Nadesico (遊撃宇宙戦艦ナデシコ Yūgeki Uchū Senkan Nadeshiko?, lit. Guerrilla Space Battleship Nadesico) is a manga by Kia Asamiya, the original character designer for Martian Successor Nadesico, which aired concurrently to the manga's serialization in Shōnen Ace from Sep 1996 to Feb 1999. It was published in English by CPM Manga simply under the title Nadesico.