BLACK GOD story by Dall-Young Lim, art by Sung-Woo Park

Wending his way home after a bender one evening, master moocher and game programmer Keita Ibuki decides to satisfy a craving for ramen at a noodle stand. Instead of slurping soup, though, he surrenders his meal to a manic girl who, unbeknownst to Keita, is a Mototsumitama, a guardian of the coexistence equilibrium. When his new acquaintance is attacked, Keita gets caught in the crossfire and loses an arm. Awakening from the shock, Keita finds himself back in his apartment, arm intact! But just whose arm is it?!

BLACK GOD Volume 1 | October 2007
BLACK GOD Volume 2 | February 2008
BLACK GOD Volume 3 | June 2008
BLACK GOD Volume 4 | October 2008
BLACK GOD Volume 5 | February 2009
BLACK GOD Volume 6 | June 2009
BLACK GOD Volume 7 | October 2009
BLACK GOD Volume 8 | February 2010
BLACK GOD Volume 9 | May 2010
BLACK GOD Volume 10 | Coming August 2010
BLACK GOD Volume 11 | Coming November 2010
BLACK GOD Volume 12 | Coming March 2011

Black God © Lim Dall Young, Park Sung Woo / SQUARE ENIX

BLACK GOD Volume 1
story by Dall-Young Lim, art by Sung-Woo Park

Wending his way home after a bender one evening, master moocher and game programmer Keita Ibuki decides to satisfy a craving for ramen at a noodle stand. Instead of slurping soup, though, he surrenders his meal to a manic girl who, unbeknownst to Keita, is a Mototsumitama, a guardian of the coexistence equilibrium. When his new acquaintance is attacked, Keita gets caught in the crossfire and loses an arm. Awakening from the shock of his injury, Keita finds himself back in his apartment…arm intact! But just whose arm is it?!

BLACK GOD Volume 2
story by Dall-Young Lim, art by Sung-Woo Park

Balancing a normal existence and an unbreakable pact with a divine being is anything but easy. Much to his chagrin, Keita is discovering this the hard way. Try as he might to distance himself from recent events, Keita can’t shake Kuro, the mototsumitama who saved his life. But when the stakes get higher and another human-mototsumitama pair comes looking for a fight-one with Keita’s childhood friend, Akane, as the prize-Keita is forced to reevaluate his attitude and stand by both his old and new friends. Who will emerge victorious?

BLACK GOD Volume 3
story by Dall-Young Lim, art by Sung-Woo Park

Upon discovering that his new enemies are actually allies, Keita receives the guidance (and the goods) necessary to take on the evil behind the false alter-egos running rampant all over the world. But first he must revisit the painful memory of his mother’s death when this new battle takes him and Kuro to his mother’s hometown of Okinawa. Will the strength gained from his newfound friends be enough to help him through this grueling journey?

BLACK GOD Volume 4
story by Dall-Young Lim, art by Sung-Woo Park

After overcoming the initial shock of seeing his dead mother in a recent photograph, Keita travels to Okinawa with Kuro and Akane. Following a reunion with his karate-master grandfather, Keita and company are led to an island where they meet twin feral Mototsumitamas. Though they’re initially hostile, it seems the twins hold a piece of the puzzle that will bring Keita and his companions closer to the truth about the aims of the ruthless Shishigami. But as they get closer to that truth, Keita comes face-to-face with his mother?! Or is she…?

BLACK GOD Volume 5
story by Dall-Young Lim, art by Sung-Woo Park

Still in Okinawa, Kuro and the twins unvover a Shishigami plot to systematically destroy sources of tera around the world! But the conflicted Keita isn’t really in a position to be much help as he juggles getting to know his mother’s doppeliner, Shinobu, with fulfilling his duties as Kuro’s partner. But when the Shishigami invite Keita to join them, will that be enough to snap him out of his confusion?

BLACK GOD Volume 6
story by Dall-Young Lim, art by Sung-Woo Park

Kuro opens up about her life before she came to Earth, that of a carefree princess in her family’s haven of pure tera. But factions emerged among the mototsumitama, and now the violent betrayal that destroyed her clan drives her search for the head of the Shishigami family. The mutual tragedy of their pasts draws Keita and Kuro closer together — this fight has become personal for both of them. But will their bond of trust give them the strength to take on the Kaionji Group as Kouei’s sinister plot unfolds in Okinawa?

BLACK GOD Volume 7
story by Dall-Young Lim, art by Sung-Woo Park

Having systematically destroyed all the protective soul stones in Japan, Hiyou reveals his plot to gather alter egos together and unleash a massive wave of negative energy that could threaten the entire country. The last soul stone is in Okinawa — the stone once guarded by Makana and Kakuma’s family. With Kuro and Keita detained at the resort and Kakuma captured by Tribal Ends, Makana’s ready to step up and defend the pure place of his fallen relatives. But a lone Mototsumitama may not have the strength to oppose the evil at work…

BLACK GOD Volume 8
story by Dall-Young Lim, art by Sung-Woo Park

In the heat of battle, Keita and Kuro learn that Shinobu is a minus root—one who must absorb the tera of others lest she be overcome by the raw negative energy within her. With Shinobu latched on to Keita, Kuro is unable to summon her strength as Keita’s power is drained away. As no one stands in his way, Hiyou destroys the Hiba family’s soul stone, releasing a tidal wave of negative energy that threatens to engulf Okinawa. Is there anyone left to protect the island?

BLACK GOD Volume 9
story by Dall-Young Lim, art by Sung-Woo Park

May 2010 | ISBN: 978-0-316-09765-9 | $11.99 ($14.99) | 208 pages | 5″x 7.5″ | Older Teen

With the danger in Okinawa now passed, Keita, Kuro, and Akane return to Tokyo. Though Kuro and he were ultimately victorious in Okinawa, Keita worries that his own weakness is holding back the team and begins training even harder to face the battles that lie ahead. Unfortunately, more than danger is looming on the horizon. A roaming mototsumitama wanders into town, causing as much of a fuss as Kuro did when she first arrived in Keita’s life!

BLACK GOD Volume 10
story by Dall-Young Lim, art by Sung-Woo Park

Accosted by an agent of the Shishigami clan, Keita and Kuro have no choice but to fight. The duo seems to be holding its own against the mototsumitama Aragi, but it’s too early to celebrate. Just as Kuro manages to take Aragi down, his contractee shows up, eager to wrap things up as quickly as possible. Keita crumbles as Aragi’s contractee unleashes her thousand, the Gravi Doom, and with their synch broken, Kuro is left alone to face the unrelenting Aragi. Never has Kuro felt so powerless in battle. Even if she emerges from the fight alive, will her confidence remain intact?

COVERCOMING

BLACK GOD Volume 11
story by Dall-Young Lim, art by Sung-Woo Park

Mikami may have slipped through the Kaionji Group’s fingers once, but they aren’t about to let her escape again! Before she can make her getaway, Saishu of the Shishigami clan takes out Mikami’s beloved Ferrari, forcing her to face him in battle. Enraged, Mikami readily leaps into the fight, but without a contractee even the fierce mototsumitama is no match for Saishu’s skillful attacks. Excel watches in tears as her only precious friend is bloodied and beaten…which rouses memories of another person she once held very dear…

COVERCOMING

BLACK GOD Volume 12
story by Dall-Young Lim, art by Sung-Woo Park

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