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)

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)

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.

The never-before-told story of how young Leia Organa comes to join the rebellion against the evil Empire.
 
A young Princess Leia spends her days learning the ways of politics, aiding those in need and preparing for the traditional ceremony in which she declares her intention to one day rule Alderaan. But as Leia prepares herself to be named the heir of the throne, she becomes aware of the growing distance between her and her parents, who behind closed doors are leaders of the newly formed rebellion. Upon learning her parents' secrets, Leia must now make a choice between her responsibility to the people of Alderaan and her responsibility to save a galaxy crushed by the rule of the Empire.
 
(Source: Yen Press)

An anthology of animated shorts celebrating Star Wars through the lens of the world's best anime creators and storytellers. 
 
1) The Duel (Mizuno Takanobu, Kamikaze Douga)
 
2) Tatooine Rhapsody (Taku Kimura, Studio Colorido)
 
3) The Twins (Hiroyuki Imaishi, Trigger)
 
4) The Village Bride (Hitoshi Haga, Kinema Citrus)
 
5) The Ninth Jedi (Kenji Kamiyama, Production I.G.)
 
6) T0-B1 (Abel Gongora, Science SARU)
 
7) The Elder (Masahiko Ootsuka, Trigger)
 
8) Lop and Ochou (Yuuki Igarashi, Geno Studio)
 
9) Akakiri (Eun-Yeong Choi, Science SARU) 
Note: A further batch of 9 episodes released on May 4, 2023 as Star Wars: Visions Volume 2 does not meet our eligibility requirements as only a single episode was animated by a studio meeting our Country of Origin criteria.

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