Twin Spica Volume 9 - Softcover

Yaginuma, Kou

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1935654233 ISBN 13: 9781935654230

Publisher: Vertical Inc., 2011

Synopsis

Set in the near future, Twin Spica follows a new generation of hopeful astronauts as they endure the trials of space academy training. Led by the charming and determined Asumi Kamogawa, a group of teens hoist the dreams of a nation onto their shoulders as they slowly begin to step closer to space travel. In Twin Spica Volume 9, the celebrated and brilliantly received new manga series-cum-Sci-Fi-drama continues as a new form of pressure begins to impact on Asumi and her class mates at the Tokyo Space School.

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About the Author

Born in 1973 in the Iidabashi district of Tokyo, comic artist Kou Yaginuma made his debut with the Twin Spica pilot story The Fireworks of 2015 (originally published in the July 2000 issue of Media Factory's Comic Flapper magazine). That heartfelt story coupled with Yaginuma's warm artwork won the young artist won over many comic fans on his way to becoming the year's biggest new artist.

He followed his debut with a follow up mini-series called Asumi focusing on the early childhood of Twin Spica's young heroine Asumi Kamokawa. The Asumi series was such a runaway success Media Factory signed Yaginuma up to pen Twin Spica for Comic Flapper in the Fall of 2001. Since Twin Spica's debut, Yaginuma has drawn promotional illustrations for the NHK, Japan's PBS. He has also worked with Japan's brightest young
animation director Makoto Shinkai drawing the cover art for the novelization of Shinkai's internationally recognized one-man CG movie Voices of a Distant Star.

About this edition

• Publisher: Vertical Inc.
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1935654233
• ISBN 13: 9781935654230
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288