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Tista
Cover of the first volume
Genre Action-thriller [1]
Manga
Written by Tatsuya Endo
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Magazine Jump Square
Demographic Shōnen
Original runNovember 2, 2007 – July 4, 2008
Volumes2 ( List of volumes)

Tista (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. It was serialized in Jump Square from November 2007 to July 2008 and published in two volumes.

Plot

The series follows a young girl named Tista Rockwell and her work as an assassin for a religious extremist group. After she meets a man named Arty, she begins to see the hypocrisy of her organization and attempts to leave.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo, the series began serialization in Jump Square on November 2, 2007. [a] The series completed its serialization on July 4, 2008. [b] The series' individual chapters were collected into two tankōbon volumes. [6]

In June 2022, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication. [7]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 June 4, 2008 [8] 978-4-08-874490-2April 4, 2023 [9] 978-1-9747-3671-3
2 September 4, 2008 [6] 978-4-08-874570-1July 4, 2023 [10] 978-1-9747-3751-2

Reception

Shaedhen from Manga News offered praise for the artwork and characters, though they also felt the story was unoriginal. [11] The columnist for Manga Sanctuary also offered praise for the artwork, while noting that the story was nothing original but still enjoyable. [12] Faustine Lillaz from Planete BD was more critical, describing the characters as "stereotypes on legs". Despite this, she offered praise for the artwork. [13]

Notes

  1. ^ It began in the December 2007 issue, [2] released on November 2. [3]
  2. ^ It finished in the August 2008 issue, [4] released on July 4. [5]

References

  1. ^ "VIZ The Official Website for Tista". Viz Media. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  2. ^ ジャンプSQ。2007年表示号数12. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  3. ^ 【ジャンプスクエア】ジャンプSQ．創刊号、11月2日発売!!. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). November 2, 2007. Archived from the original on November 13, 2007. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  4. ^ ジャンプSQ。2008年表示号数8. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  5. ^ 2008年07月04日のアーカイブ. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 1, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  6. ^ a b "TISTA 2" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  7. ^ Mateo, Alex (June 17, 2022). "Viz Media Announces Spring 2023 Book Releases Including Nine Dragons' Ball Parade, Choujin X, Helck, Tista, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  8. ^ "TISTA 1" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  9. ^ "Tista, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved December 21, 2022.
  10. ^ "Tista, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  11. ^ Shaedhen (September 1, 2010). "Tista Vol.1". Manga News (in French). Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  12. ^ Chris936 (September 2, 2010). "Critique Manga Tista #1". Manga Sanctuary (in French). Retrieved June 18, 2022.{{ cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( link)
  13. ^ Lillaz, Faustine (August 20, 2010). Tista T1 (in French). Retrieved June 18, 2022. {{ cite book}}: |website= ignored ( help)

External links

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