Planetes
プラネテス
In the year 2075, mankind has reached a point where journeying between Earth, the moon and the space stations is part of daily life. However, the progression of technology in space has also resulted in the problem of the space debris, which can cause excessive and even catastrophic damage to spacecrafts and equipment. This is the story of Technora's Debris Collecting section, its EVA worker, Hachirota "Hachimaki" Hoshino, and the newcomer to the group, Ai Tanabe. (Source: Anime News Network)
Planetes is a tv with 26 episodes, from Fall 2003, produced by Sunrise, rated 8.0/10 on AniList.
Synopsis
In the year 2075, mankind has reached a point where journeying between Earth, the moon and the space stations is part of daily life. However, the progression of technology in space has also resulted in the problem of the space debris, which can cause excessive and even catastrophic damage to spacecrafts and equipment. This is the story of Technora's Debris Collecting section, its EVA worker, Hachirota "Hachimaki" Hoshino, and the newcomer to the group, Ai Tanabe. (Source: Anime News Network)
Main Characters
Tags
- Space — Partly or completely set in outer space.
- Work — Centers around the activities of a certain occupation.
- Primarily Adult Cast — Main cast is mostly composed of characters above a high school age.
- Philosophy — Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence.
- Seinen — Target demographic is adult males.
- Iyashikei — Primary aim is to heal the audience through serene depictions of characters' daily lives.
- Female Protagonist — Main character is female.
- Politics — Centers around politics, politicians, or government activities.
- Tragedy — Centers around tragic events and unhappy endings.
- Heterosexual — Prominently features a romance between a man and a woman, not inherently sexual.
- Terrorism — Centers around the activities of a terrorist or terrorist organization.
- Denpa — Works that feature themes of social dissociation, delusions, and other issues like suicide, bullying, self-isolation, paranoia, and technological necessity in daily lives. Classic iconography: telephone poles, rooftops, and trains.