Mangas

In the future, mankind has been able to create machine bodies so they can be able to live for thousands of years. Humans are now second class citizens and if they do not acquire an mechanical body, they are either hunted or forced to live a life of poverty. Tetsuro Hoshino is a young boy who mother is killed by the machine men for a hunting trophy. Outraged, Tetsuro seeks out revenge and vows to keep his word to his mother to get a machine body. He soon meets a woman named Maetel who gives him a free ticket on the space train Galaxy Express, which if he rides, he will be able to receive a free mechanical body. But nothing is as it seems as rumors rise that all who board the train never return. This is a story of how one boy learns about the world and his quest for a new body.

"There are men who, on coming to places that women find unlivable, are all the more determined to find there a reason for living. These men epitomize grandeur."

Story about a rounin named Ooyama, living in a small apartment, trying to survive. This series made Matsumoto famous.

Note: A one-shot prototype titled Emeraldas was published in 1975 in Akita Shoten's Monthly Princess.

The first in Leiji Matsumoto's line of Space Opera works. Originally created as a companion piece to the Space Battleship Yamato Anime (also called a "Manga Movie" at the time by Matsumoto and other staff) which Matsumoto was also directing at the time. In the year 2199 humanity has found itself in a losing battle against a ruthless alien species known as the Gamilans. Forced to live underground after constant bombardment and irreparable damage done to the surface, humanity lives constantly on the defensive, every victory a pyrrhic one. Suddenly, Earth receives a transmission from the Queen of the planet Iscandar who offers humanity a device that can restore the Earth to the verdant image it once possessed. Using the schematics detailed in the transmission, Earth retrofits an old warship, the Yamato, now suited for space travel and Earth's last ditch effort. With a ragtag crew and one heckuva determined captain, they set out for Iscandar hoping to acquire the device that will make Earth, Earth once again. Their maiden voyage does not go unnoticed, however, and Fuhrer Dessler, the worshipped leader of the Gamilans, seeks to interrupt their trip at sea. Dealing with hostile forces, a short staffed crew, and various technical complications, the Yamato and its crew must brave the dangers and the treachery if Earth is to live to see another day.Please support the official release. Attached are links to both the Seven Seas Entertainment page (the company who localized the manga) and the Amazon listing.https://sevenseasentertainment.com/series/space-battleship-yamato-the-classic-collection/https://www.amazon.com/Space-Battleship-Yamato-Classic-Collection/dp/1626929122

In the future, humanity has slowed down to the point that everyone has become so content with their lives, that they no longer bother to dream. In this time, those with dreams took to the sky to explore the sea above. It's the year 2977. After a strange black sphere crashes on Earth, Tadashi Daiba's father is killed when he tries to discover what the mysterious object is. Tadashi is asked to help defeat these new foes by an outlaw, the simple space pirate Harlock. And together Captain Harlock promises to protect Earth, the place that turned its back on him, against these new enemies.