Toward the Terra

Toward the Terra
Cover of LaserDisc release of the film depicting Soldier Blue
地球へ…
(Tera e...)
GenreSpace opera[1]
Manga
Written byKeiko Takemiya
Published by
English publisher
MagazineGekkan Manga Shōnen [jp]
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 1977May 1980
Volumes5 (3 in English)
Audio drama
StationNHK-FM
Original runJuly 23, 1979July 28, 1979
Anime film
Directed byHideo Onchi
Written by
  • Chiho Shioda
  • Hideo Onchi
Music byMasaru Sato
StudioToei Animation
Licensed by
ReleasedApril 26, 1980
Runtime115 minutes
Anime television series
Directed byOsamu Yamazaki
Produced by
  • Hirofumi Morotomi
  • Ai Abe
  • Norihiro Hayashida
Written bySatoru Nishizono
Music byYasuharu Takanashi
Studio
  • Tokyo Kids
  • Minamimachi Bugyōsho
Licensed by
Original networkJNN (MBS TV)
English network
Original run April 7, 2007 September 22, 2007
Episodes24 (List of episodes)
Manga
Terra e... ~Keith of the Blue Light~
Written byFumino Hayashi
Published bySquare Enix
MagazineGFantasy
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 2007March 2008
Volumes2

Toward the Terra (Japanese: 地球(テラ)へ…, Hepburn: Tera e...) is a Japanese science fiction manga series by Keiko Takemiya. It was originally serialized in Asahi Sonorama's Gekkan Manga Shōnen magazine, between January 1977 and May 1980. In 1978, it won the first Seiun Award for manga,[2] and in 1980 also won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen/shōjo manga (along with Takemiya's Kaze to Ki no Uta).[3]

In 1980, it was adapted into an anime movie, produced by Toei Animation and directed by Hideo Onchi. In 2007, the manga was adapted into an anime television series, co-animated by Minamimachi Bugyōsho and Tokyo Kids, and produced by Aniplex, SKY Perfect Well Think, and Mainichi Broadcasting System. Directed by Osamu Yamazaki and featuring character designs by Nobuteru Yuki, it premiered in Japan on MBS-TBS's Saturday 6:00pm doroku time slot (previously occupied by other notable anime series such as Mobile Suit Gundam SEED, Fullmetal Alchemist and Blood+) on April 7, 2007, and ended on September 22, 2007, replacing the canceled Bones series Tenpō Ibun Ayakashi Ayashi.

  1. ^ Beveridge, Chris (August 11, 2009). "10 Most Underrated Anime Series". Mania.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved May 1, 2020.
  2. ^ 日本SFファングループ連合会議:星雲賞リスト (in Japanese). Retrieved October 4, 2008.
  3. ^ 小学館漫画賞:歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2007.