Andromeda Stories

Andromeda Stories (Japanese: アンドロメダ・ストーリーズ, Hepburn: Andoromeda Sutōrīzu) a Japanese manga written by Ryu Mitsuse and illustrated by Keiko Takemiya.

Andromeda Stories
Cover of the first volume of the manga by Kodansha
アンドロメダ・ストーリーズ
(Andoromeda Sutōrīzu)
GenreDrama, Science fiction
Manga
Written byRyu Mitsuse
Illustrated byKeiko Takemiya
Published byKodansha
Asahi Sonorama
English publisher
MagazineManga Shōnen Monthly
Duo
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 1980 – November 1982
Volumes3
Anime
Directed byMasamitsu Sasaki
Written byMasaki Tsuji
Music byYuji Ohno
StudioToei Animation
ReleasedAugust 22, 1982

Plot

On the planet of Astria in the Andromeda Galaxy the Cosmoralian Empire is about to marry Prince Ithaca to Ayodoya's Princess Lilia, in the process crowning him King Astralta III. Unfortunately the happy couple's honeymoon is interrupted when sinister machines from another planet land and invade Astria, intent on eradicating all life, controlling human minds, and terraforming the once-green planet into a mechanical wasteland inhabited only by artificial life forms. After the King and his ministers are assimilated by the alien machines, the Queen Lilia and her newborn son Prince Jimsa must flee Astria. However the natives of Astria are not aware that exiles from the planet of Murat (the source of the enemy) have actually been selectively breeding the royal lines and Prince Jimsa is the ultimate fruit of their efforts. He is destined to lead their resistance against the alien machines.

Reception

"It's a complicated mix of ideas. After Terra, though, nobody on this continent should be surprised by what Takemiya's capable of." — David F. Smith, Newtype USA.[1]

References
  1. Smith, David F. (October 2007). "Andromeda Stories Vol. 1". Newtype USA. 6 (10). p. 112. ISSN 1541-4817..

Further reading
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