Storyline

In 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.

First Aired

2003-10-04
Last Aired

2004-04-17
Creator
Genre

Animation, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Seasons

1
Episodes

26
Status

Ended
Language

日本語
Network

NHK BS2

Keywords:

future space travel space based on manga anime

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Season 1

1. Outside the Atmosphere

It's the first day on the job for Ai Tanabe as she's introduced to her eccentric co-workers in the Deb...More

It's the first day on the job for Ai Tanabe as she's introduced to her eccentric co-workers in the Debris Section of space station ISPV-7.Less

25mins 2003-10-04

2. Like a Dream

Hachimaki's dream of getting his own spaceship is revealed. Tanabe continues her zero-G training with ...More

Hachimaki's dream of getting his own spaceship is revealed. Tanabe continues her zero-G training with Hachimaki. Tanabe and Hachimaki are sent on a debris retrieval mission to recover a derelict satellite. However, the satellite's orbit sends it on a collision course with Cheng-Shin's orbital shuttle.Less

25mins 2003-10-11

3. Return Trajectory

Insurance salespeople swarm the ISPV 7 space station while members of the Debris Section write their a...More

Insurance salespeople swarm the ISPV 7 space station while members of the Debris Section write their annual wills. During a routine debris collection, Yuri, Tanabe, and Hachimaki recover a space coffin containing a famous astronaut. However, an ideological conflict erupts over the fate of the coffin and the body contained in it.Less

25mins 2003-10-18

4. Part of the Job

The spoiled son of INTO chairman, Colin Clifford visits the ISPV 7 space station, and goes on a debris...More

The spoiled son of INTO chairman, Colin Clifford visits the ISPV 7 space station, and goes on a debris hauling mission with the Debris Section. Among the debris retrieved is Colin's camera carelessly left attached to a derelict satellite.Less

25mins 2003-10-25

5. Fly Me to the Moon

Fee, Hachimaki and Tanabe decide to go to the Moon for their holiday. But on the Lunar Ferry, a pickpo...More

Fee, Hachimaki and Tanabe decide to go to the Moon for their holiday. But on the Lunar Ferry, a pickpocket steals Tanabe's wallet while Hachimaki makes his debut as an actor.Less

25mins 2003-11-01

6. The Lunar Flying Squirrels

On Hachimaki and Tanabe's visit to the Moon, they meet Tanabe's neighbours... a group of wannabe ninja...More

On Hachimaki and Tanabe's visit to the Moon, they meet Tanabe's neighbours... a group of wannabe ninjas who perform ninja techniques through the Moon's lower gravity.Less

25mins 2003-11-08

7. Extraterrestrial Girl

While recovering from an injury, Hachimaki must stay on the Moon to recover. He then meets a girl who ...More

While recovering from an injury, Hachimaki must stay on the Moon to recover. He then meets a girl who is a Lunarian, a person born on the Moon. Hachimaki also meets Harry Roland, a veteran astronaut who is in an adjacent hospital bed.Less

25mins 2003-11-15

8. A Place to Cling To

Tanabe suspects that Fee is having an affair with the division manager Technora Corp, Dolph Azalia. Ho...More

Tanabe suspects that Fee is having an affair with the division manager Technora Corp, Dolph Azalia. However, Fee is not, and actually is being promoted to assistant chief of Control Section. Meanwhile, the rest of the Debris Section take this opportunity to go on a very difficult debris mission on their own.Less

25mins 2003-11-22

9. Regrets

Hachimaki's extra-vehicular activity instructor, Gigalt visits the Debris Section as part of a safety ...More

Hachimaki's extra-vehicular activity instructor, Gigalt visits the Debris Section as part of a safety inspection. However, on a debris hauling run supervised by Gigalt, the crew of the Toy Box encounter illegal debris dumping activities.Less

25mins 2003-11-29

10. A Sky of Stardust

Tanabe is preoccupied with her discovery of Gigalt's illness. Yuri's involvement in a famous high-alti...More

Tanabe is preoccupied with her discovery of Gigalt's illness. Yuri's involvement in a famous high-altitude shuttle accident is revealed. On a routine debris retrieval mission, Yuri finds the only keepsake of his deceased wife.Less

25mins 2003-12-06

11. Boundary Line

An engineer from an impoverished country, El Tanika, comes to the ISPV 7 space station to have his new...More

An engineer from an impoverished country, El Tanika, comes to the ISPV 7 space station to have his new spacesuit tested. No one will have anything to do with his unusual suit because of the lowly status of his home country unil the Debris Section volunteers to help him with the testing.Less

25mins 2003-12-13

12. A Modest Request

Fee's quest for a smoke leads her to become entangled in a terrorist plot to stop human development in...More

