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Well, there was the American TU manga series, but yeah………. let’s not go there! lol.

Anyway, I could see a TU manga working out well. I think the OVA universe lends itself better to the manga genre, but the TU universe introduces a lot of new characters and concepts that were left unexplored. I think a TU manga would be most beneficial in that it would show us the TU universe more in its own element, instead of largely being viewed through the lens of the OVA like it sort of was in the animation. Sadly, however, unless they decide to make a sequel TU series I don’t think that we’re likely to see a TU manga. It’s a great thought to sink your brain into though, I must admit! What do you guys think?

Awesome! Yeah, I agree that you don’t need to go right into the first movie as it’s pretty much the exact same story (and it’s a bit jumbled and compressed at that.) There is one scene, however, in the first movie that is really powerful that you don’t get in the show (the English dub at least). After the battle on Gamilon, Wildstar/Kodai looks out on the utter ruin that he’s brought down on this civilization and he throws down his gun, weeps, and curses war and fighting! It’s an incredibly moving scene, and something we don’t really see in the TV series. In the show, the Yamato is always obliterating its enemies (with happy music playing in the background!) and not stopping to consider the morality of what’s basically genocide! In the movies, however, they tend to struggle with the moral and ethical issues of total war, and are much more conscious of the enemy as a living being too. Anyway, that’s my take on it.