Planetes
Hi, Tanabe, how are you?
They still have us doing training cruises between the Earth and the moon.
Even though it's been six months since we passed the selection tests...
Well, we're about to set out on a long haul of seven years, after all.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that preparing for it is taking a long time.
Oh, and you don't need to worry so much. Our teamwork is pretty much perfect.
I think we're all getting along pretty well.
Well, except for a certain middle-aged troublemaker...
We're starting another round of shipboard testing tomorrow,
...so it'll be a week before I can mail you again.
See you. Hang in there.
Oh, and say hi to Pritch for me.
Dear Sempai. You should try to get along with your father better.
Use the seven years to make up for lost time and become closer as father and son.
As for me, I'm doing rehab exercises all day, every day.
I have that to thank for my steady recovery.
The doctors complimented me, saying I was doing really well.
I've been asking them to let me go back into space,
...and they say that if I keep it up, they should be able to give me the okay by next month.
Sempai, if I do, can we meet up there in space?
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.
Planetes
Last Phase: And The Days We Chance Upon...
Due to the political prisoners and serious criminals housed in this facility,
...special security measures are in place.
It's been a long time.
Be advised that entry by unauthorized persons...
It's been a long time.
Be advised that entry by unauthorized persons...
What's it been, a year?
Be advised that entry by unauthorized persons...
...or parties unaffiliated with this facility is not allowed.
Yeah.
...or parties unaffiliated with this facility is not allowed.
That long, huh?
...or parties unaffiliated with this facility is not allowed.
-Look, Cheng-Shin, I... -Wait, let me go first.
How come? I started talking first, didn't I?
When something like this needs to be said, the younger person goes first.
Only by a couple of months! Besides, don't you mean it should be the older person?
What's going on out there?
In my family, the younger person always goes first.
Nothing, ma'am. Looks like a simple squabble.
In my family, the younger person always goes first.
Nothing, ma'am. Looks like a simple squabble.
Like I care about that. Anyway, I was the one who started talking first.
I wish they'd pick a more suitable place for it.
Like I care about that. Anyway, I was the one who started talking first.
That's for sure...
Like I care about that. Anyway, I was the one who started talking first.
That's for sure...
So you'd better listen good!
I'll listen to what you have to say after you get back from Jupiter, then.
Regular check of point 3-0-3 complete. Officers in charge, take over.
You can go first then.
Regular check of point 3-0-3 complete. Officers in charge, take over.
Okay, then.
Point 3-0-3 check complete.
Make sure you come back, you hear?
Sure.
Well, it's time.
Excuse me, we're the people who submitted that visitation request form the other day.
Take a seat, Claire Rondo.
Yes, sir.
What are you two doing here? Visiting hours will end soon.
To tell you the truth, I'd planned to come see you sooner. But...
I understand. It's not easy to get permission to visit.
Hachi, you used your pull as a crew member, didn't you?
Well, yeah, sorta...
It's ironic, isn't it? I have the Von Braun to thank for being able to see you.
Did you hear the verdict?
Yeah. Ten years was a bit much, wasn't it?
For one thing, the Von Braun didn't crash...
For a terrorist, it's a light sentence.
It was because I told them everything.
It just means that I was a small potatoes to them.
But Fee and the others didn't say anything, right? You could've denied that you...
I needed it. I felt like I deserved to be punished.
I wanted to become a member of society. To be recognized as a person.
I wanted to believe that I deserved to be here.
That's why I worked so hard at Technora.
But it's like I said to you, Hachi. I couldn't keep up with a thoroughbred.
Right...
Maybe I pushed myself too hard.
Before I knew it, I couldn't tell what was what anymore.
When Tanabe and I crashed on the moon, I thought to myself, "I'm going to die here."
I thought I would've been better off if I'd been killed.
But in the end...
In the end, she didn't abandon me.
If she had used my oxygen, she could easily have saved herself.
Her O2 usage was higher than mine because she was carrying me.
Right when I was thinking of taking off my helmet and getting it over with,
...that's when I saw the shuttle bus.
I wasn't looking to be rescued.
But I couldn't bring myself to abandon her, either.
