FINISHED
Rocket Girls
12 Episodes
23 min each
WINTER 2007
Synopsis
A high school girl Morita Yukari visits Axia of the Solomon Islands in order to look for her father who became lost during his honeymoon trip. There, she meets a man named Nasuda of Solomon Space Agency, and she is hired to work part-time. That job is an astronaut. She is chosen as one of the crews of the first Japanese manned spaceship only because she is little and light. Where is her future going to?
Adventure
Comedy
Sci-Fi
Format
Unknown
Episodes
12
Per Episode
23 min
Source
Unknown
Episodes
12 / 12 Episodes
1
Episode 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.
2
Episode 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.
3
Episode 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?
4
Episode 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.
5
Episode 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.
6
Episode 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.
7
Episode 7
Gravity
Yukari and Matsuri have wound up in the most unexpected place imaginable. Amidst the turmoil, Akane offers her assistance.
8
Episode 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.
9
Episode 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.
10
Episode 10
Orbiter
When NASA astronauts run into a problem, the director seizes the opportunity to show what the SSA is truly capable of.
11
Episode 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.
12
Episode 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…
Characters
Voice Actors
Eri Sendai (japanese)
Yukari Morita
Main
Voice Actors
Hitomi Nabatame (japanese)
Matsuri
Main
Voice Actors
Shizuka Hasegawa (japanese)
Akane Miura
Main
Voice Actors
Mayumi Yanagisawa (japanese)
Satsuki Asahikawa
Supporting
Voice Actors
Takayuki Sugou (japanese)
Isao Nasuda
Supporting
Voice Actors
Machiko Toyoshima (japanese)
Motoko Mihara
Supporting
Staff
Hiroshi Aoyama
Director
Kentarou Mizuno
Assistant Director
Rika Nakase
Series Composition
Kyuuma Ooshita
Character Design
Atsushi Takeuchi
Mechanical Design
Takeshi Waki
Art Director
Comments
Information
Aired
Feb 21, 2007
to May 17, 2007
Season
WINTER 2007
Source
Unknown
Format
Unknown
Studios
Mook Animation
DLE
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