“Space Club members launch rockets; Hinata and Amamiya investigate a shooting star they believe is a UFO.”
Himawari
ひまわり
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Space Club members launch rockets; Hinata and Amamiya investigate a shooting star they believe is a UFO.
The story starts with two members of the Space Club launching their 21st rocket, Himawari. The club president, Amamiya Ginga, is the son of a hero who does everything with a grin and states that "Nothing's impossible for the members of the Space Club!" after jumping off the school's roof. The protagonist of this story, Hinata Youichi, is a space-lover and knowledgeable about starts, is a less outgoing than Amamiya, still follows the President around, sometimes forcefully. The story picks up when Hinata sees a shooting star, so he starts going to where it landed. Along the way, he meets up with Amamiya, stating that is wasn't a meteor, but a UFO. (Source: MU)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 22 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 56m approx
- Published Apr 2009 – Dec 2010
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M10281 catalog