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{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}

{{For-multi|the supposed spacetravelers|Space Brothers|the British trance music duo|The Space Brothers}}

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{{Infobox animanga/Header

| name = Space Brothers

| image = Space Brothers (manga) 1.png

| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume cover, featuring Mutta (left) and Hibito Nanba

| ja_kanji = 宇宙兄弟

| ja_romaji = Uchū Kyōdai

| genre = {{ubl|Drama{{Cite web|last=Moody|first=Allen|title=Space Brothers|url=https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1724|website=THEM Anime Reviews|access-date=October 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240423042902/https://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1724|archive-date=April 23, 2024|date=December 22, 2014|url-status=live}}|Science fiction{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=Space Brothers Gets Brand-New Anime Film Next Summer|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-14/space-brothers-gets-brand-new-anime-film-next-summer|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 12, 2018|date=December 14, 2013|archive-date=August 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812053641/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-14/space-brothers-gets-brand-new-anime-film-next-summer|url-status=live}}|Slice of life{{cite web|title=Space Brothers|url=http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/catalog/space-brothers|publisher=Sentai Filmworks|access-date=August 12, 2018|archive-date=May 18, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518144420/http://www.sentaifilmworks.com/catalog/space-brothers|url-status=live}}}}

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = Chūya Koyama

| publisher = Kodansha

| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Kodansha USA}}

| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Seinen}}

| magazine = Morning

| imprint = Morning KC

| first = December 6, 2007

| last =

| volumes = 44

| volume_list = List of Space Brothers chapters

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = tv series

| director = Ayumu Watanabe

| writer = {{ubl|Makoto Uezu (1–20)|Yoichi Kato (21–99)}}

| music = Toshiyuki Watanabe

| studio = A-1 Pictures

| licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=Sentai Filmworks}}

| network = NNS (YTV)

| first = April 1, 2012

| last = March 22, 2014

| episodes = 99

| episode_list = List of Space Brothers episodes

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = live film

| director = Yoshitaka Mori

| producer = Kenzo Abe

| writer = Mika Ohmori

| music = Takayuki Hattori

| studio = Toho

| released = {{Start date|2012|05|05}}

| runtime = 129 minutes

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = film

| title = Space Brothers #0

| director = Ayumu Watanabe

| producer =

| writer = Chūya Koyama

| music = Toshiyuki Watanabe

| studio = A-1 Pictures

| licensee = {{English anime licensee|NA=Sentai Filmworks}}

| released = August 9, 2014

| runtime = 90 minutes

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

{{Nihongo|Space Brothers|宇宙兄弟|Uchū Kyōdai|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chūya Koyama. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Seinen manga magazine Morning since December 2007. A 99-episode anime television series adaptation by A-1 Pictures aired from April 2012 to March 2014. The manga was also adapted into a live-action film that premiered in May 2012. An anime film, Space Brothers #0, premiered in August 2014.

In 2011, Space Brothers won the general category at both, the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award and the 35th Kodansha Manga Award. By March 2022, the manga had 28 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series.

Story

{{see also|List of Space Brothers characters{{!}}List of Space Brothers characters}}

In the summer of 2006, Mutta Nanba and his younger brother, Hibito, witness what they believe to be a UFO, which flies off towards the Moon. Hibito decides he will go onto the Moon whilst Mutta decides he will aim for Mars. Nineteen years later, in the year 2025, Hibito has become a fully fledged JAXA astronaut assigned to go on a mission towards the moon. Mutta, on the other hand, has not been so successful in achieving his dreams. As Mutta eventually recalls his past ambitions, he receives a letter stating he has been accepted to join a JAXA training program for new astronauts. The series follows Mutta as he seeks to become an astronaut and achieve his longtime dream just like his brother did.

