Makoto Yukimura’s Vinland Saga is one of the greatest modern manga series out there and its anime adaptation is no slouch either. Initially, it appears to be the Viking story of a young man who sets out for revenge. Over the course of Vinland Saga's story, it evolves into a weighty thesis on the nature of war, how violence can change us, and what it means to actually devote one's life to peace. Though Vinland Saga has become Yukimura’s most famous series, it’s not the first one in which he was able to filter themes through a genre story. Planetes , the anime adaptation of Yukimura’s manga, is also full of surprises for anyone who takes the time to watch it. Related: Planetes Anime Joins Crunchyroll Catalog Planetes concerns the “Space Debris Section” of a large corporation’s galaxy-faring efforts. Space travel is so common that...