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What a great ending! Somehow Hachi managed to propose to Tanabe in space, on-board their previous ship the Toy Box. We see how everyone's changed (or not,) even the people that only show up in one episode. Then in the end we find out that Tanabe and Hachi did get married, with many hints that she's pregnant with his baby. I love these endings.

Congratulations everyone!

Nice ending and what a proposal XP
It sad that it will take seven years, their child will be about 7 years old when he comes back :/
But whatever, still nice ending.

Overall rating 9/10.

Yeah, sweet happy ending. But wait, Hakim lives?! Oh well. I bet that if the baby is a boy, he's going to be an astronaut too.

Overall: 8+
Story: 8
Art: 7
Sound: 7
Characters: 8
Enjoyment: 8

Didn't Hakim blow up the moon station after all taking Nono with him?
The Credits show a huge crater with a cross and a big funeral.

that was for the mirror engine accident, that's why they were showing pictures of the ninjas.

dunno if he kept going with the terrorist thing or not, he seemed more than a little crazy and meeting Nono seemed to have an impact on him.

very good ending overall, seems to be plenty of room for a sequel too. not that i'm really expecting one at this point.

does this mean that Tanabe gave up on being an astronaut again? think it'd be difficult to continue with a child to take care of. unless she wanted to abandon it with its grandmother and uncle for long periods of time.

Great ending, it definitely left a warm feeling. After all they went through Tanabe and Hachi managed to live their dreams. Now Hachimaki has a place to return to and Tanabe will be waiting for him. Aw so happy.
Proposal scene was awesome

10/10

Maybe she will take the child with her and wait for Hachi in space :D

One of the best endings in anime! I just saw it today on DVD and it's so cool! And just for official purposes, the Japanese director admits that even he doesn't know what the gender of the new baby is going to be...oy.

I disliked the ending, what kind of nonsense is that, waiting for 7 years? Is going to Jupiter for no real reason better than staying with your wife (and child)? Wow, so what was the purpose of his enlightenment, if he just returns to space?

Granted, I still gave it a 9/10, but it would have been a 10 if Hachi stayed on Earth. Just IMHO.

Read the manga. I really suggest it because it fleshes out the whole anime series much better and has a more realistic, mature ending instead of having a fancy terrorist conspiracy plot.

I liked the ending, I didnt think the ending was perfect, but it was pretty close. I don't think I can think of a better way they could have ended it. Its certainly better than the endings in many series that manage to ruin a perfectly good show.

Please explain to me how in the world a "catfight on a distant planet" work into a potential masterpiece... T_T

The terrorist plot was fine, but I agree with the user above that the tragic ending would have been better. I just didn't understand his reason for leaving for Jupiter after he found out that his idea of space was wrong all along.



I've heard that the manga is rambling and doesn't flow as smoothly as the anime does. However, is there any place where I can start, or should I read the whole thing?

Read the manga. That's all I can say. The anime is a complete mess when compared to it.

Hachi's... well, let's just say that I don't like him very much.

I've heard that the manga is rambling and doesn't flow as smoothly as the anime does. However, is there any place where I can start, or should I read the whole thing?

Rambling!? Its only 4 volumes! You cant get more smooth than that, every single chapter is integral to the plot as opposed to a 26 episode series packed with side trips into filler nonsense with SPACE NINJA. Oh look, there goes the realism the manga was famed for. Seriously check out the manga, it sheds annoyingly squeaky Indian looking filler characters and you'll be all the better for it.



4 volumes buddy. All quality storytelling. Its pretty much tradition for an anime adaptation to be a mess and not the source material, such are the dangers of adaptation.

The Space Ninja barely appear in one episode, and they're handled quite realistically. They're bums, they're looked down upon, and all their stunts are in fact quite possible given the low gravity on the moon.

And as I believe I said on the other thread, most chapters may be integral to the plot, but the plot is horrendous. And on the other side, you have Alien Barons who want to Make Friends, Martian Baseball, Colonel Sanders, and Dead Cats. The anime flows a damn sight better than the manga could ever hope to do.


Not in this case.

i really loved the ending that this episode had

There were two separate endings: one for each subplot. Which one did you like?

i love watching happy endings

Great ending, but i find it funny that their going to Jupiter with one chick.:P And after 7 years i wouldn't be surprised if Tanabe moved on and married Kyutaro