Tista (manga)

Tista (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. It was serialized in Jump Square from November 2007 to July 2008 and published in two volumes.

Tista
Cover of the first volume
Genre	Action-thriller[1]
Manga
Written by	Tatsuya Endo
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA: Viz Media
Magazine	Jump Square
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	November 2, 2007 – July 4, 2008
Volumes	2

Plot

The series follows a young girl named Tista Rockwell and her work as an assassin for a religious extremist group. After she meets a man named Arty, she begins to see the hypocrisy of her organization and attempts to leave.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo, the series began serialization in Jump Square on November 2, 2007.^[a] The series completed its serialization on July 4, 2008.^[b] The series' individual chapters were collected into two tankōbon volumes.^[6]

In June 2022, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication.^[7]

Volume list

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	June 4, 2008[8]	978-4-08-874490-2	April 4, 2023[9]	978-1-9747-3671-3
2	September 4, 2008[6]	978-4-08-874570-1	July 4, 2023[10]	978-1-9747-3751-2

Reception

Shaedhen from Manga News offered praise for the artwork and characters, though they also felt the story was unoriginal.^[11] The columnist for Manga Sanctuary also offered praise for the artwork, while noting that the story was nothing original but still enjoyable.^[12] Faustine Lillaz from Planete BD was more critical, describing the characters as "stereotypes on legs". Despite this, she offered praise for the artwork.^[13]

Notes

1. It began in the December 2007 issue,^[2] released on November 2.^[3]
2. It finished in the August 2008 issue,^[4] released on July 4.^[5]