Random House New Releases - Comics & Graphic Novels - Manga -Science Fiction - Between May 18, 2012 and June 17, 2013.

Knights of Sidonia, volume 3 by Tsutomu Nihei

2013-06-04T00:30:00-05:00

Knights of Sidonia, volume 3
Written by Tsutomu Nihei

7 Billion Needles, Volume 2 by Nobuaki Tadano

2013-05-29T00:30:00-05:00

7 Billion Needles, Volume 2
Written by Nobuaki Tadano

eBook, 200 pages | Vertical | Comics & Graphic Novels - Manga -Science Fiction; Comics & Graphic Novels - Graphic Novels - Science Fiction; Fiction - Science Fiction | $4.99 | May 29, 2013 | 978-1-939130-34-1 (1-939130-34-4)

Twin Spica, Volume: 03 by Kou Yaginuma

2013-05-29T00:30:00-05:00

Twin Spica, Volume: 03
Written by Kou Yaginuma

eBook, 200 pages | Vertical | Comics & Graphic Novels - Manga -Science Fiction; Comics & Graphic Novels - Graphic Novels - Manga; Comics & Graphic Novels - Graphic Novels - Science Fiction | $4.99 | May 29, 2013 | 978-1-939130-32-7 (1-939130-32-8)

Air Gear Omnibus 1 by Oh!Great

2013-05-28T00:30:00-05:00

Air Gear Omnibus 1
Written by Oh!Great

Trade Paperback, 624 pages | Kodansha Comics | Comics & Graphic Novels - Manga -Science Fiction; Comics & Graphic Novels - Manga - Sports | $19.99 | May 28, 2013 | 978-1-61262-400-6 (1-61262-400-6)

The Sky’s the Limit

Ikki Minami looked up to the skies since he was a kid, dreaming of a freedom that defied definition…until he caught a glimpse of a mysterious and beautiful Air Trek rider, whose aerial acrobatics ignited his ephemeral dream into a blazing inferno of ambition. Now he is determined to use Air Treks to fly, uninhibited by the laws of gravity, and make his dream a reality. But the world of Air Treks is fraught with danger and deception. Will Ikki fly freely, or will his wings get cut before he can take flight?

Mardock Scramble 7 by Yoshitoki Oima

2013-05-28T00:30:00-05:00

Mardock Scramble 7
Written by Yoshitoki Oima
Created by Tow Ubukata

Trade Paperback, 192 pages | Kodansha Comics | Comics & Graphic Novels - Manga -Science Fiction | $10.99 | May 28, 2013 | 978-1-61262-298-9 (1-61262-298-4)

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 4 by Yu Kinutani

2013-05-21T00:30:00-05:00

Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 4
Written by Yu Kinutani

Trade Paperback, 208 pages | Kodansha Comics | Comics & Graphic Novels - Manga -Science Fiction | $10.99 | May 21, 2013 | 978-1-61262-095-4 (1-61262-095-7)

The Limit, 5 by Keiko Suenobu

2013-05-21T00:30:00-05:00

The Limit, 5
Written by Keiko Suenobu

Trade Paperback, 168 pages | Vertical | Comics & Graphic Novels - Manga - Horror; Comics & Graphic Novels - Manga -Science Fiction; Fiction - Thrillers | $10.95 | May 21, 2013 | 978-1-935654-65-0 (1-935654-65-9)

Twin Spica, Volume: 01 by Kou Yaginuma

2013-05-14T00:30:00-05:00

Twin Spica, Volume: 01
Written by Kou Yaginuma

eBook, 220 pages | Vertical | Comics & Graphic Novels - Manga -Science Fiction; Comics & Graphic Novels - Graphic Novels - Manga; Comics & Graphic Novels - Graphic Novels - Science Fiction | $4.99 | May 14, 2013 | 978-1-939130-25-9 (1-939130-25-5)

In a Tokyo in the not too distant future a young girl studies deligently with ambitions of soon attending space academy. If things work out just right, her future may very well be among the stars as well. And yet, every time she looks up to the stars there is a sense of melancholy in her heart. A sadness surrounds Asumi, as space exploration itself has profoundly impacted her life for as long as she can remember.

