Rust Blaster
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| ja_kanji =
| ja_romaji =
| image = Rust Blaster cover.png
| caption = Cover for the English volume
| genre = {{ubl|Slice of life|Science fiction}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Yana Toboso
| publisher = Square Enix
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Yen Press}}
| demographic = {{Transliteration|ja|Shōnen}}
| magazine = Monthly GFantasy
| first = November 2005
| last = April 2006
| volumes = 1
}}
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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{{cite web|script-title=ja:月刊Gファンタジー 2005年11月号|url=http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gfantasy/new/2005_11.html|website=GFantasy Website|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=July 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210212211/http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gfantasy/new/2005_11.html|archive-date=December 10, 2007|language=ja}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:月刊Gファンタジー 2006年4月号|url=http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gfantasy/new/2006_04.html|website=GFantasy Website|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=July 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071210212637/http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/gfantasy/new/2006_04.html|archive-date=December 10, 2007|language=ja}} and published in a single {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume, which was released on May 27, 2006.{{cite web|title=RustBlaster|url=https://magazine.jp.square-enix.com/top/comics/detail/9784757516922/|publisher=Square Enix|access-date=July 4, 2021|language=ja}}
In January 2015, Yen Press announced they licensed the series for English publication.{{cite web|title=Yen Press Adds Durarara!! Novels, Strike the Blood, Black Bullet, Rust Blaster Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-01-09/yen-press-adds-durarara-novels-strike-the-blood-black-bullet-rust-blaster-manga/.83089|website=Anime News Network|last=Ressler|first=Karen|date=January 9, 2015|access-date=July 4, 2021}} They released the volume on August 18, 2015.{{cite web|title=RustBlaster|url=https://yenpress.com/9780316342025/rustblaster/|publisher=Yen Press|access-date=July 4, 2021}}
Reception
Jason Thompson of Otaku USA criticized the series, stating it "works best as a so-bad-it's-good comedy".{{cite web|title=[Review] RustBlaster|url=https://otakuusamagazine.com/review-rustblaster/|website=Otaku USA|last=Thompson|first=Jason|author-link=Jason Thompson (writer)|date=January 17, 2016|access-date=July 4, 2021}} Gregory Smith of The Fandom Post offered a different perspective, recommended the series to new {{Transliteration|ja|shōnen}} manga fans.{{cite web|title=RustBlaster Vol. #01 Manga Review|url=https://www.fandompost.com/2015/11/12/rustblaster-vol-01-manga-review/|website=The Fandom Post|last=Smith|first=Gregory|date=November 12, 2015|access-date=July 4, 2021}} 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".{{cite web|title=Comic-Besprechung - Rust Blaster|url=https://www.splashcomics.de/php/rezensionen/rezension/17764/rust_blaster|website=Splash Comics|last=Scheja|first=Christel|date=March 21, 2013|access-date=July 4, 2021|language=de}}
References
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External links
- {{Anime News Network|manga|11914}}
{{Monthly GFantasy}}
Category:Science fiction anime and manga
Category:Slice of life anime and manga