Planetes
Abandoned artificial satellites. Tanks jettisoned from shuttles.
Refuse generated during space station construction.
This vast amount of junk floating in space, space debris, is a very serious threat.
This is a story of 2075, a time in which this space garbage has become a problem.
Okay, rookie, you stay put there.
Are you listening to me, rookie?
Wait there. Don't go near the engine until...
Hey! Rookie!
Did you hear a word I said?! Hey!
What do you think you're doing, damn it?
At least learn your suit's halt code!
Stay calm. Just swing to the right.
You panicked over nothing, you little bastard...
Crap, the engine and control system were still working!
Soshite hito wa toki wo koeta yume wo miru, And people dream dreams that transcend time,
...seijyaku no umi ni idakarete. ...held in the arms of a still sea.
Tori ya kumo wo miagete wa... As they look up at the birds and clouds,
...hakanai inochi moyashita... ...it set their ephemeral souls on fire...
...ikusen no asa ni. ...on a thousand mornings.
Hikari ga mukau basho e... I bet they're taking flight...
...habataku darou. ...to where the light is headed.
Negai wo hanatsu toki wa ima. Now is the time to launch your dreams.
Hatenaki yume wo noseta... Off into the frontier that is carrying...
...frontier e, ...boundless dreams, .
...tooku tooku dive in the sky. ...farther and farther, dive in the sky.
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Phase 2: Like a Dream
-Six! -Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
And our next number is a six!
-Six! -Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!
Banzai! Banzai!
Huh? Did something happen?
I won the lottery, that's what!
Yep! 300 million!
300 million?!
Not just yet.
But if the next number is a 4, he wins 300 million.
No way!
I'm the one who bought the ticket, Hachi,
...so if you win, I get half! No, no a quarter is fine!
I helped out with the luck dance, so I get some too, right?
Um...
W-Why are you dressed like that?
Wanna join in?
They say it's a good-luck charm that's a sure thing.
But I...
Hey, here comes the last number!
Oo.
C'mon, four!
Four!
And those are tonight's numbers!
Aw, man... 172 straight losses.
And partial matches don't pay anything, either, damn it...
I suppose that half-hearted dance just won't do the trick.
If you're serious, you should go all-out. This is supposed to be quite effective.
Good idea! Do you want to try that next time?
In that case, please be the human sacrifice, Chief.
Don't make jokes like that!
It's no joke, Chief.
Sempai, why are you playing the lottery?
Prayers are more likely to reach the gods if your sacrifice is a man of virtue.
Sempai, why are you playing the lottery?
Prayers are more likely to reach the gods if your sacrifice is a man of virtue.
Lay off...It's none of your concern.
Prayers are more likely to reach the gods if your sacrifice is a man of virtue.
This bozo's dream is to buy a spaceship.
You have seniority and are the highest ranking person here, so I think you are a good choice.
This bozo's dream is to buy a spaceship.
You have seniority and are the highest ranking person here, so I think you are a good choice.
B-But aren't spaceships really, really expensive?
I'll act as high priest, then!
B-But aren't spaceships really, really expensive?
I'll act as high priest, then!
That's why he's playing the lottery! Hey, that reminds me!
No! Cut that out, Lavie!
That's why he's playing the lottery! Hey, that reminds me!
I'm serious, sir.
Let me show you something cool. This is...
What's the problem? You showed it to us before!
Yeah, so don't go showing it without asking!
What is it?
"Idea Notebook for Acquiring a Spaceship of My Own."
What?
Mr. Hoshino filled it with ways he could get a spaceship.
Apparently, he had it even before he joined the company.
But Sempai, it's not easy to win the lottery...
There's lots of different ways. I could get the President's Prize, for instance.
Come on, it's not like you'd ever be chosen for that.
He's right, Hachi. Besides, the President's Prize is a life-sized Mr. Nora.
A No...
I-I could also rescue some rich old geezer who's about to kick the bucket,
...or marry some rich old lady, or...
Are you the life-saving type?
And marrying rich? Would anybody ever marry you?
If a man puts his mind to it, he can get married or even buy a spaceship!
So, what else do you have written in there? Let me see your notebook.
What are you doing here, anyway?! It's your day off, isn't it?!
That's right, it is!
You know the procedure, right?
Right. I learned how in a workshop.
Okay, try to back away.
Right.
You moron, you're spinning because you're not thrusting through your body's center of gravity.
I'm sorry!
You gotta be able to judge something's center of mass in an instant.
Cause when you're holding tools or debris, it's even harder to determine your center of mass.
Y-Yes, sir!
Or more to the point, please stop me!
Of course.
T-Thank you.
Not at all.
Just think of your center of gravity as somewhere around the pit of your stomach.
