Cosmos, Vol. 2

コスモス / Cosmos #2

by Ryuhei Tamura

High school student Kaede’s new job is out of this world―or at least his clients are... High schooler Kaede uses his uncanny ability to sniff out fact from fiction for Cosmos, an intergalactic insurance company whose clients are extraterrestrial visitors to Earth. And now his own life is about to get out of this world! Alien abduction is in the air…so to speak. When an alien princess vanishes, it’s not exactly clear who abducted whom or why...but it’s still up to Kaede and Rin to rescue her. Buoyed by their success, our team moves on to investigate a literal case of kidnapping that creates an ethical dilemma. By the way, is it true that Rin is only in this for the money?

Genres: Manga

184 pages, Paperback

Published August 19, 2025

About the author

Ryūhei Tamura,born April 19, 1980 in Gifu Prefecture is a Japanese manga artist.He is best known for being author and illustrator of the manga Beelzebub which was first published as a one shot in Weekly Shōnen Jump, 2008. It was then serialised in 2009. Tamura was formerly assistant/student to Toshiaki Iwashiro, the author of Psyren, also serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump

See also: 田村 隆平 (Japanese name)

Reviews

[Michelle Graf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Thanks to NetGalley and VIZ Media for the ARC.

Just as interesting and strange as the first. This primarily focused on two different kidnappings, where our alien insurance company must help with the ransom- or get the victim back. We also get a hint at Rin's background as a human kidnapped by aliens as a child; I can't wait to learn more about her past.

[Susanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Second volume was as good as the first, and slightly easier to follow. Kaede, the high school boy who can smell lies, learns to his surprise that Rin, the girl who recruited him to Cosmos, an insurance company insuring aliens coming to earth, is his school mate. But she's also his boss.

The first insurance case they investigate is a kidnapping of an alien princess, that turns out to be something completely different. The second case is apprehending an alien who abducted a baby four years ago and has raised her as her own. It doesn't have quite the happy ending Kaede would've hoped, but he's learning the basic principle of Cosmos: it's about money.

Both cases were emotional and interesting. Kaede didn't really get to do anything worthwhile though, and his ability to smell lies was almost unused. But we get hints of Rin's past as an alien abductee. I hope there'll be more about that in the next volume.

I received a free copy from Edelweiss in exchange for an honest review.

[redhorwns · Rating 4 out of 5]

this volume of cosmos was such an emotional rollercoaster. towards the beginning, it’s very slice of life esc where you follow the Kaede notices his boss at cosmos, goes to his high school as well, but for alternative reasoning.
later we get into a kidnapping chase scene that really evokes emotions. the daughter who falsified the kidnapping just to see if her father would come, really makes you think what someone would do for someone else they care about. same goes for our next mini plot line. an alien who came to earth, finds a baby in distress where the mother was severely abusing her. the alien then kidnaps and saves the baby, raising her as her own. cosmos later takes action, finding the child, and killing her kidnapper, when her ‘kidnapper’ was only trying to save her.
the emotions that i felt reading this were just the feeling of heartbreak and confusion.

[Ron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kaede is still working with Rin Homura to take down an alien in disguise as a school student who is scamming to have the funds to pay his insurance premium. But that does not turn out well for him. Then the duo has to deal with a "kidnapped" princess. And the latter half of the of the book involves a cold case of a kidnapped child being raised as human by an alien which begs the question - what makes a person a good parent? Plenty of action and interesting plots and fun dialog. A good sequel to the first volume.

Thanks Netgalley and Viz Media for the chance to read this title!

[Casey Halvorsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you NetGalley and Viz Media for this arc

5/5 stars

This was such a good second installment of Cosmos! It was interesting seeing the different jobs they went on, and the different types of people and aliens that are in this world. I like how there were long stories in this as well, as opposed to a bunch of smaller ones. I feel like they would be too rushed if the chapters were any smaller. I'm looking forward to the next volume!

[T.J. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Such a good series so far! A perfect blend of silly and serious, introspective sci-fi with shenanigans. I love the main cast, especially that dinosaur guy. The earring device was a nice touch. Definitely looking forward to volume 3!

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kidnappings abound in this volume (both real and fake!)