A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.
It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire. During the battle, Rebel spies managed to steal secret plans to the Empire's ultimate weapon, the DEATH STAR, an armored space station with enough power to destroy an entire planet.
Pursued by the Empire's sinister agents, Princess Leia races home aboard her starship, custodian of the stolen plans that can save her people and restore freedom to the galaxy.

Star Wars Manga: The Empire Strikes Back is a manga-style adaptation of the film The Empire Strikes Back. The series was illustrated by Toshi Kudo and David Land, and was specifically adapted from the screenplay of the movie by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. It was, of course, based on the original story, though slight differences between the manga and the movie do occur. 
Due to the fact that it is an adaptation of the movie, it is treated in the same vein as the Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back novelization.It enjoys a level of canon only slightly lower than G-level canon, and takes precedence over other Expanded Universe works. However, as far as it is known the manga is placed at the very bottom of the ladder, underneath the various other adaptations. 
(Source: Star Wars Wikia)

Jabba the Hutt has your best friend encased in carbonite and is using him as a decorative paperweight. You sent your two favorite droids, your best friend's Wookie sidekick, and your sister to try and free your pal and nothing has worked! Looks like it's time to step in and handle things yourself, doesn't it? Be here as the last chapter in the Star Wars MANGA saga begins in Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi. 
(Source: Dark Horse)

Retells the original Star Wars film in manga. 
Fleeing from the evil Darth Vader and the Galactic Empire, Princess Leia sends her two androids C-3P0 and R2-D2 to the planet Tatooine, in hopes that the top-secret plans to the Empire's secret weapon reach former Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi. The two droids end up at the hands of a young orphan named Luke Skywalker, who then teams up with Obi-Wan and renegade pilot Han Solo to rescue Princess Leia from the Empire. 
(Source: Anime News Network)

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