Long time no see, Cheng-Shin.
Good to be back, Hachimaki.
I see you've finally got yourselves a new recruit.
Is he a friend of yours?
Cheng-Shin and I were hired at the same time. He works as a pilot in Aerospace Section.
My wings are still clipped, though. I'm not allowed to carry anything but cargo.
It will be 1800 hours momentarily. ISPV-7 is about to enter nighttime mode,
...so we ask that all corporate blocks switch over to internal power sources.
Good for you, you have a new partner.
Too bad she doesn't have a lick of talent.
Isn't everyone like that at first?
Besides, she's cute. I like her enthusiasm.
Girls like that oughta be secretaries or something.
Oh, so we agree that she's cute, then.
You'll never cut it as a pilot. Your eyes are terrible.
You can't admit it, can you?
Lay off.
Hey, Hachimaki! You buy your spaceship yet?
I hear the Yankees lost. That makes our records the same.
Oh, so I guess you lost the lottery, huh?
Even if I do get a spaceship someday, I'm never letting you aboard it, you hear me?
I'm kidding.
But I will! So will you lend me some money?
Playing the ponies again?
No way! I found a sure thing in the dog races!
Hey, what's it gonna be?! I'm taking the last bets now!
Give me a minute!
C'mon! Somebody! Anybody!
Work the night shift for me! I have a date!
You're just gonna get dumped again, anyway.
Lend me some money, and I'll do whatever you want!
Pipe down back there.
Step right up, my widower friends!
I've got some new goodies!
Rent or buy, but cash only, please!
Save some for me! Save some for me!
I'm not taking any more bets!
Wait, I want in, too! Hey, Cheng-Shin! Spot me!
C'mon, it's a sure thing! I'll pay you back triple!
I did it! Sempai, I did it!
Don't get cocky just 'cause you did it once.
Again!
Right!
I did it! I did it again!
Sempai, I did it!
Geez... Of course you did.
I've been working with you for days, haven't I?
I knew you could do it, Cheng-Shin!
He's had great grades ever since training!
Hey, what's the occasion?
Cheng-Shin says he's moved up in the world.
Moved up?
He's a ship's captain.
I said I'm a copilot.
They're finally letting me carry people.
They are?
Okay! Let's have a toast! To the future captain!
I'll go order some beer, then!
This is Cheng-Shin we're talking about, so get us some Shaoxing wine!
Um, I don't usually drink that...
That was fast... Just three years.
You tryin' to move straight up to company president?
Not interested. I want to be the captain of a ship to Jupiter.
You've been sayin' that for years. Is Jupiter all that great?
Yes, you're so great, Cecille baby!
When do you start flying?
A week from now, on the GO-S27.
No kiddin'... Well, give it all you got.
I hope you get a spaceship soon, too, Hachi.
Y-Yeah. Me, too.
Ship's captain, huh?
Um...
I'm sorry for dragging you out here with me, Sempai.
I'll practice on my own from now on.
Huh?
Um...The thing is, I think I can handle it by myself.
Hachimaki!
Vega uses that area after 1400 hours, so if you're gonna keep going, use cargo bay B4.
Hey, is that him? The idiot who says he's gonna buy his own ship?
Buy a spaceship? Do they get that kinda pay in Half Section?
Do they get double the pay cause they've only got half the people?
Is something funny, you bastards?
Hey, Hachimaki...
Is me buying a spaceship that funny?
-Um, Sempai... -C'mon, say something!
Of course it's funny! It's funny to hear a punk from Half Section deluding himself with dreams.
Hey!
What's wrong with dreams?!
What're you doing, Sempai? Why are you fighting?
You punk!
Sempai!
I've got you now, you Half Section bastard!
You messed with the wrong people.
Eat this!
-Not so tough now, are ya?! -Get him!
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Hey, are you okay?
Pull it together, rookie. You want a spaceship, right?
Don't rush things. You can take your time.
Take your time.
Take your time...
Damn it...
Sounds like you've come around. How do you feel?
Huh? Fine...
You were moaning in your sleep pretty badly.
It was an old dream. I was having a bad dream.
I see. Well, I'm glad it was just a dream.
What the heck is this?
Oh. Miss Tanabe left some medicine with me.
No kiddin'.
She was very worried about you.
She wouldn't listen to me. She said she'd sit up with you because she was responsible.
I sent her away because this is the men's dorm, though.
Who asked her to butt in?
Cheng-Shin, you're amazing.
I...
What the hell am I doing with my life?
Dbr-0720-1414.
As bad luck would have it, this bird has propellant left in it.
It started out as an asteroid probe, so it has excellent evasive capability.
And its orbit is retrograde to ours, so even making a rendezvous is going to be tricky.
