Star Wars: Teikoku no Gyakushuu is an adaptation of the 1980 American film Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back. The manga's cover art was drawn by Noriyoshi Ohrai.
The series was published in English as Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by Dark Horse in four volumes from January 27 to April 28, 1999. The cover art for the English editions were drawn by Adam Warren and Joseph Wight.