Rocket Girls (2007)
Synopsis
Yukari Morita’s journey to find her missing father takes her to the far off Solomon Islands, where she is offered a deal by the Solomon Space Associations’ director. They will help her search, but in exchange, she must become an astronaut.
First Air Date: 2007-02-22
Last Air Date: 2007-05-18
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 12
Networks: WOWOW Prime
Top Cast
- Eri Sendai as Yukari Morita (voice)
- Hitomi Nabatame as Matsuri (voice)
- Shizuka Hasegawa as Akane Miura (voice)
- Machiko Toyoshima as Motoko Mihara (voice)
- Mayumi Yanagisawa as Satsuki Asahikawa (voice)
- Takayuki Sugo as Isao Nasuda (voice)
Seasons
Season 1 (2007)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: Destiny
During a secret visit to find her long lost father, Yukari Morita is recruited by the Solomon Islands Space Association (SSA) director to train as an astronaut.
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Ep. 2: Assembly
After training, tests, and a space suit fitting, Yukari learns of a local tribe led by her father and travels to him, where, to her surprise, she meets her half-sister.
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Ep. 3: Launch Pad
Yukari and Matsuri may be sisters, but they couldn’t be more different. Will these differences strain their fledgling relationship to the breaking point?
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Ep. 4: Count Down
With equipment needing immediate repairs, the girls unexpectedly have some free time. However, Yukari insists on being kept in the loop and won’t accept “no” as an answer.
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Ep. 5: Ignition
The news has spread across the entire world: The SSA’s astronaut is a high schooler. Now with the press converging on the islands, the girls are thrust into the spotlight.
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Ep. 6: Control
Something went wrong. Yukari made it to space, but the ship’s malfunctioning. Now she must work together with everyone else on the ground to make it back home.
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Ep. 7: Gravity
Yukari and Matsuri have wound up in the most unexpected place imaginable. Amidst the turmoil, Akane offers her assistance.
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Ep. 8: Separation
Akane arrives at the SSA, but she’s not looking for a tour. Inspired by Yukari, she instead announces her intentions of becoming an astronaut.
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Ep. 9: Kick Motor
With Akane nowhere to be found, Yukari falls into depression after being told Akane quit the program. Meanwhile, Matsuri makes a surprise discovery in the jungle.
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Ep. 10: Orbiter
When NASA astronauts run into a problem, the director seizes the opportunity to show what the SSA is truly capable of.
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Ep. 11: Turn Start
Yukari and Akane prepare to rendezvous with NASA’s space shuttle. They’re there to help, but not all the astronauts are happy to see them.
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Ep. 12: Rocket Girls
The astronauts work together to come up with a plan to save the unmanned probe. So far, everything’s going according to plan, but that’s always subject to change…
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