Fungus and Iron (Japanese: 菌と鉄, Hepburn: Kin to Tetsu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ayaka Katayama. It began serialization in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in March 2021. As of January 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into five volumes.
| Fungus and Iron | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 菌と鉄 (Kin to Tetsu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ayaka Katayama |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | March 9, 2021 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
Publication
Written and illustrated by Ayaka Katayama, the series began serialization in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on March 9, 2021.[3] In August 2021, the series went on hiatus due to Katayama going on maternity leave; the series resumed serialization in March 2022.[4] As of January 2024, the individual chapters have been collected into five tankōbon volumes.[5]
In January 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[6]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | July 9, 2021[7] | 978-4-06-523583-6 | February 8, 2022[1] | 978-1-63-699604-2 |
| 2 | June 9, 2022[8] | 978-4-06-528162-8 | February 14, 2023[9] | 978-1-68-491568-2 |
| 3 | November 9, 2022[10] | 978-4-06-529645-5 | May 9, 2023[11] | 978-1-68-491932-1 |
| 4 | June 8, 2023[12] | 978-4-06-531870-6 | October 24, 2023[13] | 979-8-88-933196-4 |
| 5 | January 9, 2024[5] | 978-4-06-534164-3 | — | — |
Reception
Christopher Farris from Anime News Network offered praise for the setting-up of the story in the first volume, though felt the artwork was a bit amateurish in places.[14] Kazuhiko Otoguro, an editor at Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, picked the series as his favorite manga from 2021.[2]
References
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Fungus and Iron (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia