List of Space Brothers characters

The following is a list of characters for the Japanese manga series by Chūya Koyama, Space Brothers, which has been adapted into an anime television series and a live-action film.

Supporting characters

Sharon Kaneko (金子・シャロン, Kaneko Sharon): Voiced by Masako Ikeda; Sharon is an aerospace scientist, who does research by using a telescope to look up into space. She is a mentor to Mutta and Hibito when they were young. She taught them many things such as English and many life lessons. Mutta and Hibito still look to her for their problems and they share a very close relationship. Her dream is to build a lunar telescope on the moon.

Tamura (田村): Voiced by Mariko Hayashi; Tamura works with Sharon as an assistant who also does research using a telescope.

Mother Nanba (南波母, Nanba-haha): Voiced by Mayumi Tanaka; She is the mother of Hibito and Mutta. She is a very caring and enthusiastic person.

Nanba Father (南波父, Nanba-chichi): Voiced by Chō; He is the father of Hibito and Mutta. He has fun doing various impersonations and voices.

Ozzy Smith (オジー・スミス, Ojī Sumisu): Voiced by Tadashi Nakamura; He is a middle-aged man who enjoys casual gambling and is friends with Hibito in Houston. He and his wife helps walk Hibito's dog Apo.

Mrs. Smith (スミス夫人, Sumisu-fujin): Voiced by Tamaki Taura; She is a middle-aged woman and Ozzy Smith's wife.

Tadashi Hoshika (星加　正, Hoshika Tadashi): Voiced by Show Ryuzanji; He is an employee at JAXA who initially wanted to become an astronaut but wasn't lucky enough. He inspired Mutta and Hibito when they were young and is fascinated by Mutta. He personally interviewed Mutta's colleagues about the headbutting incident when the issue was raised by JAXA's selection committee.

Jennifer (ジェニファー, Jenifā): Voiced by Yuko Tachibana; She is Mutta's guide around NASA when he visits. She is very talkative and is knowledgeable of NASA and astronaut training and gave Mutta many tips.

Fumi Aotake (青竹フミ, Aotake Fumi): Voiced by Toa Yukinari; She is an aspiring astronaut who becomes friends with Serika during the examination process. She drops out after the second exam.

Reiji Nitta (新田零次, Niita Reiji): Voiced by Takanori Hoshino; He was one of Mutta's fellow applicants in the astronaut program and one of the few that passed the third exam. Nitta was in the same "A" team as Mutta during the third exam. He is a sharp, smart and a calm man. He studied sports medicine at the University of Tsukaba and he also enjoys playing kendo.

Yasushi Furuya (古谷やすし, Furuya Yasushi): Voiced by Ryo Naito; He was one of Mutta's fellow applicants in the astronaut program and was in the same "A" team as Mutta during the third exam. He is a biology student from Kyoto. He is a young man with a quick temper and is often quick to point out errors and has no problem speaking his mind.

Naoto Fukuda (福田直人, Fukuda Naoto): Voiced by Naoki Bandō; He was one of Mutta's fellow applicants in the astronaut program and was in the same "A" team as Mutta during the third exam. He is a middle-aged man who worked on rocket development. He is following his dreams after "losing" his daughter when he was an absent father due to his rocket work. He is friendly and talkative.

Shigeo Nasuda (茄子田シゲオ, Nasuda Shigeo): Voiced by Yutaka Aoyama; He is the director at JAXA. He is rather quirky and upbeat and is very much interested in Mutta. His name is a play on NASDA, one of JAXA's predecessor agencies, and his character design is based on Chiaki Mukai's husband Dr. Makio Mukai.

Tsurumi (鶴見): Voiced by Eiji Ito; He is a JAXA staff member who helps manage the third exam. He is strict and to the point.

Yamato Mizoguchi (溝口大和, Mizoguchi Yamato): Voiced by Shintaro Asanuma; One of Mutta's fellow applicants in the astronaut program and was in the same "B" team as Kenji during the third exam. He was one of the few that passed the third exam.

Ena Kitamura (北村絵名, Kitamura Ena): Voiced by Yuko Sanpei; One of Mutta's fellow applicants in the astronaut program and was in the same "B" team as Kenji during the third exam. She was one of the few that passed the third exam.

Ryūnosuke Tomii (富井竜之介, Tomii Ryūnosuke): Voiced by Shigeyuki Susaki; One of Mutta's fellow applicants in the astronaut program and was in the same "B" team as Kenji during the third exam. He is smart and spends a lot of time playing with a Rubik's cube that he carries around. He is rather shy and is the youngest member of Team B.

Yūri Teshima (手島有利, Teshima Yūri): Voiced by Masayasu Nagata; One of Mutta's fellow applicants in the astronaut program and was in the same "B" team as Kenji during the third exam. He was one of the few that passed the third exam. However since the start of the exam he has been very nervous and can usually be seen shaking his leg or looking worried. He joined the program because his father wanted him to become an astronaut. He is named after Soviet Union astronaut Yuri Gagarin. He has a huge interest on extra-terrestrial life forms research.

Manabu Sawaki (沢木学, Sawaki Manabu): Voiced by Takeshi Ohba; One of Mutta's fellow applicants in the astronaut program and was in the "C" team during the third exam. He is very athletic and is often seen with Yamato.

Raleigh Cuomo (ローリー・クオモ, Rōrī Kuomo): Voiced by Ryosuke Sakamaki; He is an American astronaut, who likes Japanese things like sushi. He is Hibito's backup on the upcoming mission to the moon.

Takio Azuma (吾妻滝生, Azuma Takio): Voiced by Kenji Nomura; He is an astronaut at JAXA. He is the Japanese astronaut who has spent the most time working in space, having done several missions on the ISS. It seems that he has a grudge against Hibito for being chosen over him to go on an upcoming lunar landing mission.

Deniel Young (デニール・ヤング, Denīru Yangu): Portrayal Taro Ishida (anime), Buzz Aldrin (film); NASA's eccentric veteran flight trainer that enjoys Ice Breakers Sours. In the live action movie his role is taken by Buzz Aldrin.

List of Space Brothers characters

Supporting characters

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