Hoshi no Koe
Voices of a Distant Star
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Synonyms: The Voices of a Distant Star
Japanese: ほしのこえ
English: Voices of a Distant Star
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 10
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 25, 2004 to Dec 25, 2004
Genres: Drama Drama, Romance Romance, Sci-Fi Sci-Fi
Theme: Mecha Mecha
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Afternoon
Authors: Shinkai, Makoto (Story), Yumeka, Sumomo (Art)

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Score: 7.791 (scored by 1037910,379 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #14392
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #832
Members: 25,416
Favorites: 362

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To what distance would you go for your one true love? In the midst of an alien invasion, Mikako joins the resistance, leaving behind the one young man she loves. As she goes deeper into space, Mikako's only connection with her boyfriend is through cell-phone text messages. The war rages on and years pass, but Mikako barely ages in the timelessness of space while Noboru grows old. How can the love of two people, torn apart by war, survive?

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Hoshi no Koe was published in English as The Voices of a Distant Star: Hoshi no Koe by Tokyopop on August 1, 2006. Vertical Inc. republished the series as Voices of a Distant Star on February 20, 2018. The manga was also released in Brazilian Portuguese by Panini Comics in November 2010; in Russian by Istari Comics in 2012; and in Polish as by Waneko on February 27, 2019.
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Nagamine, Mikako
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Terao, Noboru
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8 Recommended
1 Mixed Feelings
0 Not Recommended
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Feb 4, 2009
Natsuriko
Recommended
Hoshi no Koe, or "Voices of a Distant Star", is an outstanding manga about life, love and waiting. When I first watched the anime, I felt totally blinded by the message carried within the characters, their thoughts and their relationship. But, for some reason, that same feeling grew on me when I finished the manga version.

First of all, the art! If you didn't like this aspect in the anime, you'll be completly amazed when you read the manga version. Yumeka Sumomo did a great job by creating beautiful landscapes and places, just as the anime version did. One aspect that I found very pleasant were ...
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Dec 26, 2009
lightwizar19
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Hoshi no Koe, Voices of a Distant Star is a short read with roughly 250 pages, although in those 250 pages the message portrayed is powerful. An emotional sledgehammer. Within the first two chapters, as you read of this tale of two lovers separated by time itself, you sympathize with their feelings. Separated by the vastness of space, having time itself as their enemy, this allegory is a parallel to all long distance relationships.

This manga is no more story than it is a representation of the fragility of human emotions and how love and feelings for others in far off places are difficult to maintain; ...
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Nov 24, 2024
Mara2463
Mixed Feelings
Voices of a Distant Star – Spoiler Free – Mixed Feelings

TLDR
Story – 5/10 – 5 x 0.275 = 1,375
Art – 5/10 – 5 x 0.2 = 1
Characters – 4/10 – 4 x 0.225 = 0,9
Enjoyment – 5/10 – 5 x 0.3 = 1,5
Total: 4,775 -> 5

Story – 5/10
Voices of a Distant Star is a manga written by Makoto Shinkai and drawn by Sumomo Yumeka. It is a very simple story that stands on an even simpler premise: two lovers are inevitably separated by interstellar distance due to her duties in the army. In time, the time messages take to reach the other becomes unbearable, although ...
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