The Black Museum (manga)
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. A third story, Mikazuki Yo, Kaibutsu to Odore, started in Morning in March 2022. In North America, Kodansha USA licensed The Black Museum: The Ghost and the Lady for English language release.
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 |
Manga | |
Mikazuki Yo, Kaibutsu to Odore | |
Written by | Kazuhiro Fujita |
Published by | Kodansha |
Magazine | Morning |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | March 10, 2022 – present |
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]
A third story, Mikazuki Yo, Kaibutsu to Odore (三日月よ、怪物と踊れ, "Dance with Beasts, O Crescent Moon"), started in Morning on March 10, 2022.[11][12]
In North America, Kodansha USA announced the license of The Ghost and the Lady manga in March 2016.[13] The first volume was released on October 25 and the second on December 27, 2016.[14][15]
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[14] | 978-4-06-388477-7 | ||
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2 | July 23, 2015[10] | 978-4-06-388478-4 | December 27, 2016[15] | 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.[16]
References
- 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.
- 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.
- 黒博物館 ゴースト アンド レディ 上 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- 黒博物館 ゴースト アンド レディ 下 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- 藤田和日郎が描く19世紀英国伝奇アクション「黒博物館」約7年ぶりの新シリーズ開始. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 10, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
- Pineda, Rafael (March 14, 2022). "Ushio & Tora's Kazuhiro Fujita Pens New The Black Museum Manga After 7 Years". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- 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.
- "The Ghost and the Lady 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- "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