Metroid is the name of a short manga series that takes place from Samus's childhood up to the story of Metroid: Zero Mission (which was released after the manga). The manga elaborates on Samus's past before she became a bounty hunter and describes a few events in Metroid: Zero Mission. The series was first printed in Magazine Z and later adapted into Metroid: Volume 1 (7 chapters), Metroid: Volume 2 (9 chapters), and an E-Manga remake of the first two chapters with color, sound, and animation. The story re-introduces many characters from Super Metroid (Nintendo Power comic), and expands on elements leading to the (currently) last game in the canon, Metroid Fusion. While only in Japanese, the Metroid Database has made an unofficial fan translation of it.