Beet the Vandel Buster

Beet the Vandel Buster
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Beet
冒険王ビィト (Bōken Ō Bīto)
Genre	Adventure, fantasy[1]
Manga
Written by	Riku Sanjo
Illustrated by	Koji Inada
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA: Viz Media
Imprint	Jump Comics
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Jump (2002–2006) Jump SQ.Crown (2016) Jump SQ.Rise (2018–present)
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	March 6, 2002 – present
Volumes	18 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Tatsuya Nagamine
Written by	Yoshimi Narita
Music by	Hiroshi Takaki
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	NA: Illumitoon Entertainment
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	September 30, 2004 – March 30, 2006
Episodes	77

Beet the Vandel Buster (Japanese: 冒険王ビィト, Hepburn: Bōken Ō Bīto, lit. 'Adventure King Bee') is a Japanese manga series written by Riku Sanjo and illustrated by Koji Inada. The manga ran in Shueisha's Monthly Shōnen Jump from 2002 to 2006. After a nearly ten-year hiatus, the series resumed in Jump SQ.Crown in 2016, before entering a short-term hiatus. It has been serialized in Jump SQ.Rise since 2018. 18 volumes tankōbon volumes have been released as of October 2024. In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga for English release and published its first twelve volumes between 2004 and 2007.

The series takes place in a fantasy world where humans have been suffering from the attacks of the demon-like Vandels. Humans can fight back by becoming a Vandel Buster, a paid monster and Vandel assassin. Beet is a young boy who becomes a Vandel Buster to be like his heroes, the Zenon Warriors.

A 52-episode anime television series adaptation by Toei Animation was broadcast on TV Tokyo, followed by a sequel, Beet the Vandel Buster: Excellion, which ran for 25 episodes. The anime series was licensed in North America by Illumitoon Entertainment, who only released one DVD in 2007 before discontinuing it.