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]978-4-06-303030-3April 23, 2003[7]978-1-931514-58-3
2 September 13, 1996[10]978-4-06-303041-9June 25, 2002[7]978-1-931514-59-0
3 January 13, 1997[11]978-4-06-303054-9August 20, 2002[7]978-1-59182-054-3
4 May 13, 1997[12]978-4-06-303065-5September 24, 2002[7]978-1-59182-055-0
5 September 12, 1997[13]978-4-06-303076-1October 22, 2002[14]978-1-59182-056-7
6 January 13, 1998[15]978-4-06-303095-2November 19, 2002978-1-59182-057-4
7 May 13, 1998[16]978-4-06-303106-5December 10, 2002978-1-59182-072-7
8 September 11, 1998[17]978-4-06-303126-3January 7, 2003[14]978-1-59182-087-1
9 January 12, 1999[18]978-4-06-303140-9March 11, 2003[14]978-1-59182-105-2
10 May 13, 1999[19]978-4-06-303153-9May 13, 2003[14]978-1-59182-129-8
11 September 13, 1999[20]978-4-06-303166-9June 17, 2003[14]978-1-59182-130-4
12 February 10, 2000[21]978-4-06-303181-2July 15, 2003[14]978-1-59182-131-1
13 July 13, 2000[22]978-4-06-303199-7August 12, 2003[14]978-1-59182-132-8
14 October 13, 2000[23]978-4-06-341208-6September 16, 2003[14]978-1-59182-133-5
15 December 13, 2000[3]978-4-06-341217-8November 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]978-4-06-303178-2July 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

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  3. ^ a b "Mars 15" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Mars 8" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
  6. ^ Davis, Julie (November 2001). "Animexpress: New Manga". Animerica. 9 (10/11). Viz Media: 21. ISSN 1067-0831.
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  9. ^ "MARS: Horse With No Name". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
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  16. ^ "Mars 7" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
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  18. ^ "Mars 9" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
  19. ^ "Mars 10" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
  20. ^ "Mars 11" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
  21. ^ "Mars 12" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 10, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
  22. ^ "Mars 13" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
  23. ^ "Mars 14" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 10, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
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