Space Brothers - Recommendations

• TV (14 eps)
• 2007

Former mountain climbers Goro Saruwatari and Jack "Lostman" Woodbridge have labored long and hard for their dream of going into space. Now, each through their own means, they've finally achieved that goal. Now they set their sights on the moon.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2007

After discovering an element on the moon that, when used to create a nuclear reaction, would power the Earth for the next 1,000 years, the leaders of sixteen countries declared that their space programs would be combined into the International Space Agency (ISA) – and fifteen nuclear reactors would be built on the moon by the year 2023. Lostman and Goro are two young climbers who have conquered the highest point on Earth – Mt. Everest – and now look to the skies for their next challenge: to become astronauts and explore the stars. While Goro becomes a construction specialist, Lostman joins the air force; both will work their hardest to make their way into space, by whatever means necessary.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2014

Mutta Namba’s ambitions are at a disappointing standstill when his brother, Hibito, is selected to train for a coveted NASA space mission — an appointment that sets in motion events that take the brothers to the crossroads of destiny and dreams.

• TV (26 eps)
• 2003 - 2004

In the year 2075, humanity has spread to the stars, along with their technology, colonies, and... waste? At such great speeds in orbit, even a tiny bolt can cause a tragic disaster. Enter the team of the half division. Their job? To gather the garbage and debris that circles the Earth, in order to keep space safe. From broken-down satellites to bolts and nails, there's nothing that the underpaid and underappreciated staff can't salvage. Join Hachimaki, Tanabe, Fee, and the rest of the gang as they risk their lives to keep space clean, and keep their wallets... empty.

• Music Video (1 ep)
• 2017

• TV (12 eps)
• 2007

In search of answers, Yukari Morita travels to the place where her father had abandoned her mother seventeen years ago on their honeymoon night. When she reaches the Solomon Islands, an unlikely sequence of events occurs and her fate becomes intertwined with that of Solomon Space Agency. She meets Isao Nasuda, the director of SSA, who happens who be quite the opportunist. Nasuda is willing to help her find her father, but at a price: doing a simple job, pressing buttons -- something even a monkey could do! Little does she know she'll be piloting Japan's first manned rocket into outer space!

• TV (77 eps)
• 1986 - 1987

The series depicts the adventures of four astronauts who travel through space and visit many planets. On each planet they have an adventure. Each adventure seems to have a sort of morality, such as the value of friendship or the protection of endangered species.

• TV (20 eps)
• 2003 - 2004

When Asumi was just a baby, a space shuttle accident changed her life, and the lives of the townspeople of Yuigahama, forever. As a young woman, the spirited Asumi has only one desire: to someday travel to the stars in a rocket, with her father and ghostly friend Lion-san along for the ride. With heartache, happiness, and plenty of determination, Asumi and dozens of talented teenagers now face the greatest challenge of their lives: the test to enter a prestigious space academy, so that they may one day reach out and touch the stars...

• Web (12 eps)
• 2022

After an asteroid destroys Earth, Moon Yoo unintentionally becomes the last person in existence, or so he thinks. Stuck on a research facility on the moon, he struggles with being the last person alive. Little does he know that humankind is watching his every move from Earth.

• DVD Special (1 ep)
• 2005

It’s twenty days until the first episode of the series is due to air, and aboard a space shuttle on their voyage back to Earth the girls are relaxing. Unfortunately their peace is soon shattered as Miu bursts through the window and the ship’s oxygen levels rapidly drop. With time running out the girls have to rely upon their last resort if they want any hope of getting back home in one piece…