Space Brothers Anime Music and Video
Space Brothers Original Soundtrack
A lot of music had to be created for what would end up as a two-year run on TV, and the task was given to the very accomplished composer Toshiyuki Watanabe. His previous credits include Galaxy Drifter Vifam, Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Mazinger Z Infinity, and many more. See a list of his credits here.
3-disc set, December 2013
Aniplex, SVWC 7965-7
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Space Brothers Complete Best
One way to keep an anime series fresh is by periodically changing the opening and closing titles. Space Brothers did this roughly every 13 episodes, yielding an amazing catalog of animation and songs by prominent artists, some chosen by author Chuya Koyama himself. This set collects all of them at full length on two CDs, with all the OP and ED titles on a bonus DVD.
3-disc set, July 2014
Aniplex, SVWC 70006-8
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Complete opening title collection | Various OP and ED titles
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Feel So Moon, Unicorn (eps 1-13)
Eureka, Sukima Switch (eps 14-26)
Dreamlike World, DOES (eps 27-38)
Small World, Fujifabric (eps 39-51)
Non-disappearing Drawing, Magokoro Brothers (eps 52-64)
Crater, Merengue (eps 65-75)
Halo, Tacica (eps 76-87)
B.B., The Yatou (eps 88-99)
This Wonderful World, Rake (eps 1-13)
Confession, Angela Aki (eps 14-26)
Hands, Akihisa Kondo (eps 27-38)
Goodbye Isaac, Motohiro Hata (eps 39-51)
Beyond, Miho Fukuhara (eps 52-64)
Sun in the Night Sky, Flower Companyz (eps 65-75)
New World, Kasarinchu (eps 76-87)
Anata ga Ireba OK!, Serena (eps 88-99)
Feel So Moon limited edition
by Unicorn
Chuya Koyama is a fan of this band, which led to them creating the first OP title to the anime series. This limited edition contains a CD with three versions of the song and a DVD with a 17-minute making-of video. The hardcover book packaging incorporates a 6-page manga in which the Namba brothers meet and perform with the “Unicorn Brothers.”
2 discs, June 2012
Ki/oon Music, KSCL 2073-4
See a Youtube video about this release here | See a karaoke video for the song here
American Blu-rays
Sentai Filmworks, Japanese audio with English subtitles
February 2015
April 2015
June 2015
August 2015
October 2015
December 2015
February 2016
April 2016
Space Brothers #0
This prequel film was released in August 2014, five months after the TV series concluded. The story, written by Chuya Koyama, was made for anime rather than based on his manga.
Japanese Blu-ray
Includes the movie and CD soundtrack, a 44-page booklet of production art, and a 66 page booklet containing the script (both booklets shown below).
Aniplex, September 2016
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See the title sequence here
American Blu-ray
Contains the regular and “Chuya Koyama version” of the film.
Sentai Filmworks, February 2020
Special DVDs
Apo’s Dream
Contains several short animated episodes (15 minutes total). Released March 2012, bundled with manga volume 17.
A Flash of Light planetarium show
“That summer, that hilltop became a place for me, Hibito, and that girl.”
The story focuses on the Nanba brothers’ encounter with a UFO in the first episode of the TV anime, and their encounter with Hikari, a girl they met on the same hill when they return to photograph the UFO. It includes a meeting with Sharon, as well as a lecture by Astronaut Soichi Noguchi (playing himself), who visits the area at her request.
Released on DVD February 2013, bundled with manga volume 20.
See a video promo here
Click here to watch untranslated versions of both Apo’s Dream and A Flash of Light
Space Dreamers: Mutta Nanba is Here! planetarium show
Released April 2018, bundled with manga volume 33.
See a video promo here