adventures of Killy/Kiri as he searches through a massive city for a human with special genes that could save the world. Originally published in Afternoon, it also gained a 6 episode ONA. Movie released 19 May 2017. NOiSE – A prequel to Blame!, in which a police officer investigates the murder of a gang. Originally publishing in Afternoon. Abara – Published in Ultra Jump, Abara follows Denji Kudou, a man able to transform into a Gauna – a creature with bone-like armor and weaponry. Biomega – Zouichi Kanoe and the AI in his motorbike set out to find humans resistant to N5S, a virus that turns people into zombie-like "Drones". Originally appeared in Young Magazine. Knights of Sidonia – An original story set in the far future about a human colony ship's war against an elusive alien race known as the "Gauna". It was published in Afternoon and is the first of Nihei's works to be adapted into a TV series. In 2015, Knights of Sidonia won the "General" category of the prestigious Kodansha Manga Award. Aposimz – Also known as Ningyō no Kuni (, lit. "Country of Dolls"). Set on an artificial planet where people on the surface face harsh conditions such as extreme cold and "Frame Disease," which slowly transforms people into biomechanical creatures, while people in the core live in luxury. It is licensed by Kodansha Comics, which releases chapters digitally, and Vertical Comics, which releases print volumes. Kaina of the Great Snow Sea - A "boy-meets-girl high fantasy" set in a world where land is being swallowed by the encroaching Great Snow Sea. Manga written by Nihei with art by Itoe Takemoto has been serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius since February 2022, adapting an anime headed by Nihei to debut in January 2023. One-shots and additional works Abba / Parcel – A short one-shot about a man looking for his brother. Blame – A one-shot prototype for Blame!, collected in NOiSE. Blame!² – A full color, 16 page one-shot published in Kodansha's Mandala Vol.2, following up on the story of Blame! with one of Pcell's future incarnations. Blame! Academy – A comedy featuring the characters from Blame! as students in a school. Published infrequently. BLAME! Fortress of Silicon Creatures - A full colour 14 page one-shot as an extra for the movie, it came with the Japanese limited edition Blu-ray set. BLAME!