<s>
Outlanders	B-Application
is	O
largely	O
a	O
space	O
opera	O
series	O
that	O
combines	O
aspects	O
of	O
science	O
fantasy	O
,	O
romance	O
,	O
comedy	O
,	O
and	O
fan	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlanders	B-Application
was	O
created	O
out	O
of	O
Manabe	O
's	O
desire	O
to	O
try	O
his	O
hand	O
the	O
space	O
opera	O
genre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlanders	B-Application
was	O
Manabe	O
's	O
first	O
serialized	O
work	O
and	O
was	O
featured	O
in	O
the	O
Hakusensha	O
manga	O
magazine	O
Monthly	O
ComiComi	O
between	O
January	O
1985	O
and	O
November	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Individual	O
chapters	O
of	O
Outlanders	B-Application
were	O
collected	O
and	O
sold	O
as	O
eight	O
tankōbon	O
volumes	O
in	O
Japan	O
during	O
its	O
publication	O
in	O
Monthly	O
ComiComi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlanders	B-Application
begins	O
in	O
modern	O
day	O
Tokyo	O
with	O
the	O
arrival	O
of	O
a	O
Biomech	O
,	O
a	O
giant	O
,	O
organic	O
starship	O
that	O
easily	O
destroys	O
several	O
Japanese	O
Self-Defense	O
Force	O
(	O
JSDF	O
)	O
helicopters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meanwhile	O
,	O
Tetsuya	O
's	O
boss	O
,	O
Aki	O
Okazawa	O
,	O
is	O
taken	O
to	O
Siberia	B-Application
by	O
the	O
JSDF	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlanders	B-Application
was	O
written	O
and	O
illustrated	O
by	O
Johji	O
"	O
George	O
"	O
Manabe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlanders	B-Application
began	O
as	O
a	O
project	O
while	O
he	O
was	O
in	O
vocational	O
school	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
his	O
stories	O
was	O
featured	O
its	O
Monthly	O
ComiComi	O
magazine	O
's	O
readers	O
contest	O
in	O
1984	O
and	O
Outlanders	B-Application
began	O
serialization	O
in	O
the	O
same	O
publication	O
within	O
a	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlanders	B-Application
debuted	O
in	O
the	O
January	O
1985	O
issue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlanders	B-Application
was	O
his	O
first	O
attempt	O
at	O
space	O
opera	O
,	O
a	O
genre	O
of	O
which	O
he	O
had	O
long	O
been	O
a	O
fan	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
author	O
took	O
inspiration	O
from	O
numerous	O
science	O
fiction	O
properties	O
,	O
specifically	O
the	O
original	O
Star	O
Wars	O
Trilogy	O
,	O
the	O
Lensman	O
series	O
,	O
and	O
Flash	B-Application
Gordon	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
he	O
lacked	O
experience	O
in	O
clothing	O
design	O
prior	O
to	O
Outlanders	B-Application
,	O
he	O
remarked	O
that	O
"	O
getting	O
the	O
characters	O
and	O
the	O
Santovasku	O
Army	O
suited	O
up	O
was	O
a	O
real	O
nightmare.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
some	O
point	O
during	O
the	O
serialization	O
of	O
Outlanders	B-Application
,	O
Manabe	O
moved	O
to	O
Tokyo	O
,	O
opened	O
his	O
own	O
manga	O
studio	O
,	O
and	O
hired	O
full-time	O
assistants	O
to	O
focus	O
more	O
on	O
its	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
its	O
run	O
,	O
he	O
wrote	O
several	O
related	O
stories	O
set	O
in	O
the	O
Outlanders	B-Application
universe	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlanders	B-Application
was	O
adapted	O
into	O
an	O
anime	O
OVA	O
by	O
Tatsunoko	O
Production	O
for	O
a	O
December	O
1986	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Manabe	O
originally	O
planned	O
Outlanders	B-Application
to	O
be	O
about	O
ten	O
tankōbon	O
volumes	O
of	O
collected	O
chapters	O
in	O
length	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlanders	B-Application
ended	O
its	O
serialization	O
in	O
the	O
November	O
1987	O
issue	O
of	O
Monthly	O
ComiComi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Outlanders	B-Application
manga	O
was	O
licensed	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
and	O
Canada	O
by	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
earliest	O
manga	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dark	O
Horse	O
partnered	O
with	O
Smith	O
's	O
Studio	O
Proteus	O
beginning	O
that	O
same	O
year	O
to	O
translate	O
Outlanders	B-Application
into	O
English	O
and	O
publish	O
it	O
in	O
its	O
entirety	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smith	O
told	O
Amazing	O
Heroes	O
in	O
1990	O
that	O
Outlanders	B-Application
was	O
his	O
favorite	O
manga	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
and	O
read	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
overseas	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
manga	O
,	O
Manabe	O
lamented	O
on	O
some	O
of	O
its	O
production	O
by	O
stating	O
,	O
"	O
Someday	O
