Planetes

In Planetes, the year is 2075, and space travel has become an ordinary part of human life, with the Moon already colonized and powerful space corporations shaping the future. Amid that expansion, Technora Corporation's Debris Section handles one of the least glamorous but most dangerous jobs in orbit: recovering debris that threatens ships, stations, and the fragile order of spacefaring society. Ai Tanabe arrives as an enthusiastic new recruit, determined to prove that the section's work matters despite its low status and chronic lack of resources. As she settles into the crew, she begins to understand the people behind the job and the pressures they carry. Among her coworkers are the kind-hearted Philippe Myers, the enigmatic Edelgard Rivera, and the ambitious Hachirouta Hoshino, whose contrasting outlooks give the series its emotional range. Planetes balances intimate character drama with the scale of outer space, tracing the dreams, frustrations, and quiet resolve of people trying to find purpose among the stars.