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Shirow Masamune - Black Magic Manga
Shirow Masamune - Black Magic Manga
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Set in a technologically advanced near-future, Black Magic follows investigative journalist Sybil as she becomes entangled in a military AI weapons experiment gone rogue—specifically, an autonomous combat android designed for assassination that continues its mission after losing central command control. As Sybil races to uncover the truth and survive encounters with the unstoppable robot unit, the story explores military secrecy, human versus machine autonomy, and the dangers of unchecked weapons development. Black Magic blends cyberpunk action, speculative sci-fi technology, military thriller elements, and early proto-Ghost-in-the-Shell philosophical tones, standing as one of Masamune Shirow’s earliest published works.
About Masamune Shirow
Shirow originally self-published Black Magic as a doujinshi work before gaining professional recognition, and the series helped establish the cyber-technology concepts he would later refine in Ghost in the Shell and Appleseed.
Japanese Name: ブラックマジック
English Title: Black Magic
Story & Art: Masamune Shirow
Original Publisher: Seishinsha (later reprints by Kodansha)
English Publisher: CPM Manga (later re-editions by Dark Horse)
Release Years: 1983 (original doujin release) / mid-1980s professional publication
Volumes: 1 (completed)
Age Rating: Older Teen (16+)
Genre: Cyberpunk, Sci-Fi, Action, Seinen
Themes: Artificial Intelligence, Military Ethics, Man vs. Machine, Autonomy, Technology Run Amok
Adaptations
1987 OVA adaptation Black Magic M-66, directed by Hiroyuki Kitakubo with involvement from Masamune Shirow.
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