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Monday, 28 October 2013
Manga in the 80's Pt. 13
Outlanders. Written and illustrated
by Johji Manabe. Dark Horse Comics with Studio Proteus published
33 issues in a monthly format, from December 1988 to September 1991
. The manga was originally published by Hakusensha in Comicomi
magazine in the mid to late 1980's.
A favourite manga of mine with an
engrossing story and appealing art with its character design and
organic integrated technology all wrapped up in a space opera.
The invasion of Earth by the galaxy
spanning Santovasku Empire's immense living battleships and
terrifying ground troops and war beasts, our reluctant hero a Tokyo
News Photographer by the name of Tetsuya Wakatsuki is taken as a
prisoner by the beautiful (but deadly with a sword) Princess Kahm who
has such lovely horns befitting one of Royal blood is the daughter to
the Santovasku Emperor!
For a start humans are seen as vermin
on this sacred planet and battle fleets of star-ships have been given
orders to exterminate the infestation! With such a large Empire of
many bipedal races (much like inhabitance of moons of the planet
Mongo!) some fish-like (Royal Servant Nao ), and some the pinnacle of
feline (Lady Battia) and canine (General Geobalai) evolution I think.
Tetsuya persuades Kahm to save the
Earth and all its Human inhabitance and she promises to marry him and
take on her father, but others are plotting against her, add to this
confrontations between Lady Battia and General Geobalai and family
of Royal Servants loyal to the princess you have a space opera with
style!
[Note. Toren Smith of Studio
Proteus sold the translated manga of Outlanders to the fledgling
comic-book company Dark Horse, thus gave them their first manga
title and a foot-hold in the newfound market. Such was its
importance!]
[Note. 8 Volumes were printed by Dark
Horse covering the entire series (of 33) & the one-off specials
(dates to be confirmed).]
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