galactic police officer originally on his way to his home planet with six eggs when one of them suddenly hatches during warp, forcing him to crash on Earth. He is given the name D.D. by Hikaru, as it is the closest way to pronounce his native name. While staying in Hokkaido, D.D. uses the pseudonym Daisuke Domoto and poses as a landscape photographer. A galactic police officer sent to Earth in response to D.D.'s distress signal. Orudina is not happy that D.D. broke protocol by crashing on Earth and getting Tsubasa involved in the Maguar threat. School children A boy in Tsubasa and Hikaru's class. Sho is unable to participate in sports activities due to health reasons, but he is exceptionally talented in music and stage play writing. An antisocial boy in Tsubasa and Hikaru's class. He is often confrontational and hesitates to take his responsibilities seriously. The class representative and a close friend of Tsubasa and Hikaru. A girl who is friends with Tsubasa, Hikaru, and Asuka. A boy who hangs out with Kenta. An arrogant girl who frequently looks down on Tsubasa. A boy from the opposite class who often gets into fights with Kenta and has a crush on Hikaru. Adults Tsubasa's father. Originally from Tokyo, Hideo moves to Hokkaido with Tsubasa to pursue a career as a baker at the Ibaragi ranch. The homeroom teacher of Tsubasa and Hikaru's class. Owner of the Ibaragi bakery. Shinichi's wife. Shinichi and Kyoko's daughter. As a teenager, Sakura is rebellious towards her parents and has a heated argument with her mother over going to a concert in Sapporo. Shinichi's father and the owner of the Ibaragi ranch, which produces milk and cheese for the bakery. Rokuro's wife. A cultural journalist who investigates the sudden deterioration of Hokkaido's forestry due to Maguar activity. Episodes Production notes Figure 17 first aired on TV Tokyo's satellite anime channel AT-X on May 27, 2001. This anime is unusual in that the episodes are about twice as long as most standard TV anime broadcast episodes, at 46 minutes per episode. Furthermore, the series was broadcast on a monthly basis. TV Tokyo re-aired the series on a weekly basis from January 11 to June 26, 2002; episodes 1 and 13 aired in their entirety while episodes 2-12 were each split into two episodes, bringing the total episode count to 24. In the United States, the