Rust Blaster

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.

Rust Blaster
Cover for the English volume
Genre	Slice of life[1] Science fiction[2]
Manga
Written by	Yana Toboso
Published by	Square Enix
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Magazine	Monthly GFantasy
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	November 2005 – April 2006
Volumes	1

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]