Astral Buddy (manga)


 * This article is about the manga. For the title character and ability, see Yuuri Senya.

Astral Buddy (アストラル・バディ), formally known as Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Gaiden: Astral Buddy (とある科学の外伝 アストラル・バディ), is the eighth manga series that is based off the Toaru Majutsu no Index franchise and the fourth to be published in Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh following Toaru Idol no Accelerator-sama. The series is a spin-off to Toaru Kagaku no Railgun and is an original story written by Kamachi Kazuma with artwork done by Nogi Yasuhito; the series is edited by Ogino Kentarou.

The series began serialization on April 26, 2017 and has completed serialization with 4 published volumes on October 26, 2020. Seven Seas Entertainment later acquired the license to localize the manga.

Background
The events of the manga feature Hokaze Junko, a prominent girl in Shokuhou Misaki's clique previously referred to as the ringlet curl girl, as the main character as she gets involved in an incident that takes place alongside the Dream Ranker Arc in the parent series.

The manga's announcement coincided with the 10th Anniversary of the Toaru Kagaku no Railgun manga. It was also announced alongside 5 other new series including a new Kino no Tabi -the Beautiful World- manga.

Characters

 * Hokaze Junko
 * Shirai Kuroko
 * Makigami Komaki
 * Shokuhou Misaki
 * Yumiya Iruka
 * Yuuri Senya

Trivia

 * According to a now deleted tweet by Nogi Yasuhito, the original plot for Astral Buddy didn't have Shokuhou Misaki showing up at all and Kongou Mitsuko was supposed to appear sometime around the second or third chapter, but all that changed when developing the plot into an actual manga.
 * According to Ogino Kentarou, Astral Buddy's chapter title is named by Nogi Yasuhito himself.
 * The title of Astral Buddy does not follow the naming convention of Toaru franchise. (e.g. Toaru XX no OOOO)

Staff
Astral Buddy is mainly drawn by Nogi Yasuhito and edited by Ogino Kentarou, but some other notable staffs are also in charge of the series.