The first day of the
Kadokawa Light Novel Expo event announced on Saturday that the
Sabikui Bisco (Rust-Eating Bisco) light novel series by
Shinji Cobkubo (Kobukubo) is inspiring a television anime.
The story is set in Japan after a Rusting Wind has coroded everything. People live in fear of the rust that corrodes cities and life in general. A boy named Bisco Akaboshi from the despised Mushroom Guardian tribe embarks on a journey to obtain the Rust-Eating mushroom a miracle drug that purifies all rust to save his dying teacher.
During his journey, Bisco encounters Miro Nekoyanagi, a good-looking young doctor at Imihama, and together they search for a countermeasure against the rust consuming Miro s beloved big sister.