STAR WARS: Teikoku no Gyakushuu

This manga is an adaptation of the film *The Empire Strikes Back*, illustrated by Toshi Kudo and David Land, with the screenplay adapted from the original movie by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. It follows the story of the film with some minor variations. As an adaptation, it is considered similar to the novelization of the same movie. Its canonical status is just below G-level canon, placing it above other Expanded Universe works but below other adaptations.