But she is not alone...A young man wearing a lion's mask is always beside her. He speaks of the constellations and galaxies as if he they were like home. He knows what it is like to love the stars--slightly bitter and yet always so warm and inviting. Truth is he has gone through much of Asumi is just experiencing. And now in spirit he will forever be with Asumi guiding her on her path to space.

Twin Spica, Volume: 02 by Kou Yaginuma

2013-05-14T00:30:00-05:00

Twin Spica, Volume: 02
Written by Kou Yaginuma

Where were you when the first International Space Station was scrapped and dropped into Earth's atmosphere?

It was Asumi's first day in space school, and she promised Lion she would not cry or be homesick as she will be leaving her quiet seaside town for the big city. Waiting for her in Tokyo will be a lot of work. She is going to have to go through the rigors of space exploration training at the Tokyo Space School. After hours, Asumi will focus her efforts on homework, when not earning her tuition at the neighborhood Denny's. It is not uncommon to run 20 laps around the campus each day. Follow that up with physics and advance mathematics courses in the classroom. Only to close the night by mapping out the constellations in the southern sky.

This is just what she expected the TSS to be, and yet why is it so hard to envision going to space someday? With all of the work she and her classmates are accomplishing, why does space still feel so far away?

7 Billion Needles, Volume 1 by Nobuaki Tadano

2013-04-30T00:30:00-05:00

7 Billion Needles, Volume 1
Written by Nobuaki Tadano

Modern day Japan is the stage for a new form of hard science-fiction, as author Nobuaki Tadano revisits one of the genre's Grand Masters, Hal Clement, in his debut work 7 Billion Needles. Loosely inspired by Clement's golden age title Needle, 7 Billion Needles follows the life of a teenage girl whose quiet boring days are dramatically changed when her body is possessed by an alien life form caught up in an intergalactic manhunt.

On a clear calm night, while on a class trip to the beach, Hikaru Takabe decides to go for a walk to escape the shackles of school and peer pressure. While observing the stars above a calm dark sea in an instant she is disintegrated when struck by a meteor.

Flash forward one page, and Hikaru awakes, from what seems like a horrible daydream of sorts, sitting amongst classmates in school without a scratch on her. The meteor dream seemed so real she cannot believe she's alive, but given her relative aloof nature, she soon shrugs off the events and moves on with life. However, one thing she cannot shake off is the strange buzzing she hears coming from her new pair of headphones...

HeroMan, volume 4 by Tamon Ohta

2013-04-30T00:30:00-05:00

HeroMan, volume 4
Produced by BONES
Illustrated by Tamon Ohta
Created by Stan Lee

Trade Paperback, 192 pages | Vertical | Comics & Graphic Novels - Manga - Media Tie-In; Comics & Graphic Novels - Graphic Novels - Superheroes; Comics & Graphic Novels - Manga -Science Fiction | $10.95 | April 30, 2013 | 978-1-935654-67-4 (1-935654-67-5)

The Skrugg invasion has been repelled thanks to the efforts of Earth's new heroes - Joey and Heroman. So for Joey and Lina it may now appear as if life should soon go back to normal in Center City... Well, not so fast! If Joey's rocker big sister Holly wasn't enough of a troublemaker, a new form of home-grown terror has emerged. And they may be working with National Intelligence!!

Knights of Sidonia, volume 2 by Tsutomu Nihei

2013-04-16T00:30:00-05:00

Knights of Sidonia, volume 2
Written by Tsutomu Nihei

In volume two, the Sidonia has engaged a new type of Guana. This armored-type is strangely aggressive, and most of the young pilots who have confronted the monster are not prepared for this change in stragedy.

Rookie pilot Nagate Tanikaze has even fewer completed flight-hours, but that does not prevent him from devising his own plan of attack when his squadron is in danger. Feeling the stirrings of a bond that is precarious at best given that humanity itself is in peril, he ignores orders to save a colleague left behind.

