Testarotho

Testarotho (テスタロト, Tesutaroto) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Sanbe. The manga is licensed in English by CMX Manga.^[1] The manga is licensed for a French-language release by Vegetal Soleil.^[2]

Testarotho
テスタロト (Tesutaroto)
Genre	Action, fantasy, historical fiction
Manga
Written by	Kei Sanbe
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA: CMX Manga
Original run	August 2000 – November 2002
Volumes	4

Characters

• Garrincha is the feared inquisitor of Neo Arsen. He tries to convert heretics to the Arsenal religion.
• Leonedus is a loyal friend of Garrincha.
• Capria is a nun who joins the group.
• Socrates is the healer and doctor of the group.
• Sabati is an assassin who betrayed Arsenal to join Materia, a heretic sect. She attempts to assassinate Leonedus, her childhood friend.

Manga

Kadokawa Shoten has released four tankōbon volumes of the manga between February 2001 and November 2002.^[3][4] CMX Manga released the four bound volumes of the manga between September 1, 2005, and May 1, 2006.^[5][6]

Volume listing

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	February 27, 2001[3]	978-4-04-926166-0	September 1, 2005[5]	978-1-40-120742-7
2	May 30, 2001[7]	978-4-04-926174-5	November 1, 2005[8]	978-1-40-120743-4
3	March 25, 2002[9]	978-4-04-926194-3	February 1, 2006[10]	978-1-40-120744-1
4	November 28, 2002[4]	978-4-04-926211-7	May 1, 2006[6]	978-1-40-120745-8

Reception

Mania.com's Jarred Pine criticises the manga on relying too much on " flashy violence rather than really exploring the conflicts of the heretic inquisitions."^[11]