List of Mars chapters

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]

Cover of the first tankōbon volume of Mars, published in Japan by Kodansha on May 13, 1996

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.	Japan release date	Japan 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.	Japan release date	Japan 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

1. 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.
2. "Mars 1" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
3. "Mars 15" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
4. 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. Viz Media. 9 (10/11): 21. ISSN 1067-0831.
7. "Book Catalog: Mamotte Shugogetten Vol. 5-Mars Vol. 5". Tokyopop. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
8. "Mars 1". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on January 12, 2010. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
9. "MARS: Horse With No Name". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on October 25, 2008. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
10. "Mars 2" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
11. "Mars 3" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
12. "Mars 4" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
13. "Mars 5" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
14. "Book Catalog: Mars Vol. 6-Me & My Brothers Vol 5". Tokyopop. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
15. "Mars 6" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
16. "Mars 7" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
17. "Mars 8" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 6, 2009. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
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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