Media

=Manga=

{{see also|List of Space Brothers chapters{{!}}List of Space Brothers chapters}}

Space Brothers, written and illustrated by Chūya Koyama, has been serialized in Kodansha's Morning since December 6, 2007.{{cite web|script-title=ja:モーニング NO.1 07年12月06日|url=http://www.e-1day.jp/morning/magazine/2007/12/06_1540.html|website=e-1day|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=July 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115063220/http://www.e-1day.jp/morning/magazine/2007/12/06_1540.html|archive-date=January 15, 2008|language=ja}} Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. The first volume was released on March 21, 2008.{{cite web|script-title=ja:宇宙兄弟（１）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000013802|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=October 2, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=April 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419020427/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000013802|url-status=live}} As of July 23, 2024, 44 volumes have been released.{{cite web|script-title=ja:宇宙兄弟（４４）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000393484|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=July 23, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=July 23, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723015911/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000393484|url-status=live}}

The manga is available in digital form in North America and Europe from ComiXology and Amazon in both volume and SimulPub chapter format. It was previously also available in English as part of a read-only subscription from Crunchyroll{{cite web|last=Loveridge|first=Lynzee|title=Crunchyroll to Simultaneously Offer Kodansha Manga in 170 Countries|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-26/crunchyroll-to-simultaneously-offer-kodansha-manga-in-170-countries|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 21, 2022|date=October 26, 2013|archive-date=November 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113143013/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-26/crunchyroll-to-simultaneously-offer-kodansha-manga-in-170-countries|url-status=live}}{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Kodansha Removes 16 Manga Titles From Crunchyroll on January 31|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-12/kodansha-removes-16-manga-titles-from-crunchyroll-on-january-31/.193754|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 19, 2023|date=January 13, 2023|archive-date=June 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605094005/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-12/kodansha-removes-16-manga-titles-from-crunchyroll-on-january-31/.193754|url-status=live}} and Kodansha USA.{{cite web|title=NYCC Recap: Attack on Titan Anthology, Seven Deadly Sins on Netflix, new print + digital, & more|url=https://kodansha.us/2015/10/19/nycc-recap-attack-on-titan-anthology-seven-deadly-sins-on-netflix-new-print-digital-more|publisher=Kodansha USA|access-date=November 22, 2022|date=October 19, 2015|archive-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122004144/https://kodansha.us/2015/10/19/nycc-recap-attack-on-titan-anthology-seven-deadly-sins-on-netflix-new-print-digital-more/|url-status=live}}

=Anime=

{{see also|List of Space Brothers episodes{{!}}List of Space Brothers episodes}}

A 99-episode anime television series adaptation by A-1 Pictures aired on Yomiuri TV from April 1, 2012, to March 22, 2014.{{cite web|script-title=ja:宇宙兄弟|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C14701|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=November 22, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122013312/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/C14701|archive-date=November 22, 2022|language=ja|url-status=live}} It was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The series is licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America. The 31st episode, which aired on November 4, 2012, features the first piece of voice acting to be recorded in space, performed by astronaut Akihiko Hoshide aboard the International Space Station. A special episode titled {{nihongo|"Planetarium: Space Brothers ~One Point of Light~"|プラネタリウム　宇宙兄弟～一点のひかり～|Puranetariumu Uchū Kyōdai ~Itten no Hikari~}} was screened in planetariums during Summer 2012 and was released on DVD with the 20th manga volume on February 22, 2013.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-22/space-brothers-manga-to-bundle-planetarium-anime-dvd|title=Space Brothers Manga to Bundle Planetarium Anime DVD|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2013-08-23|access-date=2013-08-27|archive-date=2013-12-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215235503/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-22/space-brothers-manga-to-bundle-planetarium-anime-dvd|url-status=live}} In January 2024, Chūya Koyama stated that the anime is planned to continue after the manga ends.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Space Brothers Author: Anime Planned to Continue After Manga Ends|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2024-01-26/space-brothers-author-anime-planned-to-continue-after-manga-ends/.206882|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240126140026/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2024-01-26/space-brothers-author-anime-planned-to-continue-after-manga-ends/.206882|archive-date=January 26, 2024|date=January 26, 2024|url-status=live}}

==Music==

;Opening themes

  1. "Feel So Moon" by Unicorn (episodes 1–13)
  2. {{nihongo|"Eureka"|ユリーカ|Yurīka}} by Sukima Switch (episodes 14–26)
  3. {{nihongo|"Yumemiru Sekai"|夢見る世界||{{lit}} "Dream-like World"}} by Does (episodes 27–38)
  4. "Small World" by Fujifabric (episodes 39–51)
  5. {{nihongo|"Kienai E"|消えない絵||{{lit}} "Non-Disappearing Drawing"}} by Magokoro Brothers (episodes 52–64)
  6. {{nihongo|"Crater"|クレーター|Kurētā}} by Merengue (episodes 65–75)
  7. "HALO" by tacica (episodes 76–87)
  8. "B.B." by THE Yatou (episodes 88–99)

