Space capitalism meets teenage dreams in a corporate thriller that'll make you rage-quit your job.
25 minSeason 1 • Episode 13
LatestNagisa is on course to collide with a satellite! Iris is the only pilot who can save him, but she has to overcome her own fears first!
Humanity has successfully colonized all the planets in the Solar System, with intentions to continue into new frontiers. Individuals live stable lives in these colonies, including young high school students living in 4th Tokyo on Mars. Two of these students are Iris Shirazaki and Mizuki Sera. Iris is finishing her last year of high school while studying to be a test pilot while her friend Mizuki also works as a mechanic on the aircraft. Her own brother, Kaito, oversees Mizuki and Iris as their homeroom teacher and program director.
Writing
Sharp corporate intrigue that treats teens like actual humans.
Acting
Yuma Uchida's Nagisa — cold ambition that slowly cracks open.
Showtaro Morikubo
Kaito Sera (voice)
Yuma Uchida
Nagisa Kiryu (voice)
Sora Amamiya
Iris Shirasaki (voice)
Ari Ozawa
Mizuki Sera (voice)
Yu Kobayashi
Angelina / Hanako Hattori (voice)
Minami Tsuda
Makoto Ryoke (voice)
Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Kojiro Kitahara (voice)
Aya Suzaki
Tsubasa Hanaoka (voice)
Takayuki Kondo
Sakugo Maioka (voice)
Kana Asumi
Yuna Nonen (voice)
Shiina Natsukawa
Aki Kaminagaya (voice)
Yoshino Nanjo
Subaru Yamaki (voice)
Yui Horie
Kaoruko Takanashi (voice)
Kazuhiko Inoue
Kazuhisa Kiryu (voice)
Hiroyuki Yoshino
Yuji Kiryu (voice)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series critiques Japan's 'black company' work culture through sci-fi, airing during real debates about labor exploitation in anime studios themselves.
Director Kenji Nagasaki later helmed My Hero Academia; you can spot his signature in the ensemble dynamics and underdog momentum.
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