I wonder why?
Because you liked her?
Not likely. I couldn't stand her.
She goes on and on about things she doesn't know anything about...
...and thinks that everything can be sorted out if you only try hard enough.
When I was sent to Debris Section and had to work under her, I...
When people make you angry or sad, it's because you care about what they think.
The opposite of love isn't hate, it's apathy.
If you didn't care what they thought, you wouldn't hate them.
I wouldn't know about that.
Oh, I get it.
I guess it was like you were saying, "Don't you dare die on me!"
Where do you get that from? Your reasoning isn't really connected there.
Yeah, exactly! A while ago, I had this revelation about what space is.
I realized that everything in it is connected.
Everything's connected?
Somewhere deep down, you and Tanabe are connected, too.
It's not just people, either.
You're probably connected to that shuttle bus that was passing by. And to El Tanika, too.
Then you and I are connected? And Claire, too?
Yeah.
Sounds like you've turned into a philosopher.
Don't make fun of me.
Claire, I'll be able to make it to Jupiter because I realized that.
Well...Maybe you're right.
What's that?
El Tanikan.
Once I've served my sentence, I was thinking of translating first-world books into El Tanikan.
Because the thing that El Tanika needs most of all to rebuild is education.
You are, huh?
Because I can't keep my promise to Temara now.
I can't keep it, but...
But?
Maybe it's because I still want to be connected to him.
You do, huh? Hang in there, Claire.
Sure.
What was that word that you wrote just now?
"Miig." It means, "Thank you, see you again soon."
Hello there. Congratulations.
The board has just reached a consensus.
We've decided to reinstate you at Technora, Dolf.
We place a high value on those skills of yours that kept the Jupiter project on track.
Rather than returning you to your old job of division director,
...we've prepared a VP post for you at the head office.
We want you to oversee our new Solar System Development project...
When I was transferred from Second Division to Galileo Development, I was told...
...it was a promotion because my title was changing from director to company president.
This time, I'm going from company president to vice president,
...so doesn't that make this a demotion?
Spare us the sarcasm, Dolf.
You'll be a VP of Technora, a worldwide company.
Being president of a little company like Galileo Development is nothing in comparison.
I suppose not. I'll admit that there is no comparison between the two.
Who could possibly need to ask if it would be better to be a pet dog or a lone wolf?
Galileo Development is going independent?
President Dolf turned them down when they offered to send him back to Technora.
It's because it looks like the Jupiter project will succeed.
If they thought it would fail, they would cut him loose.
If it looked to be successful, they would return him to Technora.
It sounds like that was what they had in mind at first.
Oh? But what about...
Down, boy! Hands off! This has onions in it!
-Hands off that, too! For other reasons! -Hey, what're you doing! Down, boy!
Getting back to what I was saying, is it a good idea to pick a fight with the head office?
He's secured Dr. Locksmith's backing and now has a monopoly on his work.
If Technora doesn't want to fall behind in the space development race,
...I suppose they will have no choice but to play ball with President Dolf.
Apparently, he told them that he'd gone to Vega and struck a deal with them first.
Remember, they're the ones who'd been removed from the Jupiter project.
Really? Wow, it was a premeditated crime...
Huh? Did I say something funny?
Mr. McCoy of the Irving funeral, please return to the reception center.
I've got one last lesson to teach you. It's very important.
Every ship needs a harbor.
They need a harbor that will always be there waiting for them,
...and will take them in when they finally arrive.
Remember that.
Well, give my best to Goro. We'd both get all maudlin.
I want you two to try to get along.
That old meddler.
Doors to the lunar pioneer joint memorial service will be closed at 5PM.
That old meddler.
Doors to the lunar pioneer joint memorial service will be closed at 5PM.
He didn't need to worry. You and me, we're best buddies.
Doors to the lunar pioneer joint memorial service will be closed at 5PM.
Yeah, we sure are, Daddy!
Did you say something weird just now, boy?
Those planning to attend, please make a note of it.
Did you say something weird just now, boy?
Those planning to attend, please make a note of it.
But you're the one who said we're bestest buddies, Daddy!
Don't call me that, boy.
