March 31, 2012 • 24m
The year 2006. Two brothers, Nanba Mutta (age 12) and Hibito (age 9), happen to spot a UFO headed for the moon. The experience i...Read more
April 7, 2012 • 24m
With his mother's assistance and Hibito's encouragement, Mutta has been accepted for the New Astronaut Selection Exam. However, un...Read more
April 14, 2012 • 24m
After advancing to the second exam, Mutta realizes that the other applicants are much better prepared than he is. Desperate to pro...Read more
April 21, 2012 • 24m
After a long week, only the final interview remains in the second JAXA exam. Mutta is drawing attention as Nanba Hibito's older br...Read more
April 28, 2012 • 24m
After completing the second JAXA exam, Hibito invites Mutta for a free trip to Houston, Texas, through NASA's family support progr...Read more
May 5, 2012 • 24m
Mutta has arrived in America, but he's off to a rocky start with Hibito. Meanwhile, his future as an astronaut is in jeopardy beca...Read more
May 12, 2012 • 24m
After learning that his former boss has told JAXA about the headbutt incident, Mutta has given up hope on passing the exam. To cop...Read more
May 19, 2012 • 24m
When the robber known as the fire extinguisher man strikes the restaurant where Mutta is, he's in trouble. But once the dust settl...Read more
May 26, 2012 • 24m
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...Read more
June 2, 2012 • 24m
Mutta has learned that Kenji and Serika have strong reasons to become astronauts, while Mutta is simply trying to achieve a childh...Read more
June 9, 2012 • 24m
The third exam will take two weeks. Mutta and the other candidates are transported via sealed bus to a large, barren facility. The...Read more
June 16, 2012 • 24m
The fifteen remaining candidates have been divided into three teams of five. Each team will spend two weeks inside a sealed box, w...Read more
June 23, 2012 • 24m
The sealed box teams are assigned more tasks. These include Running Math, five minutes of mental math while running, and a typing ...Read more
June 30, 2012 • 24m
After five days in their sealed boxes, each team is exhibiting a pronounced personality. Mutta's Team A is rowdy, while Team C is ...Read more
July 7, 2012 • 24m
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...Read more
July 14, 2012 • 24m
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 sealed box.
July 21, 2012 • 24m
The third exam inside the sealed boxes has been underway for ten days. Each team has been experiencing unexpected problems, such a...Read more
July 28, 2012 • 24m
The candidates have only a few days left in the sealed boxes. JAXA has been using green cards to create trouble, gauging each memb...Read more
August 4, 2012 • 24m
The teams have two days left in the sealed boxes. Mission Control has deliberately not given certain members of Kenji's Team B any...Read more
August 11, 2012 • 24m
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, ...Read more
August 18, 2012 • 24m
With the third exam finally over, Furuya takes the opportunity to visit the man who made his dream possible.
September 1, 2012 • 24m
The third astronaut selection exam has finally ended. Team A used rock-paper-scissors to select two members. Whose dreams are still alive?
September 8, 2012 • 24m
Mutta has been picked to go to Houston for the final astronaut selection exam. But because his selection means that Kenji wasn't c...Read more
September 15, 2012 • 24m
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 tou...Read more
September 22, 2012 • 24m
With the final astronaut selection exam coming up, Mutta heads to Houston. However, Jennifer has some ominous news.
September 29, 2012 • 24m
Seven days remain before Hibito takes off on a journey to become the first Japanese person to walk on the moon. Meanwhile, Mutta p...Read more
October 6, 2012 • 24m
The final NASA interview was a decoy to trick the candidates into relaxing, so the astronauts could evaluate them. However, the ca...Read more
October 13, 2012 • 24m
With four days before the launch, Mutta and his family arrive at Kennedy Space Center for one last meal with Hibito before he head...Read more
October 20, 2012 • 24m
Two days are left before launch. First, the lunar lander Artemis goes into space on Mars V. Afterwards, Hibito and the rest of the...Read more
October 27, 2012 • 24m
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....Read more
November 3, 2012 • 24m
Mutta, Apo, and the strange old man watch as Hibito launches off into space. Afterwards, Mutta reminisces about the road taken by ...Read more
November 10, 2012 • 24m
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 dec...Read more
November 17, 2012 • 24m
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 first step.
November 24, 2012 • 24m
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 e...Read more
December 1, 2012 • 24m
JAXA has begun announcing the results of the final astronaut selection exam. Makabe Kenji receives the first phone call. As Kenji ...Read more
December 8, 2012 • 24m
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.
December 15, 2012 • 24m
Two hours have passed since JAXA was supposed to notify the candidates, and Mutta hasn't received a call. When the phone finally r...Read more
December 22, 2012 • 24m
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 ...Read more
January 5, 2013 • 24m
Mutta has begun his life as an astronaut. First, he must undergo a month of JAXA training and orientation. Meanwhile, Hibito and D...Read more
January 12, 2013 • 24m
Damian and Hibito leave Moonbase in search of a missing unmanned probe. However, an accident occurs, stranding them inside a ravine.
January 19, 2013 • 24m
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...Read more
January 26, 2013 • 24m
Hibito manages to bring Damian back to the surface by using Gibson, but he's running out of time, as his oxygen supply dwindles. W...Read more
February 2, 2013 • 24m
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 bef...Read more
February 9, 2013 • 24m
Oxygen generation system Brian arrives just in time to save Hibito. Once he and Damian are rescued and back at Moonbase, he reflec...Read more
February 16, 2013 • 24m
Mutta and the other astronaut candidates have finally finished their Japanese training. Before they head to Houston, they receive ...Read more
February 23, 2013 • 24m
The JAXA astronaut candidates head to Houston, to begin training at NASA. However, Murakami-san appears to have a surprise in store for Mutta.
March 2, 2013 • 24m
Mutta and the other astronaut candidates have arrived in Houston to begin training at NASA. First up is a social event to meet the...Read more
March 9, 2013 • 24m
The first astronaut candidate task is undergoing a survival training course consisting of a six-day trek through the desert. Meanw...Read more
March 16, 2013 • 24m
The astronaut candidates continue their survival training in the desert. Team E has fallen behind the others, but after Nitta take...Read more
March 23, 2013 • 24m
As the survival training draws to a close, Nitta suddenly tells the team he needs to backtrack due to losing his cell phone, but M...Read more
March 30, 2013 • 24m
Mutta and Nitta backtrack through the desert, looking for Nitta's cell phone. But Nitta cannot find it in time to answer his littl...Read more