▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁A ▁total ▁of ▁ 2 1 ▁chap ters ▁were ▁published , ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁of ▁these ▁chap ters ▁were ▁compiled ▁among ▁three ▁tank ō bon ▁( collect ed ▁volumes ), ▁released ▁in ▁Japan ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁to ▁January ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁Each ▁volume ▁also ▁contains ▁information ▁on ▁the ▁series ' ▁universe ; ▁detailed ▁spaces hip ▁and ▁planet ▁descri ptions ; ▁and ▁character ▁profiles . ▁A ▁Chinese ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁m anga ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁by ▁Sh arp ▁Point ▁Press . ▁The ▁series ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁published ▁in ▁German ▁and ▁Italian ▁by ▁Planet ▁M anga . ▁No ▁official ▁English ▁translation ▁of ▁the ▁Out law ▁Star ▁exists , ▁though ▁Mor ning ▁Star ▁Studio ' s ▁official ▁website ▁suggests ▁that ▁a ▁release ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁was ▁planned ▁at ▁one ▁time . ▁ ▁An ime ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 6 - ep is ode ▁an ime ▁adaptation ▁of ▁Out law ▁Star ▁began ▁broadcast ing ▁in ▁Japan ▁on ▁TV ▁Tokyo ▁from ▁January ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁and ▁ended ▁on ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁though ▁the ▁broadcast ▁began ▁on ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 : 1 5   A . M . ▁time ▁slot . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁lic ensed ▁by ▁Band ai ▁Entertainment ▁The ▁English ▁version ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Z RO ▁Lim it ▁Produ ctions ▁and ▁was ▁a