Space Brothers

  • Premiered: Apr 2012
  • Episodes: 99
  • Followers: 42
  • Ended
  • YTV (JP)
  • Saturday at 17
  • Animation Anime Comedy Science-fiction

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Season 1
1x1
Little Brother Hibito and Big Brother Mutta
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Apr 01, 2012
The year 2006. Two brothers, Nanba Mutta (age 12) and Hibito (age 9), happen to spot a UFO headed for the moon. The experience inspires them to make a certain promise.
1x2
My Shining Star
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Apr 08, 2012
With his mother's assistance and Hibito's encouragement, Mutta has been accepted for the New Astronaut Selection Exam. However, unsure of his next step, he visits Sharon, who works at a .. show full overview
1x3
The Man With the Advantage and the Running Female Doctor
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Apr 15, 2012
After advancing to the second exam, Mutta realizes that the other applicants are much better prepared than he is. Desperate to prove himself, he stakes everything on the lung capacity .. show full overview
1x4
Next to Hibito
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Apr 22, 2012
After a long week, only the final interview remains in the second JAXA exam. Mutta is drawing attention as Nanba Hibito's older brother, but he insists he won't spend his entire life as Nanba Hibito's big brother.
1x5
Days of Missing
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Apr 29, 2012
After completing the second JAXA exam, Hibito invites Mutta for a free trip to Houston, Texas, through NASA's family support program. Upon arrival, he finds himself chased by a pug named .. show full overview
1x6
Et Cetera in My Head
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May 06, 2012
As Mutta arrives at the Johnson Space Center to observe Hibito's training, one of the JAXA judges brings up the reason Mutta was fired from his previous job. As Hibito appears on a .. show full overview
1x7
Dear Hibito
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May 13, 2012
As Hibito notices Mutta acting strangely, he suspects that something is up. Mutta eventually confesses about his high chance of failure, and appears to have resided to think he has no .. show full overview
1x8
Smoky Heaven
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May 20, 2012
As Mutta's somehow manages to apprehend the robber by chance, he gains a lot of attention and is praised as a hero on a live TV broadcast, which is seen by Hibito and the JAXA judges. .. show full overview
1x9
Individual Resolve
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May 27, 2012
As he arrives in Japan, Mutta remains concerned about the wills Hibito wrote before going outside to see the International Space Station in the sky. Later, he meets up with Kenji and .. show full overview
1x10
Running Bus
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Jun 03, 2012
Before heading off to JAXA for the third exam, Mutta visits Sharon who tells him not to worry about not having a reason to go into space like Serika and Kenji has. As the exam begins, .. show full overview
1x11
Trapped Rivals
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Jun 10, 2012
Arriving at an undisclosed location, the applicants are shown footage of the last moments of a group of astronauts before they died due to a chute failure upon reentry, in order to .. show full overview
1x12
My Name Is Itou Serika
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Jun 17, 2012
Mutta comes up with a method for his prediction, hiding the fact he had simply noticed what time it was when he left the bus. As Serika's hunger keeps her up, she recalls when she asked .. show full overview
1x13
3-D Ant
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Jun 24, 2012
Nitta grows concerned about a heart monitoring bracelet everyone is wearing, as well as a rule in which if one team member leaves, the entire team is disqualified. After a few physical .. show full overview
1x14
Broken Glasses and the Sole of the Foot
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Jul 01, 2012
As Naoto recalls how his work in developed a manned spacecraft alienated him from his family, his glasses get broken when they are accidentally stepped on by Yasushi. Despite his reduced .. show full overview
1x15
Let's Talk About Space
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Jul 08, 2012
As the JAXA staff decide to order Naoto new glasses as per Yasushi's request, Hoshika steps in to observe the exam. The next day, as Team B is put on edge when an alarm starts going off .. show full overview
1x16
Alarm, But No Clock
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Jul 15, 2012
After the puzzle challenge ends before anyone manages to complete it, Mutta confronts Naoto about what he saw, but he only tasks him with finding out the reason why he broke the clock. .. show full overview
1x17
The Culprit is in the Room
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Jul 22, 2012
As Team A searches for the mysterious alarm, Mutta notices some strange behaviour in Yasushi. Haven't been reminded about the cameras by Naoto, Mutta believes JAXA is behind these .. show full overview
1x18
Ka-pe! Kenji!
