Black Torch

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(2016– 2018)
  • Shōnen Jump+ (2018)
  • 978-4-08-881097-3
    Black Torch
    Black Torch vol. 1.png
    First volume cover
    Genre
    Demographic Shōnen
    Original runDecember 31, 2016July 11, 2018
    Volumes5
    August 7, 2018 [12] 978-1-9747-0046-2
    2 August 4, 2017 [14] 978-4-08-881139-0 November 6, 2018 [15] 978-1-9747-0152-0
    3 December 4, 2017 [16] 978-4-08-881291-5 February 5, 2019 [17] 978-1-9747-0222-0
    4 April 4, 2018 [18] 978-4-08-881391-2 May 7, 2019 [19] 978-1-9747-0457-6
    5 August 3, 2018 [8] 978-4-08-881541-1 August 6, 2019 [13] 978-1-9747-0744-7

    Reception

    In 2019, Black Torch was one of manga titles that ranked on the "Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens" by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) of the American Library Association. [20]

    Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network ranked the first volume as a B. Silverman commended the characters' dynamic and its story devices; however, she criticized it for "doing a lot right off the bat" and for the lack of character development. Silverman found Takaki's art style similar to Tite Kubo's, of Bleach fame, and to other Shōnen Jump authors, but she said that it does not feel like an imitation of any of them. Silverman concluded: "If you're in the mood for a new shounen action series, this is one worth checking out, because once it works out its issues, it could definitely go places". [21]

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