Welcome to the Space Hotel (partially found anime short film; 1990s)

The title card of the anime.

Status: Partially Found

Welcome to the Space Hotel was the name of an anime short film created in the 1990s to promote the space hotel concept of the Shimizu Corporation, a construction company based in Japan. It depicted tourists visiting the orbital hotel and engaging in various recreational activities. The full film has not been released online, although it is listed as being part of the Swiss Museum of Transport's collection . According to the museum, the length of the film is 10 minutes and 45 seconds long. It was released in Japanese and also had an English dub.

Some clips from the film have been used in news reports and documentaries.

• Footage for an Associated Press news report from 19 May 1997 titled "JAPAN: COMPANY PLANS TO OFFER A WEEK LONG HOLIDAY IN SPACE". (timestamp 0:10)
• The Discovery Channel documentary Rocketships (1998), hosted by Kate Mulgrew; uploaded by YouTube user bgsoftofficial in 2020. (timestamp 28:39)
• A Japanese documentary from 2000 about the Kankoh-maru spacecraft concept and the space hotel; uploaded by YouTube user Tama NT (多摩NT) in 2016. (timestamp 5:13)

Videos

The documentary "Rocketships" (1998), which used clips of the anime at timestamp 28:39

A Japanese documentary which used clips of the anime at timestamp 5:13

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  The exterior of the space hotel

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  A spaceplane docking to the hotel

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  A zero-gravity dining area

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  Zero-gravity sports