The final episode (episode 32) of NHK's night drama "Someday, in Zero Gravity's Sky" (General TV, Monday to Thursday, 10:45 PM), starring actor Kiryu Aso, was broadcast on October 30th, bringing the eight-week story to a close. Viewers responded with comments such as "It was a great drama" and "I'm grateful to have come across it."
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The drama features four girls from the astronomy club who, in high school, shared their dream of "going to space together." As they grow up and go their separate ways, they suddenly reunite with their forgotten dreams. "If we had a micro-satellite, maybe even we could aim for space today..." Encouraged by their "older selves," they begin a second youth...
In the final episode, the artificial satellite completed by Asuka (Kiryu) and his team successfully departs for space, and they finally take on the mission of uttering a "famous quote when looking at Earth from space," which was an idea conceived by Hikari (Misato Morita).
As the "famous words" of Amane (Yuki Katayama), Haruko (Marika Ito), and Asuka reach Earth from space, Sui (Daiken Okudaira) reveals, "There's one more." Then, Hikari's voice is heard...
Hikari's "famous quote" entrusted to Sui ended with the words, "It may not be something I should say looking at the Earth from space, but I love you all. That's all I want to say. With love from space, from Hikari." Asuka and the others were left in tears at this "surprise" and thought back to how "this is the kind of thing Hikari would do."
Encouraged by her high school friend Hikari (Juri Kosaka)'s words, "It's okay as long as it doesn't end," Asuka decides to change jobs to Satmore, a space venture company with which she has made connections through work. Their dreams of space continue... and so the story unfolds.
In response to the final episode, comments were posted on social media such as, "Hikari 'I love you all' - that made me cry," "I started crying the moment Hikari's voice came on," and "I cried when I heard Hikari's voice," as well as, "Thank you for a wonderful drama!", "It aired as a Monday-Thursday series for eight weeks. It's a drama that I'm really sad to see end," "It's rare to see a drama that makes you want to see what happens next for everyone," "I loved the theme song and the drama," "It was wonderful!" and "Thank you, NHK."
