Oira Uchuu no Tankoufu
English title: Mighty Space Miners
Japanese title: おいら宇宙の探鉱夫
Alternative titles: Oira Uchu no Tankofu
Type: OVA
Source: Original
Episodes: 2
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Nov 11, 1994 to Jan 27, 1995
Duration: 25 min per ep
Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)
Studios: Triangle Staff
Producers: KSS
Licensors: ADV Films, Discotek Media
Genres: Adventure, Sci-Fi
Themes: Space

In the mid-21st century, mankind has begun the exploration of space, and one company, Planet Catcher Corporation, has pioneered capturing asteroids and comets to mine the resources within them for use on Earth. On one such asteroid, Tortatis, lives 12-year-old Nanbu Ushiwaka - the only child ever to be born in space and survive.

But survival itself is no longer guaranteed - a military satellite triggers a disaster during a operation to capture Halley's Comet, and Ushiwaka and his fellow colonists must find a way to survive when both their country and their company abandon them. Can they escape before the nuclear reactor on the asteroid melts down? Or are they doomed to die as they lived, among the stars?

(Source: AniDB)

It was originally planned for 6 episodes, but ceased production after only 2 were created. The two existing episodes received a VHS release on November 21st, 1995 in both Japanese and English dubs. A DVD featuring both dubs was released on February 25th, 2014. The 4 unproduced episodes were supposed to be called "Atmospheric Entry", "Fascism", "Ominous Halley" and "Toutatis 1B9-6".