Aposimz

Aposimz (stylized in all caps), known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius from February 2017 to August 2021, with its chapters collected in nine volumes.

==Setting== The series takes place on an artificial celestial body known as , which is 200,000 kilometers in diameter. Most of the planet's volume is occupied by its core, which is covered by a superstructural shell. Five thousand years ago, people who lost a war against the inhabitants of the core were exiled to the surface, a cold and harsh environment. Surface dwellers face both the rapidly spreading , which slowly converts normal humans into biomechanical, zombie-like beings, and native biomechanical creatures known as automatons. Certain people have been transformed by special "codes" into , beings composed of a substance called and fueled by , which renders them biologically immortal and makes them stronger and more resilient than normal humans. Regular Frames are also able to assume an armored form, and most have a unique special ability or weapon. These Regular Frames are highly revered by normal humans and are often leaders and protectors in their communities.