Aposimz Series by Tsutomu Nihei

From acclaimed mangaka Tsutomu Nihei, the creator and artist behind BLAME! and Knights of Sidonia, comes his newest Science Fiction epic.The artificial celestial body Aposimz measures 120,000 km in diameter. Most of its volume is its core space, which is covered by a superstructural shell.Fifty centuries ago, the people who lost the war against the core lost their right to reside legitimately on Aposimz, and were stranded on the frigid surface... moreFrom acclaimed mangaka Tsutomu Nihei, the creator and artist behind BLAME! and Knights of Sidonia, comes his newest Science Fiction epic.The artificial celestial body Aposimz measures 120,000 km in diameter. Most of its volume is its core space, which is covered by a superstructural shell.Fifty centuries ago, the people who lost the war against the core lost their right to reside legitimately on Aposimz, and were stranded on the frigid surface.They face rampant Frame Disease and aggressive automatons which appear frequently on the Ruins Level.Yet even so, somehow the people survive. less

Etherow transforms into a Regular Frame and obtains power far surpassing that of any human.Led by the strange Automaton Titania, Etherow sets out on a journey across the frozen, ruined planet in order to avenge his fallen homeland...

The artificial celestial body Aposimz measures 120,000 km in diameter. Most of its volume is its core space, which is covered by a superstructural shell.Fifty centuries ago, the people who lost the war against the core lost their right to reside legitimately on Aposimz, and were stranded on the frigid surface.They face rampant Frame Disease and aggressive automatons which appear frequently on the Ruins Level.Yet even so, somehow the people survive.

While their fight against the Empire continues, Titania uses her sensing abilities to track King Kajiwan as he heads toward the forbidden place known as the Gosabyo. During their pursuit of Kajiwan, Titania and her allies encounter strange phenomenon and notice the Rebedoan army behaving in mysterious ways. The culprit turns out to be the terrifying power wielded by Emperor Nichiko Suou...

Kajiwan’s overreaching ambition ended in failure, and the weather-regulating satellite Ume crashed out of orbit. Etherow, who had held on to a sliver of hope that he could defeat Emperor Nichiko Suou, was badly injured and left barely clinging to life when Ume crashed to the surface.In the aftermath of Ume’s crash, the Northern Composite Slab Region grows ever colder, and a new energy begins to rise...

Keisha and Titania continue to hunt down Regular Frames in order to speed along Etherow’s recovery. As Kajiwan creates Regenerateds from those afflicted with Frame Disease, the Empire deploys new weapons in its fight against both Titania’s party and the True Core Church. When the Emperor himself makes a surprise appearance, Titania takes a chance that alters the future...

As the Rebedoan Empire continues to increase its ranks of Regular Frames, Etherow and his companions disguise themselves and sneak into Rebedoa proper. Emperor Nichiko Suou has the ability to see the future, making him a formidable opponent. But Etherow realizes that every time an AMB is fired, the future itself is altered. Does this mean he has a chance to take down the Emperor...?

As Etherow, Titania, Keisha, and Wasabu, in disguise as civilians, continue to make their way towards the center of the Rebedoan Empire, they come across Rutohmero, a city on the outskirts that has been decimated by Frame disease. As the illness blights the Empire via airborne contaminant, the execution squad resurfaces, and Wasabu’s fate hangs in the balance...