![]() Planetes is an unconventional sci-fi series that portrays the vastness of space as a backdrop for the personal lives of ordinary people-people who may have been born on Earth, but whose hopes and dreams lie amongst the stars.īrandon Heat and Harry MacDowel, two friends so close they could be called brothers, receive an abrupt and violent reminder one fateful day of how appallingly merciless the world around them can be. Undeterred, Ai perseveres and gradually becomes acquainted with the strange personalities that make up the Debris Section's staff, such as the bumbling but good-natured chief clerk Philippe Myers the mysterious and tight-lipped temp worker Edelgard Rivera and the hotheaded and passionate Hachirouta Hoshino, who longs for a spaceship to call his own. ![]() As the laughingstock of Technora, the Debris Section is severely understaffed, poorly funded, and is forced to use a dilapidated spaceship nicknamed the "Toy Box" for debris retrieval. However, Ai soon discovers how unappreciated her job is. Ai Tanabe, an upbeat woman whose interests lie in the cosmos, joins Technora Corporation as a member of their Debris Section, a department dedicated to the removal of dangerous space junk between the orbits of the Earth and Moon. Advancements in science and technology have led to the colonization of the moon, the commercialization of outer space, and the formation of large space corporations. In 2075, space travel is no longer just a dream, but an everyday reality for mankind. However, the Elric brothers soon discover that there is more to the legendary stone than meets the eye, as they are led to the epicenter of a far darker battle than they could have ever imagined. Edward hopes to draw into the military's resources to find the fabled stone and restore his and Alphonse's bodies to normal. The fabled mythical object is rumored to be capable of amplifying an alchemist's abilities by leaps and bounds, thus allowing them to override the fundamental law of alchemy: to gain something, an alchemist must sacrifice something of equal value. With his supreme alchemy skills, Edward binds Alphonse's soul to a large suit of armor.Ī year later, Edward, now promoted to the fullmetal alchemist of the state, embarks on a journey with his younger brother to obtain the Philosopher's Stone. ![]() ![]() Edward Elric, a young, brilliant alchemist, has lost much in his twelve-year life: when he and his brother Alphonse try to resurrect their dead mother through the forbidden act of human transmutation, Edward loses his brother as well as two of his limbs. ![]()
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