title: Neru: Way of the Martial Artist
text: # Neru: Way of the Martial Artist
  
  Neru: Way of the Martial Artist is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minya Hiraga. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from July to November 2021, with its chapters collected into three tankōbon volumes as of February 2022.
  
  ## Plot
  
  Neruma Isami is a young man who is passionate about martial arts. Unsure of what he wants to do in life aside from train in martial arts, he meets Akebi Haiba, who takes him to Amato High School, an academy which is made up of students who study martial arts.
  
  ## Characters
  
  ### Neruma Isami
  
      A practicing martial artist, who was raised solely by his grandfather. He is nicknamed Neru by his classmates.
  
  ### Akebi Haiba
  
      A martial artist who takes an interest in Neru.
  
  ### Toriichi Hartori
  
      A practicing martial artist. Though not physically gifted, he is very academic.
  
  ## Publication
  
  The series is written and illustrated by Minya Hiraga. It was serialized on the Weekly Shōnen Jump website in September 2020, before beginning full serialization in the main Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on July 5, 2021. It ended serialization on November 15, 2021. Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 4, 2021. As of February 4, 2022, three volumes have been released.
  
  Viz Media and Manga Plus are publishing chapters of the series simultaneously with the Japanese release.
  
  ### Volume list
  
  | No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | November 4, 2021 | 978-4-08-882871-8 | February 28, 2023 | 978-1-9747-3262-3 |
  | "Return of the Tengu" (天狗再来す, Tengu Sairaisu)"Amato High School of the 18 Martial Arts" (天門武芸十八般高校, Amato Bugei Jūhatsu-ban Kōkō)"Nagiwashin-Ryu" (凪和心流)"Beginning" (口切り, Kuchikiri) "Who Are You?" (何者, Nanimono)"Leaves a Bad Taste" (気にくわない, Kinikuwanai)"Girl Alert" (おなご注意報, Onago Chūihō) |||||
  | 2 | January 4, 2022 | 978-4-08-883008-7 | February 28, 2023 | 978-1-9747-3786-4 |
  | "Nozomiya" (望宮)"Spill" (こぼれ, Kobore)"Melting Snow" (雪解け, Yukidoke)"Senpai" (先輩)"Moving Forward" (前へ, Mae e) "Curtains Open" (幕開け, Makuake)"Abyss" (深淵, Shin'en)"Unite" (仕合わす, Shiawasu)"Kohai" (後輩, Kōhai) |||||
  | 3 | February 4, 2022 | 978-4-08-883013-1 | February 28, 2023 | 978-1-9747-3787-1 |
  | "Mother and Path and..." (母と道と, Haha to Michi to)"The Tengu Dance" (天狗舞う, Tengu Mau) |||||
  
  ## Reception
  
  Steven Blackburn from Screen Rant criticized the series due to its similarities to Naruto. Contrary to Blackburn, Jacob Parker-Dalton from Otaquest offered the first chapter praise for it setting up the plot well.
  
  