The Black Museum (manga)
The Black Museum | |
![]() The Black Museum: Springald cover | |
黒博物館 (Kuro Hakubutsukan) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Springald | |
Written by | Kazuhiro Fujita |
Published by | Kodansha |
Magazine | Morning |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | May 10, 2007 – August 2, 2007 |
Volumes | 1 |
Manga | |
The Ghost and the Lady | |
Written by | Kazuhiro Fujita |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Morning |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | November 27, 2014 – June 25, 2015 |
Volumes | 2 |
The Black Museum (Japanese: 黒博物館, Hepburn: Kuro Hakubutsukan) is Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It is an anthology of dark fantasy stories in a British setting.[1] Two stories, Springald and Springald Ibun: Mother Goose, were published in Kodansha's Morning from May to August 2007, and collected in a single tankōbon volume. Another story, The Ghost and the Lady, was published in Morning from November 2014 to June 2015, and collected in two tankōbon volumes. In North America, Kodansha USA licensed The Black Museum: The Ghost and the Lady for English language release.
Publication[]
The Black Museum is written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It is the second serialized work by Fujita published in a seinen manga magazine.[3] Fujita published two stories, Springald (スプリンガルド, Supuringarudo) and Springald Ibun: Mother Goose (スプリンガルド異聞マザア・グウス, Supuringarudo Ibun Mazaa Guusu), serialized in Kodansha's Morning from May 10 to August 2, 2007.[4][5] Kodansha collected the two stories in a single tankōbon volumes, released on September 21, 2007.[6]
Fujita launched another story, The Ghost and The Lady (ゴースト アンド レデ, Gōsuto ando Redi), serialized in Morning from November 27, 2014 to June 25, 2015.[7][8] Kodansha collected the story in two tankōbon volumes, published on July 23, 2015.[9][10]
In North America, Kodansha USA announced the license of The Ghost and the Lady manga in March 2016.[11] The first volume was released on October 25 and the second on December 27, 2016.[12][13]
Volume list[]
Springald[]
No. | Release date | ISBN | ||
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1 | September 21, 2007[6] | 978-4-06-372630-5 | ||
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The Ghost and the Lady[]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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1 | July 23, 2015[9] | 978-4-09-185678-4 | October 25, 2016[12] | 978-4-06-388477-7 | ||
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2 | July 23, 2015[10] | 978-4-06-388478-4 | December 27, 2016[13] | 978-1-64505-864-9 | ||
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Reception[]
The Black Museum: The Ghost and the Lady placed 3rd on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! ranking of top 20 manga for male readers.[14]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b McCulloch, Joe (November 1, 2016). "This Week in Comics! (11/2/16 – Saints & Souls)". The Comics Journal. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
it's a seinen project from publisher Kodansha's weekly Morning magazine, and technically part of an irregular anthology, "The Black Museum", which finds Fujita doing dark fantasy comics in a British setting.
- ^ Silverman, Rebecca (December 11, 2016). "The Ghost and the Lady GN 1 - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ マンガ批評:黒博物館スプリンガルド 新たな舞台で開花 純な魂と大人の物語. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). October 11, 2007. Archived from the original on December 26, 2007. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ 『うしおととら』『からくりサーカス』の藤田和日郎、23号よりシリーズ連載スタート!! (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 6, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ ラインナップ NO.35・36 07年08月02日(木)発売 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 黒博物館 スプリンガルド (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ 藤田和日郎の週刊連載、モーニングで開幕!「黒博物館」新シリーズ. Natalie (in Japanese). November 27, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ 藤田和日郎「黒博物館」シリーズ第2弾が華麗に終幕、単行本は7月発売. Natalie (in Japanese). June 25, 2015. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 黒博物館 ゴースト アンド レディ 上 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 黒博物館 ゴースト アンド レディ 下 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Blyden, Jabulani (March 25, 2016). "Kodansha Comics Adds Interviews with Monster Girls, Fairy Tail: Twin Dragons of Sabertooth, Nekogahara Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The Ghost and the Lady 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "The Ghost and the Lady 2". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (December 10, 2015). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2016's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
Further reading[]
- Minto, Evan (November 20, 2016). "[Review] The Black Museum: The Ghost and the Lady". Otaku USA. Archived from the original on November 4, 2020.
- Silverman, Rebecca (January 15, 2017). "The Ghost and the Lady [Hardcover] GN 2 - Review". Anime News Network.
External links[]
- The Black Museum: Springald at Morning (in Japanese)
- The Black Museum: The Ghost and the Lady at Morning (in Japanese)
- The Black Museum: The Ghost and the Lady at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 2007 manga
- 2014 manga
- Comics set in the United Kingdom
- Dark fantasy anime and manga
- Historical fantasy anime and manga
- Kodansha manga
- Manga anthologies
- Seinen manga