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Black Cat (manga by K. Yabuki)

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[ serialized in [Shonen Jump Japan] ]

Related anime:
    Black Cat (TV) (adaptation)

Alternative title:
ブラックキャット (Japanese)
블랙 캣 (Korean)
Genres: action, adventure
Themes: assassins
Age rating: Teenagers (May contain bloody violence, bad language, nudity)
Plot Summary: Ex-assasin Train Hartnett and his partner, Sven, are bounty hunters, living a somewhat normal life. That is, until Train's ex-co-worker, the leader of a group of merciless villains with special abilities, decides to recruit him into their crime ring and change the world to their control. 
User Ratings: 348 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 47 votes (sub:27, dub:9, English:9, raw:1, Ita.dub:1)
 Excellent: 108 votes (sub:45, English:43, dub:13, ?:3, edit.dub:2, raw:1, Italian:1)
 Very good: 89 votes (English:38, sub:30, dub:17, ?:2, Ger.sub:1, raw:1)
 Good: 57 votes (English:30, sub:17, dub:9, ?:1)
 Decent: 23 votes (English:14, sub:5, dub:2, ?:2)
 So-so: 10 votes (English:6, dub:2, sub:2)
 Not really good: 4 votes (dub:1, English:1, French:1, sub:1)
 Weak: 5 votes (English:2, sub:2, raw:1)
 Bad: 3 votes (Ger.dub:1, dub:1, English:1)
 Awful: 2 votes (English:2)
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 918 users, rank: #40
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 7.989 (Very good-.01), std. dev.: 1.6347, rank: #946
Weighted mean: 7.816 (Very good-.18), rank: #962 (seen all: 8.12 / seen some: 7.65 / won't finish: 4.88)
Bayesian estimate: 7.816 (Very good-.18), rank: #522
Number of tankoubon: 20
Number of pages: 196
Volumes:
#01. The Man Called Black Cat
#02. "Creed"
#03. What the Living Can Do
#04. Single-Day Valentine
#05. The Balefires of Revolution
#06. Price of Happiness
#07. Time for Revenge
#08. Invasion of Cerberus
#09. Battle of the Ancient Palace
#10. Change, and After...
#11. Promise
#12. A Brand New Gun
#13. Friends
#14. Recruiting Allies!
#15. Eve in Battle
#16. The Truth of "Dao"
#17. Go After Them!
#18. Light of Guidance
#19. As A Bounty Hunter
Chapter titles: We have 186
Vintage:
2000 to 2004 (Shonen Jump Japan 2000 No.32 to 2004 No.29)
2001-01-11 to 2004-10-09 (Tankōbon (Manga)) (Japan)
2005-06-07 to 2008-09-11 (Germany: Carlsen-Manga)
2006-03-07 (North America) 
2006-03-07 to 2009-05-05 (North America)
Releases: We have 55
Links: We have 2
Trivia: We have 4
In the news 14 times:
2009-08-03   Shonen Jump Posts 1st Japanese Chapters of 22 Manga for Free
2009-05-22   New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 10-16
2009-05-15   New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 3-9
2009-03-13   New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 1-7
2009-02-05   ICv2 Estimates U.S. Manga Sales Were Down 17% in 2008 (Update 2)
2008-10-02   16 Manga in September's Top 20 U.S. Graphic Novels
2008-06-05   Naruto, Kingdom Hearts Tops U.S. Graphic Novels Sales in May
2007-12-21   To Love-Ru -Trouble- Sci-Fi Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime
2007-02-13   Navarre Q4 Report: Profits Up 24.9%
2006-12-21   Black Cat Win It Before You Can Buy It Contest
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    Black Cat (GN 9) 2007-07-03 (from $4.49)
    Black Cat (GN 10) 2007-09-04 (from $4.49)
    Black Cat (GN 11) 2007-11-06 (from $4.49)
    Black Cat (GN 12) 2008-01-01 (from $4.49)
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    Black Cat (GN 14) 2008-05-06 (from $4.30)
    Black Cat (GN 15) 2008-07-01 (from $4.64)
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    Black Cat (GN 17) 2008-11-04 (from $4.64)
    Black Cat (GN 18) 2009-01-06 (from $4.29)
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Japanese staff 
Japanese cast 

Story & Art: Kentaro Yabuki

 (none)
Japanese companies 

Publisher: Shueisha

English staff 

Translation: JN Productions

Adaptation: Kelly Sue DeConnick

Design: Courtney Utt

Director Of Production: Noberu Watanabe

Editing:
Frances Wall 
Joel Enos
Jonathan Tarbox (vol. 7, 8, 9, 10)

Editor In Cheif: Yumi Hoashi

Managing Editor: Elizabeth Kawasaki

Publisher: Hyoe Narita

Sr. Director Of Acquisitions: Rika Inouye

Touch-up Art & Lettering: Gia Luc 

Vice President: Yumi Hoashi

Vice President Of Marketing: Liza Coppoia

Vice President Of Publishing: Alvin Lu

Vice President Of Sales: Liza Coppoia

English cast 
(none)
English companies 

Distributor: Madman Entertainment Pty. Ltd. (Australia & New Zealand)

Licensed by: Viz Media

Publisher: Chuang Yi (Singapore)

Translation: JN Productions

French staff 
French companies 
(none)
 

Publisher: Glenat

French cast 
(none)
Italian staff 
Italian companies 
(none)
 

Publisher:
Editions Star Comics
Star Comics

Italian cast 
(none)
German staff 
German cast 

Translation: Claudia Peter

 (none)
German companies 

Publisher: Carlsen Comics

Dutch staff 
(none)
Dutch companies 

Publisher: Glénat Benelux

Dutch cast 
(none)
 
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