Episode 1
Little Brother Hibito and Big Brother Mutta
The year 2006. Two brothers, Nanba Mutta (age 12) and Hibito (age 9), happen to spot a UFO headed for the moo...
Episode 2
My Shining Star
With his mother's assistance and Hibito's encouragement, Mutta has been accepted for the New Astronaut Selecti...
Episode 3
The Man with the Advantage and the Running Female Doctor
After advancing to the second exam, Mutta realizes that the other applicants are much better prepared than he...
Episode 4
Next to Hibito
After a long week, only the final interview remains in the second JAXA exam. Mutta is drawing attention as Nan...
Episode 5
Days of Missing
After completing the second JAXA exam, Hibito invites Mutta for a free trip to Houston, Texas, through NASA's...
Episode 6
Et Cetera in My Head
Mutta has arrived in America, but he's off to a rocky start with Hibito. Meanwhile, his future as an astronaut...
Episode 7
Dear Hibito
After learning that his former boss has told JAXA about the headbutt incident, Mutta has given up hope on pass...
Episode 8
Smoky Heaven
When the robber known as the fire extinguisher man strikes the restaurant where Mutta is, he's in trouble. But...
Episode 9
Individual Resolve
After passing the second JAXA exam, Mutta returns to Japan for the third. He's happy about the exam result, bu...
Episode 10
Running Bus
Mutta has learned that Kenji and Serika have strong reasons to become astronauts, while Mutta is simply trying...
Episode 11
Trapped Rivals
The third exam will take two weeks. Mutta and the other candidates are transported via sealed bus to a large,...
Episode 12
My Name Is Itou Serika
The fifteen remaining candidates have been divided into three teams of five. Each team will spend two weeks in...
Episode 13
3-D Ant
The sealed box teams are assigned more tasks. These include Running Math, five minutes of mental math while ru...
Episode 14
Broken Glasses and the Sole of the Foot
After five days in their sealed boxes, each team is exhibiting a pronounced personality. Mutta's Team A is row...
Episode 15
Let's Talk About Space
The exam in the sealed box is halfway over. Mutta's Team A suffered an accident when Fukuda's glasses were bro...
Episode 16
Alarm, but No Clock
The third exam is halfway over. Mutta works on a completely white puzzle as he ponders why Fukuda-san would br...
Episode 17
The Culprit Is in the Room
The third exam inside the sealed boxes has been underway for ten days. Each team has been experiencing unexpec...
Episode 18
Roo-ra! Kenji!
The candidates have only a few days left in the sealed boxes. JAXA has been using green cards to create troubl...
Episode 19
The Day Before Goodbye
The teams have two days left in the sealed boxes. Mission Control has deliberately not given certain members o...
Episode 20
The Worst Possible Punishment
It's their final day in the sealed box. Mutta has enjoyed his two weeks with the team, and he wishes to avert...
Episode 21
A Long-Awaited Glimpse of the Sky
With the third exam finally over, Furuya takes the opportunity to visit the man who made his dream possible.
Episode 22
Working on the Dream
The third astronaut selection exam has finally ended. Team A used rock-paper-scissors to select two members....
Episode 23
Father, Son, and Mutta Claus
Mutta has been picked to go to Houston for the final astronaut selection exam. But because his selection means...
Episode 24
The Worst Possible Interviewer
The final exam is set to take place in two months. Mutta heads to Houston, ahead of the other candidates to lo...
Episode 25
Sonic Little Brother Training Big Brother
With the final astronaut selection exam coming up, Mutta heads to Houston. However, Jennifer has some ominous...
Episode 26
Painful Interview
Seven days remain before Hibito takes off on a journey to become the first Japanese person to walk on the moon...
Episode 27
One Question
The final NASA interview was a decoy to trick the candidates into relaxing, so the astronauts could evaluate t...
Episode 28
Miracle of Doha
With four days before the launch, Mutta and his family arrive at Kennedy Space Center for one last meal with H...
Episode 29
Night Before Launch
Two days are left before launch. First, the lunar lander Artemis goes into space on Mars V. Afterwards, Hibito...
Episode 30
Dog, Old Man, and Alexander
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...
Episode 31
Rocket Road
Mutta, Apo, and the strange old man watch as Hibito launches off into space. Afterwards, Mutta reminisces abou...
Episode 32
A Private Place
Hibito has made it safely into space, and he's on his way to the moon. Meanwhile, Mutta runs into Azuma and hi...
Episode 33
Moon Rabbit
Hibito and the CES-51 crew finally land on the moon. However, Mutta is worried that Hibito will embarrass thei...
Episode 34
Pug and Hug on a Moonlit Night
Hibito and the CES-51 crew have landed on the moon. Meanwhile, Mutta has returned to Japan to await his final...
Episode 35
From the Little Corner of a Big Facility
JAXA has begun announcing the results of the final astronaut selection exam. Makabe Kenji receives the first p...
Episode 36
Dancing Astronaut
While Mutta waits to hear if he will become an astronaut, Kenji has received good news. The next candidate to...
Episode 37
Two Men in the Park
Two hours have passed since JAXA was supposed to notify the candidates, and Mutta hasn't received a call. When...
Episode 38
Eleventh E-mail
After a long wait, Mutta learns that he passed the final exam. With no time to enjoy the moment, he is immedia...
Episode 39
Lunar Illusions
Mutta has begun his life as an astronaut. First, he must undergo a month of JAXA training and orientation. Mea...
Episode 40
Heaven and Hell
Damian and Hibito leave Moonbase in search of a missing unmanned probe. However, an accident occurs, stranding...
Episode 41
Eighty Minutes to Live
After a buggy accident, Hibito and Damian are stuck at the bottom of a ravine. Damian's spacesuit is damaged,...
Episode 42
Hibito's Choice
Hibito manages to bring Damian back to the surface by using Gibson, but he's running out of time, as his oxyge...
Episode 43
Brian
Hibito is able to save Damian, but he's running out of oxygen. Freddy and Buddy are trying to catch him, but t...
Episode 44
Three Astronauts
Oxygen generation system Brian arrives just in time to save Hibito. Once he and Damian are rescued and back at...
Episode 45
Five Blue Rangers
Mutta and the other astronaut candidates have finally finished their Japanese training. Before they head to Ho...
Episode 46
Number One Restless Guy
The JAXA astronaut candidates head to Houston, to begin training at NASA. However, Murakami-san appears to hav...
Episode 47
The First Promise
Mutta and the other astronaut candidates have arrived in Houston to begin training at NASA. First up is a soci...
Episode 48
Always Have a Pedometer in Your Heart
The first astronaut candidate task is undergoing a survival training course consisting of a six-day trek throu...
Episode 49
Nitta the Leader
The astronaut candidates continue their survival training in the desert. Team E has fallen behind the others,...
Episode 50
Nitta and Mutta
As the survival training draws to a close, Nitta suddenly tells the team he needs to backtrack due to losing h...
Episode 51
Living Stone
Mutta and Nitta backtrack through the desert, looking for Nitta's cell phone. But Nitta cannot find it in time...