Astra Lost in Space

Astra Lost in Space (Japanese: 彼方のアストラ, Hepburn: Kanata no Asutora) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenta Shinohara. It was serialized online from May 2016 to December 2017 via Shueisha's Shōnen Jump+ website/app. The manga was collected into five tankōbon volumes. Set in the year 2063, where space travel is feasible and commercially viable, a group of students from Caird High School embark on a Planetary Camp to the nearby planet McPa. Shortly after arriving, a mysterious sphere of light attacks and transports them to the distant depths of space. They discover an abandoned spacecraft nearby and resolve to use it to return home. To do so, they must cross a 5,012-light-year gulf of space by visiting alien planets harboring life to replenish and manage their limited resources. This story follows their dangerous journey home, during which they uncover truths and strengthen their bonds. The manga won the 12th Manga Taisho Award and was adapted into an anime series that aired in 2019.