Futatsu no Spica

Twin Spica
ふたつのスピカ

Manga8.21693 votes16 volumes · 97 chaptersFinished

DramaFantasySci-FiSlice of LifeSupernaturalSeinen

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Synopsis

Asumi Kamogawa is a small, 14-year-old girl with a burning passion for the cosmos, especially the stars. Since her early childhood, she has been learning about space from a man she calls "Lion-san," a wise and friendly ghost wearing a giant lion head. Despite a rough family dynamic, Asumi decides to enroll in the Tokyo Space School. Asumi soon makes a group of friends at school: Shinnosuke Fuchuuya, Asumi's childhood friend with glasses and somewhat brutal honesty; Kei Oumi, a very friendly girl who was inspired by Neil Armstrong's pictures of the first lunar landing; Marika Ukita, an unsociable yet beautiful girl with some secrets of her own; and Shuu Suzuki, a bold yet intelligent boy with a very laidback outlook. Set in an alternate future where Japan's first man-made rocket crashed in 2010, Futatsu no Spica is a coming-of-age story revolving around these young high schoolers and their path toward the stars. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Publication notes

Futatsu no Spica was first published in English as Twin Spica by Vertical from May 4, 2010 to March 6, 2012, as twelve condensed volumes. Vertical later re-released the series digitally in 16 volumes, from May 14, 2013 to May 27, 2014.

Published

Sep 5, 2001 to Aug 5, 2009

Authors

Yaginuma, Kou

External links

MyAnimeList page KodanshaKodansha USA Wikipedia

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Adaptation

Futatsu no Spica (anime)

Main characters

Lion-san26 fan favorites
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Azumi met "Lion-san" on the day of her mothers' funeral. He is the ghost of a passenger from the ill-fated rocket that crashes on their town. They met again in the spirit world when Azumi got drowned and her soul went to the other world but this time, Mr. Lion is unmasked. As Lion-san relates to Asumi his unfulfilled dream of making it to space, the girl makes it her personal dream to travel to space. (Source: AnimeNfo)
Asumi Kamogawa25 fan favorites
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The story's main character. After her mother died when she was young, she grew up with her father. She is the only one who can see Lion-san, whom she met soon after her mother's death. After meeting Lion-san, she becomes determined to become an astronaut. When her name is written in kanji (her name is in katakana), asu means "tomorrow" (or in this case "future") and mi means "look". (Source: Wikipedia)
Marika Ukita6 fan favorites
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A classmate of Asumi's, she is a loner and generally treats her peers coldly. She justifies her attitude by reflecting on the difficult childhood she endured, which comprised mostly of studying in isolation. Marika's backstory is unusual, but is only touched upon in the anime. (Source: Wikipedia)
Kei Oumi1 fan favorites
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The first girl Asumi meets during the Space School entrance exam. Sociable, gregarious and frank, she is Asumi's first female friend in the astronaut course. (Source: Wikipedia)
Shuu Suzuki1 fan favorites
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The top student of their course, Shuu is often depicted as a laid-back, easy going guy. Despite the facade, he tries his best to reach for his dream—to become an astronaut. (Source: Wikipedia)
Shinnosuke Fuchuuya0 fan favorites
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Asumi's childhood friend, whose ends up following her to take the astronaut course. He likes Asumi and always looks after her but hasn't really revealed his feelings to her. He is nicknamed Fucchi (ふっち) by Kei. (Source: Wikipedia)