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.
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 looked 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 15: In Her Case...
Medical checkups are only worthwhile when you get one every year like clockwork.
Phase 15: In Her Case...
Enough, already! I came here this year, didn't I?
Why the sudden change of heart?
You haven't come for a checkup since the one you had when you were hired.
Um...
Because an astronaut has to take good care of himself!
Right, Sempai?
Yeah. Right.
Right! A person's most precious possession is his health!
Let's all get our checkups together every year from now on, okay?
All of us, huh?
Edel isn't here, though...
Oh, that's because she's a contract worker.
Right, only regular employees get medical checkups.
Oh, okay. I thought it was strange that someone as punctual as Edel would play hooky.
I've never seen her show up late for work.
She's never late submitting her paperwork, either.
That girl really has her act together.
Don't you think she's a bit too tightly wound? She could stand to loosen up a little.
Yeah, I've never seen her smile, either.
Now that you mention it, it's hard to imagine Edel laughing.
You're the members of Debris Section, correct?
Please follow me to the reception desk.
-What the? -What are you doing, Edel?
There will be six of you, then?
Um, what are you...
I work here part-time twice a month.
Anyway, could we please get you checked in as quickly as possible?
I have another job after this.
You have another job besides this one? Why do you have so many?
It doesn't conflict with my contracted work hours at Technora.
This way, please.
The deal will be made here at Seven. This trio came up here yesterday.
Geez, these guys keep coming up here into space to make their deals.
Seven is under INTO law, so even if they get caught, the punishment will be less severe.
Hakim, it's not our place to decide what their punishment will be.
Yes, sir.
We'll arrest them while they're making the deal. That is our...
Sensei?
Gigalt Sensei!
Call a medical team! Hurry!
-Yes, sir! -Old man!
Earrings!
Might not look good on me...
Still, it's our first date, so why not?
Yuri, how much longer are you going to look after this sea cucumber?
Oh, that was a gift from Third Division.
Oh, I'm sorry, I'm going to keep it as a pet.
An animal like this?
Right.
Oh, I see.
In that case, please file a personal effects registration form.
Okay.
Maybe it'd be nice to wear earrings for a change...
Those are for Lingum piercings.
Lingum? What's that?
It's a tongue piercing. They go through the underside of the tongue.
Really?
I don't think they would look good on you.
Earrings.
You don't?
No, I don't. They wouldn't suit you at all.
Hey, which do you think would look better?
The right one, I guess.
But if you wear that, you'll want something on your neck. Like a choker or something.
I don't have a damn choker.
Let me borrow one!
I don't have one, either.
Hey! Cheng-Shin!
Need something?
You have a choker, right? Let Hachi borrow it.
T-That's okay! Don't sweat it!
What's that you have there, Cheng-Shin?
Oh, that's the pamphlet for the Jupiter project.
I hear they're going to put out a call for Von Braun crew applicants inside the company.
You're gonna apply?
Yes, but the competition is probably going to be tough.
How about you, Hachi? It sounds exciting.
Who, me?
Well, I...
Nah, it's hopeless! They're just gonna pick people from Control and Astrogation, right?
They'll show me the door once they hear I'm from Half Section.
Hey, that's right! You always talked about...
...wanting to be the captain of the Von Braun, didn't ya?
Give 'em hell, Cheng-Shin!
Who, Tanabe?
She's taking a personal day today.
Today is the deadline for her to renew her EVA license.
And I don't think she's handed in her registration for the sea cucumber yet, either.
Being one day late is no big deal.
If a temp worker like me put off doing her job, I'd be in breach of contract!
Please don't assume that I'm like an official employee like you are, Assistant Manager.
Hey, I have a lot going on right now.
And anyway, I'm your superior. No, you could even say I'm your employer.
But forget about that. This thing is harder than it looks.
Do you know any good tips for playing it?
Mail?
Wait, this address is...
Sasha?!
Say something, damn it.
Like what?
Like anything.
Well, how long have you had feelings for me, Sempai?
What kind of question is that?!
You told me to say "anything," didn't you?
How about you?
Who, me?
I think it was...
Maybe it was when I first went out into space with you.
Oh. No kidding...
Now it's your turn, Sempai. I told you, so now you go!
Well, I...
I guess it was...
Hachi?
Cheng-Shin?!
Um, we were just... That is, we...
How's it look?
I only see two. This man isn't here.
He stayed in the hotel, huh?
What should we do?
Hugo is over at the hotel. We'll stick to the plan and stake out the restaurant.
Hakim!
How's Old Man Gigalt doing?
They took him to the hospital.
Oh.
This is Gigalt Sensei we're talking about.
By the time we have this mission wrapped up, he'll probably...
Hoshino?
You know that man?
Yeah. Okay, change in plans. We'll let Ron's team handle the restaurant.
I'm a real bastard...
I knew how you felt, but I lied to you.
I never meant to lie to you or to myself about how I felt, but I...
No, I'm just making excuses.
From your point of view, it's a simple case of betrayal.
Go ahead and hit me or kick me. I deserve it!
