Fungus and Iron

Fungus and Iron
First tankōbon volume cover
菌と鉄
(Kin to Tetsu)
Genre
Manga
Written byAyaka Katayama
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineBessatsu Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 9, 2021 – present
Volumes5

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.

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]978-4-06-523583-6February 8, 2022[1]978-1-63-699604-2
2 June 9, 2022[8]978-4-06-528162-8February 14, 2023[9]978-1-68-491568-2
3 November 9, 2022[10]978-4-06-529645-5May 9, 2023[11]978-1-68-491932-1
4 June 8, 2023[12]978-4-06-531870-6October 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

  1. ^ a b c "Fungus and Iron, Volume 1". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "恋愛マンガからダークファンタジーまで、26人の編集者が回答". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 31, 2022. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  3. ^ "人類がキノコに支配された世界を描く新連載が別マガで、「進撃の巨人」人気投票も". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 9, 2021. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael (February 12, 2022). "Fungus and Iron Manga Resumes Serialization Following Author's Maternity Leave". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  5. ^ a b 菌と鉄（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on December 21, 2023. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  6. ^ Mateo, Alex (January 26, 2022). "Kodansha Comics Licenses Falling Drowning, Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister, Fungus and Iron, Lightning and Romance, More Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  7. ^ 菌と鉄（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  8. ^ 菌と鉄（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 18, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Fungus and Iron, Volume 2". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023. Retrieved January 26, 2023.
  10. ^ 菌と鉄（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on October 28, 2022. Retrieved October 29, 2022.
  11. ^ "Fungus and Iron, Volume 3". Kodansha USA. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2023.
  12. ^ 菌と鉄（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 30, 2023. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  13. ^ "Fungus and Iron, Volume 4". Kodansha USA. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  14. ^ Farris, Christopher (February 14, 2022). "Review: Fungus and Iron GN 1". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 18, 2022.