

Uchuu Kyoudai
- Space Brothers
- 宇宙兄弟
- Uchu Kyodai
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Synopsis
"A big brother must always stay ahead of his younger brother. That is my responsibility as the older sibling"—these are the words that have always motivated Mutta Nanba to try his best when it came to his younger brother, Hibito. So naturally, in the summer of 2006 when the Nanba brothers witness something strange in the night sky, Hibito declared that he would become an astronaut and travel to the Moon, while Mutta countered with the affirmation that he would go to Mars. That was the promise they made to each other. Now in 2025, while Hibito is working with NASA and preparing to become the first Japanese to land on the moon, Mutta has been fired from his job in an automotive development company. Having difficulty finding another job, Mutta is given a lifetime opportunity when he receives a letter from JAXA—the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency—telling him that he has been accepted to participate in the next astronaut selection. As if fate has given him a chance to fulfill the promise he made all those years ago, Mutta undertakes the difficult challenge of going to space. [Written by MAL Rewrite]
Publication notes
Uchuu Kyoudai was nominated for the second and third Manga Taisho Awards in 2009 and 2010. In 2011, the series won the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award, along with Yamikin Ushijima-kun. In the same year, it also won the 35th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category, along with 3-gatsu no Lion. The series also won the Reader Award of the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2014. The series has been simulpub digitally in English as Space Brothers through K Manga. Kodansha USA has been releasing the series digitally since November 3, 2015.
Published
Dec 6, 2007 to ?
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Main characters
Mutta Nanba2268 fan favoritesExternal profileBirthday: October 28, 1993 He went to work for a car design company after graduation. When a manager insulted his younger brother, he gave him a head butt and was fired. After he gets a message from Hibito, he decides to try and become an astronaut. (Source: YTV English)
Hibito Nanba159 fan favoritesExternal profileBirthday: September 17, 1996 An extraordinarily talented astronaut, chosen to be the first Japanese person to go to the moon. He is known as the "Samurai Boy" in America, where he is very popular. He really wants Mutta to become an astronaut. He can play the guitar. (Source: YTV English)
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