Astro Royale

Astro Royale (願いのアストロ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Wakui. It began serialization in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine in April 2024; as of July 2024, one volume has been released.

Publication
Written and illustrated by Ken Wakui, the series began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump on April 15, 2024. As of July 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into one tankōbon volume.

Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing the series in English simultaneously with its Japanese release.

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
These chapters have yet to be published in a volume.
 * 8. "Haunted House" (亡ぼう霊れい屋や敷)
 * 9. "Wax and Roses" (蝋ろうと薔ば薇ら)
 * 10. "The Iron Chief's Heated Battle" (鉄くつ人じん達たちの 熱らつき戦たたかい)
 * 11. "Torazo Yotsurugi" (世ょ剣つるざ寅トラ三ゾウ)
 * 12. "Four-Leaf Clover in Bloom" (野のに咲さく四よつ葉ば)
 * 13. "Collision" (激げき突とっ)
 * 14. "Deciding Battle at Babel" (バベルの決戦)

Reception
Rodrigo Sandoval Lahut of Screen Rant praised its artwork, writing, and protagonist, describing the latter as "relatable". Manga critic and editor Kazushi Shimada described the story as a "perfect fit" for Weekly Shōnen Jump.

The series has been nominated for the 2024 Next Manga Award in the Print category.