Hachirota Hoshino's younger brother, he shares a profound interest in space exploration and dedicates much of his time to building a functional, small-scale rocket to showcase his aptitude in this field.
His relationship with Hachirota is tenuous, often showing blatant disrespect towards him. However, he undergoes significant development throughout the series, particularly after meeting Yuri Mihailokov.
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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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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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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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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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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...
