Cover of the first
tankōbon volume of
Mars , published in Japan by Kodansha on May 13, 1996
The chapters of the Japanese manga series Mars were written and illustrated by Fuyumi Soryo . The series premiered in Bessatsu Friend in 1996, where it ran until its conclusion in 2000.[1] The chapters were collected and published in 15 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. The first volume was published on May 13, 1996; the last on December 13, 2000.[2] [3] A short prequel series, Mars: A Horse With No Name , was serialized in the same magazine in 1999,[1] and its chapters were published in a single tankōbon volume on December 9, 1999.[4] From October 12, 2006 through January 12, 2007, Kodansha republished the series in Japan across eight kanzenban special edition volumes, collecting more chapters in each volume.[2] [5]
The manga series was licensed for an English language release in North America by Tokyopop . The first five chapters were serialized in Smile starting in the October 2001 issue, and running until the March 2001 issue.[6] which published all fifteen volumes from April 23, 2003 through November 11, 2003. It released A Horse With No Name on July 13, 2004.[7] Both titles are now considered "out of print" by Tokyopop.[8] [9]
Volume list [ ]
Mars [ ]
No.
Original release date
Original ISBN
North America release date
North America ISBN
1 May 13, 1996[2] 978-4-06-303030-3 April 23, 2003[7] 978-1-931514-58-3
2 September 13, 1996[10] 978-4-06-303041-9 June 25, 2002[7] 978-1-931514-59-0
3 January 13, 1997[11] 978-4-06-303054-9 August 20, 2002[7] 978-1-59182-054-3
4 May 13, 1997[12] 978-4-06-303065-5 September 24, 2002[7] 978-1-59182-055-0
5 September 12, 1997[13] 978-4-06-303076-1 October 22, 2002[14] 978-1-59182-056-7
6 January 13, 1998[15] 978-4-06-303095-2 November 19, 2002 978-1-59182-057-4
7 May 13, 1998[16] 978-4-06-303106-5 December 10, 2002 978-1-59182-072-7
8 September 11, 1998[17] 978-4-06-303126-3 January 7, 2003[14] 978-1-59182-087-1
9 January 12, 1999[18] 978-4-06-303140-9 March 11, 2003[14] 978-1-59182-105-2
10 May 13, 1999[19] 978-4-06-303153-9 May 13, 2003[14] 978-1-59182-129-8
11 September 13, 1999[20] 978-4-06-303166-9 June 17, 2003[14] 978-1-59182-130-4
12 February 10, 2000[21] 978-4-06-303181-2 July 15, 2003[14] 978-1-59182-131-1
13 July 13, 2000[22] 978-4-06-303199-7 August 12, 2003[14] 978-1-59182-132-8
14 October 13, 2000[23] 978-4-06-341208-6 September 16, 2003[14] 978-1-59182-133-5
15 December 13, 2000[3] 978-4-06-341217-8 November 11, 2003[14] 978-1-59182-134-2
Mars: Horse With No Name [ ]
No.
Original release date
Original ISBN
North America release date
North America ISBN
1 December 9, 1999[4] 978-4-06-303178-2 July 13, 2004[14] 978-1-59182-864-8
"A Horse with No Name" (Namae no nai Uma )
"Sleeping Lion" (Nemuru Raion )
"1-Karat Gem" (1 Karatto no Kajitsu )
References [ ]
^ a b Thompson, Jason (October 9, 2007). Manga: The Complete Guide . New York, New York: Del Rey . pp. 206–207. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8 . OCLC 85833345 .
^ a b c "Mars 1" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
^ a b "Mars 15" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
^ a b MARS外伝 名前のない馬 [Mars Gaiden Horse With No Name] (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
^ "Mars 8" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2008 .
^ Davis, Julie (November 2001). "Animexpress: New Manga". Animerica . Viz Media . 9 (10/11): 21. ISSN 1067-0831 .
^ a b c d e "Book Catalog: Mamotte Shugogetten Vol. 5-Mars Vol. 5" . Tokyopop . Retrieved April 13, 2009 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Mars 1" . Tokyopop . Archived from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010 .
^ "MARS: Horse With No Name" . Tokyopop . Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2010 .
^ "Mars 2" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
^ "Mars 3" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
^ "Mars 4" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
^ "Mars 5" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j "Book Catalog: Mars Vol. 6-Me & My Brothers Vol 5" . Tokyopop . Retrieved April 13, 2009 .[permanent dead link ]
^ "Mars 6" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
^ "Mars 7" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
^ "Mars 8" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
^ "Mars 9" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
^ "Mars 10" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
^ "Mars 11" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
^ "Mars 12" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 10, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
^ "Mars 13" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .
^ "Mars 14" (in Japanese). Kodansha . Archived from the original on May 10, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009 .