Mankind has conquered space, but it’s resulted in a lot of space debris, all of which can be fatal to spaceships and their crews. As such, a new sector of space travel has been created… well, someone has to clean up! Planetes (Volume 1) – Somebody Has to Clean it Up! What happened? The crew of the DS12 Toy Box are deployed to space for months at a time, focused on gathering space debris and storing it away safely. Each crew member has their own goals and aspirations, but they are all called to space. There’s something about it that…
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