Rust Blaster

Japanese manga series

  • Slice of life[1]
  • Science fiction[2]
Manga
Written byYana Toboso
Published bySquare Enix
English publisher
  • NA: Yen Press
MagazineMonthly GFantasy
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 2005 – April 2006
Volumes1

Rust Blaster (stylized as RustBlaster) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It was serialized in Square Enix's Monthly GFantasy from November 2005 to April 2006 and published in a single volume.

Publication

The series is written and illustrated by Yana Toboso. It was serialized in Monthly GFantasy from the November 2005 issue to the April 2006 issue[3][4] and published in a single tankōbon volume, which was released on May 27, 2006.[5]

In January 2015, Yen Press announced they licensed the series for English publication.[6] They released the volume on August 18, 2015.[2]

Reception

Jason Thompson of Otaku USA criticized the series, stating it "works best as a so-bad-it's-good comedy".[7] Gregory Smith of The Fandom Post offered a different perspective, recommended the series to new shōnen manga fans.[1] Christel Scheja of Splash Comics also praised the series, stating that while it was not as good as the author's next work, Black Butler, it was still "fun to read".[8]

References

  1. ^ a b Smith, Gregory (November 12, 2015). "RustBlaster Vol. #01 Manga Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "RustBlaster". Yen Press. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  3. ^ 月刊Gファンタジー 2005年11月号. GFantasy Website (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  4. ^ 月刊Gファンタジー 2006年4月号. GFantasy Website (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on December 10, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  5. ^ "RustBlaster" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  6. ^ Ressler, Karen (January 9, 2015). "Yen Press Adds Durarara!! Novels, Strike the Blood, Black Bullet, Rust Blaster Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  7. ^ Thompson, Jason (January 17, 2016). "[Review] RustBlaster". Otaku USA. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
  8. ^ Scheja, Christel (March 21, 2013). "Comic-Besprechung - Rust Blaster". Splash Comics (in German). Retrieved July 4, 2021.

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