, called ''Space Hero Tales'' by some English sources, is a Japanese manga series by

Takehiko Itō is a Japanese people, Japanese mangaka, manga artist best known for his work on the manga ''Outlaw Star'' from his affiliated Morning Star Studio. He was also the primary creative mind behind other works of fiction set in the ''Toward Stars'' un ...

. It was Ito's first serialized manga work, and second published work after his one-shot manga '' Good Morning Althea''. Many of its themes and concepts would be reused by Ito in his later work ''

Outlaw Star is a Japanese anime Television show, television series produced by Sunrise (company), Sunrise and Seinen manga, ''seinen'' manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Itō. The series takes place in the "Toward Stars Era" universe i ...

'', which takes place in the "Towards Star Era" universe, a continuity began in and shared by ''Uchuu Eiyuu Monogatari''.

Plot

''Uchuu Eiyuu Monogatari'' follows the story of a young man named Juji Thomas Godoh, the grandson of the legendary Captain Roger Fortune, who dreams of becoming a hero and traveling into space. A transfer student from America, Juji attends the Fixed Star Academy where he meets a religious young woman named Sakumi Shiihara and contemptuous teacher named Kohryu. When a villain named Star King Brass attacks the school, Juji inadvertently becomes the successor of his grandfather's legacy as a hero through a series of deceptive ploys.

Background

''Uchuu Eiyuu Monogatari'' was initially serialized in

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's ''Comic Comp'' from 1988 to 1992, but was prematurely canceled when the magazine discontinued publication. It was later resumed in 1995 when

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picked it up for publication in ''

Ultra Jump is a Japanese monthly seinen manga magazine published by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. Originally, the magazine was a special issue of ''Weekly Young Jump'' which was first issued in 1995. On October 19, 1999, the special issue beca ...

'', allowing it to resume and complete its run in 1996. The series has never been licensed for publication in English and remains obscure, despite its connection to ''

'', which would come to far outstrip it in popularity.

References

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External links

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