Rust Blaster
| Rust Blaster | |
 Cover for the English volume | |
| Genre | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yana Toboso |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly GFantasy |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | November 2005 – April 2006 |
| Volumes | 1 |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b Smith, Gregory (November 12, 2015). "RustBlaster Vol. #01 Manga Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ a b "RustBlaster". Yen Press. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "RustBlaster" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Thompson, Jason (January 17, 2016). "[Review] RustBlaster". Otaku USA. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
- ^ Scheja, Christel (March 21, 2013). "Comic-Besprechung - Rust Blaster". Splash Comics (in German). Retrieved July 4, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Rust Blaster (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia