Uchuu Kyoudai

On a fateful summer night in 2006, Mutta Nanba and his younger brother Hibito witness what they believe to be a UFO flying toward the Moon. This impressing and unusual phenomenon leads both siblings vowing to become astronauts, with Hibito aiming for the Moon and Mutta, convinced that the eldest brother has to be one step ahead, for Mars.

Now an adult, life hasn't turned out how Mutta had pictured it: he is diligently working in an automotive company, whereas Hibito is on his way to be the very first Japanese man to step on the Moon. However, after losing his job, Mutta is presented with an unexpected opportunity to catch up to his younger brother when the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency, commonly known as JAXA, accepts his application to participate in the next astronaut selection. Despite self-doubts about his prospects, Mutta is unwilling to waste this chance of a lifetime, and thus embarks on an ambitious journey to fulfill the promise made 19 years ago.

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Nanba, Mutta Main

Hirata, Hiroaki Japanese

Nanba, Hibito Main

KENN Japanese

Apo Supporting

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Itou, Serika Supporting

Sawashiro, Miyuki Japanese

Makabe, Kenji Supporting

Katou, Masayuki Japanese

Young, Deneil Supporting

Ishida, Tarou Japanese

Bold, Vincent Supporting

Tsuda, Kenjirou Japanese

Nasuda, Shigeo Supporting

Aoyama, Yutaka Japanese

Kaneko, Sharon Supporting

Ikeda, Masako Japanese

Jay, Brian Supporting

Ootsuka, Akio Japanese

Nagai, Kouji Producer, Planning

Watanabe, Ayumu Director, Episode Director, Storyboard

Kobayashi, Katsuyoshi Sound Director

Ishii, Toshimasa Episode Director, Storyboard

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Jul 22, 2023

Kewpie2001

Recommended

Space Brothers is an anime series about two brothers who both dream of becoming astronauts and going to space. The story follows them as they work towards their dream, and it also explores the themes of friendship, determination, and hard work. I think it is a really heartwarming and inspiring series, and I definitely recommend it to anyone who is looking for an uplifting anime to watch.

The series is a really well-made that has a lot of heart, humor, and emotional moments. I enjoyed watching both main characters grow and learn throughout the series, and I like how their journey is not just about going ... to space, but also learning life lessons and becoming better person. The story also touches on some interesting scientific topics, and it is really inspiring to watch. All in all, I think it is a great anime series that is worth checking out.

Reviewer’s Rating: 9

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Aug 7, 2024

cerkaz

Mixed Feelings

I went into this anime expecting a comedy, since that's the genre it's tagged with. However this is not a comedy anime, you might have a laugh at every 5th episodes but don't expect constant comedy each episode..

For the anime itself, it's very slow paced, the characters are a bit bland aswell. it's not even an anime about space either but about going to space, as in preparation and training. I also dislike their flashback/think back way of telling stories. You'd get constant recaps in the middle of an episode whenever MC completes a goal or think back about something you litterally just saw ... a few episodes ago, it adds to the slow pace.

For some good things, i like the space theme and despite being a bit outdated they stay somewhat accurrate to the real nasa, you might learn a few things about space, which makes it interesting at times.

Reviewer’s Rating: 6

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Jun 19, 2022

CHALOKLAM

Not Recommended

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Quick review with big super spoil !!

- at the beginning the story evolved quite fast and you'll think "wow 99ep , it's gonna be a wonderful adventure who will end on Mars ... or the Moon at least ... very far from the control room... SIC

- after a very good start, one of the most promising, around ep 21, you'll start to think, " there's way to much the same flashback " but it's ok !
and the story start to spend to much time on support characters, and then more boring drama on support character, if fact you start to ... wonder is the Mutta is the main character of the show and it getting worst and worst. like it getting stuck in mud and literally go nowhere !!! but you keep hope , thinking , it's ok still have 40ep to watch , something satisfying will happened and after all those selection and training and drama, the main story will lead to MARS voyage ... and not voyage with mars1 rocket ... :(

- this show lost it self into disgression and forgot the progression of the main story.
- the possible love relation is a shame , I dunno if we can even mention it, 99 ep and they barely speak each other and touch hand one time.
- I don't remember any show who overuse that much the flashback and use "untold the result of a test" for drama . Later, you'll have a flashback to tell you who won the selection, sometime you don't even know if you are in flashback or in current time.
this 99ep show can fit in 24ep easily in fact it would be much better because so many ep are just there for feeling time.

I had to write my review on this anime because I felt this will go nowhere ! spend many ep on story you don't care and forgot the core and pitch of the 10 first ep
my notation went from a solid 8 to a nice 5 ( I say nice because , day after , when i write the review, i think it' a solid 4 ... )
the last 30 ep, I watched with lot of 10sec jump forward, only way to end it, I was thinking , " no , they'll not do that ?! 99 ep for that !? and even at ep 98, they spend time of support character ... the show will end on next ep and there's no chance to see mutta in space !!! can't believe they'll doing this. this not just unsatisfying, this doesn't fit with core of the story ...

> showing all training, hope , progression , 100x the flashback of the 2 brothers who dream to go to the moon etc ... at the end one in control room and other in an other project ( they could have dev the story of the private nippon space project, asteroid etc ... no no no , the aunt sld or the PD trauma were much better for a space show ... can't Believe the waist of good material with a shitty ending ! it's in my top 3 of shitty ending , so bad it ruins the global perception of the all show
not even a OAV or movie to see mutta in space, or asteroid trip ... it really felt the show was cancelled by surprise, after spending 99 to build a background, it miss all the main story ! not showing mutta flying to space in 99 ep show is a fatal error. he didn't failed the selection , he'll have his moon trip but it's not important to show this ?! it was much better to spend 20 ep on the aunt disease in a show name the space brother ?!

lol, i just realized it worst than i taught , I'll change my notation from 5 TO 3 !!!

now, I understand why mutta wearing only half of a space suit on the picture ... you'll see half of the space show

Reviewer’s Rating: 3

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