CREATOR

Name: Egmont Group (worldwide comics corporation).
Personal dates: Founded in Denmark in 1878 by Egmont Harald Petersen (1860-1914) and has since then changed name several times (the most well known older name is probably Gutenberghus). Ongoing.
Other creations: Too numerous to mention here. Please look under Egmont in the Creators section.
Successors: None.
Comments: The corporation has always focussed on childrens' literature. It has branches all over the world, but the pages in this site are all examples from the Danish main  branch.

 

 

MAIN STORY

The series premiered in 2001. Stopped in 2006 after 12 issues.

The 12-year old, undaunted schoolgirl Tamai Shiina meets an alien during her summer holidays. She befriends the strange, starfish-shaped being which she calls Hoshimaru, and together they battle bizarre monsters.

This Japanese series is also known as Shadow Star in the West.

 

 

MAIN CHARACTER


Shiina Tamai

 

 

GALLERY
(presenting the front covers from 6 random issues).

#1 - 2001
#3 - 2001
#6 - 2002

#8 - 2003
#10 - 2004
#12 - 2006

 

 

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