Black Bird

Description

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. But she is the bride of demon prophecy, and her blood grants incredible powers, her flesh immortality. Now the demon realm is fighting over the right to her hand...or her life!

Note: Black Bird received the 54th Shogakukan Manga Award for shoujo manga.

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Hắc Điểu

Kara kuş

pássaro negro

Siyah Kuş

Чёрная птица

الطائر الأسود

ブラックバード

黑鳥戀人

黑鸟恋人

블랙버드

Groups Scanlating

Latest Release(s)

c.2019 Special by Decadence 5 years ago

v.18 c.Extra 2 by Transcendence 11 years ago

v.18 c.Extra 1 by Transcendence 11 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

18 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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Forum

4 topics, 29 posts

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User Rating

Average: 7.8 / 10.0 (1339 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.77 / 10.0

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Last Updated

March 4th, 2023 7:50pm PST - 2 years ago

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Genre

Action Comedy Drama Harem Mystery Romance Shoujo Supernatural
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Author(s)

SAKURAKOJI Kanoko

Artist(s)

SAKURAKOJI Kanoko

Year

2007

Original Publisher

Shogakukan

Serialized In (magazine)

Betsucomi (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Viz (18 Vols - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #829

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Monthly Pos #1618

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3 Month Pos #2533

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6 Month Pos #3232

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Year Pos #3782

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List Stats

On 3647 reading lists

On 1226 wish lists

On 1730 completed lists

On 448 unfinished lists

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Black Bird Ends in Japan

13 years ago

When will it end?

13 years ago

Black Bird Drama CD

15 years ago

Black Bird?

18 years ago

User Comments [ Order by time added ]

Promising!

by dawncloud6
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

This manga is bogged down with cliches..... but in a way that works!
Yes, there is the whole teacher-student thing, and the lead seems to make everyone fall in love with her, but somehow it's not so bad!
I like all of the characters so far. I have only read to chapter five, but from what I can see, Black Bird seems pretty promising.
I just wish scans would come out sooner 🙁 !

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This got me into manga period.

by IndomitableFish
4 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

Black Bird was my ticket entry into the shoujo manga. Thus some of the occurring cliches in the genre didn't impact me as it might have others and it has a special place in my heart. I liked the relationship between the characters, the art, plot and the gory bits. A nicely wrapped package I'd say.

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Left me lacking.. It's fine, I guess

by bubublacz
5 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

I left this series a while a back and honestly, I was drawn to the Smut and Fantasy aspect. It's your regular cool, aloof guy (can he be Tsundere? but she was his main reason for living) and the crybaby damsel in distress. I was quite skeptical with how I felt by reading it since this manga was highly rated. It was enjoyable with the Youkai and the forbidden love, etc. I really hate mangas that have damsels where everyone is falling all over her (except for Red River, sorry that's my bias) and her special ability is just to love and be loved. Honestly, she was just crying non-stop. But then, I did promise myself to finish this. Well, also hated one thing in the spoiler.

Misao didn't really do anything profound in this story. Everything was solved by her man. But, I got teary-eyed towards the end when I thought she was dead. I just hate it when MCs die. I avoid it at all costs.

Really wished too that a chapter was created for Kyou loving his son. It was good that the chapter with Kyou exploding on Sou was good for the story's flow. But, I still feel that Sou will forever carry that trauma that his father still blames him. When, in the first, the child was created by Kyou and Misao.

To end it all, I still prefer female MCs that are insatiable/unique to their partners. I.e. Midnight Secretary where her blood is only addicting to the male MC (tsundere, but still totes better)

I did finish it, though. Was looking for ways for Misao to redeem herself but really what can you expect from a 16-17 y/o. 😓 Read for the Smut and Youkai...

... Last updated 5 years ago

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Could have been better

by bodea
10 years ago

Rating: N/A

Black Bird ended up just being an okay series for me that I think could have been told in less than 18 volumes. There was a lot of potential with the demon and senka maiden mythology, but it just never quite lived up to my expectations. I wanted more action, but instead I got more mushy, over sexed romance.

