スペースバグ
The Journey Home
Unranked — only 89 ratings (needs 400)
This story is about Mick, a sleeping chironomid. Insects are taken up into space for use in experiments by humans. An epic space adventure of Mick and his friends on their journey back home to Earth. The development plans and experiments are aborted by humans for no known reason, the organisms are left behind in the space station with limited resources. Going over hurdles and fighting through challenges, together, they travel across planets and gain new comrades, heading for Earth. As their journey progresses, the mystery behind the human’s abandonment unravels.
Names
| Original | スペースバグ (japanese) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Space Bug |
| English | The Journey Home |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 26 ep · 24 min · 10h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2018-07-08 → 2019-01-06 (Summer 2018) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
| Source | Original work |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Genres | ActionAdventure |
| Themes | RobotsArtificial IntelligenceEnsemble CastFull CGISurvivalEducational |
| Streaming | Crunchyroll |
Reception
| Community score | 5.51 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | — / 10 |
| Composite | — |
| On lists | 459 |
| Favourited | 2 (0.4%) |
| Completion | 37.5% |
| Drop rate | 38.2% |
| In backlog | 35.5% |
| Score spread σ | 2.60 |
Score distribution
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Key staff
| Director | Hiroyuki Nakao |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Hiroyuki Nakao |
| Character design | Gurihiru |
| Music | Nobuko Toda, Kazuma Jinnouchi |
AniList id 102925 · MAL id 37787 · record updated 2026-08-17