The Five Star Stories (Japanese: ファイブスター物語, Hepburn: Faibu Sutā Monogatari) is a mechamanga series created by Mamoru Nagano, building on his work on the anime series Heavy Metal L-Gaim. The story takes place in a cluster of four major planetary systems. Amaterasu, the immortal emperor of the Grees Kingdom on the planet Delta Belune, is destined to rule the whole Joker System. He and Lachesis, his bride (and a fatima, an artificial life-form), are the main characters of this epic story. An anime film adaptation of the first volume, directed by Kazuo Yamazaki, was released in 1989.
The Five Star Stories takes its name from the Joker Star Cluster where the stories take place. The star cluster is made up of four stars: Eastern, Western, Southern and Northern. The "fifth star" is a large comet named Stant that passes through that sector of space every 1,500 years pulling with it its own collection of orbiting planets.
In the distant past the Farus Di Kanon Empire, now commonly known as the "Super Empire", controlled all four solar systems of the Joker Cluster. They enjoyed a level of technology much higher than is currently known and sent explorers to the far reaches of the Joker Cluster. Around the year 9000 AD (Ammon Duul) the empire collapsed due to internal strife. The explorers were called home and what remained of civilization focused mainly on survival. Much technology and knowledge was lost by the time the imperial families of Amaterasu, Fillmore and Hathuha gathered and established the JC era. JC stands for "Joker Calendar" and was meant to give a common frame of reference to all nations to help foster a lasting peace. The JC calendar was adopted but the dream of peace was never realized.
The first story of The Five Star Stories begins in JC 2988. At this time interstellar travel is common and genetically engineered "fatimas" are well established as necessary co-pilots of the fearsome mortar heads that dominate the battlefields. Warfare between nations is commonplace and few still hope for peace.
Mortar heads are the combat mainstays of the Joker Universe. They are mecha which require superhuman reflexes and skill to control, and are therefore only utilized by headliners with Fatima copilots. Fatimas are humanoid creatures genetically engineered for a life of service on the battlefield. Fatimas are necessary copilots for mortar heads and mentally merge with the computer systems of these devastating machines to control weapons, communications and other vital processes. As such, Fatimas are designed to have computational skills rivaling any computer.
As of the 2013 May issue of Newtype, the setting of FSS has changed to fit the lore of Mamoru Nagano's 2012 film Gothicmade. MH (Mortar Headd) has been renamed GTM (GothicMade), while Fatimas have been renamed AF (Automatic Flowers).
MediaEdit
MangaEdit
Sixteen volumes[1] of manga have been published beginning in 1986 and up until the present.
An English translation was published by Toyspress, a company cofounded by the author. Each volume of the English version contained approximately 2⁄5 of the equivalent Japanese volumes. To date, 26 volumes of the English version have been produced, covering Japanese volumes 1 through 10. Volumes 11 onwards have yet to be translated and the status of future English versions is currently unknown.
The major story arcs of the manga are:
Story Arc
Japanese Books
English Volumes
Destiny Three Fates: Lachesis
I
1–3
Destiny Three Fates: Clotho
II–III
4–8
Trafficks
IV–V
9–12
Destiny Three Fates: Atropos
VI–VIII
13–20
The Chivalries
IX–X
21–26
The Majestic Stand
XI–XVI
Untranslated
Film adaptationEdit
A film adaptation of The Five Star Stories covers the events in the first arc of the manga, Destiny Three Fates: Lachesis. It was created by Sunrise, directed by Kazuo Yamazaki, produced by Haruki Kadokawa, and premiered in Japan on March 11, 1989. It was re-released in 2002 in DVD format. The licensing rights are currently owned by ADV Films, and an English version was released in March 2005.[2]
ReceptionEdit
According to Oricon, reboots of the first three volumes have all ranked within the top 30 best-selling manga of during their release week: Book I at number 11 selling 31,471 copies, book II at number 23 selling 30,958 copies, and book III at number 15 selling 38,437 copies.[3][4][5] The manga had over 8.5 million copies in print as of January 2018.[6]
