Twin Spica

Aired: 2003 - 2004

A sci-fi human drama anime produced by Group TAC, based on the manga by Kou Yaginuma serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Flapper. Broadcast on NHK Educational TV. Young Asumi Kamogawa, who lost her mother in a rocket crash as a child, aspires to become an astronaut guided by a mysterious ghost she calls "Lion-san." After enrolling in the Tokyo Space School, Asumi and her classmates—Kei Fuchinobe, Shu Suzuki, Keigo Omi, and Maki Miyasaka—begin walking toward their dreams while confronting the wounds of their respective pasts. A tender coming-of-age story woven with longing for space across 20 episodes.