Rocket Girls
Also known as ロケットガール
TVWinter 2007Source Light novelPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
AdventureComedySci-Fi
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Community score
#4886
Rank
10.4K
Members
24
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Synopsis
A high school girl Morita Yukari visits Axia of the Solomon Islands in order to look for her father who became lost during his honeymoon trip. There, she meets a man named Nasuda of Solomon Space Agency, and she is hired to work part-time. That job is an astronaut. She is chosen as one of the crews of the first Japanese manned spaceship only because she is little and light. Where is her future going to?
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Production Notes
Rocket Girls adapts the first two volumes of Housuke Nojiri's light novels of the same name with some differences between the animation and the original work. The series was produced in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. It first aired on Thursdays on the WOWOW satellite network before moving to a new timeslot on Fridays.
Cast Highlights
Matsuri
Main
Voice: Nabatame, Hitomi (Japanese)
Miura, Akane
Main
Voice: Hasegawa, Shizuka (Japanese)
Morita, Yukari
Main
Voice: Sendai, Eri (Japanese)
Asahikawa, Satsuki
Supporting
Voice: Yanagisawa, Mayumi (Japanese)
Burkheimer, Wayne
Supporting
Voice: Murozono, Takehiro (Japanese)
Chou, Tenshin
Supporting
Voice: Tachiki, Fumihiko (Japanese)
Grant, George
Supporting
Voice: Miyashita, Eiji (Japanese)
Kinoshita, Kazuya
Supporting
Voice: Kuroda, Takaya (Japanese)
Core Staff
Katagiri, Daisuke
Producer
Aoyama, Hiroshi
Director
Tsuruoka, Youta
Sound Director
Hori, Atsushi
Episode Director
Mizuno, Kentarou
Episode Director, Script, Assistant Director
Tamada, Hiroshi
Episode Director
Theme Songs
Openings
"RISE" by ICHIKO (eps 2-12)
Endings
1: "Ashita Iki no Bus ni Notte (明日行きのバスに乗って)" by misae (eps 1-11)
2: "Waratte! (笑って！)" by ICHIKO (eps 12)
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FormatTV
Episodes12
Duration23 min per ep
SourceLight novel
RatingPG-13 - Teens 13 or older
SeasonWinter 2007
AiredFeb 22, 2007 to May 18, 2007
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content
Ranking And Reach
Popularity#7163
Scored by3.3K
BroadcastFridays at 00:00 (JST)
ApprovedYes
Title Variants
English title
Unknown
Romaji title
Rocket Girls
Japanese title
ロケットガール
Synonyms
Unknown
Production Team
Main studio
Mook Animation
Producers
Happinet Pictures
Licensors
Bandai Entertainment, Sentai Filmworks
Japanese title
ロケットガール
Themes And Audience
Space