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Star Children ![]()
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Description
In a near future where humans have safely traveled to Mars, the space program is looking to go to Jupiter for the first time in history. For Subaru Yuuto, Amami Kousei, one of the elite astronauts of the crew of the Jupitneer (the ship heading to Jupiter), is not only a person that he looks up to but is also a dear friend of many years. But tragedy strikes and a malfunction causes an explosion in the Jupitneer and the ship goes missing in deep space, most believing the crew to be dead.
Even with the devastating loss of a friend and hero, Yuuto joins the Core Space Academy to become a super c... More...
Even with the devastating loss of a friend and hero, Yuuto joins the Core Space Academy to become a super c... More...
Type
Manga
Related Series
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Associated Names
スターチルドレン
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Latest Release(s)
c.15 (end) by Pinoymanga Scans over 12 years ago
c.14 by Pinoymanga Scans over 12 years ago
c.13 by Pinoymanga Scans over 12 years ago
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c.14 by Pinoymanga Scans over 12 years ago
c.13 by Pinoymanga Scans over 12 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
2 Volumes (Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
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User Rating
Average: 6.6 / 10.0 (46 votes)
Bayesian Average: 6.48 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 6.48 / 10.0
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Last Updated
December 23rd 2015, 9:15am
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Year
2011
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Shuukan Shounen Magazine (Kodansha)
Licensed (in English)
No
English Publisher
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Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #778 
(+26)
Monthly Pos #1771(+157)
3 Month Pos #2341(+1164)
6 Month Pos #4835(+335)
Year Pos #5902(+1632)
(+26)Monthly Pos #1771
(+157)3 Month Pos #2341
(+1164)6 Month Pos #4835
(+335)Year Pos #5902
(+1632)List Stats
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So far (as of chapter 4), this has closely copied the plotting of Twin Spica, with only a little bit of variation. It seems like it will diverge soon (this seems more focussed on actually going to space, which Spica wasn't at all), but a bit lame that it began so similarly. It looks at risk of devolving completely into Shounen mediocrity, but I shall hold out hope for the time being.
In short, this whole manga is a teenage introduction to being an astronaut. The problem is that it keeps falling back on stupid shounen tropes while repeatedly throwing death in the face of the cast.
To give you an idea of how lightly/poorly the whole story deals the dangers of space, death and the difficulty of becoming/being an astronaut, the main protagonist's main motivation for becoming an astronaut is to recover the corpse of his brother. His team FAILS their first test under the threat of EXPULSION, and a mere SIX MONTHS later they're in space. Finally, the trainees are so uncooperative with one another that another trainee shoves him aside to complete the objective, DURING AN UNTETHERED SPACE WALK (ie. if he lost control he would have floated out into space and suffocated or fallen into Earth's atmosphere and burned up on re-entry).
To give you an idea of how lightly/poorly the whole story deals the dangers of space, death and the difficulty of becoming/being an astronaut, the main protagonist's main motivation for becoming an astronaut is to recover the corpse of his brother. His team FAILS their first test under the threat of EXPULSION, and a mere SIX MONTHS later they're in space. Finally, the trainees are so uncooperative with one another that another trainee shoves him aside to complete the objective, DURING AN UNTETHERED SPACE WALK (ie. if he lost control he would have floated out into space and suffocated or fallen into Earth's atmosphere and burned up on re-entry).
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