And then upon returning to the Sidonia, the history of the Guana is revealed to Tanikaze, not long before battle and a rival's jealousy leaves him alone in space again.

Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN volume 1 by Yoshiyuki Tomino

2013-03-26T00:30:00-05:00

Mobile Suit Gundam: THE ORIGIN volume 1 Activation
Written by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Yoshiyuki Tomino
Created by Hajime Yatate

It is the year Universal Century 0079, in a space colony the Earth Federation is storing and testing a new piloted robot for use in the battle against the Principality of Zeon. The experimental RX-78 Gundam mobile suit is scheduled to be transported to Federation command in Jaburo, deep within the Brazilian jungles. Unfortunatley, before the transporter would arrive, the Federation would come under attack from Zeon. With few resources available against the Zeon's most mobile mechs, Federation forces strike back using their new weapon, the mobile suit Gundam.

Caught in the crossfire is a young teen named Amuro Ray. Not willing to see innocent people die like this, Amuro crawls into the cockpit of the closest machine around him. Whether it be a tank, jeep or jet, he was going to use it to help stop this slaughter. And what he happened to slide into was another Gundam. Having never operated a machine like this, what are the chances he can do anything to repel an experienced squad of mech-piloting invaders?

Volume 1 includes an essay from Hideaki Anno, director of the hit anime Neon Genesis Evengelion.

Color pages from Yas.

And an essay from Kadokawa Publishing Executive Shinichiro Inoue.

The Limit, 4 by Keiko Suenobu

2013-03-26T00:30:00-05:00

The Limit, 4
Written by Keiko Suenobu

After experiencing countless tragedies, the remaining survivors have settled into their roles hoping to make it out of their ordeal alive. Nevertheless, tensions held over from the classroom still linger, especially when death strikes once again taking the life of the remaining six. Now with an actual murderer in their midst will these teens cling on to any thread of faith in one another, or will they ultimately succumb to their collective fears?

HeroMan, volume 3 by Tamon Ohta

2013-02-26T00:30:00-05:00

HeroMan, volume 3
Produced by BONES
Illustrated by Tamon Ohta
Created by Stan Lee

The Skruggs have begun their invasion of Earth and while mankind panics at this first encounter, Joey Jones and his toy turned mecha, Heroman, lay low while they work out a plan to repel the alien forces. Meanwhile, the Skruggs are not going to wait for the Earthlings to make their move. By taking advantage of some ill-advised meddling by a few Center City students, the Skrugg have begun developing a new weapon to pit against Heroman. But will this new force destroy the Skrugg from within instead?

Knights of Sidonia, volume 1 by Tsutomu Nihei

2013-02-05T00:30:00-05:00

Knights of Sidonia, volume 1
Written by Tsutomu Nihei

"CORE EXPOSED"

Outer space, the far future.

A lone seed ship, the Sidonia, plies the void, ten centuries since the obliteration of the solar system. The massive, nearly indestructible, yet barely sentient alien life forms
that destroyed humanity’s home world continue to pose an existential threat.

Nagate Tanikaze has only known life in the vessel’s bowels deep below the sparkling strata where humans have achieved photosynthesis and new genders. Not long after he emerges from the Underground, however, the youth is bequeathed a treasured legacy by the spaceship’s coolheaded female captain.

Random House New Releases - Comics & Graphic Novels - Manga -Science Fiction - Between May 18, 2012 and June 17, 2013.

Knights of Sidonia, volume 3 by Tsutomu Nihei

Knights of Sidonia, volume 3 Written by Tsutomu Nihei

7 Billion Needles, Volume 2 by Nobuaki Tadano

7 Billion Needles, Volume 2 Written by Nobuaki Tadano

Twin Spica, Volume: 03 by Kou Yaginuma

Twin Spica, Volume: 03 Written by Kou Yaginuma

Air Gear Omnibus 1 by Oh!Great

Air Gear Omnibus 1 Written by Oh!Great