Space Brothers - Season 1
Run Time: 24 mins
Air Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2012
Average Rating: ⭐ 8.1 (22 votes)
Nippon TV YTV51 Episodes
Little Brother Hibito and Big Brother Mutta
Season 1 - Episode 1
The year 2006. Two brothers, Nanba Mutta (age 12) and Hibito (age 9), happen to spot a UFO headed for the moon. The experience inspires th...
My Shining Star
Season 1 - Episode 2
With his mother's assistance and Hibito's encouragement, Mutta has been accepted for the New Astronaut Selection Exam. However, unsure of hi...
The Man with the Advantage and the Running Female Doctor
Season 1 - Episode 3
After advancing to the second exam, Mutta realizes that the other applicants are much better prepared than he is. Desperate to prove himself...
Next to Hibito
Season 1 - Episode 4
After a long week, only the final interview remains in the second JAXA exam. Mutta is drawing attention as Nanba Hibito's older brother, but...
Days of Missing
Season 1 - Episode 5
After completing the second JAXA exam, Hibito invites Mutta for a free trip to Houston, Texas, through NASA's family support program. Upon a...
Et Cetera in My Head
Season 1 - Episode 6
Mutta has arrived in America, but he's off to a rocky start with Hibito. Meanwhile, his future as an astronaut is in jeopardy because the he...
Dear Hibito
Season 1 - Episode 7
After learning that his former boss has told JAXA about the headbutt incident, Mutta has given up hope on passing the exam. To cope, Mutta f...
Smoky Heaven
Season 1 - Episode 8
When the robber known as the fire extinguisher man strikes the restaurant where Mutta is, he's in trouble. But once the dust settles, Mutta ...
Individual Resolve
Season 1 - Episode 9
After passing the second JAXA exam, Mutta returns to Japan for the third. He's happy about the exam result, but on the flight back, a nightm...
Running Bus
Season 1 - Episode 10
Mutta has learned that Kenji and Serika have strong reasons to become astronauts, while Mutta is simply trying to achieve a childhood dream....
Trapped Rivals
Season 1 - Episode 11
The third exam will take two weeks. Mutta and the other candidates are transported via sealed bus to a large, barren facility. Then they are...
My Name Is Itou Serika
Season 1 - Episode 12
The fifteen remaining candidates have been divided into three teams of five. Each team will spend two weeks inside a sealed box, while compl...
3-D Ant
Season 1 - Episode 13
The sealed box teams are assigned more tasks. These include Running Math, five minutes of mental math while running, and a typing test. Next...
Broken Glasses and the Sole of the Foot
Season 1 - Episode 14
After five days in their sealed boxes, each team is exhibiting a pronounced personality. Mutta's Team A is rowdy, while Team C is quiet. How...
Let's Talk About Space
Season 1 - Episode 15
The exam in the sealed box is halfway over. Mutta's Team A suffered an accident when Fukuda's glasses were broken. But Furuya, the one who b...
Alarm, but No Clock
Season 1 - Episode 16
The third exam is halfway over. Mutta works on a completely white puzzle as he ponders why Fukuda-san would break the only clock in the seal...
The Culprit Is in the Room
Season 1 - Episode 17
The third exam inside the sealed boxes has been underway for ten days. Each team has been experiencing unexpected problems, such as broken c...
Roo-ra! Kenji!
Season 1 - Episode 18
The candidates have only a few days left in the sealed boxes. JAXA has been using green cards to create trouble, gauging each member's abili...
The Day Before Goodbye
Season 1 - Episode 19
The teams have two days left in the sealed boxes. Mission Control has deliberately not given certain members of Kenji's Team B any green car...
The Worst Possible Punishment
Season 1 - Episode 20
It's their final day in the sealed box. Mutta has enjoyed his two weeks with the team, and he wishes to avert ruining their bond, as they ma...
A Long-Awaited Glimpse of the Sky
Season 1 - Episode 21
With the third exam finally over, Furuya takes the opportunity to visit the man who made his dream possible.
Working on the Dream
Season 1 - Episode 22
The third astronaut selection exam has finally ended. Team A used rock-paper-scissors to select two members. Whose dreams are still alive?
Father, Son, and Mutta Claus
Season 1 - Episode 23
Mutta has been picked to go to Houston for the final astronaut selection exam. But because his selection means that Kenji wasn't chosen, he ...
The Worst Possible Interviewer
Season 1 - Episode 24
The final exam is set to take place in two months. Mutta heads to Houston, ahead of the other candidates to look after Apo and tour the John...
Sonic Little Brother Training Big Brother
Season 1 - Episode 25
With the final astronaut selection exam coming up, Mutta heads to Houston. However, Jennifer has some ominous news.
