In the far future, a disaster known as the “Rusty Wind” has transformed the majority of Japan into a barren desert and left civilization in tatters. After his teacher falls prey to the rust, the roguish Bisco Akahoshi embarks on journey through the sandy wastes to obtain a mushroom known only as the Rust Eater, rumored to cure the ailment. Together with the dashing young doctor Milo, the pair will have to contend with the unforgiving environment and their fellow wanderers in order to make it back alive. 
 
(Source: Yen Press)
 
Note: Sabikui Bisco won Silver Prize in the 2017 Dengeki Novel Prize, and placed first in the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! ranking in the best light novel category in 2019.

A plague-like wind blows across the arid, sandy expanse of a post-apocalyptic Japan. As it sweeps over the living and nonliving alike, rust is all that remains in its wake. The cause of the catastrophic state of the world is believed to be mushroom spores. Bisco Akaboshi, known as the "Man- Eating Mushroom," is a wanted criminal archer whose arrows instantly grow mushrooms wherever they land. However, he is in reality a "Mushroom Protector," a person who spreads fungi in order to enrich the land and return it to its previous state.
 
(Source: Comikey)
 
Note: Chapter count includes 1 extra.

Japan’s post-apocalyptic wasteland replete with dust can only be saved by one thing—fungus. Bisco Akaboshi, a wanted criminal and skilled archer, searches for a legendary mushroom, known as Sabikui, said to devour any and all rust. Joining him on this epic saga to save the country is a giant crab and a young doctor. Can this unlikely trio find the fabled fungi and save the land? 
 
(Source: Funimation)

In a world corroded by the Rusty Wind, a journey begins for the newly-immortal Akaboshi Bisco.
 
Together with Milo, they arrive in Shimane. There, rumors of the "Immortal Priest" Kelshinha—said to have ruled Shimane for 200 years—reach their ears. In search of a cure for Bisco's immortality, the two infiltrate a city of turmoil, strange rituals, and gruesome sacrifices, where many religious groups dwell in a precarious balance.
 
Read the exciting sequel to the story of two boys who, swift as arrows, fight to protect their loved ones and achieve their dreams!
 
(Source: Manga Up!)

The second season of Sabikui Bisco, announced at the Dengeki Bunko 30th Summer Festival Online 2023 event.

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