Rapid Reviews - Recommended Manga

Here's another set of reviews based on the recommendations I got from this post. These are in no particular order... just the order that they arrived from the library and I started to read them.

Planetes by Makoto Yukimura. The most recommended Manga, so it clearly had the most to live up to. This volume contains five different stories about three astronauts whose job is to pick up debris in Earth's orbit so it won't endanger the lives of other folks in space. From the pain of losing a wife to the desperate need for a cigarette, this one covers all the bases of what could be called the mundane lives of trash-haulers in space. I was going to write that there should be a movie or show based on this one to introduce it to a wider audience, but according to Amazon, there already is. Anyway, this one will appeal to any science fiction fan, and anyone who has an interest in the "high frontier". Fans of Star Cops will probably like it.
Recommended by Dave Carter, Dave Lartigue, Shane, and Johnny B. Will I read more? Yes, definitely.

Mars by Fuyumi Soryo. If I understand the terms correctly, "Shojo" is for young women, and usually involves the cliche love triangle with the handsome guy who loves the self-depreciating protagonist of the story. If so, this is Shojo at its most classic. The art is beautiful, but at times I'm not sure if the main guy is a male or female. The story is fairly standard, with the main girl being extremely easy for me to identify with as she seems to be borderline autistic at times, and at the very least anti-social to a fault. It also has a good bit of humor, and shows just how nasty girls can be to each other. Perhaps not something I would buy, but this makes for good library reading. In a slightly related note, this one I got from the library after putting it on hold only to find out that I had somehow requested the Japanese version. I didn't try to read it, but I did flip through. It might be fun sometime to check out both versions and do a side-by-side comparison.
Recommended by TangognaT. Will I read more? Maybe.

The Kindaichi Case Files: The Opera House Murders by Yazaburo Kanari and Fumiya Sato. The Tokyopop website describes this series as "part Sherlock Holmes, part Encyclopedia Brown, part Scooby Doo." And that description fits. Hajime Kindaichi is a cool character who will take his place alongside the great young detectives of the ages. The artwork is very nice, and the actual mystery is just hard enough to keep the book interesting. It was a fun read, even with some slightly melodramatic bits here and there. This was also my first foray into Interlibrary Loan, and it worked perfectly. All-in-all, this book was a good experience.
Recommended by Bill Doughty. Will I read more? Yes.

Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M by Masahito Soda. Daigo wants to become a fireman when he's rescued by one as a child, but when he finally makes his goal, he finds that it isn't the job he thought he'd signed up for. This one loses focus at times, choosing to spend most of the space on Daigo's struggles once he becomes a firefighter, but it keeps hinting at a less responsible past for him then adds a rivalry out of nowhere. It's certainly not a bad book, and the subject matter is a breath of fresh air, but it's not as strong as many of the other books I've checked out. At least there aren't any love triangles in this one. Yet.
Recommended by Dave Lartigue. Will I read more? Maybe.

So, do you have any more suggestions for me?