Kanata no Astra

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Japanese: 彼方のアストラ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: 5

Chapters: 49

Status: Finished

Published: May 9, 2016 to Dec 30, 2017

Genres: Adventure, Award Winning, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Suspense

Themes: Space, Survival

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Shounen Jump+

Authors: Shinohara, Kenta (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.98¹ (scored by 9,071 users)

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Ranked: #811²

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Popularity: #913

Members: 22,165

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7.98

Ranked #811Popularity #913Members 22,165

MangaShounen Jump+Shinohara, Kenta (Story & Art)

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Volumes: /5

Chapters: /49

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In the year 2063, mankind's domain stretches across the vast expanse of the universe. Eight students from Caird High School, along with a young child, embark for an exciting interstellar camp on the planet MCPA, which is located nine light-years from their home. Among them are the brave and athletic Kanata Hoshijima and the cute and bubbly Aries Spring.

However, once the students arrive at MCPA, a strange ball of light starts chasing them. This mysterious sphere engulfs the students and sends them to a harrowing fate: a remote area of space located 5,012 light-years from safety. Hopelessly lost and quickly running out of resources, the students' only chance of returning home proves to be aboard a nearby abandoned spaceship, where their desperate fight for survival begins and the dark truths surrounding their deadly excursion are slowly revealed.

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Kanata no Astra was published in English as Astra Lost in Space by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump imprint from December 5, 2017 to December 4, 2018.

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Hoshijima, Kanata

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Esposito, Luca

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Zweig, Ulgar

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Lu, Yunhua

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Walker, Zack

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Raffaeli, Funicia

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Seira

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Nov 21, 2024

Mara2463

Recommended

Astra Lost in Space – Spoiler Free – Recommended

TLDR
Story – 9,5/10 – 9,5 x 0.275 = 2,6125
Art – 8/10 – 8 x 0.2 = 1,6
Characters – 10/10 – 10 x 0.225 = 2,25
Enjoyment – 9/10 – 9 x 0.3 = 2,7
Total: 9,1625 -> 9

Story – 9,5/10
... Astra Lost in Space is an adventure and a very successful one.
Astra Lost in Space is a manga made by Kenta Shinohara, the creator of SKET Dance. It deals with an expedition of students to another planet gone wrong, now depending on their abilities as a team and as individuals to survive the challenges that await them and return home.
First and foremost, Astra Lost in Space’s story is very engaging and entertaining from beginning to end, although incomparably more so in the later stages of the manga. It is also shrouded in several mysteries. Verily, this manga thrives on plot twists, as we slowly uncover more of the mysteries surrounding their forces expedition through space. Moreover, it is also somewhat suspenseful, being quite good at that as well.
The pacing of the story is great, although everything accelerates and escalates mostly in the last volume, where things truly take a turn. This manga ought to be judged not from its beginning but its end, as in the beginning things may take a while to get their final configuration (as is natural).
The ending is foreseeable and makes perfect sense, being in line with what precedes it.
This manga, from a certain point onwards (volumes 4-5), is an absolute page-turner.

Art – 8/10
The art style in Astra Lost in Space is great but not stellar (pun intended). It is highly functional in its approach, where panels play a role in telling the story, but there are no artistic notes or awe-inspiring panels. The fluency and cadence of the panels are also great, making the story very easy to follow. The character design is also rich, making everyone easily recognisable.

Characters – 10/10
The characters of Astra Lost in Space are simply great. Their return home and the adventures that they face are a great opportunity to develop the characters, and that is precisely what happens.
Although the protagonist – Kanata – is a strong character, the rest of the cast is also firm in their personalities. All characters have backgrounds, and they are thoroughly explored in the manga. Moreover, their backgrounds are woven into the main plot as the mysteries surrounding the trip slowly unravel. Character development and story progress in Astra Lost in Space are one and the same, and they do a great job of this. Intertwining the individual character arcs and the main story, the reader always has multiple perspectives to look at this manga: where one may focus on one or the other.
In the beginning, some characters may appear as annoying, but rest assured: that soon disappears.
More than the individual characters, what’s more important in this manga is the collective spirit that they create: their team. There is a big emphasis on this, and quite rightfully so, as it plays a major role in the story.

Enjoyment – 9/10
The enjoyment of Astra Lost in Space can only be very high. Although the beginning is a bit slow, it really gets better towards the end of the story. Nevertheless, it is a great and somewhat quick (it is slightly dense in dialogue) read, being an authentic page-turner in the last two volumes (especially the last one).

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Aug 24, 2024

Pezguy97

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This is hands-down the best sci-fi manga I have ever read. All of the characters are great. It basically has an ensemble cast, so each character gets pretty equal time. It was a quick read, but it did not feel like it was too short, and more importantly, it wasn't too long because I read it all in one night. I just couldn't put it down. I went to bed at 4 a.m. and paid dearly for it the next day at work (it was worth it). My favorite character was probably the high I.Q. genius guy, and the only flaw with the story, is ...

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Feb 10, 2022

turatteu

Not Recommended

Funny

I really don't know how this manga has so high reviews.
The only thing more difficult to know than the question before is where to begin with the problems of the series.

What if we make a history with ships that have limitless power? What if that alone make the whole plot stupid? Well, in this case we have Kanata no Astra.
This is by far the worst manga I'd ever read and I'm not kidding!
We have no consistent history, we have a new Deus Ex Machina at least per volume and NONE of those are explained
If the whole story isn't shit enough, we have this final, that ...

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