Lost Universe
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Lost Universe (Japanese: ロスト・ユニバース lit. Rosuto Yunibāsu) is a series of comedic science fiction novels, anime, and manga created by Hajime Kanzaka. The various incarnations of the franchise follow trouble contractor Kane Blueriver and his companions Millennium Feria Nocturne and Canal Vorfeed as he uses his spaceship, Swordbreaker, to battle the Nightmare Syndicate and Dark Star Dugradigdu.
While the series is generally considered a comedy, it has an underlying serious plot that puts Kane's world in grave danger that he must fight to rectify.
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[edit] Media list
[edit] Novels
Lost Universe began as a series of five books published in Japan from December 1992 to April 1999. These books became the basis for the anime series and manga, although both spin-offs added, removed, and changed material from the novels, sometimes drastically altering plot details.
[edit] Anime
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The Lost Universe anime aired on TV Tokyo in Slayers TRY's old timeslot from April to September 1998.
[edit] Lost Universe 2 (tentative)
A second Lost Universe series, entitled Lost Universe 2 (a tentative title) was originally planned to air in 1999, but was cancelled due to insufficient funds. The ending to the original Lost Universe anime series set up the premise of the sequel, but the new series will most likely never be produced.
[edit] Manga
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Lost Universe was made into a three-book manga series illustrated by Shoko Yoshinaka that was published in Japan from April 10, 1998 to December 1, 1999. It was based on the novels and anime series, but changed several key plot details, including the addition of a main character, Anise.
[edit] Lost Universe Special
Lost Universe Special was a one-book story featuring Kane and the Swordbreaker crew. It was published in Japan in December 2002.
