Alternative TitlesJapanese: ロケットガール
Information
Type: TV
Episodes: 12
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Feb 22, 2007 to May 18, 2007
Duration:
23 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company
StatisticsScore: 7.111 (scored by 1275 users)
Ranked: #25922
Popularity: #2677
Members: 3,019
Favorites: 5 1 indicates a weighted score
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adventure sci-fi |
SynopsisA high school girl Morita Yukari visits Axia of the Solomon Islands in order to look for her father who became lost during his honeymoon trip. There, she meets a man named Nasuda of Solomon Space Agency, and she is hired to work part-time. That job is an astronaut. She is chosen as one of the crews of the first Japanese manned spaceship only because she is little and light. Where is her future going to?
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Related AnimeAdaptation: Rocket Girls
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MrGaz
24 of 29 people found this review helpful
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12 episodes
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| Overall |
9 |
| Story |
9 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
9 |
| Character |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
What were your first thoughts when you heard about the title name? Well, my first thought was "this is lame title for a series, so I'm guessing its gonna be a pretty lame series." Well... I can tell you, I was wrong, really wrong and I don't regret being wrong because it's one of the best random title's I've ever picked up.
The story focuses on the adventures of 3 main characters, Yukari Morita, Matsuri and Akane Miura who comes in later in the series. Although, their dreams of becoming astronauts wasn't intentional, it just sort of happen when Yukari wanted to find some answers in the disappearance of his father and why he left her mother so suddenly on their honeymoon trip. On another note, there was this Space Agency in crisis where they needed someone drastic at a respectable size to continue their space program expedition before they lose funds and thats where Yukari comes in, in willing to help out for the exchange from them helping her look for her father. In addition, this is where the comedy comes it.
While it's strange for a couple of high school girls to be able to become astronauts in a short period of time, it does gives a sense of idea where anything is possible if you set your mind to it. The training, the laughs, making friends, trusting each other are all memorable moments a person experience and this series stay true to that.
The character development is acceptable as they start to become less naive about the dangers they face but the adventures is what really lacked the most. Not enough mission I will say as a majority of the episodes were focused on the training. If it was a 24 or 26 episode series, then I wouldn't have picked on that but that wasn't the case.
The OP & ED was good considering it fitted well on the series as a whole. I believe the purpose of the OP was to lift your spirits high and prepare for new challenges to come and I reckon it delivered that.
Inconclusion, a well worth series to watch. There are some humor moments where it gets you through those dull moments but the adventures and experiences from these 3 girls is what gives you the enjoyment of the series. read more
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chinaboat
9 of 33 people found this review helpful
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12 of 12 episodes seen
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| Overall |
6 |
| Story |
6 |
| Animation |
7 |
| Sound |
7 |
| Character |
7 |
| Enjoyment |
7 |
Add two points to the score if you're a girl between 10 and 13. The first half of this is series is pretty enjoyable; after episode five I'd have given it at least a 8. The story is far fetched but the characters are fun and the writing is crisp but after that the story goes from far fetched to ridiculous to absurd. Major characters vanish from sight, others are introduced but add nothing and the lead character turns into just another plucky girl adventurer. It's rare to see a series self destruct as quickly as this. Rocket Girls is to science fiction as Scooby Doo is to ghost stories. read more
Recommendations
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Art style is *very* Similar to Stratos 4 as is the technical detail. The story is pretty straightforward, but you feel for the main character as she realizes what she wants to do with her life. A big recommendation here!
The similarities lie in the choice of characters and setting. In both series, the protagonists are high schoolers who are chosen to undergo pilots'/astronauts' training. The setting is on a sub-tropical island for both, with a remarkably similar choice of supporting characters (a slightly slutty but fearsome female instructor, a chinese inn where the protagonists stay, some otaku (not anime) at the base where they are stationed).
That is not to say that they are entirely the same, though. For instance, Rocket Girls is far more realistic depicting the technical aspect of the show (bar a few nonsensical things), while Stratos 4 sometimes foregoes technical accuracy for dramatic effect (which is all well and good, but it might tick off sticklers like me for a bit).
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Realistic, 20th century style space flight, in a comedy presentation.
They are both about sending human to the space. Rocket Girls can be considered as an experimental space series, the content is far less serious and lack realism if compared to Uchuu Kyoudai.
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Opening Theme"RISE" by ICHIKO
Ending Theme#1: "Ashite Iki no Bus ni Notte (明日行きのバスに乗って)" by misae (eps 1-11)
#2: "Waratte! (笑って!)" by ICHIKO (ep 12)
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