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“Debris cleaners in space, led by grieving widower Yuri, clear orbital junk aboard the Toy Box.”
Planetes
プラネテス ΠΛΑΝΗΤΕΣ
8.24
448 rank · 63,898 readers · 1,899 favorites
Seinen
Adult Cast
Psychological
Space
Workplace
Award Winning
Drama
Sci-Fi
Slice of Life
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Synopsis
Debris cleaners in space, led by grieving widower Yuri, clear orbital junk aboard the Toy Box.
Haunted by a space flight accident that claimed the life of his beloved wife, Yuri finds himself six years later as part of a team of debris cleaners on a vessel called the Toy Box charged with clearing space junk from space flight paths. The team consists of Hachimaki, a hot shot debris-man with a sailor's affinity for the orbital ocean; Fee, a chain-smoking tomboy beauty with an abrasive edge; and Pops, a veteran orbital mechanic whose avuncular presence soothes the stress of the job. (Source: TokyoPop)
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 25 sampled reviews
8.8
/10
What 25 readers settled on.
96%
recommend
Score distribution
median 9
mode 10
σ 1.50
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.50 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.3 pts
Recommenders 9.3 · others 5.0
Yes
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Score over time
↓ 0.20
Running avg · Jul 2009 → Jul 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “Simply the GOAT i LOVED it it is a short manga but a very good one IT IS DIFFERENT FROM THE ANIME (the anime is good but i prefer the manga, not by a lot tho) Story: A story about a man that cleans...”
- 10 “GOOD BITS: The art is magnificent, it is crazy impressive how Makoto Yukimura drew such detailed spacecraft before moving onto vikings. It's clear he understand what he's drawing as well, the pages...”
- 9 “This manga reminds its reader how important human connection is, and why, even when we are pushed to our limits, it is still important to stay connected to what matters most - those close to us....”
Verbosity
Short · 8%
Medium · 48%
Long · 44%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 27 × 4 ch × vol
- Total read 3h 36m approx
- Published Jan 1999 – Jan 2004
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0467 catalog