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Saturday, October 3, 2009

Winner of the 54th Shogakukan Manga Award!

Black Bird is an ongoing Japanese supernatural manga series written and illustrated by Kanoko Sakurakoji. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Betsucomi manga magazine since 2007. Chapters are collected and published with ten[March 26, 2010] volumes currently released in Japan. In 2008, Viz Media announced they had licensed the series for an English release in North America. The first volume of their version of Black Bird was released on August 4, 2009.
Black Bird received the 2009 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga.


In late January 2009, Black Bird drama CD was released by Columbia Music Entertainment.


Two million copies exceeded in March, 2010.



Official Summary
(Back cover of Vol.1)


There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend.
All that changes one day when Misao is attacked by a demon. Her childhood friend Kyo suddenly returns to save her and tend to her cuts -- with his tongue!
It turns out Misao is the bride of prophecy, whose blood gives power to the demon clan who claims her.
But most demons want to keep her power for themselves -- by eating her!
Now Misao is just trying to stay alive...and decide if she likes it when Kyo licks her wounds.

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