{{Short description|Japanese mixed-media project}} {{Infobox animanga/Header | name = Rusted Armors | image = Rusted Armors manga volume 1 cover.jpg | caption = Cover of ''Rusted Armors'' volume 1 by Media Factory | ja_kanji = 錆色のアーマ | ja_romaji = Sabiiro no Āma | genre = }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = manga | illustrator = hagi | publisher = Media Factory | publisher_en = | magazine = Monthly Comic Gene | first = January 15, 2019 | last = October 15, 2019 | volumes = 2 | volume_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = manga | title = Rusted Armors: Daybreak | illustrator = Kairi Shimotsuki | publisher = Media Factory | publisher_en = | magazine = Monthly Comic Gene | first = May 14, 2021 | last = May 13, 2022 | volumes = 2 | volume_list = }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = TV series | title = Rusted Armors: Daybreak | director = Shinmei Kawahara | writer = Ohine Ezaki | music = {{ubl|{{ill|Koji Ide|ja|井手コウジ}}|Maydenfield}} | studio = Kigumi | licensee = Crunchyroll | network = Tokyo MX, SUN, TV Wakayama, AT-X, BS Fuji | first = January 9, 2022 | last = March 27, 2022 | episodes = 12 | episode_list = #Episode list }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer}} {{Nihongo|'''''Rusted Armors'''''|錆色のアーマ|Sabiiro no Āma}} is a Japanese mixed-media project. It consists of various 2.5D stage plays, with the first play running in 2017. A manga series with art by hagi was serialized in Media Factory's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Monthly Comic Gene'' from January to October 2019 and was collected in two {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. A second manga series with art by Kairi Shimotsuki titled ''Rusted Armors: Daybreak'' has been serialized in the same magazine from May 2021 to May 2022 and was collected in two {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume. An anime television series by Kigumi also titled ''Rusted Armors: Daybreak'' aired from January to March 2022.
== Plot == {{No plot|date=April 2026}}
==Characters== ;{{nihongo|Magoichi|孫一}} :{{voiced by|Taiki Sato}}<ref name="ANN1"/> ;{{nihongo|Oda Nobunaga|織田信長}} :{{voiced by|Toshiki Masuda}}<ref name="ANN1"/> ;{{nihongo|Tsurukubi|鶴首}} :{{voiced by|Kentarō Araki}}<ref name="ANN2">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-30/rusted-armors-tv-anime-1st-video-reveals-more-cast/.177994|title=Rusted Armors TV Anime's 1st Video Reveals More Cast|website=Anime News Network|date=September 30, 2021|accessdate=October 6, 2021}}</ref> ;{{nihongo|Hotarubi|蛍火}} :{{voiced by|Takato Nagata}}<ref name="ANN2"/> ;{{nihongo|Kurohyo|黒氷}} :{{voiced by|Yūichirō Hirata}}<ref name="ANN2"/> ;{{nihongo|Deku|木偶}} :{{voiced by|spi}}<ref name="ANN2"/> ;{{nihongo|Ageha|アゲハ}} :{{voiced by|Yūki Kamisato}}<ref name="ANN2"/> ;{{nihongo|Hototogisu|不如帰}} :{{voiced by|Tsubasa Sakiyama}}<ref name="ANN2"/> ;{{nihongo|Lucio Cortes|ルシオ・コルテス|Rushio Korutesu}} :{{voiced by|Ryūji Satō}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-10-12/rusted-armors-anime-casts-ryuji-sato-as-lucio-cortes/.178367|title=Rusted Armors Anime Casts Ryūji Satō as Lucio Cortes|website=Anime News Network|date=October 12, 2021|accessdate=October 12, 2021}}</ref>
==Media== ===Manga=== A manga series with art by hagi was serialized in Media Factory's ''Monthly Comic Gene'' magazine from January 15 to October 15, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/316044|title="逆2.5次元"「錆色のアーマ」hagiが描くマンガ版、雑賀七人衆・孫一が信長と邂逅|publisher=Natalie|language=ja|date=January 15, 2019|accessdate=November 19, 2021}}</ref> It was collected in two {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes.
