| 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.
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]
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]
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