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The Five Star Stories Japanese ファイブスター物語 Hepburn Faibu Suta Monogatari is a mecha manga series created by Mamoru Nagano building on his work on the anime series Heavy Metal L Gaim The story takes place in a cluster of four major planetary systems Amaterasu the immortal emperor of the Grees Kingdom on the planet Delta Belune is destined to rule the whole Joker System He and Lachesis his bride and a fatima an artificial life form are the main characters of this epic story An anime film adaptation of the first volume directed by Kazuo Yamazaki was released in 1989 The Five Star StoriesLogo of The Five Star Stories ファイブスター物語 Faibu Suta Monogatari GenreSpace opera mechaMangaWritten byMamoru NaganoPublished byKadokawa ShotenEnglish publisherNA ToyspressMagazineNewtypeOriginal runApril 10 1986 presentVolumes16 1 Anime filmDirected byKazuo YamazakiProduced byHaruki KadokawaMasuo UedaWritten byAkinori EndoMusic byTomoyuki AsakawaStudioSunriseLicensed byNA ADV FilmsReleasedMarch 11 1989Runtime66 minutes Contents 1 Overview 2 Media 2 1 Manga 2 2 Film adaptation 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksOverview EditThe Five Star Stories takes its name from the Joker Star Cluster where the stories take place The star cluster is made up of four stars Eastern Western Southern and Northern The fifth star is a large comet named Stant that passes through that sector of space every 1 500 years pulling with it its own collection of orbiting planets In the distant past the Farus Di Kanon Empire now commonly known as the Super Empire controlled all four solar systems of the Joker Cluster They enjoyed a level of technology much higher than is currently known and sent explorers to the far reaches of the Joker Cluster Around the year 9000 AD Ammon Duul the empire collapsed due to internal strife The explorers were called home and what remained of civilization focused mainly on survival Much technology and knowledge was lost by the time the imperial families of Amaterasu Fillmore and Hathuha gathered and established the JC era JC stands for Joker Calendar and was meant to give a common frame of reference to all nations to help foster a lasting peace The JC calendar was adopted but the dream of peace was never realized The first story of The Five Star Stories begins in JC 2988 At this time interstellar travel is common and genetically engineered fatimas are well established as necessary co pilots of the fearsome mortar heads that dominate the battlefields Warfare between nations is commonplace and few still hope for peace Mortar heads are the combat mainstays of the Joker Universe They are mecha which require superhuman reflexes and skill to control and are therefore only utilized by headliners with Fatima copilots Fatimas are humanoid creatures genetically engineered for a life of service on the battlefield Fatimas are necessary copilots for mortar heads and mentally merge with the computer systems of these devastating machines to control weapons communications and other vital processes As such Fatimas are designed to have computational skills rivaling any computer As of the 2013 May issue of Newtype the setting of FSS has changed to fit the lore of Mamoru Nagano s 2012 film Gothicmade MH Mortar Headd has been renamed GTM GothicMade while Fatimas have been renamed AF Automatic Flowers Media EditManga Edit Sixteen volumes 1 of manga have been published beginning in 1986 and up until the present An English translation was published by Toyspress a company cofounded by the author Each volume of the English version contained approximately 2 5 of the equivalent Japanese volumes To date 26 volumes of the English version have been produced covering Japanese volumes 1 through 10 Volumes 11 onwards have yet to be translated and the status of future English versions is currently unknown The major story arcs of the manga are Story Arc Japanese Books English VolumesDestiny Three Fates Lachesis I 1 3Destiny Three Fates Clotho II III 4 8Trafficks IV V 9 12Destiny Three Fates Atropos VI VIII 13 20The Chivalries IX X 21 26The Majestic Stand XI XVI UntranslatedFilm adaptation Edit A film adaptation of The Five Star Stories covers the events in the first arc of the manga Destiny Three Fates Lachesis It was created by Sunrise directed by Kazuo Yamazaki produced by Haruki Kadokawa and premiered in Japan on March 11 1989 It was re released in 2002 in DVD format The licensing rights are currently owned by ADV Films and an English version was released in March 2005 2 Reception EditAccording to Oricon reboots of the first three volumes have all ranked within the top 30 best selling manga of during their release week Book I at number 11 selling 31 471 copies book II at number 23 selling 30 958 copies and book III at number 15 selling 38 437 copies 3 4 5 The manga had over 8 5 million copies in print as of January 2018 6 References Edit a b Five Star Stories vol 16 Kadokawa Shoten March 2005 ADV Releases Anime News Network January 1 2005 Retrieved 2011 06 27 Japanese Comic Ranking February 7 13 Anime News Network February 16 2011 Retrieved 2011 06 27 Japanese Comic Ranking April 4 10 Anime News Network April 13 2011 Retrieved 2011 06 27 Japanese Comic Ranking April 4 10 Anime News Network June 15 2011 Retrieved 2011 06 27 The Five Star Stories Manga s Latest 14th Volume Set for February 10 Release in Japan External links EditOfficial website in Japanese The Five Star Stories manga at Anime News Network s encyclopedia The Five Star Stories at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Five Star Stories amp oldid 1179602046, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