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Jul 29, 2012
After a few more green card related incidents, Mutta is given his own green card, prompting him to make random noises throughout the day. Meanwhile, as Team B continues facing issues, .. show full overview
1x19
The Day Before Goodbye
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Aug 05, 2012
As the exam approaches its final few days, Kenji gets to know his teammates better, which Hoshika musing that he didn't give Kenji a green card earlier in order to test his leadership .. show full overview
1x20
The Worst Possible Punishment
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Aug 12, 2012
As the last day of the exam arrives, the teams are told to do what they want for the rest of the day before deciding on thier selections, so Team A decides to clean up the place. As Team .. show full overview
1x21
A Long-Awaited Glimpse of the Sky
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Aug 19, 2012
After Team A decide their selections after one round, the third exam comes to its end and Team A is met with applause from the staff. Upon venturing out into the open sky again, the .. show full overview
1x22
Working on the Dream
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Sep 02, 2012
Team A get together to celebrate the winners of the match, Serika and Reiji, on passing the third exam. Meanwhile, the JAXA staff have discussions about which of the remaining candidates .. show full overview
1x23
Father, Son, and Mutta Claus
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Sep 09, 2012
Mutta takes up a part-time job as a shopping mall Santa to earn some money before his trip to Houston. Meanwhile, Yuri Teshima, one of the candidates from Team B, shows his father his .. show full overview
1x24
The Worst Possible Interviewer
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Sep 16, 2012
As Hibito trains to use a space vechile for his moon mission, Mutta does some lawn mowing for Ozzy. Later, Mutta has dinner with Jennifer and Lowry, Hibito's backup, where he learns the .. show full overview
1x25
Sonic Little Brother Training Big Brother
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Sep 23, 2012
As Hibito recalls how he came to admire Azuma, he tells Mutta how his final astronaut selection exam was an interview with one of the Japanese astronauts. As Mutta ponders how he should .. show full overview
1x26
Painful Interview
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Sep 30, 2012
As the day of the final exam arrives, Nanba is hindered by aching leg muscles due to all the squats he did the other day. After entering the interview room and meeting the examiners, .. show full overview
1x27
One Question
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Oct 07, 2012
As Mutta decides to converse with Azuma, he asks him a question that another astronaut previously asked him; "Are you prepared to die?". Mutta gives an honest reply that he would try to .. show full overview
1x28
Miracle of Doha
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Oct 14, 2012
Hibito recalls how Mutta was bullied by those who didn't believe him about the UFO. Wanting to find proof of UFOs existing in order to stop the bullying without resorting to violence .. show full overview
1x29
Night Before Launch
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Oct 21, 2012
The Mars V rocket containing parts for the construction of a moonbase is successfully launched into space. On the night before Hibito's launch, Mutta is visited by his mother, who .. show full overview
1x30
Dog, Old Man, and Alexander
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Oct 28, 2012
As Mutta and the others search for Apo, Mutta finds him being carried off by a strange old NASA employee named Deneil Young, who takes Mutta for a ride to a place featuring abandoned .. show full overview
1x31
Rocket Road
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Nov 04, 2012
As Hibito and his crew finally make it into the weightlessness of space, Mutta thanks back to when he and Hibito attended a broadcast of Akihiko Hoshide aboard the ISS, answering .. show full overview
1x32
A Private Place
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Nov 11, 2012
As the candidates celebrate Hibito's launch, they are informed they will return to Japan and will hear of the results a week after Hibito lands on the moon, though Mutta opts to stay in .. show full overview
1x33
Moon Rabbit
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Nov 18, 2012
As the Orion approaches the moon for landing, Hibito receives a video message from Mutta. The whole of Japan tunes in early in the morning to watch the live broadcast of the moon .. show full overview
1x34
Pug and Hug on a Moonlit Night
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Nov 25, 2012
As the moon mission begins its progress, Hibito notices something shiny on the moon's surface before helping to ease the tension of the rest of the crew. Meanwhile, Mutta arrives back in .. show full overview
1x35