Deep down, I guess I knew.
She'd been turning me down lately.
I'm sorry.
Cheng-Shin, I...
Don't worry about it, Hachi. It's not like Tanabe and I were married or anything.
I don't think I have a claim on her just because we slept together once.
Y-Yeah, I guess not...It's not like we're grade schoolers or something.
That doesn't mean...
We did no such thing! Cheng-Shin!
Sorry, sorry... I'm just kidding, Hachi.
Tanabe and I never even kissed.
You have a warped personality, you know that?
Call it a little payback. You can allow me that much, right?
Good work, Dolf.
Second Division was the clear leader again this quarter.
Thank you, sir.
What do you say? Would you care to join me for a drink later?
I'm sorry, sir, but I've already made plans.
Turning down an invitation from the Executive Vice President like that...
Who does he think he is?
The next Executive Vice President, possibly.
Assistant Chief, would you mind if I took the afternoon off?
Even contract workers are entitled to paid time off.
With the supervisor's consent, of course.
Sure, that's okay. We'll pretend that you were here working.
You always do such great work here. Besides, everybody is taking the day off, anyway.
You don't have to be so formal about everything, Edel.
Just make up the hours by the end of the month.
Okay?
No, sir. Time off is time off.
Man, that Cheng-Shin sure has a mean streak, doesn't he?
So, what do you want to do now?
Um...Hachirota?
Did you say something just now? Something weird?
Well, I can't keep calling you Hachimaki Sempai, can I?
No! Absolutely not! Just call me Hachimaki!
But if we're going out...
You call me by my name, so I should also...
Tanabe?
You have the day off, too?
How do you do? I'm Chapeau, I joined at the same time as Tanabe.
Um...I'm Hoshino. I work at Debris Section with Miss Tanabe.
Hoshino?
Wait a minute... Diaper Man?!
Um, I'm sorry, Chapeau, Vanli. We're in a bit of a hurry.
Hey! Tanabe! Introduce us, darn it!
Geez, why do we keep running into people we know?
It can't be helped. This promenade is the only place on Seven where people can go for fun.
What do people usually do at times like this?
How about going aboard Toy Box? If we go there, nobody...
That's where we work. It wouldn't feel much like a date there, you know?
Isn't there anywhere else?
What are you two doing here?
-Lucie! -Here we go again...
You two sillies. Seven has its own little rules for dating.
Um, isn't this a...
Yep. Seven's only establishment for overnight lodgings.
Hotel Spica.
A hotel?!
What are you shouting for?
B-But it's a...
Oh, come on, it's not like you're going to stay here overnight or anything.
You get the room for a few hours, and you watch a movie or eat or whatever.
There's no other way to be all by yourselves on Seven, you know?
Oh, I get it...
Everybody does it.
Of course, you could always spend the night, too.
Um, I wouldn't... That is, I...Um...
Look at you, getting all flustered!
The firms that we've ordered from in the past are on the list I gave you the other day.
This is a list of companies that have just been added.
I guess I'll go ahead and take it.
They're all companies in developing countries, right? We'll never place any orders with them.
Well, give top priority to any work related to the Von Braun.
Understood, sir.
INTO's business only goes to members of the First World club.
I guess that never changes.
Hachi?
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Wow! This room is pretty big!
A projection TV, too! You can watch movies and things on this!
-This potted plant is real! Wow! -I told Tanabe how I feel, and she's okay with it...
And we've kissed... And we're both adults, too...
I-I guess that just about covers everything as etiquette for this kinda thing goes...
Look at this, Sempai! It's a balloon-style rescue ball!
Look at how small it is!
I-I'm sorry, Sempai...
Tanabe, I...
Sempai!
I'm sorry, I didn't mean...
No, not that! There's someone here!
-What? -Behind the bed!
Is anybody there?! If you're back there, come on out!
Are you a thief? A pervert?! I'm gonna call the cops!
W-Wait, don't! You don't need to worry about me.
How much more suspicious can you get?! You were hiding behind our bed!
Well, I had a good reason...
Yeah, like what?
Well, it's a long story. To sum it up in one word, it'd be "love," I guess.
Love?
It was love at first sight. We were drawn to each other like magnets.
I proposed to her just two weeks after we met.
But we packed more living into those two weeks...
...than a lousy government official experiences in a whole lifetime.
After I proposed, I went to ask her parents for approval.
I was even wearing a suit, which is totally out of character for me.
But I was turned down.
Why?
"We can't give our daughter to a foreigner," they said.
But I refused to give up, and I went to their house again.
But they had already sent her away to a place I could never reach her.
Where you could never reach her?
Into space, huh?
Is she on Seven? Is that where she is?!
That's right. And I made arrangements to meet her here in this room today.
Why this room?
I wrote down the wrong number.
I meant to write room 25, but I put down 35 instead.
Old man! You've got a visitor!
Who is it?
Beats me. He looks like he's from a loan company or something.
It's been a long time.
Dolf!
We're short on flight directors over in Second Division. How about it?
Who, me?
Third Division doesn't know how to make the best use of their people.
