Karakter & Staf — Planetes

Hachirota Hoshino

Utama

Male · Umur 25

Everyone simply calls him "Hachi" (Japanese for "eight" or "eighth") or "Hachimaki"; because he wears one during his EVAs). His dream has always been to own his own spaceship, but between the cost of purchasing one and his low-paying, seemingly dead-end job, Hachi struggles with even deciding whether or not to pursue his dream. Hachi's father is a renowned engineer, a source of much ambivalence to Hachimaki. Much of Hachi's drive is summed up in "bigger, faster, and further". However, this drive makes him conflicted about his own relationship with space. Loud and brash, Hachi has difficulty expressing himself adequately, especially in romantic matters. It should be noted that Hachirota's back-story is portrayed slightly differently in the anime than in the manga.

Kazunari Tanaka

Ai Tanabe

Utama

Female · Umur 20

She is the newest member of the Debris Section. She is the adopted daughter of a death metal band leader turned engineer and an elementary school teacher. Tanabe did not speak until she was three years old. She is bright and earnest, but mostly unsure of herself. As a newcomer to space, the Debris Section and to extra-vehicular activity all at the same time, she has to slowly learn the ropes from everyone else. She believes that love, or "ai" (possibly a pun intended on her name being the Japanese word for love) is the solution to every problem. Kind and sweet, she is willing to do almost anything to help others. However, her kind spirit also masks a drive to become better than she is. (Source: Wikipedia)

Satsuki Yukino

Yuri Mihalkov

Pendukung

Male · Umur 36

Yuri Mihalkov is the Russian member of the Debris team of Planetes. Calm, stoic, kind and compassionate, Yuri often acts as the level head of the group. It is often speculated that Yuri's name is a reference to Yuri Gagarin and Nikita Mihalkov. In the anime, Yuri and the Debris Section Office Staff are responsible for looking after the ISPV 7's resident animals.

Takehito Koyasu

Fee Carmichael

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Female

Fee Carmichael is the American pilot of the "Toy Box", the debris-collecting ship used by the main characters of PlanetES. She was born in Richmond, Virginia, and the daughter of a prominent lawyer. Even more loud and brash than Hachi, Fee often becomes violent at others' actions and inaction, but she always means well. Being a heavy (and slightly ashamed) smoker, she has difficulty finding places to indulge her habit in space, as smoking is a strain on life support systems and is thereby restricted to designated smoking rooms. This often makes her quite irritable, especially after all smoking rooms are shut down as the SDF began planting bombs in them. In the anime, she is able to get around this with an enclosed personal "smoker's seat" (which is prone to inadvertent sabotage). Married with a young son, Fee lives in Florida when not in space, which is not very often.

Ai Orikasa

Claire Rondo

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A member of the Control Section, a combination of mission control and air traffic control for spacecraft around or based in the ISPV 7 Space Station. She was raised in the United States, but born in the impoverished South American nation of El Tanika. She makes a fateful friendship with Hakim, of the Orbital Security Agency and later, a Jupiter Mission candidate. Gigalt gave her a nickname too - "The Swan". He gave his reasoning for this nickname to Tanabe: Claire's personality is, on the surface, serene and relaxed. But below the surface, she is working (paddling) very hard just to keep pace with the world around her. In this way, Claire's career-driven personality is well described, very penetratingly by Gigalt. Source: Wikipedia

Kumiko Watanabe

Edelgard Rivera

Pendukung

Female · Umur 26

Birthday: November 4 The contracted office employee and the only one in the Debris Section office to ever be seen consistently doing any office work. Has been previously married.

Maiko Itou

Arvind Lavie

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The Supervisor assistant of the Debris Section. He is survived by his wife seven kids, who live in his homeland, India. (Source: AnimeDB)

Tetsuo Gotou

Philippe Myers

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Assistant section manager for Debris Section. Called 'sachou' (meaning 'chief') thoughout the series. He believes he is good for nothing. He is very fond of crisps and cakes. (Source: AniDB)

Aikou Ogata

Kho Cheng-Shin

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Nobuyuki Hiyama

Goro Hoshino

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The Chief Engineer of the Von Braun Jupiter Exploration Spacecraft of PlanetES and Hachimaki's father. He is portrayed as an eccentric genius, and seeks to constantly irritate his eldest son. Plays the part of the "dirty old man". He was a pioneer in space exploration, as he was on a mission to build a human settlement on Mars. source: Wikipedia

Shouzou Iizuka

Werner Locksmith

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The CEO of the Jupiter Mission and Chief Designer of the Von Braun Jupiter Exploration Spacecraft. Seemingly cold and heartless, he is portrayed in the anime and manga as someone without sympathy and believes that the ends justify the means. This implies getting the Von Braun to Jupiter no matter what the cost is, human or monetary. source: Wikipedia

Unshou Ishizuka

Hakim Ashmead

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A member of the Orbital Security Agency (OSA). Hakim and Hachimaki had the same EVA instructor, and have some personal connection with each other.

Ryuuzaburou Ootomo

Gigalt Gangaragash

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A veteran astronaut, formerly of Technora Corporation's Debris Section, and currently with the Orbital Security Agency. He is Hachimaki and Hakim's EVA instructor. Gigalt contracted cancer (most probably lung cancer) from prolongued exposure to radiation from his many EVA missions. Gigalt only appears in the anime. Gigalt has a habit of bestowing nicknames on work partners, including Hachimaki's nickname of 'Hachi', which is the only one which stuck. The last two nicknames he bestows are 'Angel' to Ai Tanabe, and 'Artemis' to Nono while she keeps him company at Tranquility City Hospital. (Source: Wikipedia)

Norio Wakamoto

Harry Roland

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Roland is a legendary astronaut and Hachi's room mate on his time on the moon, after breaking his leg after saving a woman from a fire. Roland appears as a typical old man who thinks the youth gets things too easily, and is often seen crunching a squeezer. He was also Mr. Gigalt's sensei and teacher.

Yousuke Akimoto

Kyutaro Hoshino

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Hachirota Hoshino's younger brother, he also displays a strong interest in space travel, and hence spends most of his time attempting to construct a working, miniature rocket, so as to prove his talent in that particular field. He maintains a shaky relationship with Hachirota, openly displaying disrespect for him. However he develops significantly throughout the series, especially after encountering Yuri Mihailokov.

Souichirou Hoshi

Nono

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A 12-year-old girl who, along with three other children, is a "Lunarian", born and has lived her whole life on the Moon. Due to the effects of lower gravity, she appears to be twice her age due to her height. Her physiology is always examined as part of a study on the effect of being born and raised on the Moon. Once the study is finished, she wishes to only visit the Earth because she considers the Moon to be her home.

Satomi Koorogi

Narrator

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