is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Neoshoco. It has been serialized in

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's manga magazine ''

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'' since August 2023.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Neoshoco, ''Phantom Busters'' was first published as a

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's manga magazine '' Jump SQ.Rise'' on October 26, 2022. It started its serialization in Shueisha's ''

'' magazine on August 4, 2023. Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual volumes, with the first one released on December 4, 2023. As of June 4, 2025, five volumes have been released. In North America, the manga has been licensed for English release by

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, with the first volume set to be released in Q4 2025.

Volumes

Reception

The manga was nominated for the tenth

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in the print category in 2024 and was ranked nineteenth. It has also been nominated for the 2025 edition in the same category. The series was ranked second in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics list of 2025. The manga was also ranked fourth in

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's "Manga We Want to See Animated" poll in 2025.

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