2015: Space Series

sothis Sep 22, 2020

9.5

While the art wasn't always consistent and one or two stories didn't quite hit the mark, this is hands down one of the best set of stories I've read in ages. The first chapter has replaced the one shot Hotel - the story that got me into manga over a decade ago - as the most epic story I've read. So many chapters reminded me of the short stories I used to read in Analog magazine as a kid, or similar to episodes of Black Mirror, where there's a devious twist at the end. The main miss was chapter 13 about the space elevator, but the rest were A+/ Fantastic art in almost all of the stories - even ones with more cartoony styles felt like it fit the tone and didn't detract.  Really one of my favorites of all time that I'll recommend to everyone. Totally unexpected.