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, a dog, 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.

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.

After the puppy's mother Sakura dies from an illness, an English Setter named GB pledges to bring him to the Ōu Mountains and reunite him with his father.

GB decides to name the pup Weed, after the English word for wild plant, because he is "small but powerful".

Weed, GB, and other Ōu soldiers meet a team of dogs led by the German shepherd Jerome.

Weed's group joins them and they succeed in killing the monster, though lose several soldiers in the process, among them Gin's old ally, Smith.

The series then introduces Hōgen and Genba, Great Dane brothers who plan to create an army and overthrow Gin.

Akame locates Weed and explains the situation, prompting him to search for dogs to join Ōu's army.

While Jerome is in Hokkaidō, he is captured by a Russian German shepherd named Victor, who aims to conquer the island.

With Victor gone, Lydia chooses to stay with Jerome while Maxim and his remaining subordinates swim back to Russia.

American publisher DrMaster acquired the rights to some of ComicsOne's titles, but not Ginga Densetsu Weed.

[4] Under their G-Comics imprint, Nihon Bungeisha released several Weed omnibus editions labeled as "specials".

Ginga Densetsu Weed Gaiden (銀牙伝説ウィード外伝), first released on August 9, 2001[23] and re-released in December 2007,[13] is a collection of four short stories, including a side-story about a Golden Retriever named Mel, who is a character in the main series, and the story of Takahashi's former dog Hanako.

[24] My Dog, My Weed (ぼくの犬 僕のウィード), a collection of art, essays, and personal experiences pertaining to the attachment between people and animals, was released in November 2001.

[26][27] In January 2002, an art book entitled Ginga Densetsu Weed: Gengashū (銀牙伝説ウィード原画集) was released.

[28] Ginga Densetsu Weed: Meishōbu Retsuden (銀牙伝説ウィード名勝負列伝), a book containing character biographies and statistics, was released in May 2003.

[31][32][33] Dohatsuten, a Japanese band, performed both the opening and ending themes, Ginga Densetsu Weed and Tsuki Akari (つきあかり), respectively.

[39] The electronics company Sankyo created a Weed pachinko game that utilizes the anime character designs.

As Weed and his friends pursue their dream, they discover disturbing hints that the "dog utopia" might have turned into a dystopia".

"[4] In a later installment of House of 1000 Manga, Thompson expressed his preference for Takahashi's original work, Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin-, stating that it felt "more exciting and natural" than its "stiffer and more pompous" sequel.

It was originally serialized in the Weed World(ウィードWORLD), published by Nihon Bungeisha, between March 31, 2002 and December 10, 2002.

Silver Fang Legend Weed: Orion), in issue #2173 of Manga Goraku, released on July 24, 2009.

Orion bears a close physical resemblance to Riki and possesses an inborn strength, but is rude and hot-headed.

Joe locates Orion and manages to rescue him, disappearing himself in the process, while Ōu soldier Sasuke gets separated from Rigel and others.

He is the adoptive son of the former Kurohabaki leader, Terumune, and was previously denied leadership of the clan, despite his striving for approval.

All the while getting vengeance for his father - Akakabuto who was killed by Gin during the events of Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin-.

The series takes place few months after the events of Ginga: The Last Wars, Orion has gone missing to mourn the death of his brother, Sirius.