“Post-apocalyptic junker meets cheerful robot Yumemi in ruined planetarium, agrees to fix broken star projector.”
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet
planetarian~ちいさなほしのゆめ~
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Synopsis
Post-apocalyptic junker meets cheerful robot Yumemi in ruined planetarium, agrees to fix broken star projector.
It is thirty years after the failure of the Space Colonization Program. Humanity is nearly extinct. A perpetual and deadly Rain falls on the Earth. Men known as "Junkers" plunder goods and artifacts from the ruins of civilization. One such Junker sneaks alone into the most dangerous of all ruins—a "Sarcophagus City." In the center of this dead city, he discovers a pre-War planetarium. And as he enters he is greeted by Hoshino Yumemi, a companion robot. Without a single shred of doubt, she assumes he is the first customer she's had in 30 years. She attempts to show him the stars at once, but the planetarium projector is broken. Unable to make heads or tails of her conversation, he ends up agreeing to try and repair the projector... (Source: Steam)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 49 sampled reviews
What 49 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.52 · some divergence
5.0 pts
Recommenders 8.3 · others 3.3
↓ 0.27
Running avg · Jul 2016 → Mar 2025
- 8 “This short 5-episode series delivers an unexpectedly profound story that grew on me immediately after the first episode. While it doesn't feature much action, it more than compensates with its...”
- 7 “In a post-apocalyptic world in the distant future. The world has gone through a war which left humankind on the brink of death. The protagonist exploring an abandoned city, comes across an...”
- 9 “This 5-episode anime delivers a surprisingly powerful emotional punch through the robot character Hoshino Yumemi, with a good story and lovable characters that make it well worth watching despite...”
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- Format 5 × 18′ eps × min
- Total runtime 1h 30m all episodes
- Aired Jul 2016 – Aug 2016
- Source Ona media type
- Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
- Ref. BS-11335 catalog
Produced by
- Visual Arts Producer
Licensed by
- Funimation Licensor