There’s an internal logic to this confinement arc that, like much everything else in Space Brothers, is elegant in its simplicity. Sometimes a lack of surprise in anime (or any narrative fiction) can be irritating or disappointment. For me, though, while almost every development here has been more or less […] Read more
Even in a room full of geniuses, it seems like Mutta is always the smartest guy in the room. There were really no huge surprises in the way things shook out this week on Space Brothers, but it’s nice to see the show isn’t cheating the audience. The clues have […] Read more
The intensity in those pods is starting to rival Hunter Exam levels… Well, not really. Still – it is getting pretty hairy in there. I can’t help but wonder at the total exclusion of Team C from the last few episodes – it’s possible that they’ve been spared Hoshika-san’s torture […] Read more
Fittingly for a show focused on space, Uchuu Kyoudai is all about seeing the big picture. Considering how deliberate the pacing is, Space Brothers can be a pretty gripping show when it wants to be – and this episode was extremely gripping in a “Hunter X Hunter” sort of way. […] Read more
Let’s all dance with Mutta wigs! OP2: “Eureka” by Sukima Switch After endless and irritating viewer references to Mutta as “middle-aged”, we finally have a real middle-aged man to worry about as Fukuda takes center stage in episode 14. He’s been an interesting figure dancing around the edges of the […] Read more
For my entire life I’ve tried hard to be a 3D ant. I just didn’t realize it until now. On some level I always knew that Space Brothers was an extended argument for manned space flight on its merits, but it was never as obvious as it was this week. […] Read more
If “less is more” is your mantra, I imagine this episode of Space Brothers was right up your alley. I’m very pleased that Uchuu Kyoudai seems to be drawing a very good audience in it’s Sunday morning timeslot (the manga is also selling phenomenally well) but I’m quite sure it’s […] Read more
Fun and games are certainly not the theme of episode 11 of Space Brothers. We started to see a real exploration of the theme of space and mortality a few episodes back, when Mutta discovered Hibito’s will and final papers hidden in the guest room of his rented house in […] Read more
All things considered, that ended up being a lot more like Hunter X Hunter than I expected… Given how exhaustively mangaka Kouyama Chuuya has researched space travel and the extent of the geekery for anything space-related, I can’t help but wonder if the components of the Hunter JAXA exam are […] Read more
There are seasons where Space Brothers would be in the running for the #1 spot on my list, but even I tend to take it for granted sometimes with so much competition this Spring. I really do have to keep this one short, but it’s no reflection on the episode, […] Read more