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The Worst Episodes of Planetes

In the year 2075, mankind has reached a point where journeying between Earth, the moon and the space stations is part of daily life. However,...

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  1. 6.7/10(78 votes)

    #1 - The Lunar Flying Squirrels

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    S1:E6

    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.

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  2. 7.1/10(88 votes)

    #2 - Return Trajectory

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    S1:E3

    Insurance salespeople swarm the ISPV 7 space station while members of the Debris Section write their annual wills. During a routine debris collection, Yuri, Tanabe, and Hachimaki recover a space coffin containing a famous astronaut. However, an ideological conflict erupts over the fate of the coffin and the body contained in it.

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  3. 7.3/10(91 votes)

    #3 - Like a Dream

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    S1:E2

    Hachimaki's dream of getting his own spaceship is revealed. Tanabe continues her zero-G training with Hachimaki. Tanabe and Hachimaki are sent on a debris retrieval mission to recover a derelict satellite. However, the satellite's orbit sends it on a collision course with Cheng-Shin's orbital shuttle.

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  4. 7.3/10(81 votes)

    #4 - Part of the Job

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    S1:E4

    The spoiled son of INTO chairman, Colin Clifford visits the ISPV 7 space station, and goes on a debris hauling mission with the Debris Section. Among the debris retrieved is Colin's camera carelessly left attached to a derelict satellite.

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  5. 7.3/10(68 votes)

    #5 - His Reasons

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    S1:E17

    The chief engineer of the Jupiter Exploration Mission hopes to recruit Hachimaki's father, a veteran of several missions to Mars, but all he wants is to settle down back on Earth.

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  6. 7.5/10(107 votes)

    #6 - Outside the Atmosphere

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    S1:E1

    It's the first day on the job for Ai Tanabe as she's introduced to her eccentric co-workers in the Debris Section of space station ISPV-7.

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  8. 7.5/10(82 votes)

    #7 - Fly Me to the Moon

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    S1:E5

    Fee, Hachimaki and Tanabe decide to go to the Moon for their holiday. But on the Lunar Ferry, a pickpocket steals Tanabe's wallet while Hachimaki makes his debut as an actor.

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  9. 7.5/10(71 votes)

    #8 - A Place to Cling To

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    S1:E8

    Tanabe suspects that Fee is having an affair with the division manager Technora Corp, Dolph Azalia. However, Fee is not, and actually is being promoted to assistant chief of Control Section. Meanwhile, the rest of the Debris Section take this opportunity to go on a very difficult debris mission on their own.

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  10. 7.8/10(76 votes)

    #9 - Regrets

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    S1:E9

    Hachimaki's extra-vehicular activity instructor, Gigalt visits the Debris Section as part of a safety inspection. However, on a debris hauling run supervised by Gigalt, the crew of the Toy Box encounter illegal debris dumping activities.

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  11. 7.8/10(65 votes)

    #10 - In Her Case

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    S1:E15

    Edel's past finally catches up to her when an old flame comes to the ISPV 7 space station. Meanwhile, Hachimaki struggles with his date with Tanabe.

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  12. 7.9/10(71 votes)

    #11 - Scenery With a Rocket

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    S1:E13

    Since the Toy Box was destroyed, the Debris Section go on a holiday on Earth. Hachimaki, Yuri, and Tanabe visit the Hoshino household. Meanwhile, Yuri makes friends with Kyutaro, Hachimaki's brother.

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  13. 7.9/10(67 votes)

    #12 - Turning Point

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    S1:E14

    Debris Section get their new debris hauling ship, the Toy Box 2. On a debris retrieval run, the Debris Section become embroiled in company intrigue as they choose to help an orbital research facility about to be destroyed by a meteoroid against the will of a Technora division manager.

