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Both Locksmith and Hachimaki were awesome, the right attitude for serious business.
I suppose Hachi could be more empathic towards Tanabe, but then again, whats the point? If their relationship wont last few weeks of separation what about 7 years?

I think Hachi has to go through this point for the series, so I don't mind. But I don't support Hachi's ambition, more like, I'm part of those people who are agaisnt the whole exploration on Jupiter. Just the the reporter said, why are they going to Jupiter, going to pollute it when we can't even take good car of the Earth. We are so egoist.

Lol well we at least know what Hachi's priorities are: his dream over everything else, including Tanabe. Goes to show how much he honestly thinks about her :/ He's becoming pretty heartless though, I wonder if he continues down this path, if he'll become like that guy in charge (who called himself egoistic).

And did anyone else notice? At the very very end, they showed Hachi's recorded time for the underwater test- 2:15 (I'm guessing 15). Damn! That's really quick compared to Hakim who got the other lowest timing (bout 5 minutes).

I think Hachi's ambition and dedication to his dream is admirable, even if its done in a way that is dickish. To be one of the people who is less than 1/1000 for anything you want that badly, you really do need to have that kind of dedication and focus only on your dream. Is it selfish? Sure, way selfish, but the fulfillment of your ultimate dreams and visions usually involve being selfish. Happiness is, many times, a selfish act.


Right on, I agree. That part really hit home with me, too.

I'm actually happy that Hachi is behaving the way he is, pursuing his dream so single-mindedly. He always came off as a bit of a jerk, but they've made the point that sometimes you need to be unpleasant to achieve something. It's not nice for Tanabe, but frankly I haven't enjoyed the romance parts. It's been too much of a high school romance between two people who are at heart very different. Besides, if Hachi acts like a jerk towards Tanabe now, he'll be like that in the future as well. Sure, love changes people.... for a while. Then it's back to the same behaviour patterns that can only be changed through hard work.

Overall I was expecting a bit more from the series. The first quarter was just average and then we got some good episodes about space exploration. But then we had episodes focusing on a rather average romance again. I'm hoping they'll follow the direction of this episode for the remaining series.

Also, people here seem to criticise the Jupiter mission but I take it to be important because as some character said in an earlier episode, they're already dependent on using the space for resources, so they can't back off now. As I gathered the Jupiter mission is important for getting enough energy. Granted, since they seem to have fusion reactors it seems a bit of a stretch.. just how much energy do they need if the Hydrogen and Helium on Earth are not enough?

This. Honestly, I never cared for Tanabe.

All this!


I'd be saying that for weapons and money used for war and such. They're now dependent on space - they need the resources, so it's necessary.

I've never liked Hachirota.

Nice buildup for that last sentence in the end! Nice episode, lets get to Jupiter!