The Arms Peddler

The Arms Peddler
First volume cover
牙の旅商人
(Kiba no Tabishōnin)
GenreDark fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byKyoichi Nanatsuki
Illustrated byNight Owl
Published bySquare Enix
ImprintYG Comics
MagazineYoung Gangan
Original runMay 7, 2010 – present
Volumes7

The Arms Peddler (Japanese: 牙の旅商人, Hepburn: Kiba no Tabishōnin) is a Japanese manga series written by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and illustrated by Night Owl. It has been serialized in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan since May 2010.

Plot

Sona Yuki, a young settler traveling with his family to a new land, witnesses their brutal massacre at the hands of the Hydra bandits. Branded with a searing iron and left to perish in the desert, he is rescued by Garami, a ruthless weapons merchant. She saves his life under the harsh law of the wasteland—claiming ownership of him until he repays his debt of 100 gold coins. Determined to avenge his family, Sona trades his mother's last memento for a sword from Garami and joins her travels. As he hones his skills and gathers the means for his vengeance, their uneasy partnership becomes a journey of survival, bloodshed, and shifting loyalties in a merciless world.

Publication

Written by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and illustrated by Night Owl, The Arms Peddler started in Square Enix's seinen manga magazine Young Gangan on May 7, 2010.[2] The series went on hiatus in 2012 and resumed publication in 2014.[3] Its most recent chapter was published in February 2017.[4] Square Enix has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 25, 2010.[5] As of July 25, 2015, seven volumes have been released.[6]

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
1 November 25, 2010[5]978-4-7575-3042-3
2 March 25, 2011[7]978-4-7575-3179-6
3 August 25, 2011[8]978-4-7575-3348-6
4 January 25, 2012[9]978-4-7575-3491-9
5 June 25, 2012[10]978-4-7575-3639-5
6 November 24, 2012[11]978-4-7575-3798-9
7 July 25, 2015[6]978-4-7575-4649-3

References

  1. ^ "Concours - The Arms Peddler". Manga News (in French). February 3, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  2. ^ ヤングガンガン No.10. Young Gangan Official Site (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  3. ^ 「牙の旅商人」ヤンガンで連載再開!藤原カムイのピンナップも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 5, 2014. Archived from the original on June 17, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  4. ^ "Reprise de The Arms Peddler au Japon". Manga News (in French). February 3, 2017. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  5. ^ a b 牙の旅商人 1 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  6. ^ a b 牙の旅商人 7 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  7. ^ 牙の旅商人 2 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  8. ^ 牙の旅商人 3 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  9. ^ 牙の旅商人 4 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  10. ^ 牙の旅商人 5 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  11. ^ 牙の旅商人 6 (in Japanese). Square Enix. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 17, 2021.