First manga in more than 10 years to be translated into English from the legendary creator Leiji Mastumoto (Space Battleship Yamato/Star Blazers)! Matsumoto designed and wrote for Star Blazers, a hit on US television during the 1980s, and directed a feature-length music video for Daft Punk, among many other classic anime. Fans of Daft Punk will want to check out Emeraldas! Fans of space operas and space pirates won't find a better match! Two volumes. Ages 16 and up. The sci-fi classic from the creator of Space Battleship Yamato (Star Blazers), Galaxy Express 999, and Captain Harlock in English for the first time! Emeraldas, known throughout the galaxy as the Pirate Queen, travels through space on her heavily-armed ship, searching for a secret. Hiroshi Umino is a young boy who escaped the bounds of Earth only by building his own spaceship. He crashes on Mars, where he encounters Emeraldas, who sees a little of herself in the reckless young man. The first new English translation of a work by sci-fi legend Leiji Matsumoto since 2003!