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“Teen lovers separated by space war communicate via texts as time dilation causes them to age at different rates.”
Voices of a Distant Star
ほしのこえ
7.81
1,479 rank · 25,557 readers · 361 favorites
Seinen
Mecha
Drama
Romance
Sci-Fi
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Synopsis
Teen lovers separated by space war communicate via texts as time dilation causes them to age at different rates.
To what distance would you go for your one true love? In the midst of an alien invasion, Mikako joins the resistance, leaving behind the one young man she loves. As she goes deeper into space, Mikako's only connection with her boyfriend is through cell-phone text messages. The war rages on and years pass, but Mikako barely ages in the timelessness of space while Noboru grows old. How can the love of two people, torn apart by war, survive? (Source: Tokyopop)
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Community consensus
Derived from 9 sampled reviews
8.1
/10
What 9 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.79
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.79 · some divergence
The polarity gap
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 1.89
Running avg · Feb 2009 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “It was ok, a very melencholic manga. I also watched the anime and anime was kind of better, but i liked the character designs of manga better. I was lost at some panels because of the change of...”
- 10 “I really loved this manga. I've read it twice and both times it made me a bit teary. It's very touching.. Story: Earth discovers extraterrestrial beings called Tarsians, and from their findings...”
- 10 “Hoshi no Koe, or "Voices of a Distant Star", is an outstanding manga about life, love and waiting. When I first watched the anime, I felt totally blinded by the message carried within the...”
Verbosity
Short · 11%
Medium · 67%
Long · 22%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 10 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 20m approx
- Published Feb 2004 – Dec 2004
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0355 catalog