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In 2075, commercial space travel is commonplace; huge amounts of debris threaten the safety of spacefarers: that's where the Toy Box crew comes in; as they wrangle objects in orbit, they also grapple with life goals, crappy pay and what it all means.

Anime · 2003 · 25 min

Starring Kazunari Tanaka , Satsuki Yukino , Ai Orikasa

Director 谷口悟朗 , Gorō Taniguchi

EPISODE 1

Outside the Atmosphere

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.

23 min · Jul 5, 2019
EPISODE 2

Like a Dream

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.

23 min · Jul 5, 2019
EPISODE 3

Return Trajectory

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.

24 min · Jul 5, 2019
EPISODE 4

Part of the Job

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.

23 min · Jul 5, 2019
EPISODE 5

Fly Me to the Moon

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.

23 min · Jul 5, 2019
EPISODE 6

The Lunar Flying Squirrels

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.

23 min · Jul 5, 2019

Kazunari Tanaka

Voice
Satsuki Yukino

Voice
Ai Orikasa

Voice
Takehito Koyasu

Yuri
Aiko Ogata

Philippe
Tetsuo Goto

Robbie
Maiko Ito

Edelgard
Ryo Kamon

Dolf
Kumiko Watanabe

Claire
Nobuyuki Hiyama

Cheng-Shin
Masayo Kurata

Lucie