Robot × LaserBeam

Robot × LaserBeam (stylized as ROBOT×LASERBEAM) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It tells the story of an eccentric high school student nicknamed "Robot" who encounters golf for the first time. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from March 2017 to June 2018, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes. In North America, it has been licensed by Viz Media, which published it on their digital Weekly Shonen Jump magazine and published the seven volumes digitally in September 2020.

Robot × LaserBeam
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Robato Hatohara
GenreSports
Manga
Written byTadatoshi Fujimaki
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
English magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 18, 2017 – June 25, 2018
Volumes7

Characters
Robota Hatohara (鳩原 呂羽人, Hatohara Robato)
A talented golfer with no interest in the game until "winning" a game against Youzan. His shots are considered by friends and opponents to be like Lasers. He is brutally honest and often has a blank expression on his face. His orange hair comes from his mom, who is Scottish.
Youzan Miura (三浦 鷹山, Miura Yōzan)
Robota's Rival. A former Kendo player. He loves golf, and is always looking for a challenge. When he swings his clubs, they are considered to be similar to Iai slashes.

Publication

Robot × LaserBeam is written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. The series ran in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from March 18, 2017, to June 25, 2018.[1][2][3] Shueisha collected its chapters into seven tankōbon volumes, released from July 4, 2017, to September 4, 2018.[4][5]

In North America, Viz Media published the series on their digital Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.[6][7] Viz Media announced the English digital release of the manga in November 2019.[8] The seven volumes were published on September 22, 2020.[9][10]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 4, 2017[4]978-4-08-881185-7September 22, 2020 (digital)[9]978-1-9747-1364-6
2 October 4, 2017[11]978-4-08-881217-5September 22, 2020 (digital)[12]978-1-9747-1743-9
3 December 4, 2017[13]978-4-08-881282-3September 22, 2020 (digital)[14]978-1-9747-2271-6
4 March 2, 2018[15]978-4-08-881359-2September 22, 2020 (digital)[16]978-1-9747-2272-3
5 May 2, 2018[17]978-4-08-881409-4September 22, 2020 (digital)[18]978-1-9747-2273-0
6 July 4, 2018[19]978-4-08-881514-5September 22, 2020 (digital)[20]978-1-9747-2274-7
7 September 4, 2018[5]978-4-08-881568-8September 22, 2020 (digital)[10]978-1-9747-2275-4

Reception

The manga had 460,000 copies in circulation by December 2017.[21] By May 2018, the manga had 700,000 copies in circulation.[22]

References
  1. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 26, 2017). "Shonen Jump Magazine to Launch 6 New Series By Kuroko's Basketball, Beelzebub, More Authors". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  2. 藤巻忠俊のゴルフマンガ、満を持してジャンプで始動！黒バス映画は本日公開. Natalie (in Japanese). March 18, 2017. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
  3. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 24, 2018). "Robot × Laserbeam, ZIGA Manga Both End in Shōnen Jump". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  4. ROBOT×LASERBEAM 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  5. ROBOT×LASERBEAM 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  6. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 27, 2017). "Viz Media to Preview All 6 New Shonen Jump Manga in English". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  7. Ressler, Karen (April 17, 2017). "Viz's Shonen Jump Adds Robot × Laserbeam, We Never Learn Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  8. Mateo, Alex (November 15, 2019). "Viz's Shonen Jump to Add 9 Digital Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  9. "ROBOTxLASERBEAM, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  10. "ROBOTxLASERBEAM, Vol. 7". Viz Media. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  11. ROBOT×LASERBEAM 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  12. "ROBOTxLASERBEAM, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  13. ROBOT×LASERBEAM 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  14. "ROBOTxLASERBEAM, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  15. ROBOT×LASERBEAM 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  16. "ROBOTxLASERBEAM, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  17. ROBOT×LASERBEAM 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  18. "ROBOTxLASERBEAM, Vol. 5". Viz Media. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  19. ROBOT×LASERBEAM 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  20. "ROBOTxLASERBEAM, Vol. 6". Viz Media. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  21. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 2, 2017). "Robot × Laserbeam Manga Has 460,000 Combined Print Copies, Digital Sales". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  22. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 7, 2018). "Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series (March - May 2018)". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
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