Best Sci-Fi Manga of 2017

Nine years ago, the Empire of Giad declared war on all neighboring countries using an army of autonomous drones known as the Legion. Threatened by the soulless killing machines, the Republic of San Magnolia, home to the silver-haired Alba race, evacuated its citizens inside 85 districts and developed supposedly unmanned drones known as Juggernauts to counter the Legion. Even after years of war, the Republic boasts that they have suffered zero casualties. However, the battlefield bathed in crimson recites a different melody. The hand dealt to the Colorata people—a minority forced into living in the "nonexistent" 86th district—is one of utter contempt and scorn. Looked upon as human filth, they are ordered to pilot the Juggernauts as Processors under the command of Republican Handlers. Vladilena Milizé, a republican soldier with a strong sense of justice, detests the way her countrymen treat the 86. When she is assigned to the Spearhead Squadron as their handler, she meets a group of oddballs and eventually grows attached to them—particularly their captain, Shinei Nouzen, a boy with a pure sense of purpose and resolve. However, the path they walk is one riddled with death, and growing close to an 86 may have just set Vladilena down a path of despair.

In the NieR:Automata series: 1. Nagai Hanashi (Long Story Short) 2. Mijikai Hanashi (Short Story Long) 3. Shounen YoRHa (YoRHa Boys)

This is a melancholic omnibus drawn by the master of short stories, Dowman Sayman. As the end of the world draws near, what are people thinking?! Is it only filled with fun? Are there merely moments of repose? What about pure bliss? Living is a dull "melancholy" that is both bitter and sweet... As you read this clever story gimmick unfold, feel it slowly penetrate into your heart!!

An alternate ending to Steins;Gate that leads with the eccentric mad scientist Okabe, struggling to recover from a failed attempt at rescuing Kurisu. He decides to give up and abandons his lively scientist alter ego, in pursuit to forget the past. When all seems to be normal, he is seemingly pulled back into the past by meeting an acquaintance of Kurisu, who tells him that they have begun testing a device that stores the memory of a human and creates a simulation of them with their characteristics and personalities. Okabe begins testing and finds out that the simulation of Kurisu has brought back anguish and some new unexpected tragedies...

Hokaze Junko, one of the top "handmaidens" of Shokuhou Misaki, has always blended into the background of Tokiwadai–an easy feat when you go to an all-girls' school full of powerful psychics. But when a ghostly figure starts stalking her, Junko is suddenly the center of attention! As Junko investigates her stalker, she starts to learn new things about her classmates...and herself!

Revisit the tale of the faerie soldiers and their young instructor in these short stories featuring the three wielders of the most powerful dug weapon, Seniorious: Legal Brave Lillia Asplay, Chtholly Nota Seniorious, and Lakhesh. Although this virtuous white blade is drawn to wielders doomed to a fate of death and destruction, these girls never stopped yearning for a future they would never experience for themselves.

An anthology comic of Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryokou by various mangaka.

The story of two immortal children, beginning at the time in which everything has ended. The innocent older sister Pi that loves to rap, and the introverted younger brother Makki that you can always find reading alone.

A new life has begun for the remaining participants of the "7 Seeds" project. After reuniting and finding a place to call home, they must continue to collaborate and explore the area further, ensuring not only their livelihoods, but also those of the future generations to come. However, not all is well for everyone. Due to their past actions, former Summer A members Ango and Ryou have been exiled from the group. As they are left to survive on their own, the duo uses this time to ponder how they can redeem themselves and find their new purpose going forward.

In a world where the smallest offense warrants the death penalty, Burner’s plan was to keep her head down and get the hell out of Area 5. But after reaching her breaking point, she suddenly finds herself a wanted criminal at odds with the Central Bureau and its most powerful Admin, Great. As she begins to discover her own powers and gain new allies, all-out war breaks out between the government and the revolution. Will a rag-tag team of rebels be enough to win the fight to define justice?