Outlaw Star (星方武侠アウトロースター, Seihō Bukyō Autorō Sutā, lit. "Starward Warrior Knight Outlaw Star") is a seinen manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Itō and his affiliated Morning Star Studio. The series is a science fiction Space Western that takes place in the "Toward Stars Era" universe in which spacecraft are capable of traveling faster than the speed of light. The plot follows protagonist Gene Starwind and his motley crew of an inherited ship dubbed the "Outlaw Star", as they search for a legendary, outer space treasure trove called the "Galactic Leyline".

The manga was serialized in the monthly Japanese Shueisha magazine Ultra Jump between 1996 and 1999.[1][2] A total of 21 chapters were published, and 17 of these chapters were compiled among three tankōbon (collected volumes), released between August 1997 and January 1999.[3][4][5][6] Each volume also contains information on the series' universe; detailed spaceship and planet descriptions; and character profiles.[7] A Chinese version of the manga was published in Hong Kong by Sharp Point Press.[8][9] The series has also been published in German and Italian by Planet Manga.[10] No official English translation of the Outlaw Star exists, though Morning Star Studio's official website suggests that a release in the United States was planned at one time.[11]

Volume list

No. Title Release date ISBN
11st Star: Fire & IceAugust 1997[4]4-08-875555-3
  • Chapters
    • 1. "Fire & Ice"
    • 2. "Night of Sentinel"
    • 3. "Kaizoku"
    • 4. "Caster"
  • Toward Stars Era: Outlaw Star Press Vol. 1
22nd Star: Grappler ShipMay 1998[5]4-08-875644-4
  • Chapters
    • 5. "Treasure of Pirate"
    • 6. "Grappler Ship"
    • 7. "Zero-Range Attack"
    • 8. "The Promise"
    • 9. "Let's Do It"
    • 10. "Cross Road Blues"
  • Toward Stars Era: Outlaw Star Press Vol. 2
33rd Star: Loud MinorityJanuary 1999[6]4-08-875754-8
  • Chapters
    • 11. "Honky Tonk Women"
    • 12. "My Soul"
    • 13. "Open Your Eyes"
    • 14. "Last Train Form"
    • 15. "Like Someone in Love"
    • 16. "Spiritual"
    • 17. "Loud Minority"
  • Toward Stars Era: Outlaw Star Press Vol. 3

Not released in tankōbon format

  • 18. "Intermission"[12]
  • 19. "Intermission II"[13]
  • 20. "Sacred Ground"[14]
  • 21. "Chaser"[2]

References

  1. ↑ Itō, Takehiko (September 20, 1996). "Fire & Ice". Ultra Jump. Outlaw Star (in Japanese). Shueisha (7): 3–48.
  2. 1 2 Itō, Takehiko (May 20, 1999). "Chaser". Ultra Jump. Outlaw Star (in Japanese). Shueisha (30): 37–57.
  3. ↑ Luce, Eric (October 22, 2000). "Outlaw Star". EX.org. Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. Retrieved 2010-10-24.
  4. 1 2 アウトロースター 1st STAR (ヤングジャンプコミックス・ウルトラ) [Outlaw Star 1st STAR (Young Jump Comic Ultra)] (in Japanese). ASIN 4088755553.
  5. 1 2 アウトロースター 2nd STAR (ヤングジャンプコミックス・ウルトラ) [Outlaw Star 2nd STAR (Young Jump Comic Ultra)] (in Japanese). ASIN 4088756444.
  6. 1 2 アウトロースター 3rd STAR (ヤングジャンプコミックス・ウルトラ) [Outlaw Star 3rd STAR (Young Jump Comic Ultra)] (in Japanese). ASIN 4088757548.
  7. ↑ Itō, Takehiko (1997). "Toward Stars Era: Outlaw Star Press Vol. 1". Fire & Ice. Outlaw Star (in Japanese). Vol. 1. Shueisha. p. 192. ISBN 4-08-875555-3.
  8. ↑ "熱血応援企画!! 激燃族 GEKINENZOKU vol.21" [Support planning and passion! GEKINENZOKU vol.21]. Ultra Jump (in Japanese). Shueisha (32). July 19, 1999. Archived from the original on July 23, 2004.
  9. ↑ 星方武俠(02) [Starward Warrior Knight (02)] (in Chinese). Sharp Point Press. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  10. ↑ Bethune, Jonathan (February 22, 2010). "Found in Translation: Outlaw Star and Sakura Hime Kaden". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2010-10-25.
  11. ↑ "Outlaw Star". Morning Star Studio. Archived from the original on 2006-12-24. Retrieved 2010-11-02. Release schedule * OUTLAWSTAR COMICS USA Var.
  12. ↑ Itō, Takehiko (November 20, 1998). "Intermission". Ultra Jump. Outlaw Star (in Japanese). Shueisha (24): 255–62.
  13. ↑ Itō, Takehiko (December 18, 1998). "Intermission II". Ultra Jump. Outlaw Star (in Japanese). Shueisha (25): 235–45.
  14. ↑ Itō, Takehiko (March 20, 1999). "Sacred Ground". Ultra Jump. Outlaw Star (in Japanese). Shueisha (28): 107–29.
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