University graduate Mu Siyun sent his resume to the star fleet on a whim and somehow became the Fleet Admiral! Ths is the story about... more>> an admiral with a harem of 3000 female soldiers conquering the universe. <<less

Since she was young, Qi Qi has been burdened with an incurable disease that will cause her death before the age of 20. Despite this,... more>> she uses her genius intellect to develop robotics in order to defy her fate. However, she is inevitably unable to create a robotic body for herself before her time is up. As her vision darkens, she is not satisfied... Only to awaken again? <<less

On the planet Aqua, a world once known as Mars, Mizunashi Akari has just made her home in the town of Neo-VENEZIA, a futuristic imitation of the ancient city of Venice. The technology of "Man Home" (formerly Earth) has not entirely reached this planet, and Akari is alone, having no contact with family or friends. Nonetheless, the town, with its charming labyrinths of rivers and canals, becomes Akari's new infatuation, along with the dream of becoming a full-fledged gondolier. Reverting to a more "primitive" lifestyle and pursuing a new trade, the character of Akari becomes both adventurous and heartwarming all at once.... more>>

Note: Nominated for the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival (2007). <<less

The story revolves around Taiga, who doesn't have memories from further back than two years ago when his parents died in an accident. He lives... more>> with his sister, Tsubame, whom he finds out is from outer space with the job of protecting him as he possesses the Origin Heart. <<less

Outer space, the far future. A lone seed ship, the Sidonia, plies the void, ten centuries since the obliteration of the solar system. The massive, nearly indestructible, yet barely sentient alien life forms that destroyed humanity's home world continue to pose an existential threat. Nagate Tanikaze has only known life in the vessel's bowels deep below the sparkling strata where humans have achieved photosynthesis and new genders. Not long after he emerges from the Underground, however, the youth is bequeathed a treasured legacy by the spaceship's coolheaded female captain.... more>>

Shinsōban (Volume 7) includes:

Sidonia no Kishi Zenjitsudan: Dai-4-ji Gauna Boueisen

Note: Won the 39th Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga in 2015. Won the 47th Seiun Award for Best Comic in 2016. <<less

Space is mainly inhabited by three different groups: the Federation, which is the real government; Various pirate clans, which use special techniques and magic to... more>> dominate the frontier; and the outlaws which are just about everywhere in between. There are also various alien races and empires which sort of fall within this category. It is on this frontier where Gene Starwind and his 11-year old partner Jim Hawking, freelance bounty hunters and odd-job takers extraordinaire, live and work. Until they happen to take a job from a mysterious woman named Hilda. In no time flat they're up to their ears in pirates... <<less

Centuries in the future, in the year After Colony 195, Earth is surrounded by orbiting space colonies. The colonists are cruelly oppressed by the Earth Alliance, which uses huge humanoid fighting machines called "mobile suits" to control the populace. Behind this tyranny is the secret society called "Oz," which has infiltrated the Alliance military and steered it towards its repressive course.... more>>

Now, the space colonies are ready to strike back. Five young pilots, equipped with advanced mobile suits called "Gundams," are sent to Earth to wage guerilla war against Oz and its Alliance puppets.

The war to decide humanity's destiny begins. <<less

Kane Blueriver and Canal, his AI companion, are trouble contractors who take jobs which require their special skills. This could go from armed escort, to... more>> patrol, to capturing dangerous criminals. Milly is a private eye who has to be the best at everything (uchuu ichi!!). When the three of them get together, they run into one mess after another, gradually uncovering more of a mystery that ties the legendary Lost Ships to all of their pasts, bringing them closer and closer to a discovery that something called Nightmare would rather not have them find... <<less

In 205X, armed forces and conflicts are a thing of the past and people live safe, peaceful lives, all thanks to a cheap, inexhaustible source of energy. ... more>>

One day, something strange is discovered on the moon: an ancient corpse in a spacesuit. The corpse is undeniably human, but it appears to be about 50,000 years old! What does this mean about the history of our species? What effect will this discovery have on current human society?

This manga won a for Best Comic of the Year in 2013. <<less

On the once-peaceful planet of Industria, constant battles have been fought over control of the planet. Astro is a dim witted but kind boy who tirelessly works to feed his "family," a group of orphaned children. One day, after being fired from his most recent job, the prince of Industria, Bulge, appears in front of him. And even more shocking, Prince Bulge looks and sounds exactly like Astro! One thing leads to another, and Astro now has to take Bulge's place as the heir to the throne of Industria! Suddenly, he's faced with the task of bringing peace and harmony back to this war-torn planet!... more>>

- Red Hawk NEO <<less

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A collection of stories by various authors about the universe and beyond.

A collection of often-surreal short stories intended to present various messages or morals.... more>>

"The Crater" is a series of short complete stories ranging in genre from suspense to mystery and horror. In the second episode entitled "The Octagonal Mansion," a boy who is undecided over what to do with his life happens to go to an octagonal mansion, where he can start his life all over again. The 8th episode, "The Bell Rings" features three people who are haunted by tinkling bells that won't let them forget their past sins. Some stories end happily, while others don't. But all of them have the unforgettable imagery typical of Tezuka Osamu's short stories.

