Franchise context: The write-up below is from the parent franchise article (anime, book series, or IP) rather than the card game itself. A dedicated CCG profile has not been written yet.
Beet the Vandel Buster 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. 19 volumes tankōbon volumes have been released as of January 2026. In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga for English release and published its first twelve volumes between 2004 and 2007.