We live in an era where conflict derived from differences in peoples moral compasses is as common as it is relevant. Regardless of whether were arguing politics some theoretical ethical dilemma or even just wondering whether some questionable piece of media should be popularized or not its inescapable even for those of us who only care about these things once in a blue moon. Its just one of those inseparable aspects of humanity in general. Destronaut is the tale of an elderly swordsman Tomura Tadamitsu faced with a difficult conundrum not unlike this sort of dilemma. See a spaceship that was meant to kickstart land development on the Moon crashlanded and contact with the crew has been completely lost. And to add insult to injury some sort of biofluid coated the wreck making it nearimpossible to retrieve the one thing a closely unspecified countrys agent craves some sort of disc with data on it. Whats the data? Why is it so important? Why is the biofluid turning the crew members into its own vanguard? Nobody seems to know or at the very least they are not letting you in on the fact they know. All they let us know is mr Tadamitsu is the only person who can help hes said to have mastered every technique to swordsmanship there is and his skill and precision are so unmatched that stories of him outperforming complex weaponry during the last war with just his sword strike fear and respect alike into peoples hearts. Thing is he isnt eager to help initially its just none of his business. That and even though hes a man of few words we can tell he doesnt like the idea of becoming some country or some companys lapdog. I mean why would he care about this in the first place? Not even the idea of receiving an unthinkable amount of money as a reward seems to faze him. But then the wife of one of the astronauts gets added into the mix and all she wants from the Moon is just a dogtag that her husband a man who wished for nothing more than for the Moon to be everybodys shared good had. Something to remember him and his noble goals by a little relatively useless memento a far cry from the worth of the aforementioned data disc. How will this affect Tadamitsus choice? Will he prioritize one last gig and go out in a blaze of glory will this appeal to his emotions will he simply take this job out of moral obligation? Thats for you to find out. I also dont want to spoil the twist regarding the biofluids true nature and origins to you however I find it fascinating that instead of opting for cheap cosmic horror this manga goes for a much more interesting realistic and relevant idea for the origins of something this strange and terrifying. That aside all I can tell you is that Destronaut is a truly oneofakind experience. Although short in its 30 pages it manages to tell a story thats as compelling as it is scarily relevant and similar to the sort of struggles many of us face nowadays this sort of conflict of ones moral compass with ideas like the greater good or the higherups interests and for that alone well and the masterfully done chiaroscuro especially on the Moons surface its worth your time anytime.