Painful Interview
Season 1 - Episode 26
Seven days remain before Hibito takes off on a journey to become the first Japanese person to walk on the moon. Meanwhile, Mutta prepares fo...
One Question
Season 1 - Episode 27
The final NASA interview was a decoy to trick the candidates into relaxing, so the astronauts could evaluate them. However, the candidates h...
Miracle of Doha
Season 1 - Episode 28
With four days before the launch, Mutta and his family arrive at Kennedy Space Center for one last meal with Hibito before he heads into spa...
Night Before Launch
Season 1 - Episode 29
Two days are left before launch. First, the lunar lander Artemis goes into space on Mars V. Afterwards, Hibito and the rest of the crew will...
Dog, Old Man, and Alexander
Season 1 - Episode 30
It's finally the day of the launch, but the weather doesn't look good. On top of that, Apo's run off, so Mutta has to go find him. While sea...
Rocket Road
Season 1 - Episode 31
Mutta, Apo, and the strange old man watch as Hibito launches off into space. Afterwards, Mutta reminisces about the road taken by Hibito to ...
A Private Place
Season 1 - Episode 32
Hibito has made it safely into space, and he's on his way to the moon. Meanwhile, Mutta runs into Azuma and his family, and he decides to ap...
Moon Rabbit
Season 1 - Episode 33
Hibito and the CES-51 crew finally land on the moon. However, Mutta is worried that Hibito will embarrass their country when he takes his fi...
Pug and Hug on a Moonlit Night
Season 1 - Episode 34
Hibito and the CES-51 crew have landed on the moon. Meanwhile, Mutta has returned to Japan to await his final exam results. He's especially ...
From the Little Corner of a Big Facility
Season 1 - Episode 35
JAXA has begun announcing the results of the final astronaut selection exam. Makabe Kenji receives the first phone call. As Kenji waits to l...
Dancing Astronaut
Season 1 - Episode 36
While Mutta waits to hear if he will become an astronaut, Kenji has received good news. The next candidate to get a call is Serika.
Two Men in the Park
Season 1 - Episode 37
Two hours have passed since JAXA was supposed to notify the candidates, and Mutta hasn't received a call. When the phone finally rings, he's...
Eleventh E-mail
Season 1 - Episode 38
After a long wait, Mutta learns that he passed the final exam. With no time to enjoy the moment, he is immediately whisked to the press conf...
Lunar Illusions
Season 1 - Episode 39
Mutta has begun his life as an astronaut. First, he must undergo a month of JAXA training and orientation. Meanwhile, Hibito and Damian head...
Heaven and Hell
Season 1 - Episode 40
Damian and Hibito leave Moonbase in search of a missing unmanned probe. However, an accident occurs, stranding them inside a ravine.
Eighty Minutes to Live
Season 1 - Episode 41
After a buggy accident, Hibito and Damian are stuck at the bottom of a ravine. Damian's spacesuit is damaged, and he's losing body heat quic...
Hibito's Choice
Season 1 - Episode 42
Hibito manages to bring Damian back to the surface by using Gibson, but he's running out of time, as his oxygen supply dwindles. Will Freddy...
Brian
Season 1 - Episode 43
Hibito is able to save Damian, but he's running out of oxygen. Freddy and Buddy are trying to catch him, but they won't arrive before his ox...
Three Astronauts
Season 1 - Episode 44
Oxygen generation system Brian arrives just in time to save Hibito. Once he and Damian are rescued and back at Moonbase, he reflects on the ...
Five Blue Rangers
Season 1 - Episode 45
Mutta and the other astronaut candidates have finally finished their Japanese training. Before they head to Houston, they receive a gift fro...
Number One Restless Guy
Season 1 - Episode 46
The JAXA astronaut candidates head to Houston, to begin training at NASA. However, Murakami-san appears to have a surprise in store for Mutt...
The First Promise
Season 1 - Episode 47
Mutta and the other astronaut candidates have arrived in Houston to begin training at NASA. First up is a social event to meet the other ast...
Always Have a Pedometer in Your Heart
Season 1 - Episode 48
The first astronaut candidate task is undergoing a survival training course consisting of a six-day trek through the desert. Meanwhile, Mutt...
Nitta the Leader
Season 1 - Episode 49
The astronaut candidates continue their survival training in the desert. Team E has fallen behind the others, but after Nitta takes the lead...
Nitta and Mutta
Season 1 - Episode 50
As the survival training draws to a close, Nitta suddenly tells the team he needs to backtrack due to losing his cell phone, but Mutta stops...
Living Stone
Season 1 - Episode 51
Mutta and Nitta backtrack through the desert, looking for Nitta's cell phone. But Nitta cannot find it in time to answer his little brother'...