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* Toy Box's crew doing everything they can to help Mr.Temera complete the spacesuit adoption test. Even Claire joined in [[spoiler:to protect him, after [=INTO/El Tanika=] War forced the Orbital Patrol to make an arrest.]]

* The ending of Episode 14 [[spoiler:sees Tanabe and Hachimaki reveal their feelings to one another in an implied kiss. Despite all the bickering and differences in personalities, they still cared for each other.]]

* The anime finale. [[TearJerker/{{Planetes}} Cue waterworks]].

* Nono's introduction, especially in the manga. "This is my ocean."
** And Nono, again, in the anime's conclusion, when she [[spoiler:asks Hakim what's a "country," because she can't see Earth's borders from her Lunar home, which makes him realize [[HeelRealization how pointless his war is]] and changes his mind about killing her.]]

* "[[spoiler:Please save Yuri]]." And Yuri sending out a flower into space in the memory of his late wife.