,	O
if	O
I	O
have	O
the	O
chance	O
,	O
I	O
'd	O
like	O
to	O
write	O
Outlanders	B-Application
II	O
and	O
get	O
it	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlanders	B-Application
was	O
serialized	O
in	O
the	O
Japanese	O
magazine	O
Monthly	O
ComiComi	O
by	O
publisher	O
Hakusensha	O
between	O
its	O
January	O
1985	O
to	O
November	O
1987	O
issues	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
November	O
12	O
,	O
2018	O
,	O
Goma	O
Books	O
began	O
distributing	O
the	O
original	O
eight	O
Outlanders	B-Application
manga	O
volumes	O
for	O
sale	O
digitally	O
on	O
Japanese	O
electronic	O
bookstores	O
including	O
the	O
Kindle	O
Store	O
,	O
Apple	B-Application
Books	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Google	B-Operating_System
Play	I-Operating_System
Books	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
North	O
America	O
,	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
released	O
33	O
individual	O
chapters	O
as	O
comic	O
book	O
issues	O
each	O
month	O
from	O
December	O
1988	O
to	O
September	O
1991.xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx1	O
Three	O
additional	O
issues	O
were	O
subsequently	O
published	O
:	O
the	O
aforementioned	O
The	O
Key	O
of	O
Graciale	O
story	O
as	O
"	O
Issue	O
#0	O
"	O
in	O
March	O
1992	O
;	O
a	O
"	O
special	O
"	O
issue	O
containing	O
a	O
prequel	O
story	O
titled	O
Battia	O
's	O
Bane	O
in	O
March	O
1993	O
;	O
and	O
an	O
"	O
epilogue	O
"	O
chapter	O
in	O
March	O
1994	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Outlanders	B-Application
was	O
the	O
first	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
manga	O
printed	O
in	O
graphic	O
novel	O
form	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Throughout	O
the	O
1990s	O
Outlanders	B-Application
was	O
licensed	O
for	O
release	O
in	O
European	O
countries	O
including	O
Dark	O
Horse	O
Comics	O
in	O
France	O
,	O
Planeta	O
DeAgostini	O
in	O
Spain	O
,	O
and	O
Granata	O
Press	O
in	O
Italy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Outlanders	B-Application
anime	O
OVA	O
adaptation	O
from	O
Tatsunoko	O
Production	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
VHS	O
,	O
Betamax	O
,	O
and	O
LaserDisc	O
on	O
December	O
16	O
,	O
1986	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
Outlanders	B-Application
video	O
game	O
was	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Victor	O
for	O
the	O
Nintendo	O
Famicom	O
in	O
Japan	O
on	O
December	O
4	O
,	O
1987	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
an	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
takes	O
control	O
of	O
the	O
protagonist	O
Tetsuya	O
on	O
a	O
mission	O
to	O
rescue	O
Princess	O
Kahm	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
NEC	B-Device
PC-8801	I-Device
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Cross	O
Media	O
Soft	O
and	O
was	O
released	O
by	O
Victor	O
in	O
April	O
1988	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
book	O
titled	O
containing	O
artwork	O
from	O
Outlanders	B-Application
was	O
released	O
by	O
Gakken	O
on	O
December	O
12	O
,	O
1996	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Calendars	O
,	O
posters	O
,	O
garage	O
kits	O
,	O
and	O
additional	O
Outlanders	B-Application
merchandise	O
has	O
been	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
sales	O
and	O
print	O
circulation	O
numbers	O
have	O
not	O
been	O
made	O
widely	O
available	O
,	O
Outlanders	B-Application
enjoyed	O
commercial	O
success	O
in	O
Japan	O
to	O
a	O
degree	O
that	O
author	O
George	O
Manabe	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
open	O
his	O
own	O
studio	O
and	O
employ	O
assistants	O
during	O
its	O
publication	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Outlanders	B-Application
VHS	O
from	O
Dark	O
Image	O
Entertainment	O
was	O
the	O
third-best	O
selling	O
anime	O
for	O
the	O
month	O
of	O
November	O
1993	O
according	O
to	O
Capital	O
City	O
Distribution	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
for	O
the	O
Outlanders	B-Application
OVA	O
has	O
been	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Arbogast	O
claimed	O
the	O
plot	O
of	O
Outlanders	B-Application
to	O
be	O
a	O
plagiarism	O
of	O
the	O
manga	O
and	O
anime	O
series	O
Urusei	O
Yatsura	O
,	O
which	O
also	O
centers	O
around	O
the	O
romance	O
between	O
a	O
lecherous	O
,	O
human	O
male	O
and	O
a	O
scantifly-clad	O
,	O
alien	O
female	O
that	O
starts	O
when	O
the	O
latter	O
's	O
race	O
attempts	O
to	O
invade	O
Earth	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Opinions	O
on	O
the	O
technical	O
aspects	O
of	O
the	O
Outlanders	B-Application
OVA	O
were	O
also	O
mixed	O
.	O
</s>
