Planetes
English title: Planetes
Japanese title: プラネテス
Alternative titles: ΠΛΑΝΗΤΕΣ
Type: TV
Source: Manga
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 4, 2003 to Apr 17, 2004
Broadcast: Saturdays at 08:05 (JST)
Duration: 25 min per ep
Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
Studios: Sunrise
Producers: Bandai Visual, NHK
Licensors: Bandai Entertainment, Crunchyroll
Genres: Award Winning, Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Themes: Adult Cast, Space, Workplace
Demographics: Seinen

In 2075, space travel is no longer just a dream, but an everyday reality for mankind. Advancements in science and technology have led to the colonization of the moon, the commercialization of outer space, and the formation of large space corporations. Ai Tanabe, an upbeat woman whose interests lie in the cosmos, joins Technora Corporation as a member of their Debris Section, a department dedicated to the removal of dangerous space junk between the orbits of the Earth and Moon.

However, Ai soon discovers how unappreciated her job is. As the laughingstock of Technora, the Debris Section is severely understaffed, poorly funded, and is forced to use a dilapidated spaceship nicknamed the "Toy Box" for debris retrieval. Undeterred, Ai perseveres and gradually becomes acquainted with the strange personalities that make up the Debris Section's staff, such as the bumbling but good-natured chief clerk Philippe Myers; the mysterious and tight-lipped temp worker Edelgard Rivera; and the hotheaded and passionate Hachirouta Hoshino, who longs for a spaceship to call his own.

Planetes is an unconventional sci-fi series that portrays the vastness of space as a backdrop for the personal lives of ordinary people—people who may have been born on Earth, but whose hopes and dreams lie amongst the stars.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Planetes is the winner of the 2005 Seiun Award for Best Dramatic Presentation in science fiction.