ime . ▁However , ▁there ▁are ▁some ▁changes ▁that ▁could ▁be ▁considered ▁major , ▁e . g . ▁the ▁gender ▁of ▁several ▁characters ▁is ▁changed . ▁A ki ra ▁Kas ah ara ▁co oper ated ▁in ▁drawing ▁mechan ics . ▁ ▁A ▁m anga ▁adaptation ▁by ▁Ry u ▁F uj is aki ▁started ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 5 ' s ▁ 4 4 th ▁issue ▁of ▁Sh ue ish a ' s ▁Week ly ▁Young ▁J ump ▁on ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁The ▁m anga ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁Ult ra ▁J ump ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁As ▁of ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁six teen ▁volumes ▁have ▁been ▁published . ▁ ▁Stage ▁produ ctions ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁the ▁most ▁recent ▁stage ▁production ▁of ▁Leg end ▁of ▁the ▁Gal actic ▁Hero es ▁opened , ▁and ▁it ▁ended ▁with ▁an ▁announ cement ▁of ▁a ▁new ▁an ime ▁adaptation . ▁Tan aka ' s ▁secretary , ▁H iro f umi ▁Ad achi , ▁confirmed ▁the ▁news ▁and ▁relay ed ▁the ▁producer ' s ▁comments ▁that ▁the ▁new ▁an ime ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁re make ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁an ime , ▁but ▁another ▁an ime ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁nov els ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁staff . ▁ ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁adapted ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁as ▁a ▁musical ▁by ▁the ▁all ▁female ▁performance ▁tr oupe ▁Tak ar azu ka ▁Rev ue