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Planetes

Also known as Planetes.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

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.



Note: Includes two extra chapters.

Tags: Work , Space , Philosophy , Environmental , Seinen , Politics , Tragedy , Family Life , Educational , Terrorism , Heterosexual , Iyashikei , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Episodic , Time Skip , Nudity

MOONLIGHT MILE

Status: Releasing
Genres: Adventure , Drama , Sci-Fi

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.

Tags: Space , Seinen , Male Protagonist

Uchuu Kyoudai

Also known as Space Brothers.

Status: Finished
Genres: Sci-Fi , Slice of Life

Two brothers looked to the starry skies as children and made a promise ... Now, in the year 2025, the younger brother, Hibito, is carrying his out. He is an astronaut who has been selected as a crew member for mankind’s first long-term base on the moon. Meanwhile, the older brother, Mutta, has just been fired from his job and is unemployed, but decides to trust himself just one last time. A text message from Hibito sends him applying to be an astronaut too and shooting for the stars …



Notes:
Nominated for the 2nd and 3rd Manga Taisho Award
Won the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award
Won the 35th Kodansha Manga Award in the General Category.

Tags: Space , Educational , Work , Seinen , Astronomy , Ensemble Cast , Primarily Adult Cast , Male Protagonist , Iyashikei , Foreign , Tragedy , Aviation , Time Skip , Episodic , Nudity

Zhi Feiji

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Mystery , Sci-Fi

The story features Colonial Operator ROCO143, Jolie, finding a paper airplane floating through space. It's a nice story because the paper airplane in the comic represents humanity's dreams and visions of the universe.

Tags: Space , Full Color , Female Protagonist