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Planetes S1E6 — The Lunar Flying Squirrels

6.5

Planetes•Season 1•Episode 6

The Lunar Flying Squirrels

6.5/10 · 116 votesNov 8, 200325 min

Ranked #26 of 26 in Season 1•−1.5 vs season avg

On Hachimaki and Tanabe's visit to the Moon, they meet Tanabe's neighbours... a group of wannabe ninjas who perform ninja techniques through the Moon's lower gravity.

Directed byMasaki Kitamura

Written byIchiro Okouchi

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Seasons1

Cast6

Kazunari Tanaka

Kazunari Tanaka

Hachirouta Hoshino (voice)

Satsuki Yukino

Satsuki Yukino

Ai Tanabe (voice)

Takehito Koyasu

Takehito Koyasu

Yuri Mihailokov (voice)

Ai Orikasa

Ai Orikasa

Fee Carmichael (voice)

Tetsuo Goto

Tetsuo Goto

Arvind Lavie (voice)

Yoshihiro Okada

Yoshihiro Okada

Philip Myers (voice)

Crew4

M

Masaki Kitamura

Director

Ichiro Okouchi

Ichiro Okouchi

Writer

Y

Yoshitomo Yonetani

Storyboard Artist

K

Kenji Fukasawa

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"The Lunar Flying Squirrels" is episode 6 of Planetes season 1. It scored 6.5/10 from 116 votes, ranking #26 of 26 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Masaki Kitamura and written by Ichiro Okouchi, it aired on November 8, 2003.

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