Space Brothers (manga)

Space Brothers
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Mutta (left) and Hibito Nanba
宇宙兄弟 (Uchū Kyōdai)
Genre	Science fiction comedy[1][2] Slice of life[1]
Manga
Written by	Chūya Koyama
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Kodansha USA
Imprint	Morning KC
Magazine	Morning
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	December 6, 2007 – present
Volumes	44 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Ayumu Watanabe
Written by	Makoto Uezu (1–20) Yoichi Kato (21–99)
Music by	Toshiyuki Watanabe
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks
Original network	NNS (YTV)
Original run	April 1, 2012 – March 22, 2014
Episodes	99 (List of episodes)
Live-action film
Directed by	Yoshitaka Mori
Produced by	Kenzo Abe
Written by	Mika Ohmori
Music by	Takayuki Hattori
Studio	Toho
Released	May 5, 2012 (2012-05-05)
Runtime	129 minutes
Anime film
Space Brothers #0
Directed by	Ayumu Watanabe
Written by	Chūya Koyama
Music by	Toshiyuki Watanabe
Studio	A-1 Pictures
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks
Released	August 9, 2014
Runtime	90 minutes

Space Brothers (Japanese: 宇宙兄弟, Hepburn: Uchū Kyōdai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chūya Koyama. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning since December 2007. A 99-episode anime television series adaptation by A-1 Pictures aired from April 2012 to March 2014. The manga was also adapted into a live-action film that premiered in May 2012. An anime film, Space Brothers #0, premiered in August 2014.

In 2011, Space Brothers won the general category at both, the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award and the 35th Kodansha Manga Award. By March 2022, the manga had 28 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series.