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  14. 7.9/10(59 votes)

    #13 - Exposure

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    S1:E22

    Hachimaki is called to the moon for questioning about the explosion aboard the Von Braun. He also learns of the death of his sensei and of Tanabe's prior knowledge of Gigalt's fight with cancer

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  15. 8.0/10(82 votes)

    #14 - Extraterrestrial Girl

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    S1:E7

    While recovering from an injury, Hachimaki must stay on the Moon to recover. He then meets a girl who is a Lunarian, a person born on the Moon. Hachimaki also meets Harry Roland, a veteran astronaut who is in an adjacent hospital bed.

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  16. 8.0/10(74 votes)

    #15 - A Modest Request

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    S1:E12

    Fee's quest for a smoke leads her to become entangled in a terrorist plot to stop human development in space by initiating the Kessler Syndrome, destroying the Toy Box in the process of saving the ISPV 7 space station from destruction.

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  17. 8.0/10(69 votes)

    #16 - Ignition

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    S1:E16

    Hachimaki is left adrift in space in the middle of a solar flare and miraculously survies. But he is diagnosed with Acute Spatial Disorder and unless he can overcome it, he will be grounded from space for the rest of his life.

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  18. 8.0/10(58 votes)

    #17 - Endings Are Always...

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    S1:E19

    Debris Section has won a reprieve after their discovery of a classified INTO military satellite. On Earth, Hachimaki has entered the first round of tests for those wishing to join the Von Braun.

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  19. 8.1/10(75 votes)

    #18 - A Sky of Stardust

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    S1:E10

    Tanabe is preoccupied with her discovery of Gigalt's illness. Yuri's involvement in a famous high-altitude shuttle accident is revealed. On a routine debris retrieval mission, Yuri finds the only keepsake of his deceased wife.

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  20. 8.1/10(63 votes)

    #19 - Love

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    S1:E24

    The Space Defense Front's sinister plan to crash the Von Braun into Luna City is thwarted at the last minute when INTO caves in to the terrorists' demands. Tanabe and Claire are stranded on the surface of the moon in a life or death situation.

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  21. 8.1/10(59 votes)

    #20 - The Lost

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    S1:E25

    Following the Von Braun crisis, Hachimaki sinks into deep depression and wanders on the lunar surface. He returns to Earth for a holiday, only to encounter Tanabe, who was paralyzed during the Von Braun crisis.

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  22. 8.2/10(60 votes)

    #21 - Debris Section, the Last Day

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    S1:E18

    Dolph is replaced as director of the Technora Second Division and the new director wants to shut down the Debris Section while the crew of the Toy Box find a secret INTO orbital mine.

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  23. 8.2/10(60 votes)

    #22 - Tentative Steps

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    S1:E20

    Claire has been demoted from working in Control Section to replacing Hachimaki in Debris Section. Hachimaki and Hakim encounter unexpected difficulties completing a 10-day group endurance test, the second round of testing for those wishing to join the Von Braun.

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  24. 8.3/10(62 votes)

    #23 - Tandem Mirror

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    S1:E21

    Debris Section has been assigned to the Moon for a month to help collect debris from the Tandem Mirror Drive disaster. In training as a finalist aboard the Von Braun, Hachimaki learns that one of his fellow candidates is planning to sabotage the mission.

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  25. 8.3/10(63 votes)

    #24 - Debris Cluster

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    S1:E23

    As the final preparations are being made for the Von Braun's maiden voyage to Jupiter, the Space Defense Front makes a bold attempt at interrupting the INTO summit by taking control of the ship.

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  26. 8.5/10(67 votes)

    #25 - And the Days We Chance Upon...

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    S1:E26

    With Tanabe fully recovered, she and Hachimaki visit the ISPV 7 Space Station.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Lunar Flying Squirrels" is the worst rated episode of "Planetes". It scored 6.7/10 based on 78 votes. Directed by Masaki Kitamura and written by Ichiro Okouchi, it aired on 11/8/2003. This episode scored 0.4 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Return Trajectory".