Arriving with a flash of brilliance, Japan's latest manga success has already spun off animated and live action TV series. When Japan's first attempt at manned space exploration ended in tragedy, a nation went into mourning sending ambitions of hopeful astronauts crashing. Now, more than 15 years later, a new generation of young space travelers has emerged from the wreckage of the first Lion Program to rekindle mankind's dream to conquer space. The new manga series-come-Sci-Fi-drama continues at a gripping pace as a difficult test exposes hidden memories.