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Manga Taishō winners 2017–2026: Frieren, Blue Period, Beastars and more
Astra Lost in Space
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A group of students stranded in deep space try to make it home together. In 2019 it became the first web manga to win the Manga Taishō.
AuthorKenta Shinohara
PublisherShueisha
Published onShōnen Jump+ (web)
Serialized2016–2017 (complete)
Volumes5 (complete)
AwardManga Taishō 2019 grand prize (94 points)
What is it about?
In 2063, students from Caird High School leave for a planet camp, but right after landing they are swallowed by a mysterious sphere and thrown into space. They find refuge on a drifting ship, only to learn they are 5,012 light-years from where they should be, with water and food for just three days.
Easy to finish
It ran online on Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ from May 2016 to December 2017 and is complete in five volumes, so you can read it in one go. Viz Media publishes it in English, and an anime by Lerche aired from July to September 2019.
Who will like it
Fans of space adventures, survival stories, and teams pulling together.