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TV series

Space Brothers

Original title: 宇宙兄弟

2012 · Ended

Overview

When they were young, the brothers Mutta and Hibito promised each other they would become astronauts. Now, in 2025, Hibito has followed his dream to become the first Japanese on the moon, but Mutta has just been fired from his job. His brother reminds him of their childhood promise, and Mutta decides once again to aim for space.

Cast

10

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Hiroaki HirataMutta Nanba (voice)

KENNHibito Nanba (voice)

Masayuki KatouKenji Makabe (voice)

Miyuki SawashiroSerika Itou / Mutta Nanba as a Boy (voice)

Masako IkedaSharon Kaneko (voice)

Yuko SanpeiHibito Nanba as a Boy (voice)

Shô RyûzanjiTadashi Hoshika (voice)

Ryou NaitouYasushi Furuya (voice)

Shintaro AsanumaYamato Mizoguchi (voice)

Takanori HoshinoReiji Nitta (voice)

TMDB ID: 45209 ↗
First aired: 2012-03-31
Last aired: 2014-03-22
Status: Ended
Episode runtime: 24 min
Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Creators: Unknown
Countries: JP
Languages: Japanese

Ratings

TMDB audience8.1/1024 votes

Family guidance

Age ratings

—Not rated in Switzerland (CH)

—Not rated in Spain (ES)

—Not rated in France (FR)

TV-14United States of America (US)

This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.

—Not rated in United Kingdom (GB)

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All regional certifications (8)

TV-14United States of America (US)

This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age.

14Belgium (BE)

(cat. 5)

12Brazil (BR)

Content suitable for viewers over the age of 12.

14+Canada (CA)

Programming intended for viewers ages 14 and older. May contain strong violence and strong profanity, and depictions of sexual activity as long as they are within the context of a story.

15Ireland (IE)

15A - No-one younger than 15.

B-15Mexico (MX)

Designed for ages 15 and up (allowed only between 19:00 and 05:59).

16Netherlands (NL)

Take care with children under 16.

Från 15 årSweden (SE)

No additional details available.

Seasons

Specials3 episodes

Season 151 episodes

Season 248 episodes

Crew

Directing20

Writing6

Yoichi KatoWriter, Series Composition Chuya KoyamaWriter, Original Story Makoto UezuWriter, Series Composition Kenichi YamashitaWriter Toshizo NemotoWriter Daiji SuzukiStoryboard

Production4

Shinya KoishikawaProduction Supervisor Masuo UedaProduction Supervisor Koji NagaiProducer Sohei KuwaharaProduction Assistant

Editing1

Masahiro GotoEditor

Art18

Hiroshi KatoArt Direction, Art Designer Izumi HokiArt Direction Saho YamaneArt Direction Hiroshi KugimiyaStoryboard Artist Hideaki UeharaStoryboard Artist Yoshihiro OkaStoryboard Artist Shigeru UedaStoryboard Artist Takahiro HaradaStoryboard Artist Ayumu WatanabeStoryboard Artist Tomotaka ShibayamaStoryboard Artist Nanako ShimazakiStoryboard Artist Koji AritomiStoryboard Artist Tomoaki KoshidaStoryboard Artist Tomomi MochizukiStoryboard Artist Hiroaki ShimuraStoryboard Artist Daiji SuzukiStoryboard Artist Daisuke TsukushiStoryboard Artist Toshimasa IshiiStoryboard Artist

Sound11

Toshiya WadaSound Effects Toshiyuki WatanabeOriginal Music Composer Katsuyoshi KobayashiSound Director Shuko YokoyamaMusic Producer Keiichi SotomuraMusic Producer Motohiro HataTheme Song Performance Takuya OhashiTheme Song Performance Shintaro TokitaTheme Song Performance Toshihiko SakaiTheme Song Performance Yuta KonishiTheme Song Performance Shoichi IgariTheme Song Performance

