| Sabikui Bisco | |
| Ja Kanji: | 錆喰いビスコ |
| Type: | light novel |
| Author: | Shinji Cobkubo |
| Publisher: | ASCII Media Works |
| Demographic: | Male |
| Imprint: | Dengeki Bunko |
| First: | March 10, 2018 |
| Volumes: | 9 |
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| Type: | manga |
| Part 1 | |
| Author: | Shinji Cobkubo |
| Illustrator: | Yūsuke Takahashi |
| Publisher: | Square Enix |
| Demographic: | Shōnen |
| Magazine: | Manga UP! |
| First: | April 10, 2019 |
| Last: | March 2, 2021 |
| Volumes: | 4 |
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| Type: | manga |
| Part 2 | |
| Author: | Shinji Cobkubo |
| Illustrator: | Sō Natsuki |
| Publisher: | Square Enix |
| Demographic: | Shōnen |
| Magazine: | Manga UP! |
| First: | December 15, 2021 |
| Last: | October 28, 2022 |
| Volumes: | 3 |
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| Type: | TV series |
| Director: | Atsushi Itagaki |
| Studio: | OZ |
| Network: | Tokyo MX, BS11, ytv |
| First: | January 11, 2022 |
| Episodes: | 12 |
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| Portal: | yes |
, also known as Rust-Eater Bisco, is a Japanese light novel series written by Shinji Cobkubo and illustrated by K Akagishi, with world-building art by mocha. ASCII Media Works have released nine volumes since March 2018 under their Dengeki Bunko label. The light novel is licensed in North America by Yen Press.[1] A manga adaptation with art by Rokudo Takahashi was serialized online between April 2019 and March 2021 via Square Enix's online manga magazine Manga UP!. It was collected in four tankōbon volumes. The second part of the manga with art by Sō Natsuki was serialized in the same magazine between December 2021 and October 2022 and has been collected in two tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by OZ aired from January to March 2022. A second season has been announced.
Set in post-apocalyptic Japan, the land is ravaged by rust, a deadly plague-like wind which affects everything it touches, including humans. It is believed to originate from mushroom spores and so Bisco Akaboshi, a Mushroom Keeper and archer whose arrows instantly grow mushrooms wherever they land, is a wanted criminal. He and his giant crab Akutagawa team up with the young doctor Milo Nekoyanagi to search the wastelands for the legendary "Sabikui", a mushroom said to devour all forms of rust.
The series is set to end with its tenth volume.[2]
A manga adaptation with art by Yūsuke Takahashi was serialized online between April 10, 2019 and March 2, 2021 via Square Enix's online manga magazine Manga UP!. It was collected in four tankōbon volumes. The second part of the manga with art by Sō Natsuki was serialized in the same magazine between December 15, 2021 and October 28, 2022, and has been collected in three tankōbon volumes.[3] The first part is licensed digitally in North America by Comikey.[4]
During the "Kadokawa Light Novel Expo 2020" event on March 6, 2021, it was announced that the series will be receiving an anime television series adaptation by OZ. Atsushi Itagaki is directing the series, with Sadayuki Murai writing the series' scripts, Ai Asari and Ikariya designing the characters, and Takeshi Ueda and Hinako Tsubakiyama composing the series' music.[5] It aired from January 11 to March 29, 2022, on Tokyo MX and other channels. The opening theme song is "Kaze no Oto Sae Kikoenai" (Even the Wind is Silent) by JUNNA, while the ending theme song is "Hōkō" (Howl) by Ryōta Suzuki and Natsuki Hanae as their respective characters.[6] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia, and streamed it on both Funimation and Crunchyroll.[7] [8] Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia;[9] available to watch on iQiyi and also Muse Asia YouTube Channel.[10] This series aired on Animax across Southeast Asia starting May 17, 2022.[11]
The anime was released on DVD and Blu-ray in Japan across 3 volumes, each volume containing 4 episodes. The first volume was released on March 23, 2022 and the last volume was released on May 25, 2022.[12] Crunchyroll released the series on Blu-ray in North America on January 3, 2023.[13]
A second season was announced at the Dengeki Bunko 30th anniversary event on July 16, 2023.[14]
In 2019, the light novel ranked first in the overall ranking and in the new work ranking in Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, in the bunkobon category, becoming the first series to do this.[5] As of October 2021 the series has over 300,000 copies in circulation.https://twitter.com/bunko_dengeki/status/1448938112231428102?t=GXajz82XjLd10RfxjEbKJQ&s=19