A second manga series with art by Kairi Shimotsuki titled {{Nihongo|''Rusted Armors: Daybreak''|錆色のアーマ-黎明-|Sabiiro no Āma: Reimei}} was serialized in the same magazine from May 14, 2021, to May 13, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-04-18/brave10-kairi-shimotsuki-launches-new-manga-in-rusted-armors-franchise/.171859|title=Brave10's Kairi Shimotsuki Launches New Manga in Rusted Armors Franchise|website=Anime News Network|date=April 18, 2021|accessdate=October 6, 2021}}</ref> It was collected in two {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes.
===Anime=== In June 2019, an anime adaptation based on the project was announced.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-06/rusted-armors-multimedia-project-gets-anime/.147545|title=Rusted Armors Multimedia Project Gets Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=June 6, 2019|accessdate=November 19, 2021}}</ref> 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 and other networks.<ref name="ANN1">{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2021-08-12/rusted-armors-2.5-d-project-anime-airs-in-january-2022/.176176|title=Rusted Armors 2.5-D Project's Anime Airs in January 2022|website=Anime News Network|date=August 12, 2021|accessdate=November 19, 2021}}</ref> Taiki Sato, Toshiki Masuda, and Ryūji Satō performed the opening theme song "Faith."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-19/rusted-armors-anime-video-reveals-staff-opening-song-january-9-debut/.179700|title=Rusted Armors Anime's Video Reveals Staff, Opening Song, January 9 Debut|website=Anime News Network|date=November 19, 2021|accessdate=November 19, 2021}}</ref> Crunchyroll licensed the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-05/crunchyroll-streams-im-kodama-kawashiri-rusted-armors-salaryman-club-anime/.181243|title=Crunchyroll Streams I'm Kodama Kawashiri, Rusted Armors, Salaryman's Club Anime|website=Anime News Network|date=January 5, 2022|accessdate=January 5, 2022}}</ref>
====Episode list==== {{Episode table |overall= |title= |titleR=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rustedarmors-anime.com/story/|title=Sutōrī {{!}} Nisen Nijūni-nen Ichi-gatsu Hōsō! Gyaku Ni Ten Go Jigen Purojekuto Anime "Sabiiro no Āma"|language=ja|script-title=ja:STORY {{!}} 2022年1月放送！逆2.5次元プロジェクト アニメ「錆色のアーマ」|trans-title=Story {{!}} Broadcast in January 2022! Reverse 2.5D Project Anime "Rusted Armors"|website=rustedarmors-anime.com|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119052856/https://rustedarmors-anime.com/story/|archive-date=November 19, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/rusted-armors|title=Rusted Armors - Watch on Crunchyroll|website=Crunchyroll|access-date=January 9, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109164021/https://www.crunchyroll.com/rusted-armors|archive-date=January 9, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> |writer= |writerR={{efn|name=credits|Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.}} |aux2= |aux2T=Storyboarded by |aux2R={{efn|name=credits}} |airdate= |airdateR=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rustedarmors-anime.com/onair/|title=On'ea {{!}} Nisen Nijūni-nen Ichi-gatsu Hōsō! Gyaku Ni Ten Go Jigen Purojekuto Anime "Sabiiro no Āma"|language=ja|script-title=ja:ON AIR {{!}} 2022年1月放送！逆2.5次元プロジェクト アニメ「錆色のアーマ」|trans-title=On Air {{!}} Broadcast in January 2022! Reverse 2.5D Project Anime "Rusted Armors"|website=rustedarmors-anime.com|access-date=November 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119052834/https://rustedarmors-anime.com/onair/|archive-date=November 19, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = A Jet Black Arrival | TranslitTitle = Shikkoku no Tōrai | NativeTitle = 漆黒の到来 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | WrittenBy = Ohine Ezaki | Aux2 = Swallowtails<br>Keiichirō Furuya | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|09}}{{efn|This episode was pre-screened on December 30, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://rustedarmors-anime.com/2021/11/27/64/|title=Jūni-gatsu Sanjū-nichi Daiichiwa Senkō Jōei Ando Butai Aisatsu Kettei! {{!}} Nisen Nijūni-nen Ichi-gatsu Hōsō! Gyaku Ni Ten Go Jigen Purojekuto Anime "Sabiiro no Āma"|language=ja|script-title=ja:12/30第一話先行上映＆舞台挨拶決定！ {{!}} 2022年1月放送！