Planetes

Tanabe, a new recruit to Technora, arrives at the International Space Station. She’s assigned to the Debris Section, where she will be helping to clean up space debris. There, she meets Hachimaki and his buddies. Unfortunately, the Debris Section is looked down upon within the company.

Hachimaki continues to train Tanabe. Meanwhile, one of her peers, Cheng-Shin, receives a promotion to a more glamorous division. The friends celebrate, but Hachimaki is dissatisfied: he isn’t any closer to his dream of having his own ship.

Tanabe writes a will in case something were to happen to her in space. She briefly considers using Hachimaki’s will as a reference but is disappointed at its lack of substance. What should she leave behind when she dies? Toy Box collects the coffin of a space pilot who was buried in space 50 years ago. Just as the crew is about to return it to space, Tanabe does the unthinkable.

The son of the INTO chairman arrives to learn about debris collection. Annoyed by his snobby behavior, Hachimaki attempts to turn him away, but he relents when the others convince him to play nice with the chairman’s son. After a while of tolerating his impudent behavior, Hachimaki finally snaps at a particularly arrogant remark.

Hachimaki’s team gets a long-awaited vacation on the Moon. Being her first time there, Tanabe is excited. The ferry trip is four days long. Along the way, Hachimaki encounters a girl named Sia, and they bond over spaceships. On the third day of their ferry trip, Hachimaki is caught up in an incident.

Hachimaki, Tanabe, and Fee arrived at their long-awaited vacation on the Moon. Tanabe can’t contain her excitement. Hachimaki is roped into helping Tanabe find an apartment. When they arrive at her chosen apartment, it turns out to be a sketchy building with horrible neighbors.