Tista (manga)
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Tista
| image = Tista volume 1 cover.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first volume
| genre = Action-thriller{{cite web|title=VIZ The Official Website for Tista|url=https://www.viz.com/tista|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=February 4, 2023}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Manga
| author = Tatsuya Endo
| publisher = Shueisha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Viz Media}}
| demographic = {{transl|ja|Shōnen}}
| magazine = Jump Square
| first = November 2, 2007
| last = July 4, 2008
| volumes = 2
| volume_list =
}}
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Tista (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. It was serialized in Jump Square from November 2007 to July 2008 and published in two volumes.
Plot
The series follows a young girl named Tista Rockwell and her work as an assassin for a religious extremist group. After she meets a man named Arty, she begins to see the hypocrisy of her organization and attempts to leave.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo, the series began serialization in Jump Square on November 2, 2007.{{efn|It began in the December 2007 issue,{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジャンプSQ。2007年表示号数12|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M545275|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=June 18, 2022|language=ja}} released on November 2.{{cite web|script-title=ja:【ジャンプスクエア】ジャンプSQ．創刊号、11月2日発売!!|url=http://manganohi.jp/2007/11/8808.html|website=manganohi.jp|access-date=June 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071113004439/http://manganohi.jp/2007/11/8808.html|archive-date=November 13, 2007|language=ja|date=November 2, 2007}}}} The series completed its serialization on July 4, 2008.{{efn|It finished in the August 2008 issue,{{cite web|script-title=ja:ジャンプSQ。2008年表示号数8|url=https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M545267|website=Media Arts Database|publisher=Agency for Cultural Affairs|access-date=June 18, 2022|language=ja}} released on July 4.{{cite web|script-title=ja:2008年07月04日のアーカイブ|url=http://manganohi.jp/2008/07/04/|website=manganohi.jp|access-date=June 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801014034/http://manganohi.jp/2008/07/04/|archive-date=August 1, 2008|language=ja}}}} The series' individual chapters were collected into two {{transl|ja|tankōbon}} volumes.
In June 2022, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication.{{cite web|title=Viz Media Announces Spring 2023 Book Releases Including Nine Dragons' Ball Parade, Choujin X, Helck, Tista, More Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-17/viz-media-announces-spring-2023-book-releases-including-nine-dragons-ball-parade-choujin-x-helck-/.186778|website=Anime News Network|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=June 17, 2022|access-date=June 18, 2022}}
=Volume list=
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 1
|RelDate = June 4, 2008{{cite web|title=TISTA 1|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-874490-2|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=June 18, 2022|language=ja}}
|ISBN = 978-4-08-874490-2
|LicensedRelDate = April 4, 2023{{cite web|title=Tista, Vol. 1|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/tista-volume-1/product/7414|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=December 21, 2022}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-3671-3
|ChapterList =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 2
|RelDate = September 4, 2008{{cite web|title=TISTA 2|url=https://www.shueisha.co.jp/books/items/contents.html?isbn=978-4-08-874570-1|publisher=Shueisha|access-date=June 18, 2022|language=ja}}
|ISBN = 978-4-08-874570-1
|LicensedRelDate = July 4, 2023{{cite web|title=Tista, Vol. 2|url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/tista-volume-2/product/7493|publisher=Viz Media|access-date=March 25, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-9747-3751-2
|ChapterList =
}}
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Reception
Shaedhen from Manga News offered praise for the artwork and characters, though they also felt the story was unoriginal.{{cite web|title=Tista Vol.1|url=https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga/critique/Tista/vol-1|website=Manga News|author=Shaedhen|date=September 1, 2010|access-date=June 18, 2022|language=fr}} The columnist for Manga Sanctuary also offered praise for the artwork, while noting that the story was nothing original but still enjoyable.{{cite web|title=Critique Manga Tista #1|url=https://www.manga-sanctuary.com/fiche_serie_critique.php?id=30664|author=Chris936|website=Manga Sanctuary|date=September 2, 2010|access-date=June 18, 2022|language=fr}} Faustine Lillaz from Planete BD was more critical, describing the characters as "stereotypes on legs". Despite this, she offered praise for the artwork.{{cite web|title=Tista T1|url=https://www.planetebd.com/manga/kaze-manga/tista/-/11004.html|website=Planete BD|last=Lillaz|first=Faustine|date=August 20, 2010|access-date=June 18, 2022|language=fr}}
Notes
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References
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==External links==
- {{webarchive|title=Official website|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201150141/http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/contents/tista/index.html|date=February 1, 2012}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|manga|25852}}
{{Jump Square}}
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