Bugs in space got abandoned by NASA and said 'fine, we'll walk home.'
Season 1 • Episode 1
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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 of 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…
Visual Effects
J-K collab produced surprisingly slick 3D for 2018
Writing
Space opera scale with chironomid protagonists
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Japanese-Korean co-productions were rare in 2018; this represents a thawing of cultural collaboration through children's media.
Chironomids are actual 'bloodworm' midges used in real space experiments—NASA sent them to ISS for radiation studies.
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