X-Men: The Manga (1998 -1999), 12 volumes, by Hiroshi Higuchi, Miyako Kojima, Koji Yasue, and others. Bamboo Comics/Marvel Comics Group. This is a manga inspired by its American counterpart produced for a Japanese audience. Marvel used this title as another attempt to break into the Japanese comic market (others being Spider-Man: The Manga and Hulk: The Manga in the 1970s). A manga series of about twelve issues in Japan used by Marvel to try and open up the comic book industry in that country. The first manga hs been translated and is being sold in america.