''Robot × LaserBeam'' (stylized as ''ROBOT×LASERBEAM'') is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

Tadatoshi Fujimaki is a Japanese manga artist, best known as the creator of sports manga ''Kuroko's Basketball'' and golf-based '' Robot × LaserBeam'', both serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. Biography Fujimaki attended Tokyo Metropolitan Toyama High School ...

. It tells the story of an eccentric high school student nicknamed "Robot" who encounters golf for the first time. It was serialized in

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's ''

Weekly Shōnen Jump is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the '' Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of the series that r ...

'' from March 2017 to June 2018, with its chapters collected in seven ''

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'' volumes. In North America, it has been licensed by

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, which published it on their digital ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' magazine and published the seven volumes digitally in September 2020.

Characters

; :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. ; :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

. The series ran in

's ''

'' from March 18, 2017, to June 25, 2018. Shueisha collected its chapters into seven ''

'' volumes, released from July 4, 2017, to September 4, 2018. In North America,

published the series on their digital ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' magazine. Viz Media announced the English digital release of the manga in November 2019. The seven volumes were published on September 22, 2020.

Volume list

Reception

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

References

External links

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