uchuu-kyoudai.png

Uchuu Kyouda - aka - Space Brothers

Once upon a time there were two brothers, Hibito and Mutta. Hibito, the littler brother, had been blessed with good luck since the day he was born. Mutta, the elder, had always had bad luck. One day, looking up at the night sky, the two brothers saw a UFO. This experience made them both promise to become astronauts.

In the year 2025, Hibito has kept his promise and is an astronaut who is part of the first wave of people to live for an extended period of time on the moon. Meanwhile, his older brother Mutta has been fired from his job and is unemployed, but a message from his brother makes him decide to start being an astronaut again.

Unaware of his own talent, elder brother Mutta chases his dreams to get back in front of his younger brother. 32-year-old Mutta will attempt the astronaut candidate examinations to follow his brother Hibito to the moon believing the words "The older brother should always be ahead of the younger one..."

(Source: YTV English)

---------------------------------------

Horrible Subs - Episode 01

Horrible Subs - Episode 02

--------------------------------------

Letīs get this thread started.
Iīm enjoying this more than Moonlight Mile atm, mostly because of the more typical, generic artstyle and overall presentation. Whereas MM felt extremely realistic, both in terms of artstyle and plot progression, Uchuu Kyoudai left me with a more anime-ish impression, if that makes any sense.
While I enjoyed the first two episodes, I cannot quite shake off the fear of this becoming *too* generic. Becoming an astronaut seems to be incredibly easy at this point, and then they kinda spoil you whoīll make the exam, unless theyīre going for a surprise. Itīs not yet The Knight in the Area-levels of generic, but it could dip down to that. However, thatīs really only my biggest fear. Itīs enjoyable to watch and Iīll continue to do so.