VS (1999 manga)

This article is about the manga by Keiko Yamada. For manga by One and Kyōtarō Azuma, see Versus (2022 manga).

VS
First English edition of VS, published by CMX
VS バーサス
(VS Bāsasu)
GenreRomance, Music
Manga
Written byKeiko Yamada
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisher
MagazinePrincess Comics
DemographicShōjo
Original runJune 1999 – December 24, 2001
Volumes7 (List of volumes)

VS (VS バーサス, VS Bāsasu, a.k.a. "Versus") is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Keiko Yamada. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōjo magazine (aimed at teenage girls) Princess Comics. The individual chapters were released in 7 tankōbon volumes between June 1999 and December 24, 2001. The series is licensed in North America by CMX, which released the manga's 7 tankōbon volumes between April 1, 2006 and October 10, 2007. The story follows violinist, Reiji Saioin, as he strives to win the next Japanese National Music Contest with the help of his personal teacher, Mitsuko Hane, and his friends, Nachi Meiya and Aoi Kenzaki. Impeding his goal is Bartholomew Asakura, who ruined Hane's arm in the past, and his growing feelings for his teacher.