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“High schooler Misao, demon-blood magnet, reunites with Tengu leader Kyou who demands she become his bride for protection.”
Black Bird
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7.59
2,756 rank · 52,056 readers · 2,013 favorites
Shoujo
Action
Award Winning
Drama
Romance
Supernatural
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Synopsis
High schooler Misao, demon-blood magnet, reunites with Tengu leader Kyou who demands she become his bride for protection.
Misao Harada has been able to see demons since she was a child and has vague memories of a boy who protected her from these troublesome creatures, vowing to come back for her someday. Now in high school, Misao wishes she could be normal and have a boyfriend. As she returns home one day, she notices a gorgeous stranger has moved in next door. To her surprise, he introduces himself as Kyou, her long-lost childhood friend and first love. The next day, on her 16th birthday, Misao is suddenly wounded by a classmate. Exposed as a demon, he plans to eat her in order to gain eternal youth. When all hope seems lost, Kyou saves her, revealing himself as the leader of a Tengu clan. Since making Misao his bride will bring prosperity to his clan, he offers her a choice: sleep with him and become his bride, or endure more attacks from other demons drawn to the power of her blood.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 20 sampled reviews
6.7
/10
What 20 readers settled on.
79%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 5
σ 2.30
Agreement
Polarized
σ 2.30 · split reception
The polarity gap
5.5 pts
Recommenders 8.5 · others 3.0
Yes
No
Score over time
↓ 3.30
Running avg · Apr 2010 → Aug 2019
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 10 “I usually read only BL comics, so I was surprised at how much I've fallen for Black Bird. The artwork is absolutely gorgeous. The characters are beautiful (Host Club lol). The storyline is rather...”
- 10 “Black bird is truly amazing. It has all the things I love. Deep romance, fighting, laughter and silly times, and just the heart warming part are great too. To be honest, this is the first manga I...”
- 10 “What can I say about Black Bird except that it was an unbelievable read. In the beginning, I was a little worried about reading it - simply because I haven't read manga in a VERY long time and I...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 50%
Long · 10%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 84 × 18 ch × vol
- Total read 11h 12m approx
- Published Jul 2006 – Dec 2012
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2698 catalog