Alternative TitlesJapanese: プラネテス
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Type: TV
Episodes: 26
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Oct 4, 2003 to Apr 17, 2004
Duration:
25 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Ranked: #752
Popularity: #371
Members: 11,211
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SynopsisIn 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 - ANN. |
Related AnimeAdaptation: Planetes
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Banpaia
31 of 42 people found this review helpful
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26 of 26 episodes seen
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| Overall |
10 |
| Story |
9 |
| Animation |
10 |
| Sound |
10 |
| Character |
10 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
The story of PLANETES gets off to a slow start which may put some viewers off, however the slow paced introduction of the characters and their personalities adds a more personal feel to the show, allowing you to get to know the characters as if in real life, finding more and more about them as things progress. As the main storyline begins to develop we are given an even deeper insight into the personal lives of the team aside from their "garbage collector" jobs in outer space, their aspirations for the future and the past that they can't forget.
There are many issues addressed in PLANETES that make the show an overall deeper experience, not to mention the many heart wrenching and tear jerking moments that the main characters find themselves in. PLANETES has many different story elements encased within it, a "tough love" romance, loss of a loved one and the way the character tries to deal with the loss and more. Not to worry though as there are also plenty of comedy moments in the series to lift your spirits and give you a good laugh at some of the more comedic misfortunes of the characters, the impossibility of finding anywhere to smoke comes to mind as one small story that is mingled in with the main story the comedy in the series is sure not to disappoint and knowing the characters better through steady development certainly helps in this department too.
As I mentioned the story has some deep and powerful moments, one episode that immediately springs to my mind is episode 10 involving the issue of coping with loss which left me in tears, the action and drama is not at all lacking in this series and neither is the romance, however the romance is not in your face, it is subtly done so even if you're not one for romance I would still highly recommend a watch of PLANETES.
The Animation for the series was done amazingly well, most notably is the no-gravity scenes where special methods were used to give a great amount of realism where the movement is smooth as can be, however, that is where my "knowledge" of animation stops so I will leave it to you to view some clips for yourself to get a real idea of the quality of the animation (trust me though, that it is high quality).
The Soundtrack for the series is also brilliantly done, I am in fact listening to it as I write this review. All the music fit in with the emotions of the scenes perfectly and was subtle enough so that it added to the scene but wasn't overly noticeable, the soundtrack heavily features tracks with string instruments as well as percussion but also some brass tracks and a variety of others and has a very relaxing feel to it, perfect to listen to if you just want to chill out with a beer/glass of wine/soda/drink of preference and relax after a tough day it can allow your mind to wander and your imagination to think up all kinds of things, then again I'm a lover of soundtrack music so perhaps I'm just an odd one!
Mentioned earlier is the slow development of the main characters in the first part of the series, It is impressing how this was done, instead of rushing everything and everyone into the first one or two episodes they were allowed to develop properly over the course of eight or nine episodes without a huge story to distract you from them, when I say eight or nine episodes your heart might have sunk a little, but don't be fooled, there's still plenty of content aside from the character development to keep you interested as well, including little side stories preparing you for the main storyline to begin.
I personally enjoyed PLANETES enough to name it as my favorite anime of all time and although my repertoire might not be huge it's still unlikely that anything I watch will hit me as quite as much as PLANETES did, the combination of drama, comedy, action and romance makes a thoroughly enjoyable series and one that I'd highly recommend to anyone, it's deep and it's inspiring, an overall excellent series! read more
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Xinil
115 of 156 people found this review helpful
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26 of 26 episodes seen
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| Overall |
9 |
| Story |
9 |
| Animation |
9 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
9 |
| Enjoyment |
9 |
First, I feel I need to mention something that I think a lot of people have overlooked with this show. Planetes has romance. Quite of bit of romance in fact. It's packed full of drama and action along with that too. So, drama, action and romance. What more could you ask for (yeah, boobs, I know)?
With that being said, on with the review.
Story: Planetes starts off rather slow. In fact, the "main" story doesn't even really pick up until about episode 10 or so. Before that, you're introduced to character personalities and dreams/motives. This is absolutely necessary though, because without this strong intro, the latter part of the show wouldn't have had nearly the same kind of effect.
Animation: The animiation is pretty well done. CGI is used in quite a few scenes and I didn't notice any problems. My only beef is that I didn't fall in love with the character designs too much. They're good, but I think a few characters got shafted.
Sound: Probably the most lacking area in the series in my opinion. The intro is decent, but hardly anything special. The background music throughout the show is bland and never really stands out. The only music that ever really caught my attention was the ending theme, and it's not wonderful either. I should mention that the Seiyuu's did an excellent job though.
Character: Characters are definitely the biggest plus to Planetes. Hachimaki and Ai are excellent leading characters. The other crew members are nearly equally as interesting as them too. Everyone, like most shows, has their own problems and own ambitions. Planetes does a great job at detailing each character.
Enjoyment: Took me 4 days to complete the show (could have done it sooner if school wasn't taking my time). 26 eps in 4 days usually constitutes hard core enjoyable watching. :) This is a feel good Anime (well, most of it is at least), so what's not to enjoy?
Overall: This needs to become more popular! It deserves better than only a couple hundreds watchers. Take the time and watch it. read more
Recommendations
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Both series feature an endearing, enthusiastic airhead of a protagonist making her debut in her dream job with the support of a very colorful (and equally endearing) cast of strong characters. While in one case the goal is to protect books (and therefore culture and knowledge) and in the other it is the environment that is at stake, Kasahara (Toshokan Sensou) and Tanabe (PlanetES) share a same ideal and a similar approach in how to defend it. They also encounter the same hardships and embark on similar journeys, which makes for great character development and emotional involvement in both series.
Oh, and last but not least – the dynamics between Doujou and Kasahara are highly reminiscent of the sparks-ridden chemistry shared by Hachimaki and Tanabe in PlanetES! :)
even though the main plot is different these two anime remind me a lot of each other. The main character Toshokan Sensou and the main character of PlanetES are almost exactly the same in how they act and the main male character of both animes are very similar too. Both anime also have a lot of comedy but can be serious at times too
The main characters of Planetes, Ai Tanabe and Hachirota Hoshino, resemble those of Toshokan Sensou, Iku Kasahara and Atsushi Doujou.
Ai Tanabe is working hard to strive her goal, same with Iku Kasahara, and they both are stubborn when it comes to what they believe in. They will fight for their views. They also share the same pride for their work. Ai Tanabe, as well as Iku Kasahara, both share the same feelings they have for their respective main male characters.
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Infinite Ryvius was the debut of Goro Taniguchi - the director of Planetes - as a series director for Sunrise. Infinite Ryvius is, like Planetes, a hard sci-fi drama - though the sci-fi isn't quite as hard in IR. Both series play on both politics and angst. (And both series are very good.)
Politically charged, sci-fi drama with some action. While Infinite Ryvius focuses on the internal power politics of the spaceship at hand, Planetes addresses the ethical issues behind the ideology of science and capitalism. If you were fascinated by the issues of power and capitalist hegemony here, you will surely enjoy the political terrain underneath Infinite Ryvius.
Emotionally heavy Sci-Fi Space Dramas with great characters, touching storyline and some philosophical and political themes.
Infinite Ryvius is a little more Sci-Fi and Planetes has more Romance but both have plenty of that. Both are highly enjoyable and gripping series.
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Opening Theme"Dive in the Sky" by Mikio Sakai
Ending Theme#1: "Wonderful Life" by Mikio Sakai (eps 1-25)
#2: "PLANETES" by Hitomi Kuroishi (ep 26)
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