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Space Brothers Manga Listed to End in 46th Volume
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
Koyama previously reported in January 2022 that he planned to start the final arc of the manga that year. In December 2022, Koyama reported that the manga was now in its final stage, with the ending planned soon.
The manga's story follows two brothers, Mutta and Hibito, who made a vow as kids to travel to space. The younger brother Hibito did become an astronaut, but not Mutta. However, Mutta's life changes one fateful day.
Koyama launched the manga in Morning magazine in 2007. The manga won the General categories in both the 56th Shogakukan Manga Awards and the 35th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2011.
The manga not only inspired a 2012-2014 television anime series, but also a 2012 live-action film starring Shun Oguri and Masaki Okada. The 29th manga volume bundled a special edition DVD of the Space Brothers #0 (Uchū Kyōdai #0) anime film. Koyama wrote the original scripts for the "origin story" film.
Crunchyroll streamed the television anime as it aired in Japan, and also published new manga chapters as Kodansha published them in Japan, until Crunchyroll pulled its Kodansha titles in January 2023. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the compiled volumes digitally in English. Sentai Filmworks released the television anime in North America. Sentai Filmworks also licensed the Space Brothers #0 film.
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