Characters of Planetes
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This is a list of fictional characters from the manga and anime series Planetes.
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[edit] Toy box crew
- See: Planetes
[edit] Debris Section Office Staff
The Debris Section Office Staff only appear in the anime.
Philippe Myers (voiced by Aikou Ogata / Doug Stone) is the chief clerk of the Debris Section. He is overweight but jolly, and calls his co-workers by the first syllable of their names. At first glance, he seems like a bumbling stereotypical salaryman, however, when given the chance, shows heroic courage. His hair colour changes throughout the series, from very light blonde to reddish-brown. His physical mannerisms throughout the series strongly suggest that he wears a hairpiece (and this is confirmed in the last episode of the anime).
Arvind "Robbie" Lavie (voiced by Tetsuo Goto / Steve Schatzberg) is the assistant chief clerk and self-described "Number 2" of the Debris Section who hails from India. He is a divorced father of seven children. He is portrayed as a trickster or prop comedian with a very flexible body. Seemingly obnoxious and opportunistic, he seems to always seek to climb the corporate ladder. However, this is because he pays a substantial amount of child support, and seeks a better life for his many children.
Edelgard Rivera (voiced by Maiko Itou / Kate Higgins) is the temporary worker, who does the secretarial and clerical duties of the Debris Section. She works in the Debris Section in order to complete her studies. Projecting a quiet and professional exterior, she hides a darker past which she wishes to leave behind her. [1]
[edit] ISPV 7 Staff
The ISPV 7 Staff only appear in the anime.
Claire Rondo (voiced by Kumiko Watanabe / Lia Sargent) is a member of the Control Section, a combination of mission control and air traffic control for spacecraft around or based in the ISPV 7 Space Station. She was raised in the United States, but born in the impoverished South American nation of El Tanika. She makes a fateful friendship with Hakim, of the Orbital Security Agency and later, a Jupiter Mission candidate.
Kho Cheng-Shin (voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama / Steve Blum) is a spacecraft pilot based in the ISPV 7 Space Station. Became friends with Claire and Hachimaki, since they all came to the Space Station together. He is often playing confidant to Hachimaki. Cheng-Shin has a crush on Tanabe.
[edit] Von Braun Characters
Goro Hoshino (星野 五郎 Hoshino Gorō, voiced by Shozo Iizuka / Tom Wyner) is the Chief Engineer of the Von Braun Jupiter Exploration Spacecraft and Hachimaki's father. He is portrayed as an eccentric genius, and seeks to constantly irritate his eldest son. Plays the part of the "dirty old man". He was a pioneer in space exploration, as he was on a mission to build a human settlement on Mars.
Werner Locksmith (voiced by Unshou Ishizuka / Dave Mallow) is the CEO of the Jupiter Mission and Chief Designer of the Von Braun Jupiter Exploration Spacecraft. Seemingly cold and heartless, he is portrayed in the anime and manga as someone without sympathy and believes that the ends justify the means. This implies getting the Von Braun to Jupiter no matter what the cost is, human or monetary.
Hakim Ashmead (voiced by Ryuzaburo Otomo / Peter Spellos) is a Jupiter Mission candidate, along with Hachimaki. Hakim and Hachimaki had the same EVA instructor, and have some personal connection with each other. Prior to entering the Jupiter Exploration program, Hakim was a member of the Orbital Defence Agency. It turns out that he is the leader of the Space Defence Front, the terrorist organization that threatened to initiate the Kessler Syndrome in Earth's orbit.
[edit] Volume 4 Characters
Volume 4 Characters only appear in the manga. (see Manga section)
Danshaku, also known as the Baron is a fellow debris collector who sports a large pompadour and glasses. He claims that he is from the planet Reticle, and is on a mission to make one hundred friends. He is seen as always socially awkward, much like Lt. Cmdr. Data in Star Trek. He writes his notes about etiquette, observations, and human interaction in his small notebook. The Baron also claims that he was made into a human as a punishment for making crop circles and performing cow mutilations for his own enjoyment while on a mission for the Galaxy Union to observe humanity. Becomes fast friends with Tanabe, and by extension, Fee and Yuri. His nickname is a reference to Baron Munchhausen for his tall tales of being an alien.
Albert Charmichael is Fee's nine-year-old son. He is responsible for the Charmichael household being full of dogs, as he brings them home whenever he sees a stray on the street. Albert displays little respect for his mother, since she does not come home very often. Albert appears very briefly in the anime.
Colonel Sanders is an American colonel who seeks to prevent the war between the United States of America and an unnamed Republic. He filed a report to his commanding officer of the Kessler Syndrome that would be the result of an orbital war, but to no avail. Sanders sought to support Fee on her protest against orbital mines, which also failed. He was berated by Fee and Tanabe on his name, rank, and appearance, which is very similar to Colonel Sanders of KFC.
[edit] Other characters
Gigalt Gangaragash (voiced by Norio Wakamoto / Paul St. Peter) is a veteran astronaut, formerly of Technora Corporation's Debris Section, and currently with the Orbital Security Agency. He is Hachimaki and Hakim's EVA instructor. Gigalt contracted cancer (most probably lung cancer) from prolongued exposure to radiation from his many EVA missions. Gigalt only appears in the anime.
Harry Roland (voiced by Yōsuke Akimoto / Mike Forest) is a veteran astronaut who is in love with outer space. He attempts suicide when his leukemia threatens his ability to go into space. He was Gigalt's EVA instructor.
Kyutaro Hoshino (星野九太郎 Hoshino Kyūtarō, voiced by Soichiro Hoshi / Johnny Yong Bosch) is Hachimaki's younger brother, currently a high school student on Earth and an amateur rocket maker. Kyutaro considers Hachimaki an "insincere astronaut", and any conversation between the two almost always degenerates into a brawl. Kyutaro hopes to eventually become an engineer to design larger and more powerful rockets. [2]
Nono (voiced by Satomi Koorogi / Lara Jill Miller) is a twelve-year old girl who, along with three other children, is a "Lunarian", born and has lived her whole life on the Moon. Due to the effects of lower gravity, she appears to be twice her age due to her height. Her physiology is always examined as part of a study on the effect of being born and raised on the Moon. Once the study is finished, she wishes to only visit the Earth because she considers the Moon to be her home.
