Space Brothers
2012 2 seasons · 99 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Space Brothers

宇宙兄弟

Space Brothers sits in the top 9% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #409 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

宇宙兄弟

When they were young, the brothers Mutta and Hibito promised each other they would become astronauts. Now, in 2025, Hibito has followed his dream to become the first Japanese on the moon, but Mutta has just been fired from his job. His brother reminds him of their childhood promise, and Mutta decides once again to aim for space.

Reception Benchmarks

8.2
TMDB Rating
20
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #409 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (91st percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #351 of 2,532 (top 14%).

Also On Nippon TV

Other series that aired on Nippon TV.

Other Titles From TOHO

Animation + Drama in Japan

730 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Space Brothers itself).

The 2011–2013 Japan Window

Among 482 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, Space Brothers places #33 — near the top of its class.

  1. Solitary Gourmet
    #1

    Solitary Gourmet

    ★ 9.0 · 2012
  2. Carnival Phantasm
    #2

    Carnival Phantasm

    ★ 8.9 · 2011
  3. Attack on Titan
    #3

    Attack on Titan

    ★ 8.7 · 2013
  4. High School D×D
    #4

    High School D×D

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  5. Hunter x Hunter
    #5

    Hunter x Hunter

    ★ 8.6 · 2011
  6. Kamisama Kiss
    #6

    Kamisama Kiss

    ★ 8.6 · 2012
  7. Golden Time
    #7

    Golden Time

    ★ 8.6 · 2013
  8. Magi
    #8

    Magi

    ★ 8.6 · 2012

The 2010s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in Japan, 1769 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Space Brothers premiered alongside 164 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 164 other Japan seriess in 2012.

The 2585th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

20
Reviews
36th
Review-volume percentile
76th
Popularity percentile

20 audience reviews — more than 36% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (76th percentile) outruns review volume (36th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
March 31, 2012
Last Air Date
March 22, 2014
Broadcast Span
2 years
Total Episodes
99 across 2 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 39.6 hours

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesTOHO, dentsu, Kodansha, A-1 Pictures
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes2 / 99
Release DateMarch 31, 2012
Official Sitewww.ytv.co.jp

Questions Answered

When did Space Brothers end?

Space Brothers finished its run with its final episode airing on March 22, 2014.

Where did Space Brothers air?

Space Brothers aired on Nippon TV, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.