Planetes (プラネテス, Puranetesu, Ancient Greek: Πλάνητες Planētes "Planets", literally meaning, by Ancient Greek translation, "Wanderers") is a Japanese hard science fiction manga written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura. It was adapted into a 26-episode anime television series by Sunrise, which was broadcast on NHK from October 2003 through April 2004. The story revolves around the crew of the debris collection craft, Toy Box, in the year 2075.
The manga was published in English in North America by Tokyopop, and the anime was distributed in North America by Bandai Entertainment. Both the manga and...