Top 5 Best Space Anime

Hey guys! What’s going on? Today I will be discussing best space anime that are definitely a must watch. So without further ado, let’s begin :

No.5 => Planetes

Episodes : 26

Plot : It is a very unique anime set in distant future in the year 2075 where advancement in technology has lead to diminishing gap between normal people and space. Now, everyone has access to space! Ai Tanabe is quite interested in space and stuff, hence she decided to join Technora Corporation as a member of debris department. The job of Debris department is to clean the dangerous junk spread around Earth.

But soon she realizes that the entire debris department is laughed upon as their job is considered as low in standard. With undeterred determination, she walks upon the path chosen by her and slowly, proves everyone that it does not matter where you are born or what kind of work you do, you can achieve anything if you have a strong desire for it.

No.4 => Star Blazers 2199

Episodes : 26

Plot : In the year 2199, Earth faces its greatest crisis. Due to unrelenting bombings by the alien race known as "Gamilas," the planet can no longer sustain its inhabitants. In exactly one year, humanity is set to become extinct.

In desperation, the people of Earth establish the Earth Defense Force, their last defense against the power-hungry Gamilas Empire. However, humanity finds a glimmer of hope after receiving a message from the mysterious planet Iscandar, which offers them a device that would restore Earth to its former glory. With salvation in sight, the Earth Defense Force calls on the prolific Space Battleship Yamato and swiftly assembles a crew to make the 148,000 light-year trek to Iscandar and receive their aid.

Among the crew are young officers Susumu Kodai and Daisuke Shima, along with several other newly promoted leaders, all under the command of the distinguished Captain Juuzou Okita. Forced to learn how to handle the ship's innovative technology while dealing with the onslaught of Gamilas fleets, the inexperienced cast of Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 must summon every inch of their resolve to survive the many hardships aboard the Yamato and complete their mission: to save humanity before it's too late.

No.3 => Space Brothers

Episodes : 99

Plot : It is story of a guy name Mutta, who is facing the worst time of his life as he gets fired from his job and has nothing to do. He returns to his parent’s place feeling quite depressed and unmotivated. His little brother Hibito is training to be an astronaut which Mutta once aspired to become. Hibito and his family pushes Mutta to get back on track and they, once again wants him to try for becoming an astronaut. With all the pressure surrounding Mutta, will he get a chance to live his dream again? That’s all you will be finding out it in the anime!

No.2 => Cowboy Bebop

Episodes : 26

Plot : In the year 2071, humanity has colonized several of the planets and moons of the solar system leaving the now uninhabitable surface of planet Earth behind. The Inter Solar System Police attempts to keep peace in the galaxy, aided in part by outlaw bounty hunters, referred to as "Cowboys". The ragtag team aboard the spaceship Bebop are two such individuals.

Mellow and carefree Spike Spiegel is balanced by his boisterous, pragmatic partner Jet Black as the pair makes a living chasing bounties and collecting rewards. Thrown off course by the addition of new members that they meet in their travels—Ein, a genetically engineered, highly intelligent Welsh Corgi; femme fatale Faye Valentine, an enigmatic trickster with memory loss; and the strange computer whiz kid Edward Wong—the crew embarks on thrilling adventures that unravel each member's dark and mysterious past little by little.

Well-balanced with high density action and light-hearted comedy, Cowboy Bebop is a space Western classic and an homage to the smooth and improvised music it is named after.

No.1 => Legend of the Galactic Heroes

Episodes : 110

Plot : The story is staged in the distant future within our own Milky Way Galaxy, starting in SE 796/IC 487/AD 3596 A portion of the galaxy is filled with terraformed worlds inhabited by interstellar traveling human beings. For 150 years two mighty space powers have intermittently warred with each other: the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance.

Within the Galactic Empire, based on mid 19th century Prussia, an ambitious military genius, Reinhard von Müsel, later conferred Reinhard von Lohengramm, is rising to power. He is driven by the desire to free his sister Annerose, who was taken by the Kaiser as a concubine. Later, he wants not only to end the corrupt Goldenbaum dynasty but also to defeat the Free Planets Alliance and to unify the whole galaxy under his rule.

In the Free Planets Alliance Star Fleet is another genius, Yang Wen-li. He originally aspired to become a historian through a military academy, and joined the tactical division only out of need for tuition money. He was rapidly promoted to an admiral because he demonstrated excellence in military strategy in a number of decisive battles and conflicts. He becomes the archrival of Reinhard, though they highly respect one another. Unlike Reinhard he is better known for his underdog victories and accomplishments in overcoming seemingly impossible odds and mitigating casualties and damages due to military operations.

As a historian, Yang often predicts the motives behind his enemies and narrates the rich history of his world and comments on it. One of his famous quotes is: "There are few wars between good and evil; most are between one good and another good."

Besides the two main heroes, the story is full of vivid characters and intricate politics. All types of characters, from high nobility, admirals and politicians, to common soldiers and farmers, are interwoven into the story. The story frequently switches away from the main heroes to the Unknown Soldier fighting for his life on the battlefield.

There is a third neutral power nominally attached to the Galactic Empire called the Phezzan Dominion, a planet-state which trades with both warring powers. There is also a Terrorism cult, which claims that humans should go back to Earth, gaining popularity throughout the galaxy. Throughout the story executive political figures of Phezzan in concert with the upper-hierarchy of the Terrorism cult orchestrate a number of conspiracies to shift the tide of the galactic war so that it may favor their objectives.

[Src : Wikipedia]