Black Bullet
English Title: Black Bullet
Japanese Title: ブラック・ブレット — “Black Bullet”
Author: Shiden Kanzaki
Illustrator: Saki Ukai
Translator: Nita Lieu
Genre: Action, Sci-fi, Dystopia
Original Run: September 2011 – ongoing
English Run: August 2015 – ongoing
Japanese Publisher: Dengeki Bunko (ASCII Media Works)
English Publisher: Yen On (Yen Press)
Volumes in Japanese: 7 (In Progress)
Volumes in English: 7 (In Progress)
Average Price Per Volume: Paperback $10 — Kindle $8 — Nook $8
Synopsis: The World Has Already Ended. The future–where a terrible battle against a parasitic virus called “Gastrea” has been fought…and lost. Humanity is cornered and lives in despair. Rentaro and Enju face constant danger in their work as a team of anti-Gastrea specialists known as “civil security officers.” As if the daily fight against oblivion weren’t enough, they’ll soon face a threat that could destroy all of Tokyo…
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- Vol 1 – Those Who Would be Gods
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- Vol 2 – Against a Perfect Sniper
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- Vol 3 – The Destruction of the World by Fire
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- Vol 4 – Vengeance is Mine
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- Vol 5 — Rentaro Satomi, Fugitive
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- Vol 6 – Purgatory Strider
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- Vol 7 — The Bullet That Changed the World
Volume 1 — Those Who Would be Gods
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Released August 18, 2015 — ISBN-13: 978-0316304993
Volume 2 — Against a Perfect Sniper
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Released December 15, 2015 — ISBN-13: 978-0316344890
Volume 3 — The Destruction of the World by Fire
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Released April 19, 2016 — ISBN-13: 978-0316344906
Volume 4 — Vengeance is Mine
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Released August 23, 2016 — ISBN-13: 978-0316344913
Volume 5 — Rentaro Satomi, Fugitive
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Released December 12, 2016 — ISBN-13: 978-0316344920
Volume 6 — Purgatory Strider
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Released April 18, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-0316344944
Volume 7 — The Bullet that Changed the World
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Released September 19, 2017 — ISBN-13: 978-0316510646
Reviews of Black Bullet
AniTay: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3
Case Suitable for Treatment: Vol 1 — Vol 2 — Vol 3
Justus R Stone: Vol 1 — Vol 2
The August Hail: Vol 1 — Vol 2
Illustrations Sampler
Anime Adaptation
MAL Entry — 13 episodes — Aired April 2014 – July 2014
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Note: Adapted volumes 1 to 4 of the light novel series
Manga Adaptation
MAL Entry — 4 volumes — Published August 2012 – June 2014
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If you liked Black Bullet, you might also want to try…
- Attack on Titan: Before the Fall, Harsh Mistress, Lost Girls — post-apocalypse
- Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose — post-apocalypse
- Aria the Scarlet Ammo — similar character dynamics
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Loved watching this anime and just started the LN. Not a fan of all the loli jokes but it’s nowhere near as bad as No Game No Life.
The translator is Nita Lieu
I didn’t hear any news about vol 8? I wonder when the release will come.
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