(Source: tezukaosamu.net) <<less

Deronga Five Alpha is a dying unstable planet which according to studies, used to be a very lush planet with all kinds of different species. The current state of the planet is a horrifying place where vicious carnivorous creatures fight in the “survival of the fittest.”... more>>

Captain Bagures, the leader of the research spacecraft, is a cold and cruel woman who, despite the warnings, unnecessarily sends a military team down to the planet for research. The end result was a catastrophe with the team being slaughtered by the creatures on the planet. The leader of the team, Cannon, vows vengeance on Bagures before seemingly dying.

Jump to 20 years later, a spaceship comes near Deronga Five Alpha to see the end of the planet. As the planet explodes, a foreign object attaches itself onto the spaceship. As nothing can survive a planetary explosion, the crew investigates the object only to find out it is one of the creatures from the planet Deronga. As the story progresses, the creature goes into a rage after seeing Bagures, now an extremely important person in the military, on the monitor screen. Could this creature be Cannon and how do you stop something that can withstand a planetary explosion? <<less

Stardust Memories is a short story compilation of human beings in the distant future where we have traveled deep into space. Each story describes a moral dilemma that people traveling in space may experience which is something that we have yet to determine in the current world.... more>>

Stardust Memories talk about such problems as the implications of having people travel for years, even decades, in the cold, quiet and endless universe. A different story tells on how human presence in a foreign galaxy will affect the environment. The topics the author decides to write about are interesting and makes you wonder about the future. <<less

Samus and Joey is a manga series of (at least) 3 issues. It has only been released in Japan, and the storyline occurs several years... more>> after Samus Aran's raid on the Space Pirates at Zebes (the events of Metroid and Metroid: Zero Mission). This series introduces the character Joey to the Metroid universe as well as several others such as Dragüd, Diesel, Doruba, Jealousy, Bomad, and the Megaroid. <<less

A compilation of different authors and artists' take on Getter Robo. Featuring original short stories and art by:... more>>

Eiichi Shimizu & Tomohiro Shimoguchi

Naoto Tsushima

Go Nagai & Dynamic Pro

Masakazu Ooi

Masayuki Fujihara

Hiroyuki Imaishi

Nozomu Tamaki <<less

Who wants to be Princess when you've got the entirety of space to explore? Join Runna and her rag-tag crew as they wander through space in search the unknown, raising hell while encountering everything from the amazing to the surreal.... more>>

Winner of the 1999 Seiun Award for Best Comic. <<less

"I fight only for what I believe in...for no one's sake...only for what's deep in my heart. I sail amongst the stars...people call me: Captain Harlock."... more>>

Truer words never spoken. Now! Embark upon an adventure into the infinite sea with the last brave souls of humanity aboard the Arcadia! <<less

A mystery/action plot: in the 13 hours 13 children spent in space, what had happened?? It starts off 8 years after the spaceship incident, centered... more>> around one of the 13 children named Bono U. Meyer. He has an IQ of 240 and it seems people who are close to him have [coincidentally, perhaps?] been driven clinically insane. What is going on? <<less

With the airplane, humanity's longing to take to the skies was realized. The development of science and technology has even made it possible for them to advance into space. And thus have the skies, once an object of longing, been transformed into a place of fierce international conflict. ... more>>

Compiles the title story and other short classics by Satomi Mikuriya. <<less

It is the year 4088. It has been over one thousand years since the Crisis of Systems (Lost Property), which resulted in the destruction of four planetary systems, leaving only a single inhabitable planet, Zion. Mankind is forced to live in space colonies, since that one planet is constantly being invaded by alien life forms that have come to be known as Victim. ... more>>

To stop the aliens and to allow people to land on Zion, mankind has developed the astronomical humanoid weapons, Ingrids, also known as Goddesses. G.O.A. (Goddess Operation Academy) is a school dedicated to the training of young men to pilot these Ingrids... <<less

The elite Cosmo Academy attracts applicants from every stellar nation in the galaxy. One young hopeful is Tadatos Lane, an orphan esper from Terra. The final stage of the academy's entrance exam is a perilous mission simulation aboard an actual derelict starship. The applicants depart for the ships in groups of ten, but when Tada's crew arrives on the Esperanza, they are horrified to discover that they now number eleven. As the test progresses, things go awry and the atmosphere grows increasingly tense. The crew members begin to suspect sabotage, and Tada appears to be the likely culprit.... more>>

Won the 21st Shogakukan Manga Award for Shoujo in 1975 (tied with ).

* Includes a short story called Seireigari which was later republished as a bunko volume under the name. It includes the same stories featured in this manga.

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Nishina Yukito, who is the only boy in a family of girls, moved out of his house in hopes of a peaceful life. One day,... more>> he sees something strange on the roof of the school. It's a spaceship and a mysterious girl with a crown emerges. She introduces herself as the imperial Princess Lacey of Planet Kura-ura, who claims that she is searching for the "White Rabbit", who is supposed to help her fulfill the wishes of ten humans... and Yukito is the rabbit?! <<less

In the Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki (Aqua Planet Chronicle) series:... more>>

1. Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki (Aqua Planet Chronicle)

2. Zoku Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki (Aqua Planet Chronicle After)

3. Kan Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki (Aqua Planet Chronicle Around)

4. Midori Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki (Aqua Planet Chronicle Jade)

5. Ao Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki (Aqua Planet Chronicle Blue)

6. Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki Getsujou (Runyan) (Aqua Planet Chronicle Final)

7. Mizu Wakusei Nendaiki Gekkan Sachisachi (Aqua Planet Chronicle Monthly Sachisachi) <<less