Just call me "Dad," you hear? It's just "Dad."
Yeah, yeah...
Goodbye, Gigalt. We won't be visiting you again for seven years.
Sensei, I'll take a picture of Jupiter for you with this.
So, what're you gonna do now? You still have some vacation time, right?
I'm gonna stop by Seven.
What's the point of going there now?
'Cause Tanabe says she's coming into space.
She is, huh? She's well enough to go into space already?
Yeah, she's been working hard down on Earth.
Aw, you found me... Are you from the hospital?
Huh? My transmitter's not turned on?
No, I can hear you.
Um, could you keep this a secret?
Sure.
Thanks! Say, what're you doing out here?
I'm cleaning.
There's a place that everyone's sullied, and I'm going to make it pristine again.
Planetes
Space has become a world that is monopolized by a handful of countries.
We should fix that, shouldn't we? We should start over from scratch, shouldn't we?
And return all the countries to the way they should be.
Countries? Oh, I learned all about those.
Earth is divided up into those, isn't it?
Oh, I'm a Lunarian!
I was born and raised here!
So I've never seen any of those "country" things myself.
Mister, where's your country on Earth?
Can you see it from here?
You're right...
You can't see any of them from here.
But I still...
You can't see them from here, but I still...
Now opening 5th Bay access.
Oops! I'm sorry!
Weightless conditions are maintained within the station's port area,
Oops! I'm sorry!
Weightless conditions are maintained within the station's port area,
...so we ask that all our visitors exercise caution while passing through.
Tanabe!
Weightless conditions are maintained within the station's port area,
Sempai?
Weightless conditions are maintained within the station's port area,
Uh, Sempai?
...so we ask that all our visitors exercise caution while passing through.
Uh, Sempai?
...so we ask that all our visitors exercise caution while passing through.
I got myself a makeover. Nice, huh?
...so we ask that all our visitors exercise caution while passing through.
Sempai, that isn't very flattering on you.
You think so? I think it makes me look like a playboy.
What're you talking about?
C'mon, how about a compliment at least?
Hey, hurry up and get those containers opened!
Right! Sorry about that!
Back on the moon, I ran into Cheng-Shin.
And I heard about what happened between you two.
So then I...I decked him. Good and hard with a fist like a rock.
You should've used scissors.
To poke his eyes out?!
No, not that. A "V" peace sign.
Oh, that kind of scissors.
Well, let's just think of what you did as an example of tough love.
You're okay with that?
Sure, there are lots of kinds of love.
Excuse us!
Tanabe?
Tanabe? Are your legs okay?
Good as new.
Geez, this place never changes.
Huh?
It's been a long time, you two!
Huh? Chief?
I thought you retired...
Oh, about that...
Starting this year, the retirement age has been pushed back.
No way!
It's true! When I told my wife, she said to work until I die!
So, in a case like this, are you supposed to congratulate the person?
Probably not...
It is good to see the two of you back at the office.
Yuri, neither one of us works for Technora anymore.
It's good to be back, Yuri.
It looks like Keith's tip was right.
That you, Edel?
Hey, does this mean...
When my contract came up for renewal, I was hired as a regular employee.
I work in General Affairs Section now.
Congratulations, Edel!
Thank you. Here, this is for you.
What is it?
A going-away present. It's a limited-edition item given out to stockholders.
Thank you.
So, you wanna come with me to Jupiter?
What the hell?!
Oh. These inflate to 20 meters in height.
M-Make it stop!
Oh, that reminds me, Hachi! I made it big, too!
I'm not an assistant anymore! I'm not an...
Edel, make it stop!
Yes, sir. Sorry about that.
Geez, that scared me...
See, didn't I tell you that he was here?
Hey there, celebrity!
Make sure you pay back all the money I lent you before you leave for Jupiter!
What're you talking about?
Welcome back, Tanabe!
It's good to be back.
When did you get back?
You should've told us you were coming!
Sorry, I wasn't even sure if I'd get permission to come.
So, how's it going? Are things going well between you and the celebrity?
I guess. Speaking of which, Lucie, how are things with you and Colin?
Making steady progress! He's gaga over me!
