Deze epische sci-fi saga volgt de bemanning van het ruimteschip 'Odyssey' dat gespecialiseerd is in het verzamelen van ruimteafval. In een nabije toekomst waarin de mensheid zich naar de ruimte heeft uitgebreid, moeten ze worstelen met technische uitdagingen, persoonlijke drama's en morele dilemma's. De serie combineert meesterlijk een spannend kosmisch avontuur met diepgaande beschouwingen over de menselijke aard en onze plaats in het universum.
Haunted by a space flight accident that claimed his beloved wife, Yuri finds a job cleaning space debris from Earth's orbit. His team consists of Hachimaki, a hot shot debris-man with a sailor's affinity for the orbital ocean; Fee, a tomboy beauty with an abrasive edge and a penchant for smoking; and Pops, a veteran orbital mechanic whose avuncular presence soothes the stress of the job. Planetes follows the lives of Yuri and his fellow debris-men as they work and ruminate at the edge of the great empyrean sea.
Mankind has established a base on the Moon and manned missions to Mars, and now prepares to travel further into space than ever before. Fulfilling his lifelong dream of space exploration, young Hachimaki makes the cut for the Von Braun Jupiter mission, forcing him to confront his own limitations beyond the farthest frontier. Back home, his compatriots Fee, Yuri, and Tanabe stare down the United States military, refusing to abandon their mission clearing space debris in the face of a war that threatens to set off the Kessler syndrome, trapping Earth forever behind a wall of deadly space debris! Often cited as a gateway title into the world of manga, Planetes is a modern classic, and Dark Horse Manga is proud to present the series' concluding omnibus volume, produced from the original files and including all the color pages and bonus stories! "My favorite sci-fi comics series of all time."-Writer Alex de Campi (Smoke/Ashes, Archie vs. Predator)
It's the 2070s, and mankind has conquered space, making interplanetary travel possible and igniting the imaginations of the world. It's also vastly increased the amount of dangerous space debris, and someone has to clean it up. Hachimaki, Yuri, and Fee are a crew on that beat, each with their own goals, tendencies, and personal problems: Hachimaki dreams of deep-space exploration in his own ship, Yuri is still recovering from the death of his wife in an accident caused by orbiting debris, and Fee is secretive, but there's a lot going on under the surface! Just trying to do their jobs in an age of space-age environmental concerns and new vistas of exploration, the crew deals with Hachi's fear of isolation hampering his hopes of joining an upcoming Jupiter mission, keep an eye on the wreckage for signs of Yuri's lost wife, and become unwitting heroes when the only place Fee can still smoke is threatened by terrorists! Dark Horse Manga is proud to present Makoto Yukimura's award-winning hard sci-fi epic Planetes in two omnibus-sized editions, complete with bonus color pages never before seen in America! "Planetes has it all: strong themes, interesting characters, and great art." -Anime Fringe
Dieser mit Preisen überhäufte Manga erzählt von Yuri, der den Tod seiner Frau nicht verkraftet und keinen Sinn mehr im Leben seht. Im Weltraum sammelt er Raumschiffschrott ein, auf der Suche nach einem Andenken an seine Frau. Zu seinem Team gehören der Träumer Hachimaki und Fei, die als einzige stolz auf ihre Arbeit ist. Planetes zeichnet sich durch feine, tiefgehende Charakterportraits aus und stellt auch die Bedeutungslosigkeit des Menschen im Weltall im Kontrast zu seinem Bestreben, es zu erobern, heraus.