Fee's quest for a smoke leads her to become entangled in a terrorist plot to stop human development in space by initiating the Kessler Syndrome, destroying the Toy Box in the process of saving the ISPV 7 space station from destruction.Less

25mins 2003-12-20

13. Scenery With a Rocket

Since the Toy Box was destroyed, the Debris Section go on a holiday on Earth. Hachimaki, Yuri, and Tan...More

Since the Toy Box was destroyed, the Debris Section go on a holiday on Earth. Hachimaki, Yuri, and Tanabe visit the Hoshino household. Meanwhile, Yuri makes friends with Kyutaro, Hachimaki's brother.Less

25mins 2004-01-10

14. Turning Point

Debris Section get their new debris hauling ship, the Toy Box 2. On a debris retrieval run, the Debris...More

Debris Section get their new debris hauling ship, the Toy Box 2. On a debris retrieval run, the Debris Section become embroiled in company intrigue as they choose to help an orbital research facility about to be destroyed by a meteoroid against the will of a Technora division manager.Less

25mins 2004-01-17

15. In Her Case

Edel's past finally catches up to her when an old flame comes to the ISPV 7 space station. Meanwhile, ...More

Edel's past finally catches up to her when an old flame comes to the ISPV 7 space station. Meanwhile, Hachimaki struggles with his date with Tanabe.Less

25mins 2004-01-24

16. Ignition

Hachimaki is left adrift in space in the middle of a solar flare and miraculously survies. But he is d...More

Hachimaki is left adrift in space in the middle of a solar flare and miraculously survies. But he is diagnosed with Acute Spatial Disorder and unless he can overcome it, he will be grounded from space for the rest of his life.Less

25mins 2004-01-31

17. His Reasons

The chief engineer of the Jupiter Exploration Mission hopes to recruit Hachimaki's father, a veteran o...More

The chief engineer of the Jupiter Exploration Mission hopes to recruit Hachimaki's father, a veteran of several missions to Mars, but all he wants is to settle down back on Earth.Less

25mins 2004-02-07

18. Debris Section, the Last Day

Dolph is replaced as director of the Technora Second Division and the new director wants to shut down ...More

Dolph is replaced as director of the Technora Second Division and the new director wants to shut down the Debris Section while the crew of the Toy Box find a secret INTO orbital mine.Less

25mins 2004-02-14

19. Endings Are Always...

Debris Section has won a reprieve after their discovery of a classified INTO military satellite. On Ea...More

Debris Section has won a reprieve after their discovery of a classified INTO military satellite. On Earth, Hachimaki has entered the first round of tests for those wishing to join the Von Braun.Less

25mins 2004-02-21

20. Tentative Steps

Claire has been demoted from working in Control Section to replacing Hachimaki in Debris Section. Hach...More

Claire has been demoted from working in Control Section to replacing Hachimaki in Debris Section. Hachimaki and Hakim encounter unexpected difficulties completing a 10-day group endurance test, the second round of testing for those wishing to join the Von Braun.Less

25mins 2004-02-28

21. Tandem Mirror

Debris Section has been assigned to the Moon for a month to help collect debris from the Tandem Mirror...More

Debris Section has been assigned to the Moon for a month to help collect debris from the Tandem Mirror Drive disaster. In training as a finalist aboard the Von Braun, Hachimaki learns that one of his fellow candidates is planning to sabotage the mission.Less

25mins 2004-03-06

22. Exposure

Hachimaki is called to the moon for questioning about the explosion aboard the Von Braun. He also lear...More

Hachimaki is called to the moon for questioning about the explosion aboard the Von Braun. He also learns of the death of his sensei and of Tanabe's prior knowledge of Gigalt's fight with cancerLess

25mins 2004-03-13

23. Debris Cluster

As the final preparations are being made for the Von Braun's maiden voyage to Jupiter, the Space Defen...More

As the final preparations are being made for the Von Braun's maiden voyage to Jupiter, the Space Defense Front makes a bold attempt at interrupting the INTO summit by taking control of the ship.Less

25mins 2004-03-20

24. Love

The Space Defense Front's sinister plan to crash the Von Braun into Luna City is thwarted at the last ...More

The Space Defense Front's sinister plan to crash the Von Braun into Luna City is thwarted at the last minute when INTO caves in to the terrorists' demands. Tanabe and Claire are stranded on the surface of the moon in a life or death situation.Less

25mins 2004-04-03

25. The Lost

Following the Von Braun crisis, Hachimaki sinks into deep depression and wanders on the lunar surface....More

Following the Von Braun crisis, Hachimaki sinks into deep depression and wanders on the lunar surface. He returns to Earth for a holiday, only to encounter Tanabe, who was paralyzed during the Von Braun crisis.Less