"Uchû no suteruvia" (2003) TV series

Director:

Tatsuo Sato

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

October 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Animation | Comedy | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Mankind's last hope lies with a small group of trainee space-pilots.

Plot Keywords:

Anime

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 4 of 27)

Richard Cansino	...	Additional Voices / ... (26 episodes, 2003)
Ai Nonaka	...	Shima Katase (26 episodes, 2003)
Carrie Savage	...	Shima Katase (26 episodes, 2003)
Darrel Guilbeau	...	Masato Katase (6 episodes, 2003)

Also Known As:

Cosmic Stellvia
Sora no Stellvia (Japan) (alternative title)
Stellvia (USA)
Stellvia of the Universe
Uchû no Stellvia (Japan) (alternative title)

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:G (some episodes) | Australia:PG (some episodes)

Company:

Xebec

Fun and futuristic

This series takes place in the year 2356, 189 years after a supernova's shock-wave hits the earth and nearly eradicates every living thing. Stellvia is a space station, the 2nd of six "foundations" which are distributed around planets in the solar system with the goal of protecting the planets (including Earth) from a 2nd wave bearing down on them. Later in the series, the second wave also leaves a rip in the universe ('Cosmic Fracture') that the cadets of Stellvia will have to combat along with some UFOs.

The main character, Shima, is a programming genius (and complete klutz). She along with Arisa and her other friends, tough their way through the academy and life as they prepare for the missions.

This series has a marvelous intro and closing song plus a nice mix of animation with CGI that doesn't let the CGI make the series too glossy (like is problematic with series such as IGPX). It's definitely a series for any age...lighthearted and fun.