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Nadesico (1999) comic books

  • Issue #1A
    Nadesico (1999) 1A
    Published Jun 1999 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya From the creator of Steam Detectives and Silent Möbius! Already a huge hit with fans in Japan and America, Kia Asamiya¹s mega-hit manga series will now be translated into English for very the first time! Set in 2142, Martian Successor Nadesico is a fast-paced, offbeat, science fiction manga reminiscent of classic anime of the past, combing elements of Macross and Gundam? with an Asamiya twist! When Mars is attacked by alien invaders, the United Earth Government finds most of its defenses lacking. A large battleship, the Nadesico, is constructed and sent into space to fight the alien menace. Manned by a mostly female crew, the Nadesico is like no other ship ever seen before. However, it¹s up to lovely captain Yurika Misumaru to keep the crew in line as it seems they would rather fight amongst themselves than with the aliens. b&w, 32pg$2.95 " Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #1B
    Nadesico (1999) 1B
    Published Jun 1999 by CPM.

    Variant cover. by Kia Asamiya From the creator of Steam Detectives and Silent Möbius! Already a huge hit with fans in Japan and America, Kia Asamiya¹s mega-hit manga series will now be translated into English for very the first time! Set in 2142, Martian Successor Nadesico is a fast-paced, offbeat, science fiction manga reminiscent of classic anime of the past, combing elements of Macross and Gundam? with an Asamiya twist! When Mars is attacked by alien invaders, the United Earth Government finds most of its defenses lacking. A large battleship, the Nadesico, is constructed and sent into space to fight the alien menace. Manned by a mostly female crew, the Nadesico is like no other ship ever seen before. However, it¹s up to lovely captain Yurika Misumaru to keep the crew in line as it seems they would rather fight amongst themselves than with the aliens. b&w, 32pg$2.95 " Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #2
    Nadesico (1999) 2
    Published Jul 1999 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya From the creator of Steam Detectives and Silent Möbius! Able to overcome internal bickering, Yuirka and the crew finally get the Nadesico off the ground. Now it's time to test the ship's systems and weapons. But this is one test that has its hitches! We meet mecha pilot Akito Denkawa, and see that he may not be quite up to par in his robot-piloting skills? Will he do more harm than good in trying to get a handle on his job?! b&w, 32pg$2.95" Cover price $2.95.

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  • Issue #3A
    Nadesico (1999) 3A
    Published Aug 1999 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya From the creator of Steam Detectives and Silent Möbius! Kia Asamiya¹s mega-hit manga series continues from CPM Manga! The crew is finally coming together under the leadership of Yurika Mishimaru. However, things are not going as fast as the Earth¹s government would like. It¹s up to the crew to find ways to more amicably work together or they will be grounded... permanently! Wait until you see what they come up with!! This issue will feature a variant cover by Mr. Majestic and Superman artist, Ed McGuiness! b&w, 32pg" Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #3B
    Nadesico (1999) 3B
    Published Aug 1999 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya From the creator of Steam Detectives and Silent Möbius! Kia Asamiyas mega-hit manga series continues from CPM Manga! The crew is finally coming together under the leadership of Yurika Mishimaru. However, things are not going as fast as the Earths government would like. Its up to the crew to find ways to more amicably work together or they will be grounded... permanently! Wait until you see what they come up with!! This issue will feature a variant cover by Mr. Majestic and Superman artist, Ed McGuiness! b&w, 32pg" Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #4A
    Nadesico (1999) 4A
    Published Sep 1999 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya Just as the crew is starting to click, the Jupiterians attack! Yurika scrambles to the bridge to take charge but continues to meet with opposition. Tempers flare as senior Navy members question her leadership abilities. Time is running out as the Jupiterians approach and countless lives hang in the balance. Who will relent? This issue will feature a variant cover by Jeff Matsuda! b&w, 32pg$2.95 " Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #4B
    Nadesico (1999) 4B
    Published Sep 1999 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya Just as the crew is starting to click, the Jupiterians attack! Yurika scrambles to the bridge to take charge but continues to meet with opposition. Tempers flare as senior Navy members question her leadership abilities. Time is running out as the Jupiterians approach and countless lives hang in the balance. Who will relent? This issue will feature a variant cover by Jeff Matsuda! b&w, 32pg$2.95 " Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #5
    Nadesico (1999) 5
    Published Oct 1999 by CPM.

