Space Brothers (2012)

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When they were young, the brothers Mutta and Hibito promised each other they would become astronauts. Now, in 2025, Hibito has followed his dream to become the first Japanese on the moon, but Mutta has just been fired from his job. His brother reminds him of their childhood promise, and Mutta decides once again to aim for space.

Released: 2012-03-31
Genres: Animation, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Seasons: 2, 99 episodes
Episode length: 24m
Network: Nippon TV, YTV
Status: Ended
TMDB rating: 8.2/10 from 23 votes

Top cast

Hiroaki Hirata as Mutta Nanba (voice)
KENN as Hibito Nanba (voice)
Masayuki Katou as Kenji Makabe (voice)
Miyuki Sawashiro as Serika Itou / Mutta Nanba as a Boy (voice)
Masako Ikeda as Sharon Kaneko (voice)
Yuko Sanpei as Hibito Nanba as a Boy (voice)
Shô Ryûzanji as Tadashi Hoshika (voice)
Ryou Naitou as Yasushi Furuya (voice)
Shintaro Asanuma as Yamato Mizoguchi (voice)
Takanori Hoshino as Reiji Nitta (voice)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Space Brothers

United States: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel; watch free on Plex, Plex Channel, Tubi TV
United Kingdom: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
India: stream on Anime Times Amazon Channel; watch free on Amazon Prime Video
Canada: stream on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel, Crunchyroll; watch free on Tubi TV, Plex
Australia: stream on Crunchyroll, Crunchyroll Amazon Channel

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