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 – September 14, 2023 |
Volumes | 6 |
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, serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning.[1] Two stories, Springald and Springald Ibun: Mother Goose, were published from May to August 2007, and collected in a single tankōbon volume. Another story, The Ghost and the Lady, was published from November 2014 to June 2015, and collected in two volumes. A third story, Mikazuki Yo, Kaibutsu to Odore, was published from March 2022 to September 2023, and collected in six volumes. In North America, Kodansha USA licensed The Black Museum: The Ghost and the Lady for English language release.
Media
[edit]Manga
[edit]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,[7] to June 25, 2015.[8] Kodansha collected the story in two tankōbon volumes, published on July 23, 2015.[9][10]
A one-shot story, subtitled "Candy Cane" (キャンディ ケイン, Kyandi Kein), was published in Morning on December 14, 2017, as part of the "Carnaval" one-shot stories project to commemorate the magazine's 35th anniversary.[11]
A third series, Mikazuki Yo, Kaibutsu to Odore (三日月よ、怪物と踊れ, "Crescent Moon, Dance with the Monster"), was serialized in Morning from March 10, 2022,[12][13] to September 14, 2023.[14] Kodansha collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from July 22, 2022,[15] to October 23, 2023.[16]
In North America, Kodansha USA announced the license of The Ghost and the Lady manga in March 2016.[17] The first volume was released on October 25 and the second on December 27, 2016.[18][19]
Springald
[edit]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
[edit]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[18] | 978-4-06-388477-7 | ||
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2 | July 23, 2015[10] | 978-4-06-388478-4 | December 27, 2016[19] | 978-1-64505-864-9 | ||
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Mikazuki Yo, Kaibutsu to Odore
[edit]No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | July 22, 2022[20] | 978-4-06-528312-7 |
2 | November 22, 2022[21] | 978-4-06-529660-8 |
3 | March 23, 2023[22] | 978-4-06-530894-3 |
4 | June 22, 2023[23] | 978-4-06-532016-7 |
5 | September 22, 2023[24] | 978-4-06-532866-8 |
6 | October 23, 2023[16] | 978-4-06-533343-3 |
Stage play
[edit]In April 2023, it was announced that The Ghost and the Lady will receive a stage play adaptation. It will be directed by Scott Schwartz, with Chikae Takahashi writing the script and lyrics, Harumi Fūki in charge of composition and arrangement, and Megumi Chinju serving as musical director.[25] It is set to run at the Autumn Theater in the JR East Shiki Theater in Tokyo from May 6 to November 11, 2024.[26]
Reception
[edit]The Black Museum: The Ghost and the Lady placed third on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2016 ranking of top 20 manga for male readers.[27]
References
[edit]- ^ a b McCulloch, Joe (November 1, 2016). "This Week in Comics! (11/2/16 – Saints & Souls)". The Comics Journal. Archived from the original on October 15, 2020. 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. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. 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.
- ^ a b 黒博物館 スプリンガルド (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on July 31, 2021. 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. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). November 27, 2014. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. 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. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). June 25, 2015. Archived from the original on April 17, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ a b 黒博物館 ゴースト アンド レディ 上 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on October 24, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ a b 黒博物館 ゴースト アンド レディ 下 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ 新たな義経像を描く新連載モーニングで始動、藤田和日郎「黒博物館」新作も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 14, 2017. Archived from the original on October 23, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
- ^ 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. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 10, 2022. Archived from the original on 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. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
- ^ Tai, Anita (September 11, 2023). "New Black Museum Manga Ends on September 14". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ ベストセラー作家が語る奇妙な女剣士の物語「黒博物館 三日月よ、怪物と踊れ」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 22, 2022. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ a b 黒博物館 三日月よ、怪物と踊れ(6) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Blyden, Jabulani (March 25, 2016). "Kodansha Comics Adds Interviews with Monster Girls, Fairy Tail: Twin Dragons of Sabertooth, Nekogahara Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 11, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "The Ghost and the Lady 1". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on August 13, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ a b "The Ghost and the Lady 2". Penguin Random House. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ 黒博物館 三日月よ、怪物と踊れ(1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ 黒博物館 三日月よ、怪物と踊れ(2) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on March 16, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ 黒博物館 三日月よ、怪物と踊れ(3) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 11, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ 黒博物館 三日月よ、怪物と踊れ(4) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 16, 2023. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
- ^ 黒博物館 三日月よ、怪物と踊れ(5) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (April 10, 2023). "The Black Museum: The Ghost and the Lady Manga Gets Stage Musical". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 10, 2023. Retrieved April 11, 2023.
- ^ 藤田和日郎原作、劇団四季ミュージカル「ゴースト&レディ」出演候補キャスト明らかに. Stage Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 31, 2023. Archived from the original on November 5, 2023. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (December 10, 2015). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2016's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 26, 2016. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
Further reading
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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