uj imi ▁Sh ob o ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁Dragon ▁Magazine ▁im print ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁The ▁guide ▁contains ▁summar ies ▁of ▁the ▁m anga ▁and ▁an ime , ▁character ▁profiles , ▁sketch es , ▁animation ▁c els , ▁and ▁inter views ▁with ▁the ▁production ▁staff . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Band ai ▁released ▁an ▁Out law ▁Star ▁action ▁figure ▁set ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁line ▁based ▁on ▁its ▁lic ensed ▁an ime ▁franch ises . ▁The ▁set ▁contains ▁the ▁Out law ▁Star ▁ship ▁and ▁the ▁characters ▁Gene ▁and ▁M elf ina . ▁As ako ▁N ish ida , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁animation ▁direct ors , ▁compiled ▁her ▁contributions ▁to ▁the ▁Tow ard ▁Stars ▁Era ▁franch ise ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁art ▁book . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁for ▁Out law ▁Star ▁has ▁been ▁favor able . ▁Eric ▁Lu ce , ▁I ve ve i ▁Up at ko on , ▁and ▁Michael ▁Po i rier ▁of ▁EX . org ▁all ▁gave ▁similarly ▁positive ▁reviews ▁for ▁the ▁Japanese ▁m anga , ▁Japanese ▁an ime , ▁and ▁English ▁an ime ▁versions ▁of ▁Out law ▁Star ▁respectively . ▁Lu ce ▁was ▁compl iment ary ▁of ▁the ▁m anga ' s ▁" raw " ▁yet ▁" good ▁and ▁distinct ive " ▁art work , ▁detailed ▁background s , ▁and ▁good ▁pla cement ▁of ▁characters ▁among ▁one ▁another . ▁However , ▁he ▁was ▁anno yed ▁that ▁all ▁the ▁women ▁have ▁" dist