“Orphan Astro, mistaken for a prince, wields ancient lance Orgue to end human-alien war on Industria.”
Barrage
戦星のバルジ
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Synopsis
Orphan Astro, mistaken for a prince, wields ancient lance Orgue to end human-alien war on Industria.
The discovery of alien life has turned the once serene planet Industria into a world of racism and perpetual conflict. Young orphan Astro lives his life with one goal: to work hard and earn enough wages to care for a group of fellow orphans he has adopted as his own family. Astro's simple life is disrupted when he encounters Bulge, the Crown Prince of Industria who is his age and shares his exact face. The prince is fleeing his royal obligations in pursuit of debauchery. The royal military captures Astro after mistaking him for the prince, ripping the young orphan away from the family he cares about. With the King of Industria misidentifying Astro as his own son, the boy is forced into the royal lifestyle. He spends his days training in the art of combat under the high-ranking young soldier Tiamat, whose only perceivable weakness is a crippling fear of women. After foiling an assassination plot and awakening the powers of the ancient lance Orgue, Astro is sent off with Tiamat to train with his new weapon to end the petty conflict between humans and aliens across the planet's surface.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 12 sampled reviews
What 12 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.22 · split reception
5.4 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 2.5
↓ 1.42
Running avg · Aug 2012 → Apr 2026
- 7 “It's a fun, 2 volume shonen with nothing out of the ordinary. Both the story and the characters follow classic tropes but that is not a bad thing. As always, Horikoshi's art is very nice to look at...”
- 7 “This manga is very underrated I read this book when I was younger and I forgotten about it till now. But it was made by the same person who made My hero Academia and I'm a fan of his work so I was...”
- 9 “From the same creator as MY HERO ACADEMIA, one of the best shounen I have ever seen ( I am talking about my hero academia). The manga I've never read through. Sensei no Bulge. The Best Shounen...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 16 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 08m approx
- Published May 2012 – Sep 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M18939 catalog