The Five Star Stories

The Five Star Stories
Logo of "The Five Star Stories".
ファイブスター物語
(Faibu Sutā Monogatari)
GenreSpace opera, mecha, Science fiction
Manga
Written byMamoru Nagano
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
  • NA: Toyspress
MagazineNewtype
Original runApril 10, 1986 – present
Volumes18
Anime film
Directed byKazuo Yamazaki
Produced byHaruki Kadokawa
Masuo Ueda
Written byAkinori Endo
Music byTomoyuki Asakawa
StudioSunrise
Licensed by
ReleasedMarch 11, 1989
Runtime66 minutes

The Five Star Stories (Japanese: ファイブスター物語, Hepburn: Faibu Sutā Monogatari) is a science fiction manga series created by Mamoru Nagano, building on his work on the anime series Heavy Metal L-Gaim. The story takes place in a cluster of four major planetary systems, and centers around Amaterasu, the immortal emperor of the Grees Kingdom who is destined to rule the whole Joker System, as well as his bride Lachesis. An anime film adaptation of the first volume, directed by Kazuo Yamazaki, was released in 1989.