Planetes
| Planetes | |
Cover for the first manga volume
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プラネテス (Puranetesu) |
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| Genre | Drama, Science fiction |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Makoto Yukimura |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Weekly Morning |
| Original run | January 1999 – January 2004 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Gorō Taniguchi |
| Produced by | Yoshitaka Kawaguchi Atsushi Yukawa Tomoyuki Uehara |
| Written by | Ichirō Ōkouchi |
| Music by | Kōtarō Nakagawa |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | NHK BS2 |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 4, 2003 – April 17, 2004 |
| Episodes | 26 |
Planetes (プラネテス Puranetesu?, Ancient Greek: Planētes, literally meaning, by Ancient Greek translation, "Planets", or "Wanderers") is a Japanese hard science fiction manga written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura. It was adapted into a 26-episode anime television series by Sunrise, which was broadcast on NHK from October 2003 through April 2004. The story revolves around the crew of the debris collection craft, Toy Box, in the year 2075.
The manga was published in English in North America by Tokyopop, and the anime was distributed in North America by Bandai Entertainment. Both the manga and anime received the Seiun Award for best science fiction series.
The story of Planetes follows the crew of the DS-12 "Toy Box" of the Space Debris Section, a unit of Technora Corporation. Debris Section's purpose is to prevent the damage or destruction of satellites, space stations and spacecraft from collision with debris in Earth's and the Moon's orbits. They use a number of methods to dispose of the debris (mainly by burning it via atmospheric reentry or through salvage), accomplished through the use of EVA suits.
The episodes sometimes revolve around debris collection itself, but more often the concept of collecting "trash" in space is merely a storytelling method for building character development. The members of the Debris Section are looked down upon as the lowest members of the company and they must work hard to prove their worth to others and accomplish their dreams.
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