Set in the near future, more than a decade after Japan's first attempt at manned space exploration ended in tragedy, Twin Spica follows a new generation of hopeful astronauts as they endure the trials of space academy training. The charming and determined Asumi and a group of teens hoist the dreams of a nation onto their shoulders as they inch towards space travel. In Volume Eight, both Asumi and her classmate Marika Ukita must overcome their haunted...