Terra Formars

Terra Formars (Japanese: テラフォーマーズ, Hepburn: Tera Fōmāzu) is a Japanese manga series written by Yū Sasuga and illustrated by Kenichi Tachibana. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Miracle Jump from January to December 2011, and was transferred to Weekly Young Jump in April 2012. Its chapters have been collected in 24 tankōbon volumes as of August 2026. The story follows humanity's struggle against mutated humanoid cockroaches on Mars, leading to deadly expeditions and battles to save Earth from a mysterious virus and the invading creatures. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Viz Media. A two-episode original video animation (OVA) adaptation, Terra Formars: Bugs 2 Arc, was released in 2014, and an anime television series adaptation, covering the Annex 1 story arc, was broadcast as well in that same year. A second season, Terra Formars: Revenge, was broadcast in 2016. A live action film adaptation directed by Takashi Miike was released in 2016.