Sci-fi manga

[righteous_slave]

Any one got some good sci-fi manga? Not necessarily mecha, although that's not disqualified, but big, epic, space opera type stuff. Just looking for something different. I presently don't have bupkis, so don't worry about listing stuff that I already have.

[soul alive]

you might want to check out the Seikai Trilogy. i haven't read it myself beyond a couple of chapters in the first volume, but it's a space story that looks epic, and has great art. as i haven't read any other space/scifi manga beyond G Gundam, i can't really recommend anything beyond that. G Gundam is more mecha oriented than scifi, and is basically just on earth and colonies in space around earth. however, i do believe that there are more epic and space oriented Gundam series, which might merit checking out. taking a quick look on amazon.com doesn't hurt, to see if they might interest you.

good luck in your search.

[Kaori]

Battle Angel Alita comes to mind. I haven't read the entire series, but of what I did read there was nothing terribly remarkable about the plot; it seems to be, more or less, a typical android story. However, in addition to the original series, there is also Battle Angel Alita: Last Order, which from what I have seen is superior both in terms of story and art, although the art style is largely a matter of personal preference.

I have recently seen the manga Infinite Ryvius in bookstores; although I have not read the manga, the anime (which was released some time ago) was an engaging, high-quality series.

There is, in fact, a Nadesico manga, but the storyline is considerably different from that of the anime, and what I have heard about the manga was not terribly favorable.

If you are into very old-school manga, you might try Astro Boy. I read a volume of it and was not terribly impressed, but it is considered a classic.

[mai]

I've never read it but I've heard "Five Star Stories" is really good.

[righteous_slave]

Cool. Thanks y'all. Anyone one else?

[Arnobius]

Nausicaa is very good. For Sci-fi. Unfortunately, the rest of the scifi (very underrepresented in my collection) is M rated (Cannon God Exaxxion and Saikano), and shouldn't be picked up lightly...

[Mangafanatic]

I've never read Planetes, but it's suppose to be very good. Use the search button and find the thread about it (I'm 99% positive there was one. . .), and you should get an idea of the objectionable content.

[AngelSakura]

Humm, humm. Trigun is considered sci-fi, but there isn't a lot of traveling around. But I think it's sci-fi, based on the fact they're on a different planet, have different technology, discuss the ships/Earth, blah blah blah and so on. If you've already seen the anime, you might want to give it a look anyway. Check my website for detailed comparisons. (<-- shameless plug)

EDIT: The art of the reverse-quote!
<<The Trigun manga series looks interesting. The anime series was EXCELLENT, but that means nothing I suppose (see: Kaori's above post about Nadesico, also a great anime).>>
I shound mention, my site is a comparison between the anime and manga. I'll stop being redundant now.

[KazuValis]

The Trigun manga series looks interesting. The anime series was EXCELLENT, but that means nothing I suppose (see: Kaori's above post about Nadesico, also a great anime). You MIGHT try Tenchi as well. There was a Tenchi in Space anime series, but I don't know if there was a similar manga about being in space. Heads up: it probably will have some suggestive themes and such. How much, I am not sure, so use discretion. Shouldn't be too bad, honestly, but again I don't know. Happy Hunting!