Black Bullet (Series)

Black Bullet (ブラック・ブレット Burakku buretto) is a light novel written by Shiden Kanzaki and a manga series illustrated by Hon Morino. Serialized under the Dengeki Maoh magazine since August 27, 2012, Black Bullet is an ongoing manga series that has its individual volumes published in tankōbon format by ASCII Media Works. The first volume of "Black Bullet" was released in May 27, 2013 with one hundred sixty-four pages in total. The light novel has released six volumes as of October 10, 2013, with an anime series announced on October 6, 2013. The anime is set to premiere April 2014.

The series follows the downfall of mankind at the hands of the viral parasites Gastrea. Living in despair and horror for ten years, the humans are protected by the organization Civil Security Corporation, which specializes in fighting against Gastrea. Rentarō Satomi, a member of the organization, fights alongside Enju Aihara in the dangerous tasks given to them by the government.

Plot
Rentarō Satomi and Enju Aihara, both forming part of the organization Civil Security, fight together in hopes of returning light to mankind. Enju, commonly referred to as a cursed child due to her connection with Gastrea; along many other young females, aids Rentarō Satomi in a special mission given to them by the government. Kisara Tendō, leader of Tendō's Civil Security Corporation, guides said characters in their missions against the Gastrea parasites.

Main Characters
Rentarō Satomi Rentarō is the main protagonist of Black Bullet, a member of Civil Security. Commonly having his abilities criticized, Rentarō, on the other hand, shows remarkable control when it comes to using his signature weapon, a gun possessing black bullets created from Varanium, which is said to inflict wounds that cannot be recovered from upon Gastreas. He completes task given to him by the government alongside Enju Aihara, whom he treats like family and wishes to show the correct path to.

Enju Aihara Enju is a young ten-year old girl that was born with Gastrea blood running through her veins. Her role in the agency is to aid Rentarō as his initiator, a group of girls that possess supreme abilities. She displays an immense amount of abilities that are the results of the Gastrea blood in her body. However, she faces the fate of being called a cursed child by those that surround her.

Kisara Tendō Kisara is a teen girl who owns leadership over the Tendō Civil Security Corporation. As their leader, Kisara informs Rentarō and Enju of the task given to them by the government. She seems to hold great hatred for her grandfather, for reasons which are currently unknown.

Kagetane Hiruko Kagetane is the main antagonist of the series. He publicly admits being Civil Security's enemy and solely wishes to attain an item capable of summoning a Stage V Gastrea. He seems to be interested in Rentarō, even to the point of wanting him on their side. He has a daughter, who is his Initiator as well.

Light Novel

 *  The Black Bullet Wiki's main content is derived from the manga and anime. The Light Novel is not prioritized, but its content will always be considered as a source. 

The Light Novel made its debut on July 10, 2011, written by Shiden Kanzaki and illustrated by Saki Ukai, published under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint. After reaching its 6th volume, an anime adaptation was announced.

Manga
Black Bullet is written by Kanzaki Shiden and illustrated by Hon Morino, the Black Bullet Manga premiered in Dengeki Maoh Magazine in the August 27, 2012 issue. The individual chapters are collected and published in tankōbon volumes by ASCII Media Works, which released the first volume on May 27, 2013.

Read the Black Bullet manga online - Black Bullet Manga

Anime
An anime adaptation for the Light Novel was announced at the Dengeki Bunko Fall Festival 2013 event on Sunday; October 6, 2013. Directing the anime will be at  from scrips by Tatsuhiko Urahata. Chiho Umishima is designing the characters, while is composing the music. Leading the cast for the anime will be as Rentarō Satomi,  as Enju Aihara, and  as Kagetane Hiruko. The anime is set to premiere April 2014.

Visit the official anime website