Hitsugikatsugi no Kuro.: Kaichu Tabi no Wa
Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro
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Hitsugikatsugi no Kuro.: Kaichu Tabi no Wa

Alternative Titles

Synonyms: Shouldering a Coffin
Japanese: 棺担ぎのクロ。~懐中旅話~
English: Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro
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Information

Type: Manga
Volumes: 7
Chapters: 86
Status: Finished
Published: Dec 9, 2004 to May 10, 2018
Genres: Adventure Adventure, Fantasy Fantasy
Serialization: Manga Time Kirara
Authors: Kiyuzuki, Satoko (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 8.171 (scored by 15361,536 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #4622
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2858
Members: 7,531
Favorites: 204

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Volumes: /7
Chapters: /86
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Synopsis

Kuro, a little tomboy garbed in pitch-black with a little-tomboy-sized coffin on her back, heads out on a journey to find a certain witch. In the company of her faithful bat friend, Sen, Kuro encounters all manners of people and places which fire the reader's imagination. Told in 4-koma style with beautifully rendered art, Hitsugikatsugi no Kuro. is a manga that manages both dark and gothic and irresistibly endearing on just about every page!

Background

Hitsugikatsugi no Kuro.: Kaichu Tabi no Wa was published in English as Shoulder-a-Coffin Kuro by Yen Press from May 27, 2008 to May 21, 2019. Yen Press also published the manga digitally from February 18, 2014 to May 21, 2019.

Characters

Kuro
Main
Sanju
Main
Nijuku
Main
Sen
Main
Mo
Supporting
Fukashigi
Supporting

Reviews

Nov 20, 2022
"My road, my story end here for now. But theirs continues. I don't know where they;re headed bit, I just know they'll find a way. As long as they keep walking, the "path" wil cime into being under their feet" The doctor in Vol.3 ch. ??

After reading this, I'm actually surprised that there's no anime adaptation for this, nor acknowledgment, This story is a 10/10 for me and here are the reasons why

Story 10/10

The story is followed from the beginning till the end, despite having some "filler" chapters, they manage to connect it into the main story. Every sub-story has a reason, not ...
Nov 4, 2020
So, since this lovely manga doesn ´t have any reviews I will do my best to write one. This manga deserves it. So I will start with the most important question of all: Is this manga worth reading? To which I can only answer:Yes it is, but it's not manga for everybody. While this manga has lovely art style and cute looking characters it´s actually quite dark. It also is kinda hard to describe (at least for me), but I will try my best:
Story - It's about a girl carrying a coffin (Kuro) and her bat companion (Sen) who are travelling around in search for ...
May 6, 2022
Shoulder-A-Coffin Kuro is a manga that is quite underrated. Having heard rave reviews from a fan, I had high hopes reading this, and it delivered.

Story: 10/10
Kuro's story is simply beautiful. What might simply be an episodic chapter for one, is a part of a subplot that slowly tells itself over the course of the many chapters. Each chapter on its own is great, with Kuro being changed by and changing the people she meets, through what they say or what they do. Each of these subplots create a beautiful story that is what makes it a masterpiece.

Art 10/10: Despite being in 4koma format, Satoko Kiyuzuki ...

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