NADESICO

Nadesico summary:

An alien armada from Jupiter has amassed enough power to destroy all of Earth's defenses. Earth's final hope lies in the Space Battleship Nadesico, a ship created using recently discovered extraterrestrial technology.
Can the Nadesico's rag-tag crew overcome their idiosyncrasies and defeat the alien fleet, or will Earth's last hope be lost?

The manga differs greatly from the anime

An alien armada from Jupiter has amassed enough power to destroy all of Earth's defenses. Earth's final hope lies in the Space Battleship Nadesico, a ship created using recently discovered extraterrestrial technology. Can the Nadesico's r