Our section tried to recover it three years ago,
...but an accident caused it thrusters to fire up, and it got away from us.
Of course, every other company's attempts have failed so far, too.
Wow, this sounds like it'll be tricky.
Well, we would've preferred to leave it alone, but it's come into low Earth orbit,
...and has intersected our work orbit.
Luckily, it hasn't made any orbital corrections near Earth.
Hachi!
You copy?
Yeah...
It's the same as any other run, right?
Hachi! You better shape up!
Starting today, I'm having Tanabe participate directly in our missions,
...so set a good example as her senior.
She's right!
Show me how it's done, Sempai!
Hachi, try not to butt heads with other companies' departments, all right?
It makes trouble for me...
Yeah, sorry about that.
Hey, wait a minute!
Ta-dah!
Number A-7777-777!
You can tell it's a lucky number just by looking! With this baby, we...
Thanks, but no thanks.
I'm done with lotto drawings.
"Done"?
Hey, Hachimaki! Make sure you pay me back! I bought this for you!
And for these apology candies, too!
Um, Sempai?
I'm no good at EVA work, but I'm pretty lucky.
That's what got me into the company. And a space assignment, too.
If it's okay with you, why don't we go buy a lotto ticket together?
Who knows, maybe we'll win?
C'mon, Sempai! Let's see some spirit!
Is that hachimaki headband just for show?
I might be a useless rookie, but I don't sulk about it!
I thought you said you were gonna work hard until you had your own spaceship!
Isn't getting a spaceship your dream, Sempai?
Just give it a rest!
I understand... It's all clear now.
A measly debris collector could work for decades and still not be able to buy a real spaceship.
What's changed, these past three years?
I'm still a rank and file employee and I've got no savings.
I pick up debris day in and day out,
...and I still don't have the money to buy one of these spacesuits, much less a spaceship!
You'll figure it out soon enough, too.
Even if you say you're gonna make your dreams come true,
...there's some things you can do and some things you can't!
GO-S27, this is Bay Control.
Movement of gantry frame to final position complete.
Exposure confirmed.
As soon as launch preparations are complete, I will hand you over to Seven Departure.
Status?
As soon as launch preparations are complete, I will hand you over to Seven Departure.
Sir. Units A, B, and C, systems go.
Stand by for docking access separation.
Sir. Units A, B, and C, systems go.
Stand by for docking access separation.
We can launch at any time.
Reverifying atmospheric integrity in all sections.
We can launch at any time.
Reverifying atmospheric integrity in all sections.
Are you feeling nervous?
Reverifying atmospheric integrity in all sections.
Yes, sir.
Pressure of one atmosphere being maintained. No pressure drops. Nominal.
Yes, sir.
Pressure of one atmosphere being maintained. No pressure drops. Nominal.
That's good. Your cargo this time is human beings.
Pressurization complete.
That's good. Your cargo this time is human beings.
Pressurization complete.
It's a grave responsibility. Be as nervous as you can.
Coolant circulation system separation confirmed. Propellant refueling pipe separation complete.
It's a grave responsibility. Be as nervous as you can.
Coolant circulation system separation confirmed. Propellant refueling pipe separation complete.
Yes, sir.
Hachimaki, make your approach on the satellite from the direction of the damaged dish.
It looks like its control systems are half dead.
I know. I'm the one who smashed the thing.
If you know about it, then I'll leave the cleaning to you.
I copy.
Sempai, about this debris...
Yeah, I know all about it.
Man, nothing has changed these past three years.
Neither one of us...
Huh? Did you say something?
C'mon, let's get rid of this damn thing.
Oh. Right.
Listen, I'll do the basic work. You just stay out of the way.
You copy?
Huh? I copy.
Plus, we're dealing with debris that has moving parts this mission.
If you don't wanna get killed by having your face smashed in, don't open your face guard.
I copy...
I can't handle watching things on a monitor screen...
I'm terrible at games and stuff...
You stay put over there until I turn off the control panel.
Huh? Give me a minute!
Watch out for the arm.
Arm?
H-Hey!
Watch it!
Collision alert?
Crap, she did the same damn thing I did...
Um...Did I do something wrong?
Damn it, that stupid rookie!
Okay, automatic controls are cut!
Hachi, can you bring it back on manual? You're pretty far out of your predicted orbit.
Yeah, there's propellant left in the other engine, so I...
That's weird... The thruster's not responding.
It's not? Okay, we'll postpone the mission and...
Hold it! We finally caught this thing, so I'll use the Fishbone to try to decelerate it.
In the meantime, I'll go check out the thruster.
Understood. Careful, you'll run out of wire in another 20 seconds.
I copy.
