Astronaut Selection

Re:Astronaut Selection by Cyph0n on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @05:49AM (#10695709)

On a related note, there is an excellent anime series on what it takes to become an astronaut called "Space Brothers" [1]. It's about two brothers, the younger becomes a NASA astronaut, while the older tries to catch up by applying to join JAXA (Japanese space agency). It's quite accurate in its portrayal of qualifying examinations and tests, yet still is entertaining to watch.

[1]: http://myanimelist.net/anime/12431/Uchuu_Kyoudai

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Re:Astronaut Selection by Danieru on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @06:40AM (#10695821)

Both brothers are JAXA astronauts. But yes, double recommend. It is a prime time anime so do not expect something as adult-like as what you watched in University. Over all a great show with good characters.

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Re:Astronaut Selection by Cyph0n on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @07:02AM (#10695902)

Oh my bad it's been quite some time. I agree, it's definitely not a deep anime.

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Re:Astronaut Selection by lmm on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @06:48AM (#10695850)

I found it very slow and dull. My group gave up when we accidentally skipped an episode and didn't realize.

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Re:Astronaut Selection by sithadmin on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @08:09AM (#10696082)

I found the animated show to be unwatchable, but really enjoy the manga. Probably because it was very easy to plow through the less interesting parts quickly.

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Re:Astronaut Selection by Cyph0n on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @07:01AM (#10695900)

Oh come on don't tell me you didn't at least enjoy the tests done by JAXA? The traitor one was really interesting.

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Re:Astronaut Selection by lmm on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @07:43AM (#10696006)

Didn't get that far. Dropped it around 10 or 11 (just after the bus journey). 5 hours is more than enough of a chance to give a series.

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Re:Astronaut Selection by fennecfoxen on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @08:28AM (#10696178)

> 5 hours is more than enough of a chance to give a series.

Five hours is more than enough. Five hours is enough time for the writers to take a genre, deconstruct it, salt the earth, collect all the pieces in one place and build a bonfire, dance around the flames thrice widdershins while invoking ancient and mysterious rites, take off and nuke the site from orbit (just to be sure)... and finally, on the site of the wreck, rebuild it all again more beautiful than it had ever been, in the process winning every award in the book and forever altering the future of the genre.

But then, maybe I've just been utterly spoiled by Puella Magi Madoka Magica (12 episodes, 300m). :b

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Re:Astronaut Selection by Cyph0n on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @08:42AM (#10696249)

It depends on the subject matter to be frank. If you like concise anime with deep plots, check out Flowers of Evil.

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Re:Astronaut Selection by TeMPOraL on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @08:49AM (#10696278)

I guess I'm a very impatient man. I gave up around the second episode.

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Re:Astronaut Selection by fennecfoxen on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @09:14AM (#10696400)

... of Madoka? Makes sense. The first two-and-three-quarter episodes deliberately conformed to the banal clichés of the genre, as a trap to snare unwary tween girls into thinking there would be lots of happiness and sparkles, instead of death, angst, pain, death, and more death. :P

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Re:Astronaut Selection by lmm on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @08:57AM (#10696308)

Madoka you should give three episodes; that's the point at which it starts to come together.

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Re:Astronaut Selection by herbig on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @10:48AM (#10697022)

The reveal where he was a ghost the whole time was incredible.

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Re:Astronaut Selection by mcguire on Tuesday December 08, 2015 @08:30AM (#10696190)

...that would be pretty much spot on.

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