    by Kia Asasmiya It¹s a space battle like none you¹ve ever seen! Move over Macross because Yurika Misumaru and the Nadesico are here!! In this issue we get to see the launch of the United Planets newest mecha weapon, the Aesti Valis. And while the armor looks just like those used in the past, it packs a powerful secret that will leave its targets in a world of pain. b&w, 32pg" Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #6
    Nadesico (1999) 6
    Published Nov 1999 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya This issue will have you seeing double. As the Nadesico continues its journey through space, the crew members are shocked when they run into a ship that is the Nadesico¹s exact twin! It turns out that this ship, the Kaguya, is the prototype upon which the Nadesico was built. They are even more startled to learn that the Kaguya¹s captain in Kaguya Onikirimaru, an old rival of Yurika¹s. Onikirimaru challenges Yurika to a space duel, and to the winner goes... Akito?! b&w, 32pg" Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #7
    Nadesico (1999) 7
    Published Dec 1999 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya When a space anomaly rears its ugly head, the crews of the Nadesico and the Kaguya are forced to work together and investigate. The Kaguya's captain, Kaguya Onikirimaru, and her old rival, Yurika Misumaru, must put aside their differences and cooperate with each other. But are the crews going to be able to do the same? And what role does Akito's past play in this new interstellar mystery? b&w, 32pg" Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #8
    Nadesico (1999) 8
    Published Jan 2000 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya Upon investigating the space anomaly, the crew of the Nadesico finds that it is actually a missing space cruiser lost years before... a space cruiser known as the Yamato!?! And while they are trying to sort out this mystery, Akito is searching for clues of his own... clues to the enigma that is his past. Where is he from? Why does he have the Martian tattoo? Who was his mother? And why can't he remember anything beyond the past few years? b&w, 32pg" Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #9
    Nadesico (1999) 9
    Published Feb 2000 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya The mysteries multiply for the Nadesico and its crew. Akito searches the surface of the Red Planet for clues to his past and his identity without learning the answers of his parentage or why he has Martian tattoos, and the mystery only deepens when a huge robot decorated like his tattoos bursts from the planet's surface! And why does the robot look like ancient Japanese Jomon sculptures? As the Nadesico lifts off from Mars, the crew continues to study the remains of the wreck of the lost space cruiser, known as the Yamato. b&w, 32pg" Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #10
    Nadesico (1999) 10
    Published Mar 2000 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya The Nadesico has left Mars without learning the answers to Akito's parentage, or why he has Martian tattoos, or without finding a solution to the mystery of the remains of the wreck of the lost space cruiser known as the Yamato. However, mysteries take a back seat to space-based action when suddenly the space around them is filled with the forces of Earth rising up from their base on the moon! b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #11
    Nadesico (1999) 11
    Published Apr 2000 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya After leaving the surface of Mars, the Nadesico is suddenly surrounded by other spaceships! The forces of the Earth, rising up en masse from their base on the Moon, have taken the Nadesico by surprise, and interrupted their mission. At the same time, personal crises erupt aboard ship, as romance and disappoint plague Yurika, Kagito and Akito. It's space ships, mecha, and interplanetary adventure in another exciting episode of Nadesico. b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #12
    Nadesico (1999) 12
    Published May 2000 by CPM.

    MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO #12 by Kia Asamiya The Nadesico has been taken by the forces of Earth. In the conclusion of this humorous and moving story arc, although at first it seems that all the Nadesico's crew can have places in the Earth's military if they want them, Haruka is rejected for being "too sexy." Also, Yurika Misamaru is pressured by her father to return to Earth, and Yuri and the little robot, 98, agree that the Nadesico is the only place where they really have found a home. As Yurika ponders her future, she receives a mysterious summons ? a call to her as the Shaman Queen of the Yamato Pantheon! Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #13
    Nadesico (1999) 13
    Published Jun 2000 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya Captain Yurika Misamaru and her crew have been removed from the Nadesico, but the adventures aren't over. The beautiful Yurika faces new adventures in the galactic beyond after she receives a mysterious summons... a call to her as the Shaman Queen of the Yamato Pantheon! Original story and art by Kia Asamiya. b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #14
    Nadesico (1999) 14
    Published Jul 2000 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya There's no series quite like Nadesico. It's filled with knowing references to other anime and manga; it's another great series from manga superstar Kia Asamiya (Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Dark Angel)! Captain Yurika Misamaru and her crew have been removed from the Nadesico, but the adventures aren't over. The beautiful Yurika faces new adventures after she receives a call to her as the Shaman Queen of the Yamato Pantheon! In this issue, we follow stories of other members of the Nadesico's crew, including Akito Tenakawa's recovery in the hospital after a strange encounter on Mars. b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #15
    Nadesico (1999) 15
    Published Aug 2000 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya Before manga superstar Kia Asamiya (Dark Angel) brought his artistic vision to outer space in Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, he created the space adventure dramedy Nadesico, which is filled with knowing references to other sci-fi anime and manga. The beautiful and courageous Captain Yurika Misamaru of the Nadesico faces new adventures after she receives a call to her as the Shaman Queen of the Yamato Pantheon! In this issue, she comes face to face with her new destiny, while Akito Tenakawa and fan-favorite Ruri find that the mysteries from the first voyage of the Nadesico continue to haunt them in their new space assignments. b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #16
    Nadesico (1999) 16
    Published Sep 2000 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya Akito Tenakawa and Ruri Hoshini find that the mysteries from the first voyage of the Nadesico, and interplanetary intrigue between the Earth and her colonies, lead to confrontations in space. And is there any connection between the mysteries of ancient artifacts on Mars, and the Shaman Queen of the Yamato Pantheon, the beautiful Yurika Misamaru, former captain of the Nadesico? b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #17
    Nadesico (1999) 17
    Published Oct 2000 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya Will the space battleship the Nadesico be able to complete its mission to Jupiter? Or will they be forced to land on Mars once again by Commander Munetake, who's holding the crew at gunpoint? The beautiful Yurika Misamaru, former captain of the Nadesico, has been spirited away to become the shaman queen of the sacred Yamato clan, and she continues her transformation at an ancient temple. And is there a connection between Yurika's destiny and the Shamanic Device attached to the computers on Nadesico and her sister ship Kaguya? Great space adventure and strong, beautiful women make Nadesico one of the best sci-fi comics around! b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #18
    Nadesico (1999) 18
    Published Nov 2000 by CPM.
  • Issue #19
    Nadesico (1999) 19
    Published Dec 2000 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya Kia Asamiya (Dark Angel) does comics like no one else. This Renaissance man of manga does fantasy adventure, comedy, drama, and in Nadesico, he creates fantastic space machines and gorgeous, strong worthy of EC's Wally Wood. It's an all- battle in this issue as young genius Ruri Hoshino and the cute robot 99 guide their ship into battle when they reach "The Edge of Jupiter." Why do the Jupiterians' mecha look like ancient Japanese sculptures? Could it be because the mysterious aliens are discovered to be--from the past? From the Earth itself? Nadesico is filled with inside jokes and references to other sci-fi anime and manga, but it never slows down the action and this pulse-pounding issue brings you into the heart of the battle for the fate of Earth? b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #20
    Nadesico (1999) 20
    Published Jan 2001 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya Everyone on the Nadesico is a big fan of the anime series Captain Government, Space Wanderer. (Any similarity to Captain Harlock is strictly intentional!) Who wouldn't love the space adventures of this knight-errant of the solar system, and his fabulous ship, the Space Vagrant? But imagine Akito Tenkawa's surprise when Captain Government pays him a visit on the Nadesico! How could this fictional character suddenly appear in his room? Akito and fan-favorite Ruri Hoshino find out when they realize that Captain Government actually exists in a parallel universe, and has crossed over into the future world of the Nadesico! b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #21
    Nadesico (1999) 21
    Published Feb 2001 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya When Captain Government, hero of the anime series Space Wanderer, suddenly appears on the Nadesico, what are pilot Akito Tenkawa and fan-favorite Ruri Hoshino supposed to think? Captain Government exists in a parallel universe, and has crossed over into the future world of the Nadesico to help the space battleship's crew deal with the Jupiterian menace. The Nadesico's unexpected new ally, piloting his "fictional" spaceship, the Space Vagrant, takes the story of the Nadesico into uncharted territory! And what does the odyssey of former captain Yurika Misarmaru, now shaman queen of the Yamato, have to do with this strange interstellar and interdimensional alliance? b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #22
    Nadesico (1999) 22
    Published Mar 2001 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya When Captain Government (fictional hero of the anime series Space Wanderer who actually exists in a parallel universe) crosses over into the future world of the Nadesico to help the space battleship's crew deal with the Jupiterian menace, it's fan-favorite Ruri Hoshino that he meets with to plan strategy! And former Nadesico captain Yurika Misarmaru has become the shaman queen of the Yamato... but is it time for her to return to the Nadesico? b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #23
    Nadesico (1999) 23
    Published Apr 2001 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya Kia Asamiya has created a great sci-fi adventure comedy filled with loving satirical references to sci-fi anime and manga, pulse-pounding action, and gorgeous, strong women in space. It's the strangest sight ever seen in space, as ships and mecha gather around the mothership of the Yamato Clan. Yurika Misamaru, former captain of the Nadesico, is at the eye of the storm in the approaching final battle. The Nadesico and her leaders, young genius Ruri Hoshino and pilot Akito Tenkawa, are approaching the Yamato ship as the space battle action begins! b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #24
    Nadesico (1999) 24
    Published May 2001 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya Yurika Misamaru, former captain of the Nadesico, has become the Shaman Princess of the Yamato Clan, ancient Japanese in space, and the Nadesico and her leaders, young genius Ruri Hoshino and pilot Akito Tenkawa, are surrounded by huge space ships that look like ancient Japanese temples! It's the wildest space battle you've ever seen, and it's even wilder when the fiction anime action hero Captain Government joins the fray! b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #25
    Nadesico (1999) 25
    Published Jun 2001 by CPM.

