Spacewalking with You

Spacewalking with You
	File:Kimi to Uchu o Aruku Tame ni.jpg Cover of the first volume of the series, featuring Uno (left) and Kobayashi (right)
君と宇宙を歩くために; (Kimi to Uchū o Aruku Tame ni)
Genre	Slice of life
Manga
Written by	Inuhiko Doronoda
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Kodansha USA;
Imprint	Afternoon KC
Magazine	&Sofa
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	June 26, 2023 – present
Volumes	2

Spacewalking with You (Japanese: 君と宇宙を歩くために, Hepburn: Kimi to Uchū o Aruku Tame ni) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Inuhiko Doronoda. It began serialization on Kodansha's &Sofa manga website in June 2023.

In 2024, the series won the 17th Manga Taishō.

Synopsis

Kobayashi is a yankī who struggles with school and holding a part-time job, and is on the verge of becoming a delinquent. His life begins to change after he becomes friends with Uno, an eccentric transfer student.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Inuhiko Doronoda, Spacewalking with You has been serialized on Kodansha's &Sofa website since June 26, 2023.^[2]^[3] The series' chapters have been collected into two tankōbon volumes as of May 2024.^[4]

At Anime Expo 2024, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English publication.^[5]

Volumes

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	November 22, 2023^[6]	978-4-06-533487-4
2	May 22, 2024^[4]	978-4-06-535388-2

Reception

The series won the 17th Manga Taishō in 2024.^[7]

References

^ “普通”ができない正反対の2人が懸命に今を生きる「君と宇宙を歩くために」1巻. Comic Natalie (in 日本語). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ 第１話ワン・ジャイアント・リープ. &Sofa (in 日本語). Kodansha. June 26, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ KAT-TUN・中丸雄一がアフタで短期集中連載開始、“ざわめいて”しまう青年描く. Comic Natalie (in 日本語). Natasha, Inc. June 23, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ ^4.0 ^4.1 君と宇宙を歩くために（２） (in 日本語). Kodansha. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^ Pineda, Rafael (July 4, 2024). "Kodansha USA Reveals 12 New Print Manga, 2 Digital Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
^ 君と宇宙を歩くために（１） (in 日本語). Kodansha. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 2, 2024). "Inuhiko Doronoda's Kimi to Uchū o Aruku Tame ni Manga Wins 17th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

External links

Official manga website (in Japanese)
Spacewalking with You (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

[genre-1] “普通”ができない正反対の2人が懸命に今を生きる「君と宇宙を歩くために」1巻. Comic Natalie (in 日本語). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[Comic-Days-2] 第１話ワン・ジャイアント・リープ. &Sofa (in 日本語). Kodansha. June 26, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[Natalie-3] KAT-TUN・中丸雄一がアフタで短期集中連載開始、“ざわめいて”しまう青年描く. Comic Natalie (in 日本語). Natasha, Inc. June 23, 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[vol2-4] 4.0 ^4.1 君と宇宙を歩くために（２） (in 日本語). Kodansha. Retrieved April 22, 2024.

[KUSA-5] Pineda, Rafael (July 4, 2024). "Kodansha USA Reveals 12 New Print Manga, 2 Digital Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2024.

[vol1-6] 君と宇宙を歩くために（１） (in 日本語). Kodansha. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

[ANN-7] Hodgkins, Crystalyn (April 2, 2024). "Inuhiko Doronoda's Kimi to Uchū o Aruku Tame ni Manga Wins 17th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

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