;Ending themes

  1. {{nihongo|"Subarashiki Sekai"|素晴らしき世界||{{lit}} "This Wonderful World"}} by Rake (episodes 1–13)
  2. {{nihongo|"Kokuhaku"|告白||{{lit}} "Confession"}} by Angela Aki (episodes 14–26)
  3. {{nihongo|"Tete"|テテ||{{lit}} "Hands"}} by Akihisa Kondō (episodes 27–38)
  4. {{nihongo|"Goodbye Issac"|グッバイ・アイザック|Gubbai Aizakku}} by Motohiro Hata (episodes 39–51)
  5. "Beyond" by Miho Fukuhara (episodes 52–64)
  6. {{nihongo|"Yozora no Taiyō"|夜空の太陽||{{lit}} "Sun in the Night Sky"}} by Flower Companyz (episodes 65–75)
  7. "New World" by Kasarinchu (episodes 76–87)
  8. "Anata ga Ireba OK!" by Serena (episodes 88–99)

=Films=

==Live action film==

A live-action film adaptation of Space Brothers was produced by Toho and released in Japanese theatres on May 5, 2012, later being screened at the Japanese Film Festival in Australia later that year.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-31/live-action-space-brothers-plays-in-australia|title=Live-Action Space Brothers Plays in Australia|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2013-08-23|access-date=2013-08-27|archive-date=2018-06-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627143636/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-31/live-action-space-brothers-plays-in-australia|url-status=live}} The adaptation was written by Chuya Koyama and directed by Yoshitaka Mori, with Shun Oguri and Masaki Okada playing the roles of Mutta and Hibito respectively. Real life astronaut Buzz Aldrin plays a cameo in the film as himself. The theme song for the film is British alternative rock band Coldplay's "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" from their album Mylo Xyloto. The film won the "Best of Puchon" and "NH Nonghyup Citizen's Choice" awards at the 16th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-30/live-action-space-brothers-wins-awards-at-puchon-film-fest|title=Live-Action Space Brothers Wins Awards at Puchon Film Fest|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2013-08-23|access-date=2013-08-27|archive-date=2017-07-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729235411/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-30/live-action-space-brothers-wins-awards-at-puchon-film-fest|url-status=live}}

==Anime film==

A prequel anime film titled Space Brothers #0 (Uchū Kyōdai #0 in Japanese) was released in Japanese theaters on August 9, 2014. Manga creator Chūya Koyama wrote the script for the film.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-08/space-brothers-no.0-anime-film-teaser-previews-origin-story|title=Space Brothers #0 Anime Film's Teaser Previews Origin Story|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2014-02-08|access-date=2014-08-21|archive-date=2016-11-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161114081831/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-08/space-brothers-no.0-anime-film-teaser-previews-origin-story|url-status=live}}

Reception

It has been nominated twice for the Manga Taishō, in 2009 and 2010. In 2011, it won the award for best general manga at the 56th Shogakukan Manga Awards and at the

Kodansha Manga Award (shared with Chica Umino's March Comes In Like a Lion). In 2014, it won the Reader Prize of the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-24/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-wins-18th-tezuka-osamu-prizes-top-award|title=March comes in like a lion Wins 18th Tezuka Osamu Prizes' Top Award|date=2014-03-24|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=2014-07-30|archive-date=2014-08-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809044524/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-24/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-wins-18th-tezuka-osamu-prizes-top-award|url-status=live}} By March 2022, the manga had over 28 million copies in circulation.{{cite web|url=https://koyamachuya.com/about-space-brothers/|script-title=ja: 宇宙兄弟とは|date=March 24, 2022|publisher=Koyamachuya|access-date=March 26, 2022|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220326130111/https://koyamachuya.com/about-space-brothers/|archive-date=March 26, 2022|url-status=live}} In 2024, alongside Case Closed, Space Brothers won the grand prize of Rakuten Kobo's second E-book Award in the "Long Seller Comic" category.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Berserk of Gluttony, Dungeon People, Oblivion Battery Manga Win 2nd Rakuten Kobo e-Book Awards 2024|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-03/berserk-of-gluttony-dungeon-people-oblivion-battery-manga-win-2nd-rakuten-kobo-e-book-awards-2024/.211464|website=Anime News Network|access-date=June 3, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603072510/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-06-03/berserk-of-gluttony-dungeon-people-oblivion-battery-manga-win-2nd-rakuten-kobo-e-book-awards-2024/.211464|archive-date=June 3, 2024|date=June 3, 2024|url-status=live}}

