Rocket Girls

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Rocket Girls
Genres: Adventure, Sci-Fi, Space
Themes: Space
Studios: Mook DLE
Producers: Happinet Pictures
Licensors: Bandai Entertainment, Sentai Filmworks
Rating: 6.91 / 10
Rank: #4888
Popularity: #6896
Users Listed: 10,217
Users Scored: 3,457
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 01/21/2022
Aired: February 22, 2007 – May 18, 2007 (Winter)
Type: tv
Source: Light Novel
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 12
Broadcast: Friday at 00:00 (JST)

Synopsis:

Following her father's disappearance in the South Seas, high school student Yukari Morita embarks on a solitary journey to the Solomon Islands. Her path unexpectedly intersects with an astronaut from the Solomon Space Association (SSA), a fledgling organization dedicated to space exploration. Recognizing Yukari’s unique physical attributes, the SSA director proposes an unconventional opportunity: she can join their mission as a pilot for a smaller rocket. In exchange for her participation in a potentially perilous voyage, the SSA pledges to assist her in locating her father. The series explores themes of familial longing and self-discovery against a backdrop of nascent space travel, presenting a grounded narrative focused on the challenges and possibilities of pursuing an extraordinary goal.

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Episodes:

  • Episode 1: Destiny (Aired: 02/22/2007)
  • Episode 2: Assembly (Aired: 03/01/2007)
  • Episode 3: Launch Pad (Aired: 03/08/2007)
  • Episode 4: Count Down (Aired: 03/15/2007)
  • Episode 5: Ignition (Aired: 03/22/2007)
  • ... and 7 more episodes

Characters:

  • Matsuri (Main) - Voice Actors: Nabatame, Hitomi
  • Miura, Akane (Main) - Voice Actors: Hasegawa, Shizuka
  • Morita, Yukari (Main) - Voice Actors: Sendai, Eri
  • Asahikawa, Satsuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yanagisawa, Mayumi
  • Burkheimer, Wayne (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Murozono, Takehiro
  • Chou, Tenshin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tachiki, Fumihiko
  • Grant, George (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyashita, Eiji
  • Kinoshita, Kazuya (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kuroda, Takaya
  • Krenik, Gordon (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shingaki, Tarusuke
  • Krieger, Louis (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Usui, Takayasu
  • Kurosu, Hiroyuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tachiki, Fumihiko
  • Mihara, Motoko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Toyoshima, Machiko
  • Miura, Hideto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asano, Mayumi
  • Miyamoto (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Taniguchi, Takashi
  • Momoi, Keiko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asano, Mayumi
  • Morita, Hiroshi (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Cho
  • Morita, Hiroko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Natsuki, Rio
  • Mukai, Hiroyuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Domon, Jin
  • Nasuda, Isao (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugou, Takayuki
  • O'Reilly (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Makishima, Naoki
  • Onoda (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Cho
  • Randolph, Norman (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kase, Yasuyuki
  • Yasukawa, Haruyuki (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tanaka, Kazunari

Staff:

  • Katagiri, Daisuke (Producer)
  • Aoyama, Hiroshi (Director)
  • Tsuruoka, Youta (Sound Director)
  • Hori, Atsushi (Episode Director)
  • Mizuno, Kentarou (Episode Director, Script, Assistant Director)
  • Tamada, Hiroshi (Episode Director)
  • Watanabe, Sumio (Episode Director)
  • Nakamura, Makoto (Script)
  • Nakase, Rika (Script, Series Composition)
  • Sogo, Masashi (Script)
  • Mizuno, Kazunori (Storyboard)
  • Ono, Katsumi (Storyboard)
  • Shinohara, Toshiya (Storyboard)
  • Ichiko (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics)
  • Riki, Arai (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
  • Aoi, Kiyotoshi (Animation Director, Key Animation)
  • Cha, Myeong-jun (Key Animation)
  • Endou, Yutaka (Publicity)
  • Endou, Eiichi (Key Animation)
  • Fujita, Kentarou (Key Animation)
  • Fujiwara, Akito (Animation Check)
  • Haga, Hitoshi (Animation Director, Mechanical Design)
  • Hara, Miyuki (In-Between Animation)
  • Hashimoto, Junichi (Key Animation)
  • Huang, Hua (Animation Check)
  • Ikai, Kazuyuki (Animation Director)
  • Irisawa, Noriko (In-Between Animation)
  • Ishizaki, Natsumi (In-Between Animation)
  • Iwata, Ryuuji (Key Animation)
  • Kanesaka, Hideyuki (Key Animation)
  • Kataoka, Emiko (Key Animation)
  • Kikuchi, Katsunori (Key Animation)
  • Kojima, Toshihiko (Editing)
  • Kosako, Yoshishige (Animation Director)
  • Mitsumune, Shinkichi (Music)
  • Moronuki, Tetsurou (Animation Director)
  • Mucchiri, Muunii (Original Character Design)
  • Muraji, Akihide (Key Animation)
  • Murakami, Tsutomu (Key Animation)
  • Nagasaka, Kanji (Key Animation)
  • Nojiri, Housuke (Original Creator)
  • Oonishi, Takako (Animation Director, Key Animation)
  • Ooshita, Kyuuma (Character Design)
  • Saotome, Kei (Key Animation)
  • Saruwatari, Seika (Animation Director)
  • Satoi, Hajime (Key Animation)
  • Sekiguchi, Masahiro (Animation Director)
  • Sekine, Eiko (Color Design)
  • Sekiya, Yoshihiro (Director of Photography)
  • Shigekuni, Hiroko (Key Animation)
  • ... and 5 more staff

Related Anime/Manga:

  • Rocket Girls (manga - Adaptation)