Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume

It is thirty years after the failure of the Space Colonization Program. Humanity is nearly extinct. A perpetual and deadly Rain falls on the Earth. Men known as "Junkers" plunder goods and artifacts from the ruins of civilization. One such Junker sneaks alone into the most dangerous of all ruins—a "Sarcophagus City." In the center of this dead city, he discovers a pre-War planetarium. And as he enters he is greeted by Hoshino Yumemi, a companion robot. Without a single shred of doubt, she assumes he is the first customer she's had in 30 years. She attempts to show him the stars at once, but the planetarium projector is broken. Unable to make heads or tails of her conversation, he ends up agreeing to try and repair the projector...

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Hoshino, Yumemi Main

Suzuki, Keiko Japanese

Kuzuya Main

Ono, Daisuke Japanese

Kurahashi, Satomi Supporting

Satou, Rina Japanese

Kanchou Supporting

Taki, Satoshi Japanese

Mikajima, Gorou Supporting

Kushida, Yasumichi Japanese

Cook, Justin Producer

Aoi, Hiroyuki Producer

Miyajima, Kouhei Producer

Tachizaki, Takashi Producer

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Mar 13, 2025

Delixity

Recommended

In a post-apocalyptic world in the distant future. The world has gone through a war which left humankind on the brink of death. The protagonist exploring an abandoned city, comes across an planetarium, that is still being attended by a robot.

This show was honestly kind of good and enjoyable. Tho the show does not offer too much in terms of action or animation, and the story being somewhat generic and basic, the show makes up with the great conversations between the main character and android and the great emotional and honestly well executed ending.

This is honestly a rather solid watch if you enjoy ... rather solid dialogue between two characeters and if you do plan to give it a watch, please watch this entire season in one sitting, like if it was a movie.

Reviewer’s Rating: 7

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Sep 16, 2024

SgtSalamander

Mixed Feelings

Going into Planetarian, I was totally unaware that it was an adaptation of a visual novel, but having discovered this after I finished it, it actually makes a lot of sense. Planetarian has a lot of the characteristics that reveal its VN roots, like well-written dialogue, intriguing story concepts, and interesting music. Though, it also harbors some of the notable drawbacks, like flat characters, basic motivations, and sometimes rigid animation. Beginning with the story, it starts with a simple yet engaging concept about a postapocalyptic world where humans are very scarce, and a planetarium robot which still manages to function. ... Of course, when the first customer in almost 30 years shows up, it leads to a unique interaction between the two. The story that ensues is pretty simple, but that simplicity works really well and the anime is better for it. By episode 4 I was already more invested than I thought I would be. Even if it isn't genre-defining, it will be something I think about every now and then.

The art is pretty good, meeting all the standards of quality, and even if it doesn't demonstrate visual mastery or anything, it uses the level of artistic talent it does have to great effect, producing a rather immersive atmosphere. Though, the character designs are pretty basic, and the animation thereof is pretty lacking, save for the planetarium scenes.

The sound is great, with an ethereal, mysterious score and detailed sounds of life, which is itself a feat given the sound of the constant rain.

The characters are, like their designs, thoroughly unremarkable, but not bad by any means. They serve their purpose well within the story, though I feel that these characters worked better in their VN, as the player is able to fill in the blanks in that context that here are simply laid bare. Overall, Planetarian is a short, simple, pretty anime that doesn't really excel in any regard. I still enjoyed it, and if you liked the visual novel, or enjoy planetariums, it's a definite recommend. Though, for everyone else your mileage may vary.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Sep 5, 2016

Storcov

Not Recommended

This anime is dreadfully boring and is plagued with plot holes and inconsistencies. The main character, who finds a robotic girl working at a planetarium, finds that she is only able to operate for a few hours a day because the power grid has gone down. Yet robot quadruped tanks, that are abandoned left over dregs from a war that ended 29 years ago, have an unending supply of energy. The robotic girl is in some scenes is totally devoid of human emotion like talking to Microsoft Sam but in other portions is suddenly endowed with profound human emotion and intellect. The post apocalyptic setting ... is very generic and doesn't add anything new to the genre. The pacing is slow and meandering which is a shame because all that wasted time could have been used to answer the many questions I have. Like how do the junkers exactly sell their goods? Do they trade them for money at the market? Is there money or is it a barter system? Where is the junker market? Where exactly are the survivors of the war if major cities are being bogarted by quadruped robot tanks? Why is the robot girl seemingly the only one that ever existed? Overall this anime is bland and lackluster. I would skip it.

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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