References

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{{cite web|title=10 Titles Nominated for 2nd Manga Taisho Awards|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-18/10-titles-nominated-for-2nd-manga-taisho-awards|work=Anime News Network|date=January 18, 2009|access-date=2010-09-30|archive-date=2009-05-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090524213704/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-18/10-titles-nominated-for-2nd-manga-taisho-awards|url-status=live}}

{{cite web|title=10 Titles Nominated for 3rd Manga Taisho Awards|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-18/10-titles-nominated-for-3rd-manga-taisho-awards|work=Anime News Network|date=January 18, 2010|access-date=2010-09-30|archive-date=2010-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100209052531/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-18/10-titles-nominated-for-3rd-manga-taisho-awards|url-status=live}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-08/rock-band-coldplay-does-space-bros./uchu-kyodai-film-theme|title=Rock Band Coldplay Does Space Bros./Uchū Kyōdai Film Theme|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2011-11-08|access-date=2011-11-11|archive-date=2019-05-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507163834/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-08/rock-band-coldplay-does-space-bros./uchu-kyodai-film-theme|url-status=live}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-08/astronaut-successfully-dubs-space-brothers-anime-from-space|title=Astronaut Successfully Dubs Space Brothers Anime From Space|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2012-10-08|access-date=2012-10-09|archive-date=2013-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130929111658/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-10-08/astronaut-successfully-dubs-space-brothers-anime-from-space|url-status=live}}

{{cite web|title=Crunchyroll to Stream Space Brothers TV Anime|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-29/crunchyroll-to-stream-space-brothers-tv-anime|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=2012-09-09|archive-date=2019-05-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522050042/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-29/crunchyroll-to-stream-space-brothers-tv-anime|url-status=live}}

{{cite web|title=March comes in like a lion, Space Bros. Win Kodansha Manga Awards|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-12/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-space-bros-win-kodansha-manga-awards|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2011-05-12|access-date=2011-05-15|archive-date=2013-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609070013/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-12/march-comes-in-like-a-lion-space-bros-win-kodansha-manga-awards|url-status=live}}

{{cite web|title=News: 56th Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced (Updated)|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-21/56th-shogakukan-manga-award-winners-announced|work=Anime News Network|date=2011-01-21|access-date=2011-01-22|archive-date=2019-05-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508173701/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-21/56th-shogakukan-manga-award-winners-announced|url-status=live}}

{{cite web|title=Sentai Filmworks Licenses Space Brothers TV Anime|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-01/sentai-filmworks-licenses-space-brothers-tv-anime|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=1 July 2012|archive-date=2019-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190402124821/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-07-01/sentai-filmworks-licenses-space-brothers-tv-anime|url-status=live}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.ytv.co.jp/uchukyodai/|title=TV Anime Uchū Kyōdai|publisher=Yomiuri TV|access-date=February 4, 2012|archive-date=May 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190516062020/http://www.ytv.co.jp/uchukyodai/|url-status=live}}

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Further reading

  • {{cite web|title=Genki Kawamura Brotherly Love Conquers Space|url=http://www.jaxa.jp/article/interview/2012/vol71/index_e.html|publisher=JAXA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410130724/http://global.jaxa.jp/article/interview/2012/vol71/index_e.html|archive-date=April 10, 2015}}

External links

  • {{Official website|https://koyamachuya.com|Official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
  • {{Official website|https://morning.kodansha.co.jp/c/uchukyodai|Official manga website at Morning}} {{in lang|ja}}
  • {{Official website|http://a1p.jp/works/uchukyodai/|Official anime website at A-1 Pictures}} {{in lang|ja}}
  • {{Official website|https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/a/catalog/space-brothers|Official anime website at Sentai Filmworks}}
  • {{Anime News Network|manga|11110}}

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