逆2.5次元プロジェクト アニメ「錆色のアーマ」|trans-title=12/30 First Episode pre-screening & Stage Greetings Decided! {{!}} Broadcast in January 2022! Reverse 2.5D Project Anime "Rusted Armors"|website=rustedarmors-anime.com|access-date=January 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106011424/https://rustedarmors-anime.com/2021/11/27/64/|archive-date=January 6, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = A Red-Orange Oath | TranslitTitle = Sekitō no Chikai | NativeTitle = 赤橙の誓い | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | WrittenBy = Ohine Ezaki | Aux2 = Swallowtails<br>Keiichirō Furuya | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|16}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Steel Blue Memories | TranslitTitle = Tetsukon no Kioku | NativeTitle = 鉄紺の記憶 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | WrittenBy = Ohine Ezaki | Aux2 = Swallowtails<br>Keiichirō Furuya | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|23}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = A Jasmine-Colored Lantern | TranslitTitle = Kuchinashi Iro no Tomoshibi | NativeTitle = 梔子色の灯 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | WrittenBy = Ohine Ezaki | Aux2 = Makoto Satō | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|30}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = Gray Testament | TranslitTitle = Nibi Iro no Yuigon | NativeTitle = 鈍色の遺言 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | WrittenBy = Ohine Ezaki | Aux2 = Swallowtails<br>Keiichirō Furuya | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|06}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = A Black Encounter | TranslitTitle = Kurobeni no Kaikō | NativeTitle = 黒紅の邂逅 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | WrittenBy = Ohine Ezaki | Aux2 = Makoto Satō | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|13}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = An Ebon Trial | TranslitTitle = Karasuba Iro no Shiren | NativeTitle = 烏羽色の試練 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | WrittenBy = Ohine Ezaki | Aux2 = Swallowtails<br>Keiichirō Furuya | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|20}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = A Faint-Pink Prayer | TranslitTitle = Usuzakura no Kibō | NativeTitle = 薄桜の祈望 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | WrittenBy = Ohine Ezaki | Aux2 = Swallowtails<br>Keiichirō Furuya | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|27}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = Peach Treachery | TranslitTitle = Hanezu no Gyakushin | NativeTitle = 朱華の逆心 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | WrittenBy = Ohine Ezaki | Aux2 = Makoto Satō | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|06}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = Crimson Determination | TranslitTitle = Hiiro no Ketsui | NativeTitle = 緋色の決意 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | WrittenBy = Ohine Ezaki | Aux2 = Swallowtails<br>Keiichirō Furuya | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|13}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title = A Mauve Wish | TranslitTitle = Keshi Murasaki no Negai | NativeTitle = 滅紫の願い | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | WrittenBy = Ohine Ezaki | Aux2 = Swallowtails<br>Keiichirō Furuya | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|20}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title = Rusted Armor | TranslitTitle = Sabiiro no Āma | NativeTitle = 錆色のアーマ | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | WrittenBy = Ohine Ezaki | Aux2 = Swallowtails<br>Keiichirō Furuya | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|27}} | ShortSummary = }} }}
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://rusted-armors.com/ Stage play official website] {{in lang|ja}} *[https://rustedarmors-anime.com/ Anime official website] {{in lang|ja}} *{{anime News Network|manga|24625}} *{{anime News Network|anime|24624}}
{{Monthly Comic Gene}}
Category:2022 anime television series debuts Category:Crunchyroll anime Category:Historical anime and manga Category:Media Factory manga Category:Shōjo manga Category:Stage play franchises Category:Television series based on plays Category:Tokyo MX original programming Category:Long stubs with short prose