Black Tiger (manga)

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Black Tiger
Black Tiger (manga) 1.png
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring the title character
Genre
Manga
Written byOsamu Akimoto
Published byShueisha
MagazineGrand Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 21, 2016 – present
Volumes8 (List of volumes)
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Black Tiger (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto. It has been serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Grand Jump since December 2016.

Premise[]

In the turmoil following the American Civil War, security in the south has rapidly declined. In response, the United States government significantly increased the reward for bounties and issues licenses to kill to the best bounty hunters. The series follows one of these "Black Members", the female gunslinger Black Tiger.

Production[]

Osamu Akimoto said Black Tiger came from having always wanted to draw a Western, recalling that everyone loved Spaghetti Westerns when he was a kid.[3][4] Although he previously created one with the 2015 one-shot Allie, Shoot Your Gun, he said that there are many historical dramas nowadays, but no Westerns.[4] He also described Black Tiger as an homage to manga artist Mikiya Mochizuki, who died in 2016, and his series Wild 7, where a bad guy defeats a bad guy.[4]

Although it is Akimoto's first series following the completion of KochiKame: Tokyo Beat Cops (1976–2016), Black Tiger has a different style because it is serialized in a seinen manga magazine and he said it feels like a new start as a result.[3] He said his roots are in gekiga and described the characters of Black Tiger as being gekiga, which means they do not speak much.[4] The artist noted how even when he drew gun-shooting scenes in Mr. Clice, he did not show blood, but now he wants to draw more freely.[3] Despite stating that drawing women has always been a weakness of his, Akimoto said strong-minded girls are easy and interesting to draw, so he wanted to use one as the main character.[4]

Publication[]

Written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto, Black Tiger started in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Grand Jump on December 21, 2016.[5][1][6] The manga was published on an irregular basis until November 2019, when it started a regular serialization in the magazine.[7] Shueisha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 2, 2017, and includes the 2015 one-shot Allie, Shoot Your Gun (アリィよ銃を撃て！, Arii yo Jū wo Ute!).[2] As of October 19, 2021, eight volumes have been released.[8]

Volume list[]

No. Release date ISBN
1 November 2, 2017[9]978-4-08-890802-1
2 December 19, 2018[10]978-4-08-891156-4
3 November 19, 2019[11]978-4-08-891392-6
4 April 17, 2020[12]978-4-08-891560-9
5 September 18, 2020[13]978-4-08-891661-3
6 January 19, 2021[14]978-4-08-891773-3
7 May 19, 2021[15]978-4-08-891878-5
8 October 19, 2021[8]978-4-08-892085-6

References[]

  1. ^ a b Sherman, Jennifer (December 20, 2016). "KochiKame's Osamu Akimoto Launches Black Tiger Post-Civil War Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  2. ^ a b 秋本治が描く西部劇「BLACK TIGER」1巻発売、「Mr.Clice」新刊＆新装版も. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 2, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c 秋本治の映漫画への道〜情熱のガンアクション劇画〜. Grand Jump (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e 「両さん休暇中に描きたいものを描きたい」 こち亀・秋本治氏ロングインタビュー. Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). Sankei Shimbun Co., Ltd. December 25, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael (October 7, 2016). "Osamu Akimoto's Black Tiger Manga Launches in December". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  6. ^ 秋本治の新連載がグラジャンで始動！女ガンマンを主人公にした西部劇. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 21, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  7. ^ Pineda, Rafael (November 6, 2019). "Osamu Akimoto's Black Tiger Manga Moves to Regular Serialization". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  8. ^ a b 【10月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 19, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  9. ^ 【11月2日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 2, 2017. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  10. ^ 【12月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 19, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  11. ^ 【11月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 19, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  12. ^ 【4月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 17, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  13. ^ 【9月18日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 18, 2020. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  14. ^ 【1月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 19, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
  15. ^ 【5月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 19, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2021.

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