    by Kia Asamiya Special this issue, to celebrate and reward fans of the series as it comes to its incredible climax in this issue and next, are full- color reproductions on the inside covers of the fabulous Captain Government Animated Series Posters from Nadesico! At last fans can have the posters for the "mythical" animated series-within-a-series in all their glorious color! These will appear in this issue, and the next and last issue of Nadesico. CPM will not be publishing these posters in color again, and fans can get these color images only here! And in these last two issues, the secrets of the Jupiterian menace and the Yamato Clan are finally revealed! Nadesico is great sci-fi adventure comedy by Manga superstar Kia Asamiya (Dark Angel, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Nadesico, Batman), and fans can't miss these last two issues with their special features! b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.

  • Issue #26
    Nadesico (1999) 26
    Published Jul 2001 by CPM.

    MARTIAN SUCCESSOR NADESICO #26 by Kia Asamiya It's the climax of Kia Asamiya's exciting and hilarious space adventure. At last the mysteries of the Yamato Clan and Yurika Misamaru's accession to Shaman Priestess will be revealed. At last the secret of the Jupiterian menace that led to the building of the Nadesico is revealed. It's the climax you've been waiting for, and special in this issue, to celebrate and reward fans of the series as it comes to its incredible climax in this issue and next, is the second of two full-color reproductions on the inside covers of the fabulous Captain Government Animated Series Posters from Nadesico! CPM will not be publishing these posters in color again, and fans can get these color images only here! Nadesico is a great sci-fi adventure comedy by manga superstar Kia Asamiya (Dark Angel, Star Wars: The Phantom Menace, Nadesico, Batman), and fans can't miss these last two issues with their special features! b&w, 32pg Cover price $2.95.