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Dark Horse Manga explores the late 21st Century in a Deluxe Edition of Makoto Yukimura’s Planetes

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Dark Horse Manga presents Makoto Yukimura‘s expansive and immersive space exploration manga, Planetes, soon to be collected in a beautifully designed Deluxe Edition. Planetes Deluxe Edition Book One packages the first half of Yukimura’s hyper-realistic look at the near-future exploration of our neighboring planets in a 7″ x 10″ hardcover on high-quality paper and includes 44 full-color art pages on special gloss stock. This edition takes inspiration from the International Space Station to pay tribute to the real astronauts that inspire the hard science-fiction genre, with the front and back covers also featuring debossed patterns that provide a tactile effect. The Planetes Deluxe Edition Book One features metallic gilding on the page edges, making this a genuinely out-of-this-world edition!

In 2075, working-class astronauts live an unglamorous and dangerous life. The Moon and Mars are both populated, with people living in challenging conditions. But for some, space is still an epic adventure, as plans take shape for the first-ever crewed voyage to Jupiter. The goal of navigating to the gas giant is harvesting much-needed helium-3 from its atmosphere, opening up the entire solar system to humanity.

Astronaut Hachimaki “Hachi” Hoshino dreams of breaking out from his famous father’s shadow and joining the Jupiter mission. For him, being an astronaut is about cleaning up space, not exploring its vastness. Aboard the DS-12 Toy Box, Hoshino is joined by pilot Fee and fellow crewmate Yuri. Their task is clearing a hundred years of debris circling the world at eight kilometers per second. Amidst a dangerous and unappreciated job, Planetes reveals that the lives of those who fly amongst the stars are filled with the drama of family, romance, and ambition.

Take to the stars and see the life to be lived amongst them when Planetes Deluxe Edition Book One arrives in hardcover for $49.99. The 528-page (7″ x 10″) Deluxe Edition will be available in bookstores on July 29, 2025, and comic shops on July 30, 2025. Pre-order now from TFAW, Amazon, Barnes and Noble or your local comic shop or bookstore.

Planetes Deluxe Edition Book One

Kodansha Hosts its First Ever Immersive Pop-up in NYC this October

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This October, Kodansha invites you to experience Kodansha House: Where Manga Meets. Opening October 4th in SoHo, NYC, this fully immersive pop-up will be located at 45 Grand Street.

Through the month of October, it will be open on Wednesdays to Sundays, from 12pm to 9pm.

Kodansha House is not just an event—it’s a vibrant meeting place where the world of manga comes alive. You can explore a gallery, cafe, lounge, and a robust manga library. The month-long programming includes a diverse lineup of activities such as trivia nights and movie screenings featuring fan-favorites like Akira, Blue Lock, Ghost in the Shell, and Blame!. 

Four major manga creators will make rare U.S. appearances with Q&A sessions and signings:

  • Shuzo Oshimi (The Flowers of Evil)
  • Tsubasa Yamaguchi (Blue Period)
  • Makoto Yukimura (Vinland Saga)
  • Kamome Shirahama (Witch Hat Atelier)
Kodansha House

SDCC 2023: Vinland Saga Creator Makoto Yukimura Makes U.S. Debut

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Vinland Saga SDCC 2023

Kodansha USA has announced that acclaimed manga creator Makoto Yukimura, author of the fan-favorite viking drama and inspiration for the anime, Vinland Saga, will make his U.S. Debut appearance at Comic-Con International San Diego 2023. From July 20 through 23, Kodansha USA will celebrate both Yukimura-sensei and Vinland Saga at booth #5542 with signings, con-exclusive giveaways and additional surprises to be announced closer to the event. Fans can experience the unfolding viking epic Vinland Saga across 13 volumes, available in print and digital, and as two seasons of anime now streaming on Netflix. 

Read Chapter 1 of Vinland Saga free at kodansha.us. As a child, Thorfinn sat at the feet of the great Leif Ericson and thrilled to wild tales of a land far to the west. But his youthful fantasies were shattered by a mercenary raid. Raised by the Vikings who murdered his family, Thorfinn became a terrifying warrior, forever seeking to kill the band’s leader, Askeladd, and avenge his father. Sustaining Thorfinn through his ordeal are his pride in his family and his dreams of a fertile westward land, a land without war or slavery…the land Leif called Vinland.

Makoto Yukimura is the winner of the Japan Media Arts Awards Grand Prize for Manga and the prestigious Kodansha Manga Awards.

Space is Messy. Someone’s Got to Clean it Up!

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For the first time since 2005, Makoto Yukimura’s Planetes is coming back to bookshelves this December, courtesy of Dark Horse Comics.

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. A two-time recipient of the Seiun Award, Japan’s highest honor for science fiction, Planetes grants a whole new generation a chance to journey to the far reaches of the universe.

The entire story is collected in two omnibus editions from the original files, complete with bonus color pages, with over 500 pages for only $19.99.

Planetes Omnibus Volume 1
Makoto Yukimura (W/A/Cover)
$19.99, 978-1-61655-921-2
On sale December 9

Planetes