SAGA

SAGA (Japanese: 佐賀 Hepburn: Saga) is a Japanese science fiction shonen manga series published by Shueisha in their Weekly Shonen Jump magazine since January 11, 2020. A translated version of the manga has also been released by Viz, coming out since February 1st of the same year.

Synopsis
In the distant future, a group known as Quasar are formed to combat the rising problem of monstrous aliens and alien lifeforms attacking human settlements on planets. One boy whose settlement was attacked, Kaji Sakai, decides to join Quasar in hopes of defending his people and to one day become a member of the very exclusive "Three-Star Ranked Agents."

Main

 * Kaiji Sakai - the main protagonist of the series who is a member of a group of alien-hunting soldiers in space. At the beginning of the series, he is 14.

Supporting

 * Hideki Baisho - a self-proclaimed lone wolf whose serious nature is easily broken by others. He wields an energy blade and is Kaiji's self-proclaimed rival.
 * Junko Asada - a headstrong and determined girl who loves fighting and gets bored very easily. Hideki also has a crush on her that she finds creepy.

Antagonists

 * Fujio Nakazawa/The High Commander - a man whose mind shattered after an incident referred to as "The Blink" and who now possesses incredibly powerful psychic abilities.

Trivia

 * Everyone who joins Quasar starts off as a One-Star Ranked Agent and it takes quite a lot in order to move on.