| Weed | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Ginga_Legend_Weed_Cover.jpg) First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Weed (front) | |
| 銀牙伝説WEED (Ginga Densetsu Wīdo) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Yoshihiro Takahashi |
| Published by | Nihon Bungeisha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Weekly Manga Goraku |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | May 1, 1999 – July 1, 2009 |
| Volumes | 60 |
| Anime television series | |
| Ginga Densetsu Weed | |
| Directed by | Toshiyuki Kato |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Original network | Animax |
| Original run | November 3, 2005 – May 11, 2006 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| Ginga Densetsu Riki | |
| Written by | Yoshihiro Takahashi |
| Published by | Nihon Bungeisha |
| Magazine | Weed World |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | March 31, 2002 – December 10, 2002 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Ginga Densetsu Weed: Orion | |
| Written by | Yoshihiro Takahashi |
| Published by | Nihon Bungeisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Manga Goraku |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | July 24, 2009 – April 25, 2014 |
| Volumes | 30 |
| Manga | |
| Ginga: The Last Wars | |
| Written by | Yoshihiro Takahashi |
| Published by | Nihon Bungeisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Manga Goraku |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | May 29, 2015 – March 29, 2019 |
| Volumes | 22 |
| Manga | |
| Ginga Densetsu Noah | |
| Written by | Yoshihiro Takahashi |
| Published by | Nihon Bungeisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Manga Goraku |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | May 24, 2019 – September 29, 2022 |
| Volumes | 17 |
| Manga | |
| Ginga Densetsu: Requiem | |
| Written by | Yoshihiro Takahashi |
| Published by | Nihon Bungeisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Manga Goraku |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | January 19, 2024 – present |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Related works | |
Weed, known in Japan as Ginga Densetsu Weed (Japanese: 銀牙伝説WEED, Hepburn: Ginga Densetsu Wīdo, lit. Silver Fang Legend Weed) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Takahashi. It is a sequel to Takahashi's 1980s manga Silver Fang, and focuses on Weed, the son of Gin, the original series' protagonist. Weed, named after the English word for wild plant, leaves his birthplace to search for his father in the Ōu Mountains. Upon arriving, Weed immediately begins protecting Ōu and its soldiers from dangerous threats. As the series progresses, Weed and his allies journey throughout Japan, aiding those in need and preventing takeovers.
Weed was originally serialized in the magazine Weekly Manga Goraku from May 1999 to July 2009. Publisher Nihon Bungeisha released 60 bound volumes and later reprinted early volumes. ComicsOne licensed the series for release in Canada and the United States by the name of Weed, but issued only three volumes before it went out of business.
In addition to the main series, Takahashi authored several side stories and books relating to Weed and the supporting cast. In 2005, NAS and SKY Perfect Well Think produced an anime series that aired on Animax. The show was released on several DVDs between 2006 and 2007 in Japan, and was licensed and distributed in Taiwan and several Nordic countries.
As of 2013, Weed had over 20 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time.