List of Mars chapters

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.^[5][6]

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.^[7] which published all fifteen volumes from April 23, 2003 through November 11, 2003. It released A Horse With No Name on July 13, 2004.^[8] Both titles are now considered "out of print" by Tokyopop.^[9][10]

Volume list

Mars

No.	Japan release date	Japan ISBN	North America release date	North America ISBN
1	May 13, 1996[2]	ISBN 978-4-06-303030-3	April 23, 2003[8]	ISBN 978-1-931514-58-3
2	September 13, 1996[11]	ISBN 978-4-06-303041-9	June 25, 2002[8]	ISBN 978-1-931514-59-0
3	January 13, 1997[12]	ISBN 978-4-06-303054-9	August 20, 2002[8]	ISBN 978-1-59182-054-3
4	May 13, 1997[13]	ISBN 978-4-06-303065-5	September 24, 2002[8]	ISBN 978-1-59182-055-0
5	September 12, 1997[14]	ISBN 978-4-06-303076-1	October 22, 2002[15]	ISBN 978-1-59182-056-7
6	January 13, 1998[16]	ISBN 978-4-06-303095-2	November 19, 2002	ISBN 978-1-59182-057-4
7	May 13, 1998[17]	ISBN 978-4-06-303106-5	December 10, 2002	ISBN 978-1-59182-072-7
8	September 11, 1998[18]	ISBN 978-4-06-303126-3	January 7, 2003[15]	ISBN 978-1-59182-087-1
9	January 12, 1999[19]	ISBN 978-4-06-303140-9	March 11, 2003[15]	ISBN 978-1-59182-105-2
10	May 13, 1999[20]	ISBN 978-4-06-303153-9	May 13, 2003[15]	ISBN 978-1-59182-129-8
11	September 13, 1999[21]	ISBN 978-4-06-303166-9	June 17, 2003[15]	ISBN 978-1-59182-130-4
12	February 10, 2000[22]	ISBN 978-4-06-303181-2	July 15, 2003[15]	ISBN 978-1-59182-131-1
13	July 13, 2000[23]	ISBN 978-4-06-303199-7	August 12, 2003[15]	ISBN 978-1-59182-132-8
14	October 13, 2000[24]	ISBN 978-4-06-341208-6	September 16, 2003[15]	ISBN 978-1-59182-133-5
15	December 13, 2000[3]	ISBN 978-4-06-341217-8	November 11, 2003[15]	ISBN 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]	ISBN 978-4-06-303178-2	July 13, 2004[15]	ISBN 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. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
3. "Mars 15" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
4. ＭＡＲＳ外伝　名前のない馬 [Mars Gaiden Horse With No Name] (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
5. "Mars 1" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
6. "Mars 8" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 26, 2008.
7. Davis, Julie (November 2001). "Animexpress: New Manga". Animerica (Viz Media) 9 (10/11): 21. ISSN 1067-0831.
8. "Book Catalog: Mamotte Shugogetten Vol. 5-Mars Vol. 5". Tokyopop. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
9. "Mars 1". Tokyopop. Retrieved April 13, 2010.
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11. "Mars 2" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
12. "Mars 3" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
13. "Mars 4" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
14. "Mars 5" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
15. "Book Catalog: Mars Vol. 6-Me & My Brothers Vol 5". Tokyopop. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
16. "Mars 6" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
17. "Mars 7" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
18. "Mars 8" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
19. "Mars 9" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
20. "Mars 10" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
21. "Mars 11" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
22. "Mars 12" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
23. "Mars 13" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2009.
24. "Mars 14" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 13, 2009.