Ep. 18: Kenji Receives Green Card and Regains Confidence Amidst Selection Pressure
Aired on July 29, 2012
Following additional incidents involving green cards, Mutta is finally issued his own card, which leads him to make random noises throughout the day. Simultaneously, Team B continues to encounter difficulties. Kenji faces significant pressure when he is instructed to withdraw from the selections, believing he has failed to improve teamwork. As he seriously considers stepping down, he remembers words spoken by his daughter. He realizes she was encouraging him to do his best, which helps him regain his confidence and resolve to continue.
Episodes
- Ep. 14 · Naoto’s broken glasses from Yasushi and his determination to continue despite poor vision
- Ep. 15 · JAXA staff order glasses while applicants face a puzzle and a broken clock mystery
- Ep. 16 · Mutta questions Naoto while Team B and A face mysterious alarm and clock issues
- Ep. 17 · Mutta suspects Naoto and Yasushi of sabotage due to green card orders
- Ep. 18 · Kenji Receives Green Card and Regains Confidence Amidst Selection Pressure
- Ep. 19 · Kenji's Leadership Tested and Mutta's Udon Gathering with Space Talk
- Ep. 20 · Team A cleans up while deciding astronaut selection through a fair game
- Ep. 21 · Team A finishes the third exam and discovers they trained at JAXA all along.
- Ep. 22 · Team A celebrates exam success while Mutta learns of his Houston selection