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Mighty Space Miners (1994)

Mighty Space Miners poster
Original title
おいら宇宙の探鉱夫
Directed by
Umanosuke Iida
Genre
science fiction anime and manga
Country
Japan
Runtime
25 min
Rated
MA 15+
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

The story follows a male protagonist working in an asteroid mining colony in the near future. It is about the harsh realities and dangers of life in space.

slow-burntensebleakmelancholicgroundedlonelyclaustrophobicsurvival-oriented

What happens

Mighty Space Miners (Japanese: おいら宇宙の探鉱夫, Oira Uchū no Tankōfu; lit. I am a space miner) is a Japanese original video animation (OVA) series released between 1994 and 1995. Directed by Umanosuke Iida, with scripts credited to Ritsuko Hayasaka and Tsutomu Iida, and produced by Triangle Staff and KSS, the series was conceived as a hard science fiction survival drama set in a near-future asteroid mining colony. Only two out of six planned episodes were made. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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