanese title: スペースバグ
Type: TV
Source: Original
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Jul 8, 2018 to Jan 6, 2019
Broadcast: Sundays at 10:30 (JST)
Duration: 23 min per ep
Rating: PG - Children
Studios: Studio W.Baba, P.I.C.S.
Producers: TMS Entertainment
Genres: Adventure
Themes: Space

This story is about Mick, a sleeping chironomid. Insects are taken up into space for use in experiments by humans. An epic space adventure of Mick and his friends of their journey back home to Earth. The development plans and experiments are aborted by humans for no known reason, the organisms are left behind in the space station with limited resources. Going over hurdles and fighting through challenges, together, they travel across planets and gain new comrades, heading for Earth. As their journey progresses, the mystery behind the human’s abandonment unravels… 

(Source: Crunchyroll)

Space Bug is a joint production of Japanese 3D video production company P.I.C.S. and South Korean 3D animation studio W.Baba.