Vinland Saga Author Apologizes To JAXA Official For Inaccuracies In His Manga Planetes

Creator Makoto Yukimura apologized to Atsushi Noda, a former JAXA worker on Jan 25, 2022, after the latter criticized the unrealistic setting within the science fiction anime Planetes in relation to house.

Noda had critised the anime and charcters asking,”…what’s so attention-grabbing about this anime?”

The tweet interprets to:

“Planetes, I hadn’t seen it earlier than, so i watched the reruns till the third episode obligatorily. However what’s so attention-grabbing about this anime?

I can forgive the absurd orbital mechanics, however the brand new man who is meant to be the principle character, if he had been assigned to my place, i might instantly hearth him as unsuitable particular person.

This underestimate the universe, particularly EVA (extravehicular exercise)”

In response to this, Yukimura apologized for his lack of “potential” to make the anime attention-grabbing. He additionally emphasised that the work is a “fiction” and a “fantasy set sooner or later.”

Persevering with to apologize, the writer revealed that he was unaware of the info, and didn’t have any intention to disrespect the folks concerned in house exploration and wished to straight apologize to them.

I draw manga with a candy outlook, “If it’s attention-grabbing, will you forgive me?” However after all, some folks discover it uninteresting. In fact. For that particular person, it’s not enjoyable to spend time, and solely the lies and inconveniences of the gnawing information stay. I’ve no excuse, simply sorry.

Translation of Yukimura’s tweet

The anime Planetes, which has been rebroadcast on NHK E-Tele since January 2022, caught the eye of a former JAXA worker who criticized on Twitter that the affect of the anime could make many individuals misunderstand the universe.

“Many individuals misunderstand the universe as a result of affect of Planetes, and it’s annoying as an expert who is aware of concerning the universe, so I’ve to see the whole lot as a result of it’s an obligation,” Noda mentioned.

He additionally identified that the movie’s manufacturing of “particles” will not be precise. Mr. Noda mentioned, “Truthfully, it’s painful to see,” however he mentioned, “I bought the recommendation that it might be attention-grabbing if I put up with as much as 7 episodes.”

The now-deleted sequence of tweets had been controversial amongst followers of the work. After receiving numerous remarks from each the creator and the followers, Noda posted a thread of apology.

After Mr. Noda apologized, Mr. Yukimura ended the matter in peace.

He mentioned, “The white flag burned after I tried to erase it with the white flag. I wished to extinguish the hearth as quickly as attainable by settling the matter instantly with the white flag. I apologize to you for all of the fuss. I’ll watch out sooner or later.”

Planetes is a Japanese onerous science fiction manga written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura. It was tailored right into a 26-episode anime tv sequence by Dawn, which was broadcast on NHK from October 2003 by way of April 2004.

The manga was revealed in English in North America by Tokyopop, and the anime was distributed in North America by Bandai Leisure. Each the manga and anime obtained the Seiun Award for greatest science fiction sequence.

 Planetes is a narrative specializing in astronauts who’re accumulating “particles (house particles)” in house within the 2070s.

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