She is the newest member of the Debris Section, adopted by a former death metal band leader turned engineer and an elementary school teacher. Tanabe didn't speak until she was three years old. She is intelligent and earnest but often lacks confidence. As a newcomer to space, the Debris Section, and extravehicular activities all at once, she has to gradually learn from everyone around her. Believing that love, or "ai" (possibly a playful reference to her name, which means "love" in Japanese), is the solution to every problem, she is kind and sweet, willing to go to great lengths to assist others. However, beneath her gentle demeanor lies a strong desire to improve herself.
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Characters
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Carmichael Fee
Main
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 v...
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Hoshino Hachirouta
Main
Age: 25Hachirouta Hoshino is the protagonist of the series. Everyone simply calls him "Hachi" (Japanese for "eight" or "eighth") or "Hachimaki" ([ハチマキ, "Headband"], because he wears one during his EVAs). His dream has always been to own his own spaceship,...
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Mihalkov Yuri
Main
Russian: Юрий Михалков (Yuri Mihalkov)Age: 37Yuri 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 Yuris name is a reference to ...
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Tanabe Ai
Main
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 ...
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Ashmead Hakim
Supporting
A member of the Orbital Security Agency (OSA). Hakim and Hachimaki had the same EVA instructor, and have some personal connection with each other.He is a Jupiter mission candidate. It turns out that he is a member of the Space Defense Front, the terrorist...
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