From the Little Corner of a Big Facility
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Dec 02, 2012
As Kenji receives his call from JAXA, he thinks back to how his life was before all of this. Though he was generally satisfied with his job, he had always wanted something more. He also .. show full overview
1x36
Dancing Astronaut
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Dec 09, 2012
As Serika visits her father's grave after hearing about her results, she recalls her childhood. Being a biologist who studied 'little universes', Rinpei Itou inspired Serika to want to .. show full overview
1x37
Two Men in the Park
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Dec 16, 2012
As Mutta becomes anxious about whether he has enough luck to pass, Hoshika decides to share the load of revealing the results. The first person he calls is Mizoguchi, who is shocked to .. show full overview
1x38
Eleventh E-mail
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Dec 23, 2012
Upon arriving at the conference building, Mutta meets with some of the unsuccessful applicants before heading to the main hall, where he is greeted by Serika, Kenji and Reiji, along with .. show full overview
1x39
Lunar Illusions
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Jan 06, 2013
As Mutta and the others begin their first day at JAXA, they receive a talk from Murasaki about the training they will go through to become fully fledged astronauts. Meanwhile on the .. show full overview
1x40
Heaven and Hell
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Jan 13, 2013
Hibito finds himself trapped inside the crater, seperated from Damian and unable to contact Houston. As Hibito searches for Damian, he manages to find the probe they were looking for. A .. show full overview
1x41
Eighty Minutes to Live
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Jan 20, 2013
As NASA discusses rescue operations for Hibito and Damian, Azuma suggests that they send remote controlled probes to assist them whilst the other astronauts wait for their buggy to be .. show full overview
1x42
Hibito's Choice
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Jan 27, 2013
Hoshika tells Mutta that Houston will be able to tell if Hibito moved if he fires his remaining flare. Meanwhile, Hibito, who has less than twenty minutes of oxygen left, decides to use .. show full overview
1x43
Brian
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Feb 03, 2013
Hibito reminisces about Brian, who was something of a mentor to him. Checking the back of the figure, Hibito finds a picture of a young Brian with his brother, realising Brian left the .. show full overview
1x44
Three Astronauts
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Feb 10, 2013
It is revealed that Hibito was able to be saved because of Azuma's plea to NASA to take into account Mutta's theory as the worst case scenario and send the Brian drone over to where he .. show full overview
1x45
Five Blue Rangers
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Feb 17, 2013
Mutta pays a visit to Sharon, who is shocked to hear how much danger Hibito was in. She reveals that her astronomy team has received funding to build a lunar telescope on the moon, which .. show full overview
1x46
Number One Restless Guy
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Feb 24, 2013
As the astronaut candidates arrive at the airport, Serika and Ena think back to their last meals with their friends and family. Serika had dinner with her friends and grandparents whilst .. show full overview
1x47
The First Promise
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Mar 03, 2013
Whilst Serika and Ena manage to find a place to live, Mutta becomes curious about something Murasaki allegedly mentioned to Kenji about the training during the flight. Deciding to ask .. show full overview
1x48
Always Have a Pedometer in Your Heart
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Mar 10, 2013
The astronaut candidates are briefed on their training, with Bold stating he plans to make everyone go through two years of training in a year and a half, to the surprise of his fellow .. show full overview
1x49
Nitta the Leader
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Mar 17, 2013
As Mutta's team find their rations and set up camp for a night, they are informed they are currently last in the rankings, which requires one person beside the leader to take a .. show full overview
1x50
Nitta and Mutta
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Mar 24, 2013
Nitta explains that he had left his phone behind somewhere, which he needs as he is expecting an important call. Nitta opts to go alone to search for it, but Mutta, being the leader, .. show full overview
1x51 Season finale
Living Stone
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Mar 31, 2013
As Mutta and Nitta head back to camp, discussing their relationships with their respective brothers, Kazuya looks up information about the astronauts, finding a video interview with .. show full overview

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