Sakaguchi Hisashi

* Based on Tezuka Osamu's early masterpiece, The Next World. Bateito Island mysteriously appeared in the Southern Strait several years ago — once a beautiful place. But both the Star Country and the Union tried to claim it, and the resulting conflict polluted and destroyed the island. Presently the biologist, Dr. Yamadano — researching the worldwide pollution in general, and…

This is a story of an astronaut who is sent to a penal colony planet, and there meets an old woman who shows him the truth of life and love. Originally a short Manga in "The Lion Books," it was made into an animated series. The chief character, Jess, fights to bring down the dictator of the federation of the Earth and other planets, but is arrested by the federal authorities…