Twin Spica, the thoughtful manga by renowned comic artist Kou Yaginuma, is getting ready for liftoff later this spring, and Vertical, Inc. wants readers to join in on the countdown to launch as we unveil one of the stories that helped start it all nearly a decade ago. Starting today manga readers can preview Yaginuma’s 30-page-long short story “Asumi” at Vertical’s official Twin Spica webpage.
Published originally in 2000, the “Asumi” short reveals many secrets of the world of Twin Spica. This touching story sheds light on the bittersweet past of Twin Spica‘s main character Asumi Kamogawa, taking readers to when our heroine first met her guardian astronaut.
Asumi supporters can then count down the days to the Twin Spica launch as Volume 1 of the English edition of this heart-warming manga series will go on sale worldwide on May 4th. Endorsed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA, Japan’s version of NASA), the sixteen-volume manga series has spun off animated and live-action TV series each broadcasted by NHK (the Japanese PBS). Click here to preview “Asumi” and read what critics have to say about Twin Spica.
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