Space Brothers
宇宙兄弟
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 …
(Source: Kodansha USA)
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.
Themes & Tags
Characters
Mutta Nanba
南波六太
MAIN
Hibito Nanba
南波日々人
MAIN
Kenji Makabe
真壁ケンジ
SUPPORTING
Sharon Kaneko
金子シャロン
SUPPORTING
Yasushi Furuya
古谷やすし
SUPPORTING
Tadashi Hoshika
星加 正
SUPPORTING
Ena Kitamura
北村 絵名
SUPPORTING
Michiko Komachi
小町ミチコ
SUPPORTING
Tamura
田村
SUPPORTING
Fumi Aotake
青竹 フミ
SUPPORTINGIf you liked Space Brothers
Planetes
Twin Spica
Saturn Apartments
Real
Astra Lost in Space
Megumi no Daigo
Alice, Doko made mo
Waga na wa Umishi
Deep-Sea Aquarium Magmell
2001 Nights
Relations
Uchuu Kyoudai
TV
Planetarium Uchuu Kyoudai: Itten no Hikari
MOVIEStaff
Christine Dashiell
Translator (English: chs 89-129)
William Flanagan
Translator (English: chs 1-58)
Chuuya Koyama
Story & Art
Adam Lensenmayer
Translator (English: chs 59-)
FAQ
- What is Space Brothers about?
- 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
- Is Space Brothers still ongoing?
- Space Brothers is currently finished. It has 432 chapters.
- Who are the main characters in Space Brothers?
- The main characters are Mutta Nanba, Hibito Nanba.
