Phantom Busters
Phantom Busters (Japanese: ファントムバスターズ, Hepburn: Fantomu Basutāzu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Neoshoco. It has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump Square since August 2023.
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| Phantom Busters | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ファントムバスターズ (Fantomu Basutāzu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Neoshoco |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Jump Comics SQ. |
| Magazine | Jump Square |
| Original run | August 4, 2023 – present |
| Volumes | 7 |
Phantom Busters (Japanese: ファントムバスターズ, Hepburn: Fantomu Basutāzu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Neoshoco. It has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump Square since August 2023.
Publication
[edit]Written and illustrated by Neoshoco, Phantom Busters was first published as a one-shot in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Jump SQ.Rise on October 26, 2022.[3] It started its serialization in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine on August 4, 2023.[4] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes, with the first one released on December 4, 2023.[1] As of February 4, 2026, seven volumes have been released.[5]
In North America, the manga has been licensed for English release by Viz Media, with the first volume released on October 14, 2025.[6][7]
Volumes
[edit]| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 4, 2023[8] | 978-4-08-883724-6 | October 14, 2025[7] | 978-1-9747-5783-1 |
| 2 | April 4, 2024[9] | 978-4-08-883894-6 | January 6, 2026[10] | 978-1-9747-6188-3 |
| 3 | August 2, 2024[11] | 978-4-08-884141-0 | April 7, 2026[12] | 978-1-9747-6246-0 |
| 4 | December 4, 2024[13] | 978-4-08-884353-7 | July 7, 2026[14] | 978-1-9747-6580-5 |
| 5 | June 4, 2025[15] | 978-4-08-884464-0 | — | — |
| 6 | October 3, 2025[16] | 978-4-08-884701-6 | — | — |
| 7 | February 4, 2026[5] | 978-4-08-884846-4 | — | — |
Reception
[edit]The manga was nominated for the tenth Next Manga Award in the print category in 2024 and was ranked nineteenth;[17] it was nominated for the 2025 edition in the same category, and was ranked fourteenth.[18][19] The series was ranked second in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics list of 2025.[20] The manga was also ranked fourth in AnimeJapan's "Manga We Want to See Animated" poll in 2025.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c 4人の男子高校生が鎌倉を舞台に繰り広げる"悪霊退散青春コメディ"1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 4, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ ファントムバスターズ. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Voyage Group. Archived from the original on January 28, 2025. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ ジャンプSQ. RISE 2022 AUTUMN. Shōnen Jump+ (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ 4人の男子高校生による悪霊退散青春コメディ「ファントムバスターズ」がSQ.で. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 4, 2023. Archived from the original on February 2, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ a b 【2月4日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 4, 2026. Retrieved February 3, 2026.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 24, 2025). "Viz Media Reveals 16 New Physical, Digital Releases for Fall 2025 Including Phantom Busters, Maid to Shine, More". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 25, 2025. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ a b "Phantom Busters, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ 【12月4日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 4, 2023. Archived from the original on December 4, 2023. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ 【4月4日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 4, 2024. Archived from the original on April 5, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ "Phantom Busters, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ 【8月2日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 2, 2024. Archived from the original on September 22, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ "Phantom Busters, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved December 28, 2025.
- ^ 【12月4日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 4, 2024. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved January 28, 2025.
- ^ "Phantom Busters, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Retrieved April 3, 2026.
- ^ 【6月4日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 4, 2025. Archived from the original on June 3, 2025. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ 【10月3日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 3, 2025. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
- ^ 「次にくるマンガ大賞 2024」1位に「カグラバチ」「ふつうの軽音部」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 28, 2024. Archived from the original on September 1, 2024. Retrieved January 29, 2025.
- ^ "Next Manga Award 2025 Reveals 100 Nominees: Full List Including War of the Adults". Japan Anime News. Oricon. June 19, 2025. Retrieved June 24, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ コミックス部門 結果発表 - 次にくるマンガ大賞 2025. Tsugimanga (in Japanese). Retrieved September 18, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ 第1位はあの注目作品！記念すべき第20回「全国書店員が選んだおすすめコミック2025」ランキング発表 (in Japanese). Nippon Shuppan Hanbai. January 30, 2025. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- ^ Iikura-Gross, Ken (March 13, 2025). "Nue's Exorcist Tops AnimeJapan's 'Manga We Want to See Animated' Poll". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 13, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
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External links
[edit]- Official website at Jump Square (in Japanese)
- Phantom Busters at Anime News Network's encyclopedia