Manga Review: Black Bird, Vol. 17 Paperback

I've finished "Black Bird Vol. 17" by Kanoko Sakurakouji.

A mythical, paranormal romance that has sold through over 280,000 copies in the U.S.

There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend. But she is the bride of demon prophecy, and her blood grants incredible powers, her flesh immortality. Now the demon realm is fighting over the right to her hand or her life!

Despite knowing that it spells her doom, Misao is determined to bear her child. But her insistence on enjoying her last days to the fullest only fuels Kyo’s determination to save her. Kyo is so desperate for answers that he’s even willing to listen to his father’s wild ideas, although though they might put Misao as far beyond his reach as death would.

Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen plus audiences.

About the Author 

Kanoko Sakurakouji was born in downtown Tokyo, and her hobbies include reading, watching plays, traveling and shopping. Her debut title, Raibu ga Hanetara, ran in Bessatsu Shojo Comic (currently called Betsucomi) in 2000, and her 2004 Betsucomi title Backstage Prince was serialized in VIZ Media's Shojo Beat magazine. She won the 54th Shogakukan Manga Award for Black Bird.

Product Details
Series: Black Bird (Book 17)
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC (October 1, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421558904
ISBN-13: 978-1421558905

My Review:

4/5

Thanks Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!

Manga Review: Black Bird, Vol. 16 [Paperback]

I've finished "Black Bird Vol. 16" by Kanoko Sakurakouji.

Product Description

He loves her blood, but does her love her?

There is a world of myth and magic that intersects ours, and only a special few can see it. Misao Harada is one such person, and she wants nothing to do with magical realms. She just wants to have a normal high school life and maybe get a boyfriend. But she is the bride of demon prophecy, and her blood grants incredible powers, her flesh immortality. Now the demon realm is fighting over the right to her hand or her life!

Misao has made the choice to forgo college and a normal human life in order to be Kyo’s wife and mother to the demon child she carries. But her pregnancy is unusual, even for the demon world. The last pages of the Senka Roku will reveal the truth of the matter, but now that Kyo has it in his hands, does he really want to know?

Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen plus audiences.

About the Author

Kanoko Sakurakouji was born in downtown Tokyo, and her hobbies include reading, watching plays, traveling and shopping. Her debut title, Raibu ga Hanetara, ran in Bessatsu Shojo Comic (currently called Betsucomi) in 2000, and her 2004 Betsucomi title Backstage Prince was serialized in VIZ Media's Shojo Beat magazine. She won the 54th Shogakukan Manga Award for Black Bird.

Product Details
Paperback: 192 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Reprint edition (May 7, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421552434
ISBN-13: 978-1421552439
My Review:

This volume is quite depressing through out the whole manga and leaves you waiting for the next volume to come out.

Kyo decides he wants to kill his child but Misao finally puts her foot down and says she wants to keep the baby.  Then Kyo starts questioning her motives like she wants to make happy memories before she dies.

Misao confesses she doesn't want to die and she wants to celebrate both their birthdays as a happy event.

4/5

Thanks Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!