Astral Buddy (manga)

:This article is about the manga. For the title character and ability, see Yuuri Senya.
, formally known as , is the eighth manga series that is based off the Toaru Majutsu no Index franchise and the fourth to be published in Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh following Toaru Idol no Accelerator-sama. The series is a spin-off to Toaru Kagaku no Railgun and is an original story written by Kamachi Kazuma with artwork done by Nogi Yasuhito; the series is edited by Ogino Kentarou.
The series began serialization on April 26, 2017 and has completed serialization with 4 published volumes on October 26, 2020. Seven Seas Entertainment later acquired the license to localize the manga.Seven Seas Adds Railgun, Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Orphen Spinoff Manga; 3 Light Novel Series, ANN. July 10, 2018
==Background==
The events of the manga feature Hokaze Junko, a prominent girl in Shokuhou Misaki's clique previously referred to as the ringlet curl girl, as the main character as she gets involved in an incident that takes place alongside the Dream Ranker Arc in the parent series.Gouranga (Railgun Manga Editor), Twitter
The manga's announcement coincided with the 10th Anniversary of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga. It was also announced alongside 5 other new series including a new Kino no Tabi -the Beautiful World- manga.Dengeki Daioh Launches Kino's Journey Manga, A Certain Scientific Railgun Spinoff, ANN
==Characters==
*Hokaze Junko
*Shirai Kuroko
*Makigami Komaki
*Shokuhou Misaki
*Yumiya Iruka
*Yuuri Senya
==Chapters and Volumes==
===Volumes===
===Chapters Not in Volume Format===
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==Trivia==
*According to a now deleted tweet by Nogi Yasuhito, the original plot for Astral Buddy didn't have Shokuhou Misaki showing up at all and Kongou Mitsuko was supposed to appear sometime around the second or third chapter, but all that changed when developing the plot into an actual manga.Tweet translated on js06's Official Twitter page. August 11, 2019.
*According to Ogino Kentarou, Astral Buddy's chapter title is named by Nogi Yasuhito himself.Ogino Kentarou, Twitter.
*The title of Astral Buddy does not follow the naming convention of Toaru franchise. (e.g. Toaru XX no OOOO)
===Staff===
Astral Buddy is mainly drawn by Nogi Yasuhito and edited by Ogino Kentarou, but some other notable staffs are also in charge of the series.
Name 	Role 	Volumes
Ito Yukinobu (伊藤 ユキノブ) 	Cover/Volume Design 	Volume 1-4
Kitiroku (キチロク) 	Cover Painter 	Volume 1-3
塩こうじ 	Cover Painter 	Volume 4
加藤裕介 	Assistant Editor 	Volume 1-4
岡本 術 	Production Assistant	Volume 1-4
===Localized Releases===
Astral Buddy manga series is licensed and published in two countries.
Localized Title	Country 	Language 	Publisher 	Translator(s)	Volumes 	Release Date
Astral Buddy 	United States	English 	Seven Seas Entertainment 	Nan Rymer 	Volume1-4	Feb. 2019 - Aug. 2021
幽幻姊妹 	Taiwan 	Chinese(Traditional)	Kadokawa Taiwan Corporation	遠鄉欣二 	Volume1-4	Nov. 2017 - Oct. 2020
==External Links==
*Astral Buddy Official Website (Japanese)
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