You're no accountant, Chad. You're not cut out for it.
Thanks for the vote of confidence.
It's an accurate judgment.
That's one thing about you that will never change.
Not in a million years.
I worked myself half to death these past five years.
And now I finally have a restaurant of my own.
It's small, but our food is second to none.
If you're ever down on Earth...
She's here!
What're you doing?
Sasha?
I'm scared of seeing her again...
I can understand! It's been five whole years!
I'm sorry, could you get the door for me?
Sure.
I'm really sorry.
Please, come in.
Miss Edel?
What are you...
Hey, Edel. You seem different somehow.
You mean Edel is the old girlfriend that you were telling us about?!
Hey, aren't those guys with the OSA?
-Oh, hell! -Crap!
Come along quietly!
Screw you!
You! Come with us!
Are you all right?
Hakim Ashmead?
We keep running into each other.
Commander, are you okay?
Yeah. How's it look over at the hotel? That man named Sasha should still be there.
They said that no one was in room 25.
What an amazing coincidence!
Admittedly, there aren't a lot of people on Seven...
Be quiet for a minute. What did you come here for, Sasha?
I came to see you.
Sasha here has his own restaurant now. He said he worked himself to death for you.
It's small, but the food is...
You're still using that "cook on the outskirts of town" con?
How about a little smile for me, Edel? It's been five years, so don't be so cold.
It hasn't been five years. It's been four years, eight months.
I've been counting the days. Counting them off until I've been away from you for five years.
Miss Edel?
If I stay separated from you for five years,
...I can get a divorce with or without your consent.
What are you talking about?
This slime used to be my husband.
Husband?!
But he said that he proposed, but your parents were against it.
You never change, do you? Always making up lies on the spot...
Cheap sob stories to milk people for sympathy!
Don't be that way, baby...I came all the way here, so come back to...
You want to force me to work while you screw around, is that it?
Um...
I was always picked by the worst johns...
They used handcuffs and collars! Electric shocks!
They made me get piercings all over!
Piercings?
And if I refused, they beat me!
You call yourself a husband?!
"'Til death do us part"? "I love you"?
They're just empty words, you good for nothing pimp!
E-Edel!
This is a wire anchor launcher. They use these to fire ropes into ship hulls.
H-Hey, now, if you use that on a person...
They'll die.
C'mon, cut it out, Edel. Okay?
We've got no parents, no money, and no education.
For people like us, that was the only way we could survive.
You haven't changed one bit.
You keep making excuses so you won't even have to try.
As for me, I have a job.
Every morning, I go to the office, sit at my desk, do my job, and go home at night.
I even work part-time jobs in my free time to earn money for school.
That doesn't sound like the Edel I know.
I used to be a fool, but I'm studying hard.
I'm just a temp staffer now, but I'm going to be a full employee one day!
All right, I understand. Just put that thing down...
I love you, baby...
You've got to be kidding me.
I'll make you go away. And you won't come back.
Tanabe!
-Move! -I won't!
A man like him isn't worth saving!
He isn't the one that I want to save. I don't want you to shoot him!
We need you at the office!
You're more useful than the Chief or Lavie, and way more useful than someone like me!
Don't throw it all away because of him!
Sasha!
You stupid bitch! Think you're better than me, huh?
Let go! Get off of me!
Like hell I will!
Get back here!
Move it!
Hold it!
I'm with the Orbital Security Agency.
You will be treated in accordance with INTO law.
You have the right to contact an attorney.
You have the right to remain silent.
You're a real go-getter, aren't you, Hakim?
I am. Which is why I'm going to get statements from all of you later.
Fine, fine...I guess this is twice now.
You and I must have some kind of connection, Hoshino.
Looks that way.
Edel! You ratted me out! Didn't you, you bitch?!
You said you loved me!
Were our marriage vows nothing but lies?!
What else are you good for besides selling your body?!
Come on, get moving!
Please, Edel! Help me! Edel!
Miss Edel...
I wasn't going to shoot him.
I just wanted to make sure he'd never come near me again, that's all.
Because I...
I'm never going back to that cesspool of a town. Or back to that scum.
They say that Old Man Gigalt has stabilized.
That's good.
Members of the regular shift, good morning.
It is now 9AM, Greenwich Mean Time. Technora is now open for business.
Good morning.
Oh, good morning. You're sure here early.
Miss Edel, about yesterday...
The deadline for your EVA license renewal was yesterday.
I'm sorry!
Um...Where'd I?
I filled it out and submitted it for you.
I also filed your registration for the sea cucumber.
Thank you, Miss Edel. I don't know what to say.
You can call me Edel.
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.
Next Time: Ignition
How did it go, Lavie?
Next Time: Ignition
Fee, it was an accident. Don't blame yourself.
Next Time: Ignition
I'm no doctor, but I know something that might do the trick.
Next Time: Ignition
Maybe he's...
Next Time: Ignition
It's Spatial Loss Disorder.
Next Time: Ignition
Sempai...Maybe it would be better if you went back to Earth.
Next Time: Ignition
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