“Cursed witch and gun-wielding boy seek cure and divine reason for her punishment.”
Kurohime
魔砲使い 黒姫
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Synopsis
Cursed witch and gun-wielding boy seek cure and divine reason for her punishment.
In a land where magicians cast spells on bullets in order to perform magic, like summoning powerful monsters. There was once a witch so powerful that she challenged the gods and was cursed for it. 10 years before the current time of the story, that witch challenged and defeated another magician, and in doing so saved a small boy, who instantly fell in love with her and was inspired to use guns as his "Sword of Justice". That boy was called Zero. When he was ready, he set out on a quest and found that woman who saved his life... or did he? She is not the same person that he idealized; she is selfish, rude, arrogant... and quite a bit shorter. But at the times when she feels Zero's love and self sacrifice for her, she can bring forth incredible power. So the two set out together to find a cure and the reason why the gods only bothered to curse her.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 11 sampled reviews
What 11 readers settled on.
Polarized
σ 2.21 · split reception
5.3 pts
Recommenders 8.8 · others 3.5
↓ 2.18
Running avg · Jul 2008 → Oct 2023
- 10 “When i started to read Kurohime I thought it would be a common action-adventure story but i got inmersed in the story in less time than in the common, i just got in love whit the characters,...”
- 9 “Not many battle type manga/anime stories have the main character be a girl. The main character Kurohime is a tragic hero and is seen more as villain at the beginning. The overall setting fells...”
- 8 “Seeing as how the Latest review was about 11 years ago here's my take on the Story in 2023: Do I recommend it: Yes, I DO. It has some flaws here and there but in the Grand Spectacle of Boobs and...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 87 × 18 ch × vol
- Total read 11h 36m approx
- Published Aug 2000 – Feb 2011
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M0828 catalog