Wow, I loved the anime, and I loved the Manga, though the two certainly are different. Very different in fact, though with the same main characters (though very different side characters) and the story happens very differently. This Manga focuses on Hoshino from his days as a green astronaut, until he takes on a mission to Jupiter, and including meeting the young and idealistic Tanabe who he eventually marries. This Manga is in 4 volumes, though the last 2 are labeled 4 1 and 4 2, which means they must have been one large volume in Japan, still for any straight science fiction fan, and anime fan, they will love this manga.

A similar story to the anime, though as I said focusing more on Hoshino’s story instead of Tanabe’s story, and without many of the side story characters, but once again a science fiction story about the garbage collectors in space, and an eventual mission to jupiter, and learning about space, and human nature.

A great
manga, and a great anime series, both well worth checking out.