Astro Royale (Japanese: 願いのアストロ, Hepburn: Negai no Asutoro) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Wakui. It began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in April 2024; as of July 2024, one volume has been released.
| Astro Royale | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 願いのアストロ (Negai no Asutoro) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Supernatural[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ken Wakui |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | April 15, 2024 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
Publication
editWritten and illustrated by Ken Wakui, the series began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump on April 15, 2024.[2] As of July 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into one tankōbon volume.[3]
Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing the series in English simultaneously with its Japanese release.[4]
Volumes
edit| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 4, 2024[3] | 978-4-08-884122-9 | ||
| ||||
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
editThese chapters have yet to be published in a tankōbon volume.
- 8. "Haunted House" (亡ぼう霊れい屋や敷, Bōrei Yashiki)
- 9. "Wax and Roses" (蝋ろうと薔ば薇ら, Rō to Bara)
- 10. "The Iron Chief's Heated Battle" (鉄くつ人じん達たちの 熱らつき戦たたかい, Kutsujintachi no Ratsu ki Tatakai)
- 11. "Torazo Yotsurugi" (世ょ剣つるざ寅トラ三ゾウ, Yotsurugi Torazō)
- 12. "Four-Leaf Clover in Bloom" (野のに咲さく四よつ葉ば, Noni Saku Yotsuba)
Reception
editRodrigo Sandoval Lahut of Screen Rant praised its artwork, writing, and protagonist, describing the latter as "relatable".[5] Manga critic and editor Kazushi Shimada described the story as a "perfect fit" for Weekly Shōnen Jump.[6]
The series has been nominated for the 2024 Next Manga Award in the Print category.[7]
References
edit- ^ 和久井健の新連載がジャンプで開幕、極道の息子描く異能×アウトロー「願いのアストロ」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 15, 2024. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ Tai, Anita (April 7, 2024). "Tokyo Revengers' Ken Wakui, 2 Others Launch New Manga in Shonen Jump (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ a b 願いのアストロ 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ Lada, Jenni (April 15, 2024). "New Shonen Jump Manga Is Ken Wakui's Astro Royale". Siliconera. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ Lahut, Rodrigo Sandoval (June 6, 2024). "Tokyo Revengers' Follow Up Manga is Just As Incredible, Despite its Many Differences". Screen Rant. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ Hashikawa, Ryokan (April 9, 2024). 『東リべ』和久井健「週刊少年ジャンプ」で新連載の衝撃 漫画編集者が語る"大型移籍"の理由と抜群のマッチング. Real Sound (in Japanese). Retrieved July 7, 2024.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (June 25, 2024). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2024". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 7, 2024.
External links
edit- Official website at Weekly Shōnen Jump (in Japanese)
- Astro Royale at Anime News Network's encyclopedia