Tanabe, I'm sending Yuri out to you, so stay put where you are.
Yes, ma'am.
Brace for impact.
Ten.
Nine.
Eight.
Seven.
Six.
Five.
Four.
Three.
Two.
One.
Zero.
Okay, Hachimaki. How's the thruster look?
Crap, the antenna dish film is tangled up in it. This is gonna take a while.
Yuri, see to recovering Tanabe.
I copy.
Fee, I think I can get the thruster straightened out.
Okay. That's good.
What's wrong, Hachi?!
Hachi!
I got hit by the wire, but I'm okay.
My suit's still functional.
I'm sorry, I didn't catch it on the monitor.
There doesn't seem to be much secondary debris, though.
That last impact changed your vector again, so...
Oh, no... This orbit is...
GO-S27, do you read? This is Control Section.
There is a risk of a near miss with debris Dbr-072-1414 on your flight path.
What's Half Section think they're doing?
What about an orbit change?
Is there time? It's coming straight at us, so our relative velocity is too high.
Deploy debris bumper!
Yes, sir!
This is the pilot speaking.
We will begin immediate anti-impact preparations...
...to ensure our safety during atmospheric reentry.
Hachi, get back here ASAP! You're in the shuttle's orbit!
Hey, wait a minute! I know that shuttle!
That's the one that Cheng-Shin's on!
Sempai! Get out of there, Sempai! Losing the mass of one person might...
Shut up! If I left, what would happen to the shuttle?!
This is one time when running away or failing isn't an option!
It ain't an option!
But Sempai! The shuttle has bumpers!
There's no way that it can protect it from something this big!
Hachi...
Damn it, I haven't even gotten my spaceship yet...
Yuri, Sempai is gonna...
All we can do now is have faith in Mr. Hoshino's abilities.
GO-S27, this is Entry Approach.
It's no use! Even if we accelerate, there's not enough time to raise our orbit!
We have confirmed a red alert. Abort reentry corridor.
It's no use! Even if we accelerate, there's not enough time to raise our orbit!
Its auto functions are totally dead...
So I'll have to do it by hand, then!
Okay, this one's still online...
Fee! Give me a realtime feed of the course data for the shuttle and the debris!
Got it.
Here goes...
Judging from this remaining propellant, I've only got one chance.
And I have to thrust through the center of mass of a spinning body, or it's all over.
Can I seriously pull this off?
Can I really do this?
Stay focused...
Not yet. Stay with it...
Just a little more, and its position will be along the center of gravity...
Those Half Section guys did that?
It accelerated and moved into an orbit above ours!
Well, I'll be! I actually did it!
See that, Cheng-Shin?
Mr. Hoshino!
Sempai!
Are you all right?
Oops. Darn it...
Hey, rookie, don't be in such a rush.
Sir?
You're just getting started.
There's no rush. Just take your time and build it up a little at a time.
Am I right?
Huh? I guess...
Give it three years. Nah, make it five, and I'll have you whipped into shape.
Five years, huh?
Wait, you didn't see my breathtaking EVA work, did you? Make it 10.
It just keeps climbing, doesn't it?
Um...Who's going to write up the letter of apology for this one?
Gutto mizu wo nomihoshi, We gulp down some water...
...yuuyakegumo miageru no sa. ...and look up at the evening clouds.
Kyou mo ichinichi ga owatte, Let's wind our way home...
...gairoju no shita wo kaerou. ...under the roadside trees as another day ends.
Yaru koto darake de tenpatte, Even if life's so hectic that our tempers flare,
...muri wo shite, tsumazuite mo, ...we push ourselves too hard, and we stumble,
...nani ka kanarazu tsukanderu sa. ...I know there'll be something to grab hold of.
Kiraku ni ikou ze. Let's move on without a care in our hearts.
Subarashii jinsei dakara, It's a wonderful life,
...jibun wo aisuru yuuki wo motou. ...so let's have the courage to love ourselves.
Atarashii doa tataite... Let's take it one step at a time,
...hitotsu hitotsu aruite yukou. ...knocking on new doors on the way.
Subarashii jinsei na no sa. It's a wonderful life.
Kimi mo boku mo subete no hito mo... You and I and everyone else...
...yorokobi to kanashimi no imi... ...keep on searching for the meaning...
...sagashitsuzukete, so just on my way. ...of joy and sadness, so just on my way.
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This is our tuition plan. It's a bargain.
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You get dragged in, don't you?
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T-That's a...
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It doesn't matter what I write.
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Our job is to collect debris, end of story.
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My father was a astronaut through and through.
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You can't do that!
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Damn it, girl, answer me!
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Hey!
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He should go home to Earth!
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I'd leave them love!
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You're an idiot.
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