A MUSHROOM TRIP LIKE NO OTHER In the days that followed the end of the world, few could have predicted the Rust Wind, a phenomenon that swept across Japan like a plague, choking the life from the land and its people and corroding flesh into brittle, iron sand. No one knows how the Rust began, but one mushroom-wielding renegade known as Bisco Akaboshi, the Man-Eating Redcap, is determined to bring about its end. He’s the latest in a long line of Mushroom Keepers, and together with the dashing young doctor Milo Nekoyanagi, the two will brave the horrors and wonders of the Iron Desert in search of the Rust-Eater: a mythical mushroom rumored to have the ability to cure the ailment once and for all.
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1 primary bookSabikui Bisco (Light Novel) is a 1-book series first released in 2018 with contributions by Shinji Cobkubo.
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Picked this up because I saw the anime, and that's basically what the book is: a shounen anime / manga in novel form. It's an action-packed, fast-paced story set in post-apocalyptic Japan, about a Mushroom Keeper and his encounter with a doctor who becomes his adventuring partner. This first volume covers their attempt to find Rust-Eater mushrooms, which has the ability to cure people from the Rust that's been plaguing the land. It ends in a really nice note despite having a lot more volumes to come, promising more exciting adventures for Bisco and Milo.
That being said, I had to knock off a star despite enjoying the book... because of how sexist it can be at times. Particularly when it comes to Pawoo, since the writing keeps pointing out about how it's such a waste that a woman as beautiful as her enjoys being a fierce warrior when she should be getting married. I understand that Japan does view women that way, but I just can't bring myself to like it.
Aside from that, this is the start of a really promising series. Will definitely be picking up the next book.
