After scaling Mt. Everest, mountain climbing partners Saruwatari Gorou and "Lostman" Jack F. Woodbridge see the ISA Space Station, and each vows to make the trek into outerspace. When Helium 3, a new energy source, is discovered on the moon, NASA forms a new project named "Nexus" to harness that energy for use on earth. This is the story of the two and the paths they take to see their dream become a reality in the quest to harness the next-generation energy source.
 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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- She has starred in several anime series with [Megumi Toyoguchi](https://anilist.co/staff/95144/) in which their characters are part of the same teams.
- Rie's widely known favourite greeting sign is the V sign whenever she stands in front of a camera.
- She is a member of the Steel Angels, a singing trio composed of the three lead seiyuu of Steel Angel Kurumi--[Atsuko Enomoto](https://anilist.co/staff/95411/) and [Masayo Kurata](https://anilist.co/staff/95616/) included, and is responsible for its opening and end themes.
- Married to fellow voice actor [Koichi Yamadera](https://anilist.co/staff/95011) from 2012 to 2018.

**Non anime roles:**
- [Himeko Murata](https://anilist.co/character/142944/Himeko-Murata) - Honkai Impact (Video Game), Honkai: Star Rail (VG)
- [Lisa](https://anilist.co/character/190867/Lisa/) - Genshin Impact (VG)
- Valeriede - Memento Mori (VG)
- Kan-E-Senna - Final Fantasy XIV (VG)
- Isabel - Goddess of Victory: Nikke (VG)
- Queen Dahlia - Tevi (VG)
- Queen Tahlia - Tevi (VG)
- Sweetheart - Reverse: 1999 (VG)
- Joanna Calendula - Metaphor: ReFantazio (VG)

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An American voice actress, ADR director, and script writer affiliated with Funimation and Seraphim Digital/Sentai Filmworks.

Monica's father is from Pontevedra, Galicia, Spain, and when she was young, her family would often visit there. She would translate for her younger brother some of the European Spanish-dubbed cartoons which included anime like Doraemon and Dragon Ball Z, often imitating the various characters. Monica studied ballet, tap, and jazz, but transitioned to musical theater when was 12. She studied acting through high school as well as college at the University of Houston. She's cited voice actor inspirations from The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Beavis and Butt-head. She was working on a theater show with Jason Douglas, who suggested she audition for ADV Films. Her first voice-over role was a walla in the 1999 dub of Martian Successor Nadesico.

(Source: Wikipedia, edited)

Gorou Saruwatari and Lostman are mountain climbers who have ascended some of the highest mountains around the world. At the peak of Mount Everest, they see the ISA Space Station in the sky above and become determined to go into space. At the same time, NASA begins a program to research and obtain a new energy source which has been discovered on the moon. Gorou and Lostman attempt to join the program through different approaches: Lostman becomes a pilot and Gorou takes a job as a construction worker.
 
Note: Originally completed with 23 volumes and 206 chapters on 2011-11-25, the author announced the publication of volume 24 on 2022-12-23, with the intention of continuing publishing irregularly.

Riyoko Ikeuchi