is a Japanese mixed-media project. It consists of various 2.5D stage plays, with the first play running in 2017. A

manga Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is use ...

series with art by hagi was serialized in

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's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''

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'' from January to October 2019 and was collected in two ''

tankōbon is the Japanese term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or m ...

'' 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 ''

'' volume. An

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

television series by Kigumi also titled ''Rusted Armors: Daybreak'' aired from January to March 2022.

Characters

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Media

Manga

series with art by hagi was serialized in

's ''

'' magazine from January 15 to October 15, 2019. It was collected in two ''

'' volumes. A second manga series with art by Kairi Shimotsuki titled began serialization in the same magazine on May 14, 2021. It has been collected in a single ''

'' volume.

Anime

In June 2019, an

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 JOMX-DTV, branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city. It competes with Nippon TV, TV Asahi, NH ...

and other networks.

Taiki Sato is a Japanese dancer and actor. He is the youngest member of Exile and also the leader of the Japanese group Fantastics from Exile Tribe. Life and career In 2009, Taiki got interested in dancing due to his mother's invitation to watch "''Ex ...

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, and Ryūji Satō performed the opening theme song "Faith." Crunchyroll licensed the series.

Episode list

Notes

References

External links

Stage play official website

Anime official website
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