Yeah, whatever...
Man, this is pretty amazing...
Yeah, he's really gonna get his own spaceship.
So pay us back!
The Von Braun isn't my personal property!
Listen to you, you think you're so big!
Um...Could I have your autograph? Listen to you, you think you're so big!
Sign this!
Hey, that's right! An autograph!
Hachi, could you put your autograph and a message on that?
Not you, too, Chief...
Could you? Please? Please? We already have your picture there and everything!
It's his will...
Write, "To my good friends at Debris Section"!
You're a coworker who made it big, after all.
Hey, wait a minute!
Hey, now!
Stop embarrassing me!
And anyway, that's my last will!
But you said that you didn't need it anymore, Hachi!
It's been in the company newsletter!
It's nice that this will go down in history, isn't it?
No it's not!
DS-12, this is Seven. Establishing datalink via Navstar.
Datalink confirmed.
We will be making orbital plane change using ME to reach transfer orbit,
...so we will separate using OMS until we reach changeover point.
Please verify vector and window datalinks.
We actually managed to get on board...
Please verify vector and window datalinks.
Yeah. It was nice of Keith and the guys to make the arrangements.
DS-12, this is Seven. Downlinking vector and window to navigation matrix complete.
Yeah. It was nice of Keith and the guys to make the arrangements.
DS-12, this is Seven. Downlinking vector and window to navigation matrix complete.
Yeah. But when I hear Fee giving instructions, I get the sudden urge to go to the airlock.
DS-12, this is Seven. Downlinking vector and window to navigation matrix complete.
So, why don't you?
Excuse me?
We obviously can't let you collect debris, but I think it'd be okay if we let you go outside.
You two haven't put on any weight, have you?
We have two suits in your old sizes waiting for you by the airlock.
You can head out whenever you're ready. You copy?
I copy!
State vector, update. Transfer into polar orbit complete.
Please monitor space worthiness test flight.
DS-12, this is Seven.
Your legs okay?
Yes, they're fine.
Transfer into orbit Zulu 1246, 52, 37 confirmed.
Yes, they're fine.
Transfer into orbit Zulu 1246, 52, 37 confirmed.
That's amazing!
You've seen this hundreds of times.
That's true, but the first time I saw the Earth from space, it was really exciting.
But when I look at the Earth after everything I've experienced,
...it moves me, but in a different way, you know?
Yeah, I think I do.
The aurora's so pretty...
Sempai, I want to come up here again. As a debris hauler.
You will. I'm sure of it.
What do you suppose those two are talking about?
You shouldn't do that, Chief. It's not nice to eavesdrop.
Maybe, but as their former superiors,
...it's our duty to keep those youngsters under close supervision.
Duty? Well, if it's our duty, then we have no choice but to listen in!
You copy?
I-I copy...
That was a very bad thing you did, Chief.
I'm sorry...
Ke. Kessuraaa shindoromu. Kessler Syndrome.
Mu...Mujuuryou-you jiku-uke. Zero-G ball bearing.
Keresu. Ceres.
Su? Su...Spin-nuke. Spin release.
Ke...Keiki hikou. Instrument flight.
Uindou ake. Window opener.
Kenedii uchuu sentaa. Kennedy Space Center.
A? A, huh?
Yeah.
Ananke! Jupiter's moon.
Ke...Ke...Kenban haamonika. Keyboard harmonica.
Kami no ke. Hair.
Geez, what's with all the "ke" words?
You can't think of any more, can you?
Ke, huh...
I've got one.
Kekkon shiyou. Marry me.
That's "u" to you.
Sure.
Gotcha! You lose!
Hey, you're Kyutaro, right?
How does it feel to have two members of your family going to Jupiter?
Do you have anything to say to your father and brother?
I don't care about any of that. C'mon, get out of the way.
C'mon, don't be like that!
Clear the road! Clear the road, people! Stick to the agreement!
Hey, you there! Move back!
Asking the family members of the crew personal questions is prohibited!
Goodness, what a ruckus...
Asking the family members of the crew personal questions is prohibited!
Anyone who breaks the agreement will have their news permits revoked!
