▁of ▁an ▁inherited ▁ship ▁dub bed ▁the ▁Out law ▁Star , ▁as ▁they ▁search ▁for ▁a ▁legend ary , ▁outer ▁space ▁tre asure ▁tro ve ▁called ▁the ▁" G al actic ▁Ley line ". ▁ ▁Out law ▁Star ▁was ▁originally ▁serial ized ▁in ▁the ▁month ly ▁Sh ue ish a ▁magazine ▁Ult ra ▁J ump ▁between ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁for ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁chap ters . ▁Three ▁volumes ▁of ▁collected ▁chap ters ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁Japan ▁between ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Although ▁no ▁official ▁English ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁m anga ▁exists , ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁Chinese , ▁German , ▁Italian , ▁and ▁Spanish . ▁Sun r ise ▁Studios ▁produced ▁a ▁ 2 6 - ep is ode ▁an ime ▁adaptation ▁that ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁M its uru ▁H ongo ▁and ▁a ired ▁on ▁the ▁Japanese ▁station ▁TV ▁Tokyo ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁animated ▁series ▁has ▁since ▁been ▁translated ▁and ▁broadcast ▁world wide . ▁This ▁includes ▁an ▁English ▁version ▁from ▁Band ai ▁Entertainment ▁that ▁received ▁an ▁edited ▁air ing ▁on ▁the ▁North ▁American ▁Cart oon ▁Network ▁blocks ▁To on ami ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁later ▁on ▁Ad ult ▁Sw im ▁in ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁Out law ▁Star ▁has ▁been ▁lic ensed ▁for ▁release ▁in ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁by ▁Mad man ▁Entertainment ▁and ▁in ▁Europe ▁by ▁Be ez