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Kurokami (Manga)

Black God is an interesting seinen supernatural action series that centers among the fate of one ordinary guy (Keita Ibuki) ending up in the crossfire of losing his arm. When his arm was exchanged with a Mototsumitama (Kuro), Keita realizes his life revolves around an abnormal situation.

Along with the fact that Keita ends up being contracted with Kuro, readers learn about the existence of other things that take place in the Black God world such as the existence of Mototsumitamas, Doppeliners, Alter Egos, etc. Early in the story, this amount of information can certainly confuse readers in understanding the details. However as the manwha goes along, readers will certainly gain an interest in the revealing events that occur in the story. Add to the fact that there are several entertaining battles, this story helps spark an interest to readers that are willing to see what happens next in Black God.

The characters certainly play interesting parts that usually bring a good flow to the story, even though some of them display their familiar personalities by looks. One area to take from enjoying the characters is how different areas of revealing information come from the character's motives or backgrounds. Another area that readers may have a frustrated time in getting used to is Keita's obnoxious attitude on Kuro. However as the story progresses, Keita somehow brings some good signs of progress that make him a better individual than he was earlier in the story.

As it stands out, the artwork is generally very good in most of its areas. Both character designs and backgrounds are drawn very nicely and provide good features. There is also some good illustrations that come from the characters such as the intense moments in Black God. The combat artwork also does good in some areas, despite the fact that the action sequences can be a little hard to follow in certain panels.

All in all despite the fact that the story can be confusing in certain areas and readers may have their issues with Keita's obnoxious attitude, Black God still delivers in its good results that certainly makes this manwha worth checking out for its readers.

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Black God is a Seinen, Supernatural, Action that is about the usual ‘fateful encounter’ starting point, with awesome art & action. Even though this is technically a Manhwa/Manwha, the Japanese characters & setting basically makes this a regular Manga.

Keita Ibuki is a normal guy who undergoes an unexpected life-changing experience, when he gets caught in the crossfire of higher beings that call themselves ‘Mototsumitama’. Now there’s a girl named Kuro, who he must stick with, due to various circumstances. The beginning of this hectic story really throws the reader into the thick of it, bombarding you with information regarding the complex plot (doppel-liners, terra, mototsumitama, etc.) and some intense action. Even with it all explained by the end of the 1st volume, it’s obvious that there are a number of plot holes that need to be filled (e.g. coexistence balance). It’s also a problem that the story lacks any real focus, as it just teeters between; Keita’s daily life, fights between mototsumitama and the dealing behind the scenes. Though after some surprising developments, the situation soon changes and the story soon finds some real direction.

This manhwa has a plethora of characters, with the ones largely involved in the story being somewhat cliché but realistic. Keita is a regular guy with an unappealing attitude, though he can be quite funny & dependable. Kuro is a weird girl, with a cute & dim-witted personality but has a troubled past. It’s interesting the way these two form a deep relationship as ‘mototsumitama & partner’ and the others that appear are also intriguing in their own way.

What’s truly amazing about this manhwa is the awesome artwork. The characters look first-class & have nice round features, the backgrounds are immensely detailed and the action is impressive & intense. Although the artwork would have been perfect if the action sequences weren’t so incomprehensible in the beginning.

Overall Black God felt like a Role Playing Game because the protagonist was thrust into a situation he had no control of and just did what he could to reach the end of his quest, with his companion. It didn’t help that the Keita could be such a d**k, on the other hand he and other the characters’ actions were portrayed somewhat realistically. The premise of the story regarding doppel-liners and such is one of the most interesting I’ve come across in a while; nonetheless it is also quite flawed and fairly confusing so far.

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