"Space Brothers" means a lot.

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#A Big bro should always be ahead of his little brother Says "Nanba Mutta" who promised to go to Mars to his little brother "Nanba Hibito" who dreamed to go to the Moon. But Mutta couldn't keep up his promise. While Hibito was taking one last step to reach the moon & was going to create history as the "Japan's First Astronaut on Moon", Mutta was fired from his profession, crying in his room and he had to blame no one but himself for abandoning his promise. Being a big brother/older sibling is a tough thing. While many like to make fun of their younger siblings by that "I'm OlDeR ThaN YoU" card, older siblings have to be role models or inspirations for their younger siblings, and that's the hard thing. It's even harder when you have a younger sibling more talented, more welcomed and more appreciated than you. Jealousy, self deprecation but most of all, disappointment, that you couldn't be the big brother they can look up to. Mutta pretty much gave up on becoming an astronaut but he gets a chance, when his mother sent his resume to JAXA and he got the green card to attend the new astronaut selection exam, following in the path his brother layyed out.

Torchbearers are inspirational but are still people

Name: "Space Brothers" means a lot.
Item: Space Brothers
Rating: 95
Author: R2R

The torchbearers of humanity who mark our existence in the outer space, Astronauts. "Being an Astronaut is considered as one of the hardest professions out there" will say anyone and that single sentence alone might've destroyed many dreams but no one really tells "why" its so hard. Space Brothers takes you on a journey as for why it's so hard to become and most importantly, continue to be an astronaut. There's a lot of realism in the setting that its hard not to be impressed. Exams, training sequences, locations, hell! They even contacted a real life astronaut to voice over a character, what's even impressive is his character doesn't appear in the manga. So much passion and love went into making and it shows, whether it be in its production, or in its themes and characters.

"I am my own enemy"

I was struggling a little bit to how or with whom should I begin with among this amazing cast. Well written? In depth? Fun? Inspiring? A lot of words are just flooding my head but I'll say this, they'll definitely feel real. There isn't really an antagonist in this story because everyone is there for their own reasons, relatable reasons if I may add. To simply put in the words of Nanba; I am my own enemy. None of these characters come off as a supporting cast just so our protagonist can reach the moon, instead they come off human because they're like us, struggling with their own worries and trying their hardest. Even if you only see a small segment of their story, you'll get attached to them even when things go north or south.

Trumpet, Guitar and Piano

Just listen to the first few seconds of opening 1 and tell me if you can see the Earth because you'll definitely Feel So Moon..
The openings and endings are great and this is probably one of the few shows where I found a Favourite OP and Favourite ED (It's from episode 55) from the same show. The beautiful OSTs oozes a profound feeling every time it plays in the background but it gets watered down after using them for the nth time.

I had so much Fun

I initially couldn't watch a 99 episode show because of course, it's 99 episodes. So, I decided to watch an episode per day, which ended with 90 days. It was a lot of fun. You can check it here.
Special thanks to @AstroAndy for introducing this Anime to me.

#Conclusion Space Brothers means a lot to me and I'm glad I watched It. Let's end with one of my favourite moments.