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Semi-related, there is an excellent manga about Kessler syndrome called Planetes. I would avoid the anime adaptation.

by VyseofArcadia 2y ago

saagarjha 2y ago
What's wrong with the anime?
- VyseofArcadia 2y ago
  Nothing wrong with it, exactly, but it's tonally very different, and I preferred the more serious tone of the manga. The anime has more comic relief, a more episodic story structure, and doesn't get into or take as seriously some of the themes that come up later in the manga.
- KennyBlanken 2y ago
  I'm guessing they hate it because the main character shifts in the manga vs anime from a middle aged widower to an (at the start of the series) annoyingly idealistic teenage girl. Although as the anime progresses, it doesn't focus nearly as much on her, shifting to one of her coworkers... Personally, her aggravating her coworkers is hilarious, and if you've ever had a late-teens/early 20's intern/employee in your workplace, you've been there, and perhaps you remember being like her - very pure and simple in your ideology and worldview. People who don't stick it out more than a couple of episodes don't get to see her character development and its message to both young idealistic folks who grow, and their cynical adult coworkers who help them achieve that growth. It's a wonderful 'soft' scifi anime with good production values and a storyline that avoids the typical anime bullshit ("enemy bad, us good...but....SURPRISE, enemy not bad!", "teenager drama involving kids who are the only ones who can save the planet/japan from aliens", and "deep" plots that are mostly just the writers creating stuff that doesn't make sense and never explaining it, with random plot twists)
  - VyseofArcadia 2y ago
    Tanabe is also a big part of the manga, and seeing her grow as a character (along with the hothead Hachimaki) is one of the best parts. If I'm being honest the anime characters that really grate on me are the added office staff. They do slowly develop as characters also, but for a decent chunk of the show they are obnoxious comic relief.
KennyBlanken 2y ago
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wwalexander 2y ago
Also semi-related, the (multi -millenial) plot of Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves is kicked off by Kessler sindrome caused by the Moon.
- VyseofArcadia 2y ago
  I have a fun Seveneves story. One of the professors on my doctoral committee missed my preliminary orals because he was reading Seveneves and lost track of time.
- exe34 2y ago
  my favourite part of the book is climbing to orbit with a glider and a whip :-D

Semi-related, there is an excellent manga about Kessler syndrome called Planetes. I would avoid the anime adaptation.

saagarjha 2y ago

What's wrong with the anime?

VyseofArcadia 2y ago
Nothing wrong with it, exactly, but it's tonally very different, and I preferred the more serious tone of the manga. The anime has more comic relief, a more episodic story structure, and doesn't get into or take as seriously some of the themes that come up later in the manga.
KennyBlanken 2y ago
I'm guessing they hate it because the main character shifts in the manga vs anime from a middle aged widower to an (at the start of the series) annoyingly idealistic teenage girl. Although as the anime progresses, it doesn't focus nearly as much on her, shifting to one of her coworkers... Personally, her aggravating her coworkers is hilarious, and if you've ever had a late-teens/early 20's intern/employee in your workplace, you've been there, and perhaps you remember being like her - very pure and simple in your ideology and worldview. People who don't stick it out more than a couple of episodes don't get to see her character development and its message to both young idealistic folks who grow, and their cynical adult coworkers who help them achieve that growth. It's a wonderful 'soft' scifi anime with good production values and a storyline that avoids the typical anime bullshit ("enemy bad, us good...but....SURPRISE, enemy not bad!", "teenager drama involving kids who are the only ones who can save the planet/japan from aliens", and "deep" plots that are mostly just the writers creating stuff that doesn't make sense and never explaining it, with random plot twists)
- VyseofArcadia 2y ago
  Tanabe is also a big part of the manga, and seeing her grow as a character (along with the hothead Hachimaki) is one of the best parts. If I'm being honest the anime characters that really grate on me are the added office staff. They do slowly develop as characters also, but for a decent chunk of the show they are obnoxious comic relief.

KennyBlanken 2y ago

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wwalexander 2y ago

Also semi-related, the (multi -millenial) plot of Neal Stephenson’s Seveneves is kicked off by Kessler sindrome caused by the Moon.

VyseofArcadia 2y ago
I have a fun Seveneves story. One of the professors on my doctoral committee missed my preliminary orals because he was reading Seveneves and lost track of time.
exe34 2y ago
my favourite part of the book is climbing to orbit with a glider and a whip :-D