YAT Untroubled Space Tours (YAT安心!宇宙旅行) is an anime series produced by Group TAC. It aired on NHK in Japan from October 1996 to September 1997; a second series aired from April to October 1998.

Plot

The series is set in the year 5808; human civilization has taken gigantic steps in the conquest of the space, and with the creation of the three-dimensional tunnel, people can travel to any Galaxy in the universe. "The Gentleman of the Cosmos" is a company that manages the tunnel and has come to dominate the tourism industry. The main characters of the series are part of Yamamoto Anshin Travel (YAT), with the plot revolving around Goro Hoshiwatari, an adolescent who has left his home to travel by the space and to find the whereabouts of his father, who disappeared fifteen years ago during the explosion of the main transporting center of the three-dimensional Tunnel that he created. Goro falls in love with Katsura, the commander's daughter; and becomes the YAT mechanic/janitor after an accident that he was responsible for, so he tags along to pay for the damage and to find his father as well. Finding his father turns out not to be his only problem, since Kanea, a young lady whose mother is the owner of "the Gentleman of the Cosmos", is in love with him. In addition, Kanea's mother had a mysterious and conflicting past with Yamamoto. The second series takes place six months after the first. YAT ships and crew are transported to a very far universe. They soon discover that the person responsible is Professor Nota, a scientific who is working on a teletransportation device, helped by a cat-like girl with psychic powers called "Pinky". Then, Emperor Ganon kidnaps the professor, who wants to use the device to rule the universe. The aim of the YAT crew is finding the kidnapped professor and going back to Earth.

Characters

Main

Captain Rock's crew

Minor characters

Episode list

Season one (1996–1997)

Season two (1998)

Theme music

First series

Second series

Controversy

On March 29, 1997, there was an incident involving the episode "The Mysterious Father" (まぼろしのオヤジ) in which four children were taken to hospitals after reportedly watching a scene in the episode with rapidly flashing red and white colors. Later broadcasts of this episode were edited so that the flashes were not as fast, unlike the infamous "Electric Soldier Porygon" episode of the Pokémon anime, which was completely banned. Similar incidents were also reported following the "Pokémon Shock" incident.