Visual effects152

Koji YabunoAnimation Director, Supervising Animation Director, Character Designer Koji WatanabeKey Animation, Mechanical Designer, Animation Director Haruo OkunoAnimation Director, Supervising Animation Director, Key Animation Ryuta UndoCGI Director Chie YoshimuraColor Designer Yu KuriharaKey Animation Yusuke ShimizuSupervising Animation Director, Animation Director Shinichiro MinamiKey Animation, Animation Director Kazuhiko ShibuyaAnimation Director, Key Animation Shinya KitamuraAnimation Director Hisashi IshikawaAnimation Director, Key Animation Yusuke KamataAnimation Director, Key Animation Daiji SuzukiKey Animation Yumenosuke TokudaAnimation Director, Key Animation Yumiko IshiiAnimation Director Miyuki HondaAnimation Director, Key Animation Miyuki KurokiKey Animation Mayuko KatoAnimation Director Yuichi FujimakiAnimation Director, Key Animation Mika SawadaKey Animation, Animation Director Misato TakasakiKey Animation Akio KawamuraAnimation Director Tomohiro KoyamaKey Animation, Animation Director Masao EbiharaAnimation Director, Key Animation Hiroaki ImakiKey Animation Takuji MogiAnimation Director Shigetaka KiyoyamaAnimation Director, Key Animation Atsuyuki YukawaKey Animation Yuri IchinoseKey Animation Masakazu SaitouAnimation Director Keiko FukumotoKey Animation Manabu KuriharaAnimation Director Misao AbeKey Animation Masafumi YamamotoKey Animation Tomohide KikunagaKey Animation Akiko ItagakiKey Animation Kei SakaiAnimation Director, Key Animation Kazuo TomizawaAnimation Director, Key Animation Akiko SekiKey Animation Takahiro GotoKey Animation Hideo AmemiyaKey Animation, Animation Director Koichi KikuchiAnimation Director Yuuki MorimotoAnimation Director Park Dae-yeolAnimation Director Takashi HirabayashiKey Animation Shigemi AoyagiKey Animation Kururu ShiozawaKey Animation Osamu KurosawaKey Animation Yusuke SuzukiKey Animation Momoka KomatsuAnimation Director Kazuhiko WanibuchiKey Animation Kotaro NakamoriKey Animation Yayoi TakanoKey Animation Yuji NakaoKey Animation Terumi NishiiKey Animation Mayumi NaitoKey Animation Tatsuya UranoKey Animation Hisashi MitsuiKey Animation Keiko MotoyaKey Animation Harumi TsunodaKey Animation Toshiharu SugieKey Animation Daiki NiyanagiKey Animation Yuichiro MasudaKey Animation Yuka HayashiKey Animation Yuki FukudaKey Animation Ayumi KurokawaKey Animation Michio SatoKey Animation Shigenori TaniguchiKey Animation Satoko SatoKey Animation Kentaro KawajiriKey Animation Yasuyuki EbaraKey Animation Masatsugu ArakawaKey Animation Michiyuki NojoKey Animation Reika HoshinoKey Animation Tomonori OtaKey Animation Shigeki SatoKey Animation Kenji ShibataKey Animation Mihiro IidaKey Animation Naomi OkitaKey Animation Kumiko KasugaKey Animation Yukiko NagaoKey Animation Soroshi MasushimaKey Animation Masahiro SasakiKey Animation Masami AbeKey Animation Atsushi KasanoKey Animation Aiko SonobeAnimation Director Kosuke IwanagaKey Animation Hideyuki SugiuraKey Animation Yasuhiro UenoKey Animation Noriko OzekiKey Animation Hirokazu SatoKey Animation Isamu UtsukiKey Animation Hiroyuki KamuraKey Animation Yusuke NomaKey Animation Masaharu MorinakaKey Animation Ayaka NakajimaKey Animation Shinkiro HattoriKey Animation Akio KitaharaKey Animation Toshimitsu SakamotoKey Animation Kanako UedaKey Animation Kyoko KotaniKey Animation Yosuke KobashiKey Animation Kozue TanaamiKey Animation Mua TsukinoKey Animation Kazuya TakahashiKey Animation Tetsuya SatoKey Animation Keigo NagaoKey Animation Yu OgasawaraKey Animation Arifumi ImaiKey Animation Michiko NodaKey Animation Hiroki GotoKey Animation Hironori SawadaKey Animation Etsuo NakashiroKey Animation Maki FujitaKey Animation Hiroaki KishimotoKey Animation Kiyoshi NohjiKey Animation Chuji NakajimaAnimation Director Natsuko SuzukiKey Animation Kim Jung-namKey Animation Iku KataokaAnimation Director Mitsuyo TsunoKey Animation Sayaka YumotoKey Animation Masaru YoshiokaKey Animation Masaya SaitōKey Animation Akihiro YukiKey Animation Hiromi ArigaKey Animation Eisuke MatsubaraKey Animation Masayuki SekineAnimation Director Shoko YasudaKey Animation Mariko AokiKey Animation Ryoko NakanoKey Animation Shingo NakamuraKey Animation Michitaka YamamotoKey Animation Hitoshi MorikawaKey Animation Christophe FerreiraKey Animation Yoko NaekiKey Animation Koichi HayamiKey Animation Keiichiro MatsuiKey Animation Rie HorinouchiKey Animation Kasumi WadaKey Animation Reiko NozakiKey Animation Takehiro NakayamaKey Animation Kenji TakeguchiKey Animation Kazuhiko YabumotoKey Animation Kazunori OzawaKey Animation Kumiko KakoiKey Animation Yuki MorikawaAnimation Director Hisashi SamejimaKey Animation Hiroyoshi IidaKey Animation Yuki NakanoKey Animation Youichi ShimizuKey Animation Tomotaka ShibayamaAnimation Director

Camera1

Masaharu OkazakiDirector of Photography

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