Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace

Published by Shogakukan in 1999, this single-issue comic adapts the events of Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace into manga format. It stands as a compact, visually-driven retelling of the film's story, notable for bringing the blockbuster space opera to a Japanese readership through the publisher's distinctive style. While brief, it represents a specific cultural intersection of Western sci-fi and Eastern comics.