Black Joke (manga)

Black Joke
Sixth tankōbon volume cover
ブラック・ジョーク
(Burakku Jōku)
GenreAction, comedy
Manga
Written byRintaro Koike
Illustrated byMasayuki Taguchi
Published byAkita Shoten
Magazine
  • Young Champion
  • (2008–2011)
  • Young Champion Retsu
  • (2011–2022)
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 12, 2008 – November 15, 2022
Volumes11 (List of volumes)

Black Joke (Japanese: ブラック・ジョーク, Hepburn: Burakku Jōku) is a Japanese manga series written by Rintaro Koike and illustrated by Masayuki Taguchi. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's seinen manga magazines Young Champion (2008–2011) and Young Champion Retsu (2011–2022), with its chapters collected in eleven tankōbon volumes.

The series is set in a fictional world where Japan is the 51st state of the United States, and an artificial island in Tokyo Bay known as Neon Island is the only place in American territory where gambling and prostitution are legal. Neon Island is home to many members of numerous mafia organizations. The story centers on Kira Kiyoshi, an ex-Marine and manager of the Onsen Hotel on Neon Island, as well as a member of the only Japanese mafia on the island.

Publication

Written by Rintaro Koike and illustrated by Masayuki Taguchi, Black Joke was serialized in Akita Shoten's seinen manga magazine Young Champion from February 12, 2008,[1] to March 8, 2011.[2] The series was later transferred to Young Champion Retsu, where it ran from May 17, 2011,[3] to November 15, 2022.[4] Akita Shoten collected its chapters in eleven tankōbon volumes, released from September 19, 2008,[5] to January 20, 2023.[6]

Volume list

No. Release date ISBN
1 September 19, 2008[5]978-4-253-14793-4
2 April 20, 2009[7]978-4-253-14794-1
3 December 18, 2009[8]978-4-253-14795-8
4 June 18, 2010[9]978-4-253-14796-5
5 March 18, 2011[10]978-4-253-14799-6
6 November 18, 2011[11]978-4-253-14800-9
7 June 20, 2012[12]978-4-253-14935-8
8 April 19, 2013[13]978-4-253-14936-5
9 August 20, 2014[14]978-4-253-14937-2
10 July 20, 2020[15]978-4-253-14940-2
11 January 20, 2023[6]978-4-253-30011-7

References

  1. ^ ヤングチャンピオン 2008年NO.5 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  2. ^ ヤングチャンピオン 2011年NO.7 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  3. ^ ヤングチャンピオン烈 2011年No.6 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  4. ^ ヤングチャンピオン烈 2022年No.12 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  5. ^ a b ブラック・ジョーク 第1巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  6. ^ a b ブラック・ジョーク 第11巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  7. ^ ブラック・ジョーク 第2巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  8. ^ ブラック・ジョーク 第3巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  9. ^ ブラック・ジョーク 第4巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  10. ^ ブラック・ジョーク 第5巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  11. ^ ブラック・ジョーク 第6巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  12. ^ ブラック・ジョーク 第7巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  13. ^ ブラック・ジョーク 第8巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  14. ^ ブラック・ジョーク 第9巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  15. ^ ブラック・ジョーク 第10巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved September 17, 2023.

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