Planetes (プラネテス, Ancient Greek: πλάνητες) is a science fiction anime based on the manga written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura. It was serialized and published in Kodansha's seinen magazine Morning from January of 1999 to January of 2004, with a total of 4 volumes.
It was adapted by Sunrise, directed by Gorō Taniguchi, and was broadcasted on NHK from October 4, 2003 to April 17, 2004, consisting of 26 episodes. Bandai Entertainment at the time licensed the series, while Bang Zoom! Studios produced an English Dub, which was released in the United States on June 14, 2005.
Crunchyroll added the series onto their streaming service on October 15, 2024, and is scheduled to release it on Blu-Ray as well on November 5, 2024.[1][2]
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Cast[]
Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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Main Characters | |||
Ai Tanabe | Satsuki Yukino | Julie Ann Taylor | |
Hachirota Hoshino | Kazunari Tanaka | Kirk Thornton | |
Secondary Characters | |||
Philippe Myers | Aikou Ogata | Doug Stone | |
Yuri Mihairokov | Takehito Koyasu | Jamieson Price | |
Edelgard Rivera | Maiko Itō | Kate Higgins | |
Claire Rondo | Kumiko Watanabe | Lia Sargent | |
Dolf Azaria | Ryo Kamon | Michael McConnohie | |
Lucie | Masayo Kurata | Michelle Ruff | |
Gigalt Gangaragash | Norio Wakamoto | Paul St. Peter | |
Hakim Ashmead | Ryūzaburō Ōtomo | Peter Spellos | |
Kho Cheng-Shin | Nobuyuki Hiyama | Steve Blum | |
Arvind Lavie | Tetsuo Gotō | Steve Schatzberg | |
Fee Carmichael | Ai Orikasa | Wendee Lee | |
Minor Characters | |||
Sanji | Yūsuke Numata | Bob Papenbrook | |
Colin Clifford | Atsushi Kisaichi | Crispin Freeman | |
Chieftain | N/A | Dave Mallow | |
Leonov Norstein | Nobutoshi Canna | Dave Wittenberg | |
Vanli | Mari Maruta | Dorothy Elias-Fahn | |
Gennojo | Yoshiharu Yamada | Ezra Weisz | |
Chad | Kazuo Oka | Jeffrey Stackhouse | |
Chapeau | Nao Nagasawa | Jessica Gee | |
Director | Bin Shimada | Bob Papenbrook | |
Clifford | Yutaka Shimaka | Michael Forest | |
Werner Locksmith | Unshō Ishizuka | Dave Mallow | |
Kono | N/A | Jessica Gee | |
Sasha | Tomoyuki Dan | Joe Cappelletti | |
Kyutaro Hoshino | Sōichirō Hoshi | Johnny Yong Bosch | |
Tomord | N/A | Kim Strauss | |
Nono | Satomi Kōrogi | Lara Jill Miller | |
Haruko Hoshino | Toshiko Fujita | Mari Devon | |
Sally Silverstone | Masako Katsuki | Megan Hollingshead | |
Jiraiya | Kazuo Oka | Michael Sorich | |
Sia | N/A | Michelle Ruff | |
Ukon | Akira Sasanuma | Kim Strauss | |
Norman | Tōru Ōkawa | Michael Forest | |
Goro Hoshino | Shōzō Iizuka | Tom Wyner | |
Narrator | Kyoji Kobayashi | Dave Mallow |
Additional Voices[]
Transmission via Streaming[]
Company | Date | Category | Format | Classification | Content | Country | ||
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October 15, 2024 | Anime | Digital | TV-14 | Season 1 | 26 Eps. | United States |
Video Releases[]
Distributor | Year | Format | Contents | Region | Country | |
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2005-2006 | The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States | |||
6 Volumes | ||||||
2024 | The Complete Series | A DVB-T | ||||
2 Discs |