Black Sun, Silver Moon Vol. 1 [Paperback]

Tomo Maeda (Creator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2007 | Series: Black Sun, Silver Moon (Book 1)

Taki thought he was getting just what he needed; a nice, quiet job to pay off his late father's debts. Instead, he got priest Shikimi, who orders him to cleanse the church of all impurities -- including the zombies! Suddenly forced into the role of maid by day and demon-hunter by night, Taki's about to find out what other secrets Shikimi has been hiding behind his silver eyes and calm, calculating smile...

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To repay his father's debts, Taki agrees to work for the local priest, Shikimi, cleaning, cooking meals, and slaying zombies that rise from the grave. At first, Taki is turned off by his sensei's intellectual aloofness, but as he learns the truth about Shikimi, a bond between the two begins to forge. Although this manga is sure to attract readers, the story is predictable and the art is nothing special. Maeda is banking on the popularity of the horror genre and "boy love" manga in this cute story, which just happens to feature the undead. For libraries with large manga collections. King, Kevin

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Go! Comi (April 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1933617209
• ISBN-13: 978-1933617206
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 4.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,929,913 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not what you expect, December 27, 2007

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Harmony Lawler - See all my reviews

This review is from: Black Sun, Silver Moon Vol. 1 (Paperback)

If you're looking at the art and thinking "2 young guys...probably one of those boy on boy action manga...feh" you'd be wrong. I don't think it is at all. Not implied and not canon. Normally you CAN judge manga by their cover, but this one you couldn't.

With great artwork and well defined characters, Black Sun Silver Moon is one of my favorite mangas within the past week of purchase.I bought volume 1 and loved it then bought the other 2 released. This is good for people who like supernatural things, especially demons. And a cute puppy here and there.

I recommend this to all my friends and any manga fan alike.

Good artwork, pacing, characters, and story. Not somthing you could ULTRA SUPER REALLY get into, but more then most things out there.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Mildly interesting characters, story not too engaging, September 2, 2010

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Delamaine "Formerly Belacane" (Seattle Eastside) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Black Sun, Silver Moon Vol. 1 (Paperback)

I don't know why I buy non-shojo manga; it never makes me happy but I keep buying it. The characters in this story are mildly engaging - Taki is loud and rowdy, and the priest is quiet and mysterious - but the story just didn't seem interesting enough to buy the next volume. Of course, I had ordered the second volume at the same time as the first, so I read it to see if it got any better - and it didn't, really. There are only a few references to zombie-killing in this one (it is rather trivially dealt with) and the focus seems to be more on the home relationship between Taki and the priest (whose name I cannot at the moment remember - Shikimi?). Much of the book is spent showing Shikimi reading a book while Taki cleans and grumbles to himself - this is excessively done, I think.

So, I won't be buying more volumes, and this probably isn't even a library read for me. It's just not entertaining enough.