Roland is a legendary astronaut and Hachi's room mate on his time on the moon, after breaking his leg after saving a woman from a fire. Roland appears as a typical old man who thinks the youth gets things too easily, and is often seen crunching a squeezer.  He was also Mr. Gigalt's sensei and teacher.   ~!He committed suicide by staying too long outside on the moon in a compression suit, because he believed his leukemia was going to keep him from going out in space again.!~

In the year 2075, mankind has reached a point where journeying between Earth, the moon and the space stations is part of daily life. However, the progression of technology in space has also resulted in the problem of the space debris, which can cause excessive and even catastrophic damage to spacecrafts and equipment. This is the story of Technora's Debris Collecting section, its EVA worker, Hachirota "Hachimaki" Hoshino, and the newcomer to the group, Ai Tanabe.
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(Source: Anime News Network)

__Non-anime roles:__  
* Alfred in "Princess Lover!" (Visual Novel)  
* Busho/Generals & Advisor Vocals in "Sangokushi Taisen 3" (Arcade)  
* Ogam in "Tears to Tiarra" (Visual Novel)

Gerald Michael Charlebois is an American voice actor who has voiced in many anime titles. However, one of his best-known roles was a live-action voice-over, that being the voice of Prince Olympius in Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue despite being age 71. Formerly, Charlebois was a live-action film and television actor in his heyday, but has since been well-known for his voice-acting roles. Charlebois also was a regular in Roger Corman's movies.

Haunted by a space flight accident that claimed the life of his beloved wife, Yuri finds himself six years later as part of a team of debris cleaners on a vessel called the Toy Box charged with clearing space junk from space flight paths. The team consists of Hachimaki, a hot shot debris-man with a sailor's affinity for the orbital ocean; Fee, a chain-smoking tomboy beauty with an abrasive edge; and Pops, a veteran orbital mechanic whose avuncular presence soothes the stress of the job.<br><br>

(Source: TokyoPop)

Harry Roland