Sabikui Bisco
, also known as Rust-Eater Bisco, is a Japanese light novel series written by Shinji Cobkubo and illustrated by K Akagashi, with world-building art by mocha. ASCII Media Works have released eight volumes since March 2018 under their Dengeki Bunko label. The light novel is licensed in North America by Yen Press. A manga adaptation with art by Rokudo Takahashi was serialized online between April 2019 and March 2021 via Square Enix's online manga magazine "Manga UP!". It was collected in four "tankōbon" volumes. The second part of the manga with art by Sō Natsuki began  serialization in the same magazine in December 2021 and has been collected in a single "tankōbon" volume. An anime television series adaptation by OZ aired from January to March 2022. Plot. Set in post-apocalyptic Japan, the land is ravaged by rust, a deadly plague-like wind which affects everything it touches, including humans. It is believed to originate from mushroom spores and so Bisco Akaboshi, a Mushroom Keeper and archer whose arrows instantly grow mushrooms wherever they land, is a wanted criminal. He and his giant crab Akutagawa team up with the young doctor Milo Nekoyanagi to search the  wastelands for the legendary "Sabikui", a mushroom said to devour all forms of rust. Media. Manga. A manga adaptation with art by Yūsuke Takahashi was serialized online between April 10, 2019 and March 2, 2021 via Square Enix's online manga magazine "Manga UP!". It was collected in four "tankōbon" volumes. The second part of the manga with art by Sō Natsuki began serialization in the same magazine on December 15, 2021 and has been collected in a single "tankōbon" volume. The first part is licensed digitally in North America by Comikey. Anime. During the "Kadokawa Light Novel Expo 2020  event on March 6, 2021, it was announced that the series will be receiving an anime television series adaptation by OZ. Atsushi Itagaki is directing the series, with Sadayuki Murai writing the series' scripts, Ai Asari and Ikariya designing the characters, and Takeshi Ueda and Hinako Tsubakiyama composing the series' music. It aired from January 11 to March 29, 2022, on Tokyo MX and other channels. The opening theme song is Kaze no Oto Sae Kikoenai" (Even the Wind is Silent) by JUNNA, while the ending theme song is "Hōkō" (Howl) by Ryōta Suzuki and Natsuki Hanae as their respective  characters. Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia. Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia; available to watch on iQiyi. Reception. In 2019, the light novel ranked first in the overall ranking and in the new work ranking in Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book "Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!", in the bunkobon category, becoming the first series to do this. As of October 2021 the series has over 300,000 copies in circulation.