Ranked #3348

Sidonia no Kishi (Manga)

This manga is insane and amazing.

Story - The story is strange and will not go exactly where you expect. When I first started reading, I thought he was just doing a mecha for fun but now I realize that he is trolling us really hard. This series has all the standard mecha features, but everything is twisted and insane and delightful.

Art - The art is great, even if it's a little different from his other works.

Character - The characters are really fun. I can't say that there is lot of what I would call actual character development, but they are all interesting and weird. And the love triangle between the boy, the girl, and the boygirl that transforms, somehow, into a love triangle between a boy, a boygirl, and a gigantic monster made of space goo is just....I don't even know. I don't even know.

Enjoyment - There are plenty of epic space mecha battles for action, and then also details of the really strange sci-fi setting, not to mention the mysterious past. It's very enjoyable to read.

Overall - If you already like Tsutomu Nihei stories I'm sure you'd like this one as well. And if you like something really weird and different, that includes a gigantic monster made of goo who behaves like teenage girl, then seriously take a look. Really I don't even know what to say about Shiranui. Like I really thought I knew what he was doing with this story and then she showed up and I didn't know anymore. Anyway go read it, it's pretty great. read more

Sidonia no Kishi is an excellent work by Nihei Tsuomu.He has improved his style, adapting it to the more usual manga style but still keeping his lines and proportions.
Nihei uses the "Gauna" from other works(Creatures able to change the outer layer of their body into armor,limbs,weapon, etc.).
The main character, Tanikaze Nagate, is a quiet guy who is confused from the new world that he has discovered.It seems that he will have to choose between two girls(one being from the third gender-not male nor female).
The Gauna is a very powerful race nearly indestructible, but they can be killed by using a special spear on their exposed body.
Overall it's an excellent manga, very good art,very interesting background and an open plot witch keeps you wondering read more