Planetes
Set in 2075, this science-fiction drama follows Hachimaki and the debris-collection crew as routine spaceflight forces them to confront work, ambition, love, and social inequality.
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- SF / 宇宙 / ヒューマンドラマ
- Medium:
- Manga / Anime
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Planetes — Timeline12 events
Yuri loses his wife in a debris accident
An orbital debris strike destroys a passenger craft and kills Yuri's wife. While working in debris collection, he continues searching the accident field for a keepsake she left behind.
Vol.TVアニメ 第10話 屑星の空Ch.
Tanabe is assigned to Technora's Debris Section
New employee Ai Tanabe joins Technora on a space station and is assigned to the disparaged Debris Section. She clashes with her trainer Hachimaki as she begins her first job.
Vol.TVアニメ 第1話 大気の外でCh.
Hachimaki retries the debris recovery he failed three years earlier
As a colleague advances while his dream of owning a spacecraft remains distant, Hachimaki confronts a difficult piece of debris he failed to recover as a rookie three years earlier.
Vol.TVアニメ 第2話 夢のようなCh.
Hachimaki meets Nono, a girl born on the Moon
While receiving treatment for an injury on the Moon, Hachimaki befriends Nono, who was born and raised in low gravity. Their meeting reveals the bodily cost of life in space and the meaning of home.
Vol.TVアニメ 第7話 地球外少女Ch.
Yuri finds his wife's keepsake among the debris
After five years spent searching debris records without taking leave, Yuri returns to the accident field with his crew's help. He finds the compass he sought and begins facing his wife's death.
Vol.TVアニメ 第10話 屑星の空Ch.
The Debris Section stops a missile attack on the orbital station
The anti-space-development Space Defense Front launches a missile at ISPV-7 after an attack on the Moon. Fie's crew discovers the weapon from the newly serviced Toy Box and acts to prevent impact.
Vol.TVアニメ 第12話 ささやかなる願いをCh.
Hachimaki and Tanabe recognize their feelings for each other
During a mission aboard the new recovery craft Toy Box 2, Hachimaki and Tanabe are drawn into a dispute over workplace romance. As they weigh work against personal choice, their relationship begins moving beyond simple colleagueship.
Vol.TVアニメ 第14話 ターニング・ポイントCh.
Hachimaki develops spatial-loss disorder
After being thrown alone into space during a recovery accident, Hachimaki returns safely but panics in a sensory-deprivation chamber. Diagnosed with career-threatening spatial-loss disorder, he begins rehabilitation.
Vol.TVアニメ 第16話 イグニッションCh.
After the Von Braun accident, Hachimaki sets his sights on Jupiter
The Von Braun Jupiter ship suffers a catastrophic engine accident. As his father Goro is recruited for the project, Hachimaki also fixes his ambition on Jupiter and enters the crew selection.
Vol.TVアニメ 第17〜19話 それゆえの彼から終わりはいつもCh.
Hachimaki reaches the final selection aboard the Von Braun
After passing the first two stages, Hachimaki begins a six-month final trial aboard the Von Braun. Determined to reach Jupiter, he pushes Tanabe away and attempts to choose isolation.
Vol.TVアニメ 第19〜21話 終わりはいつもからタンデム・ミラーCh.
Tanabe carries Claire across the Moon in a struggle to survive
The Space Defense Front launches an attack that engulfs the Von Braun. After landing on the Moon in an escape craft, Tanabe refuses to abandon the injured Claire and carries her across the desert toward a staffed facility.
Vol.TVアニメ 第22〜24話 暴露から愛Ch.
Hachimaki commits his future to Tanabe and departs for Jupiter
After passing crew selection, Hachimaki visits Tanabe on Earth and chooses a shared life over isolation. They decide to marry, and the Jupiter ship prepares to depart as Tanabe carries their child.
Vol.TVアニメ 第25〜26話 惑い人・そして巡りあう日々Ch.
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