I liked the demon clans. Those characters were somewhat interesting, but I really couldn't bring myself to muster much affection for our MC's. Misao was whiny and had no life outside of Kyo. What's the point of the senka maiden if she can't do anything other than obsess over Kyo? I was just completely disappointed with the direction her story went in. Kyo was only slightly better. He had that whole demon clan leader thing going on, but...meh.

All in all, the plot for this was weak. It never really goes anywhere and the ending was a let down. I thought it was such a cop out for the writer to go back on everything stated about the senka maiden and certain circumstances in previous volumes. Perhaps if more effort had been put into it, I could have bought into it.

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Depends really.

by dreamit.
11 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

I think this manga depends a lot on your type of romance. In my opinion, It was pretty cliche and predictable but I was still able to finish it because there were also a lot of really interesting events that happened. The art is beautiful of course, i mean, the cover says it all. I definitely loved the concept of humans and demons because it strays it from being a regular shoujo romance. The characters are very likeable and the main girl isn't annoying or overly strong. She's a pretty realistic human girl who has moments of weakness but finds strength when it comes to protecting her loved ones. Romance is definitely takes the center stage here. Their love is so strong but also quite possessive and obsessive. I do admit sometimes i found myself going "wow.......lol" but that's just me and I think some people like those kinds of manga's. Anyway, I give this an 8/10! Give it a try, it might suit your taste

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misao's ability to cry in every single page is tremendous

by jaqenhghar
13 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

and i admire her for that.. not. it's bloody annoying. seriously, is life really that pathetic? sigh.. but then again who am i to judge, heh? aside from that, the story and romance is not that bad. hardly 7 out of 10 then.

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dropped after few chapters..

by naczyls
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

the start of this manga seems rather original, so i went on with it.
I decided to drop it after realising that the female lead is rather weak.

If you're into weak clingy crying female leads.. then this manga is for you =\

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Boring and predictable in equal measure

by Lucifel
13 years ago

Rating: 5.0 / 10.0

Pathetic lead female, completely average "bad-boy" alpha male lead with his host club of minions who all love him so very much. I can only recommend it for people who absolutely adore formulaic shoujo manga.

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The only reason I read as far as I did was stubbornness.

by doushimomo
14 years ago

Rating: 4.0 / 10.0

To be fair, I have not read Black Bird in its entirety. I did, however, read the first six volumes. The premise was interesting, but the characters kept me from actually enjoying it.
Misao, the protagonist, is passive to the point where it's obnoxious. There's a reason nearly every tankouban cover is a picture of her crying, while Kyou looks either pleased by this, or annoyed. Also, there are flowers. Misao has gotten slightly better over the course of the series, but not by much; she's moved up from just crying to crying while buying herself some time in a bad situation, but still being ridiculously naive, and still pretty weak-willed.
Kyou, the main romantic interest, is a jerk. He doesn't really seem to care about Misao's feelings, or the word 'no'. But he's all that's keeping her from being eaten by somebody else, and he's suuuuuper pretty, so Misao forgives him.
The other demons that want to marry Misao would happily settle for raping her.

Basically, the fact that nearly all the male characters are horribly misogynistic and that this is considered okay because they're good looking really bugs me. And it's not just other characters forgiving them, it's the tone of the story itself. The relationship between Kyou and Misao is really, really dysfunctional.

Overall: decent art, so-so story, horrible characters. I don't recommend it unless you have a fetish for good-looking guys with terrible personalities.

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I got to agree with KC271

by Usagi~Gurl
14 years ago

Rating: N/A

I've completely lost interest in this manga. I've gotten to ch 13 and then dropped it completely. I mean, I really like the plot of this manga, and the fact that there's a human x non-human relationship, that's what made me stick to it for so long. BUT! Misao is just soooooooo weak. She is such a crybaby and all she does is cower behind Kyo. And why is she so scared of seeing those monsters? I would think she would have gotten use to it after seeing them her whole life. I honestly don't see what Kyo or anyone else likes in her. I find her completely annoying. She just has this so-called "special blood". If she is so special, why can't she do anything??

If Misao was a tougher and stronger heroine, I think that this manga would have been one of my favorites, but as it is now, it is at the bottom of my list.

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