Black Night Parade

Black Night Parade
First tankōbon volume cover
ブラックナイトパレード
(Burakku Naito Parēdo)
Genre
Manga
Written byHikaru Nakamura
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
Magazine
  • Weekly Young Jump (November 2, 2016 – July 25, 2019)
  • Ultra Jump (September 19, 2019 – present)
DemographicSeinen
Original runNovember 2, 2016 – present
Volumes9

Black Night Parade (Japanese: ブラックナイトパレード, Hepburn: Burakku Naito Parēdo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from November 2016 to July 2019, before transferring to Ultra Jump starting in September 2019. The series has been collected into nine tankōbon volumes as of December 2023. A live action film adaptation premiered in Japan in December 2022.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura, Black Night Parade was initially serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine from November 2, 2016,[3][4] to July 25, 2019.[5] The series continued its publication in Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine on September 19, 2019.[6] As of December 2023, nine tankōbon volumes have been released.[7]

The manga is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[8][9]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 December 9, 2016[10]978-4-08-890564-8November 7, 2023[11]979-8-88843-189-4
  • 1. "Merry Christmas, and a Happy New Job" (ハッピー内定クリスマス!!の巻, Happī Naitei Kurisumasu!! no maki)
  • 2. "My Nightmare Job" (就職ナイトメアの巻, Shūshoku naitomea no maki)
  • 3. "An Era Ended in Death" (先代・イズ・デッドの巻, Sendai izu deddo no maki)
  • 4. "The Shady Magic that Makes Christmas Happen" (魔法という名のクリミナルの巻, Mahō to yū na no kū riminaru no maki)
  • 5. "Utterly Disappointing Presents!" (金・銀・コール！ プレゼントの巻, Kin gin Kōru！Purezento no maki)
  • 6. "A Road to a Lifetime of Black Employment" (ロード・トゥ・ブラック終身雇用の巻, Rōdo to burakku shūshin koyō no maki)
  • 7. "Black Temptation, Red Destiny" (黒の誘惑、赤いデスティニーの巻, Kuro no yūwaku, akai desutinī no maki)
2 November 17, 2017[12]978-4-08-890799-4February 20, 2024[13]979-8-88843-336-2
  • 8. "It's the North Pole Dream" (キャッチ・ザ・北極ドリームの巻, Kyacchi za Hokkyoku dorīmu no maki)
  • 9. "The Incident at Nerima Station North Exit Powson's" (練間北口ポーソン事変の巻, Ren-kan kitaguchi Pōson jihen no maki)
  • 10. "Test Your Reindeer Might!" (測定！ 知力・体力・トナカイ力の巻, Sokutei！Chiryoku tairyoku tonakai-ryoku no maki)
  • 11. "A Wonderful Mystery to Spend the Weekend On!" (ステキ・謎トキ☆ホワイトホリデイの巻, Suteki nazo toki ☆ howaito horidei no maki)
  • 12. "Remembering a Black Christmas Past" (愛と追憶のブラッククリスマスの巻, Ai to tsuioku no burakku kurisumasu no maki)
3 December 19, 2018[14]978-4-08-891067-3May 14, 2024[15]979-8-88843-627-1
  • 13. "The Un-fortunate Gingerbread Cookie!" (呪いの!? アンフォーチュンジンジャークッキーの巻, Noroi no!? Anfōchun jinjākukkī no maki)
  • 14. "A Bitter Tale of Strawberry Mochi" (大福もちビターストーリーの巻, Daifuku-mochi bitā sutōrī no maki)
  • 15. "Trial by Conveyor Belt!" (ベルトコンベアは試練と思い出を乗せての巻, Beruto konbea wa shiren to omoide o nosete no maki)
  • 16. "A Heart of Steel" (鉄の心の巻, Tetsu no kokoro no maki)
  • 17. "Nerima'ing in Another World!" (異世界練間とはじめてのおつかいの巻, Isekai-ren-kan to hajimete no o tsukai no maki)
  • 18. "It's On, Brother! Santa Mania!" (降臨！ サンタマニアの巻, Kōrin！Santa Mania no maki)
4 December 19, 2019[16]978-4-08-891317-9August 20, 2024[17]979-8-88843-845-9
  • 19. "A Wonderful Holiday" (すてきなホリデイの巻, Suteki na horidei no maki)
  • 20. "Thunder and Lightning" (雷鳴と稲妻の巻, Raimei to inazuma no maki)
  • 21. "With Great Reindeer Power Comes..." (正しく使おうトナカイパワーの巻, Masashiku tsukaō tonakai pawā no maki)
  • 22. "Cupid's Spiteful Arrow" (仁義なきキューピッドの矢の巻, Jingi naki Kyūpiddo no ya no maki)
  • 23. "The Strongest Flowers Are Poisonous" (強い花には毒があるの巻, Tsuyoi hana ni wa doku ga aru no maki)
  • 24. "It's Bring Mom to Work Day" (母を引き連れ三千里の巻, Haha o hikitsure sanzen ri no maki)
  • 25. "The Thrill of a Company Tour" (心臓破りの会社見学の巻, Shinzō yaburi no kaisha kengaku no maki)
  • 26. "Faceless Santa and the Hungry Mice" (腹ペコネズミと顔のないサンタの巻, Harapeko nezumi to kao no nai Santa no maki)
5 June 19, 2020[18]978-4-08-891447-3November 26, 2024[19]979-8-89160-175-8
6 December 18, 2020[20]978-4-08-891739-9April 22, 2025[21]979-8-89160-926-6
7 December 17, 2021[22]978-4-08-892175-4——
8 December 19, 2022[23]978-4-08-892503-5——
9 December 19, 2023[7]978-4-08-893109-8——
10 December 18, 2024978-4-08-893550-8——

Live-action film

In August 2022, it was announced that the series would be receiving a live action film adaptation, starring Ryo Yoshizawa and Kanna Hashimoto. The film is directed by Yūichi Fukuda, based on a screenplay written by Fukuda and Tetsuo Kamata. It premiered in Japan on December 23, 2022.[1] Eve performed the theme song "Shirayuki" (白雪, "White Snow").[24]

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