I'm back!
Anyone who breaks the agreement will have their news permits revoked!
Welcome home. Sounds pretty bad out there.
We told those guys that we aren't giving any interviews, so what the hell are they thinking?
You weren't born yet at the time, so you wouldn't remember,
...but it was exactly the same when your father went to Mars.
The crew has just appeared in the access bay of the ship's centrifugal gravity block!
It's already started!
The crew has just appeared in the access bay of the ship's centrifugal gravity block!
Miss Ai? Hey, Miss Ai! It's starting!
I can see Captain Reny and Commander Weher!
Miss Ai? Hey, Miss Ai! It's starting!
I can see Captain Reny and Commander Weher!
Sure, just a minute.
Following them are the chosen elite!
C'mon, I said that I'll take care of that stuff for you!
These men and women who will be aboard mankind's first manned mission to Jupiter...
It's okay, I can handle it.
These men and women who will be aboard mankind's first manned mission to Jupiter...
She's right, you're worrying too much.
...truly have the right stuff!
She's right, you're worrying too much.
...truly have the right stuff!
Who asked you?
...truly have the right stuff!
C'mon, sit here!
Each small step they take could rightly be said to be a new step in the development of space.
Sure, sure...
Each small step they take could rightly be said to be a new step in the development of space.
You, too, Mom! Hurry!
Each small step they take could rightly be said to be a new step in the development of space.
Listen to you, you're more worked up than anyone else here.
And then we turn to the Von Braun,
...which has met with her fair share of tragedy while undergoing testing.
From this day forward, the name of this ship, the culmination of all mankind's knowledge,
There he is!
From this day forward, the name of this ship, the culmination of all mankind's knowledge,
...will go down in the history books as the ark that carried these great men and women.
Look at Hachirota, he's so nervous...
...will go down in the history books as the ark that carried these great men and women.
Um, what just happened?
Chief Engineer Hoshino seems to have done something to his son, Astronaut Hachirota.
Oh, my! The Chief Engineer has just been grabbed by his son!
Geez, this is an international broadcast! They're embarrassing us!
Um...Astronaut Hachirota Hoshino, a Japanese national,
Geez, this is an international broadcast! They're embarrassing us!
...is an extravehicular activity specialist, also known as EVA, aboard the Von Braun.
It's fine, they're always like this.
...is an extravehicular activity specialist, also known as EVA, aboard the Von Braun.
But this is Jupiter we're talking about! Come in and watch, Mom!
...is an extravehicular activity specialist, also known as EVA, aboard the Von Braun.
As representatives of our country, we look forward to witnessing...
Once I get these hung up.
As representatives of our country, we look forward to witnessing...
The damn laundry can wait until tomorrow!
As representatives of our country, we look forward to witnessing...
...the great exploits of this man and his father, an engineer of unsurpassed skill.
Geez...I guess being the wife of a guy like Dad means putting up with stunts like this.
This fearless, frank attitude that they display in the face of this magnum opus of humanity...
Yes?
This fearless, frank attitude that they display in the face of this magnum opus of humanity...
I know it's a little late, but are you sure you should let him leave like this?
...gives us confidence in that this mission will end in success.
I know it's a little late, but are you sure you should let him leave like this?
For this occasion, the crew will form a line, and pictures will be taken by the press corps.
Mom and Dad are one thing, but you and Hachi are newlyweds, you know?
For this occasion, the crew will form a line, and pictures will be taken by the press corps.
What about it?
Although relaxed, some tension remains, and we can see that the entire crew...
You're gonna be apart for seven whole years. And besides...
Although relaxed, some tension remains, and we can see that the entire crew...
Besides?
...is looking forward to their departure, now mere hours away.
Well, what if there's an accident?
The distance from Earth to Jupiter is some 800 million kilometers.
He'll be fine. He gave me his word. He promised that he'd come back.
It is as if these men and women are diving into the sky even now,
He'll be fine. He gave me his word. He promised that he'd come back.
It is as if these men and women are diving into the sky even now,
...diving into the vast, mind-boggling depths of space.
I just don't get you guys...
...diving into the vast, mind-boggling depths of space.