Rusted Armors

Rusted Armors (錆色のアーマ) is a Japanese mixed-media project. It consists of various 2.5D stage plays, with the first play running in 2017. A manga series with art by hagi was serialized in Media Factory's shōjo manga magazine Monthly Comic Gene from January to October 2019 and was collected in two tankōbon volumes. A second manga series with art by Kairi Shimotsuki titled Rusted Armors: Daybreak has been serialized in the same magazine since May 2021 and has been collected in a single tankōbon volume. An anime television series by Kigumi also titled Rusted Armors: Daybreak aired from January to March 2022.

Characters

 * Magoichi (孫一)


 * Oda Nobunaga (織田信長)


 * Tsurukubi (鶴首)


 * Hotarubi (蛍火)


 * Kurohyo (黒氷)


 * Deku (木偶)


 * Ageha (アゲハ)


 * Hototogisu (不如帰)


 * Lucio Cortes (ルシオ・コルテス)

Manga
A manga series with art by hagi was serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Gene magazine from January 15 to October 15, 2019. It was collected in two tankōbon volumes.

A second manga series with art by Kairi Shimotsuki titled Rusted Armors: Daybreak (錆色のアーマ-黎明-) began serialization in the same magazine on May 14, 2021. It has been collected in a single tankōbon volume.

Anime
In June 2019, an anime adaptation based on the project was announced. It was later revealed to be a television series produced by Kigumi, also titled Rusted Armors: Daybreak. The series is directed by Shinmei Kawahara, with Ohine Ezaki writing the series' scripts. It aired from January 9 to March 27, 2022, on Tokyo MX and other networks. Taiki Sato, Toshiki Masuda, and Ryūji Satō performed the opening theme song "Faith." Crunchyroll licensed the series.