Planetes Series by Makoto Yukimura

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  • Planetes, Volume 1 (Planetes #1)
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    Planetes, Volume 1 (Planetes #1)

    Makoto Yukimura

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings · published 2001

    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... more

  • Planetes, Volume 2 (Planetes #2)
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    Planetes, Volume 2 (Planetes #2)

    Makoto Yukimura

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings · published 2001

    Yuri, Hachimaki and Fee already have a new ship to return to work. Once surpassed its spatial phobia, Hachimaki decides to take seriously his physical training to pass the test of E.V.A. Its goal is to be part of the team responsible for the first ship shuttle Jupiter, the Von Braun. What we do not know any of the three astronauts is that it has cast them a stowaway, Goro Hoshino, the father of Hachi. The Locksmith magnate by the Von Braun project wants to hire him as a mechanic but he refuses... more

  • Planetes Omnibus, Volume 1 (Planetes #1-2)
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    Planetes Omnibus, Volume 1 (Planetes #1-2)

    Makoto Yukimura

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings · published 1999

    In the 2070s, increased interplanetary travel has led to crisis-level amounts of dangerous space debris, and someone has to clean it up. Planetes follows the space-garbage crew of aspiring explorer Hachimaki, mourning Yuri, and secretive Fee, collected in two omnibus editions, printed from the original files and complete with bonus color pages!

  • Planetes, Volume 3 (Planetes #3)
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    Planetes, Volume 3 (Planetes #3)

    Makoto Yukimura

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings · published 2003

    After an excruciating selection process, Hachimaki is accepted into the Mars Development Project, his lifelong dream. However, feelings of elation are soon sucked up by a black hole of despair as he comes to grips with the fact that he will be leaving everything he holds dear behind. This realization forces Hachimaki to contemplate the meaning of his existence and the nature of his life in space.

  • Planetes Omnibus, Volume 2 (Planetes #3-4)
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    Planetes Omnibus, Volume 2 (Planetes #3-4)

    Makoto Yukimura

    Rated: 4.35 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings · published 2004

    The award-winning hard science-fiction saga concludes in this definitive omnibus! Hachimaki makes the cut for the Von Braun Jupiter mission, but what awaits him past the farthest frontier? Back home, his compatriots Fee, Yuri, and Tanabe become embroiled in a war that threatens to trap Earth forever behind a wall of deadly space debris!

  • Planetes, Book 4.1 (Planetes #4.1)
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    Planetes, Book 4.1 (Planetes #4.1)

    Makoto Yukimura

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2004

    Fee decides to spend more time with her family and questions whether she'll ever return to space. 500 million miles away, Hachimaki is at the threshold of a new era for mankind as the crew of the Von Braun finally reach Jupiter. Back on Earth, the engineer of the Jupiter Mission, Weiner Locksmith, becomes haunted by the deaths of all those who lost their lives in pursuit of his vision.

  • Planetes, Book 4.2 (Planetes #4.2)
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    Planetes, Book 4.2 (Planetes #4.2)

    Makoto Yukimura

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings · published 2004

    *A Sci-Fi drama that explores the boundaries of human relationships *"Compelling and realistic... recommended for all collections and especially for teen and adult fans of Alita and Cowboy Bebop." -Library Journal *"As hard science fiction, and as human drama, Planetes is a manga at the peak." -Scott Green, Aint-It-Cool-News.com *"Planetes Vol. 1...got me first interested in science-fiction at a young age. Planetes is not one that you want to miss... more

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