Knights of Sidonia #1
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| Writer | Tsutomu Nihei |
| Artist | Tsutomu Nihei |
"CORE EXPOSED" Outer space, the far future. A lone seed ship, the Sidonia, plies the void, ten centuries since the obliteration of the solar system. The massive, nearly indestructible, yet barely sentient alien life forms that destroyed humanity's home world continue to pose an existential threat. Nagate Tanikaze has only known life in the vessel's bowels deep below the sparkling strata where humans have achieved photosynthesis and new genders. Not long after he emerges from the Underground, however, the youth is bequeathed a treasured legacy by the spaceship's coolheaded female captain.
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The Graphic Library - Sara Campbell
Apr 17, 2022This is one of those sci-fi books I keep hearing about as fundamental, but so far, the first volume doesn't seem to be as influential and timeless as Akira was for the same genre. There is some fan service that is a little jarring given how series the rest of the storyline is. There are lots of jumps in narration that don't always make sense, but if the reader sort of roles with it and doesn't ask too many questions, they'll see the holes left behind aren't critical to the overall storyline. The action sequences and some of the illustrations are a little hard to follow, and it's difficult to tell some of the Sidonians apart because their facial structure is the same. However, the Gauna are pretty terrifying, so that is one area where Nihei's illustrations are done well. I might give this one more volume to see if any of the issues I have are resolved. Read Full Review
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