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Black Cat [ブラックキャット] #10
Black Cat, Volume 10
Das alte Schloss steht in Flammen und Creed will Train um jeden Preis für sich gewinnen! Sein absurder Plan: Trains Partner Sven ermorden. Sven und Eve finden sich plötzlich in einer Kirche wieder und stehen vor Creed, der zu allem entschlossen ist. Train hat nicht viel Zeit, seinen Freunden zur Hilfe zu eilen…
200 pages, Paperback
First published October 20, 2004
About the author
Kentaro Yabuki
211 books142 followersAlso known as 矢吹 健太朗.
He is a Japanese manga artist. His mentor was Takeshi Obata, the illustrator of Death Note, Hikaru no Go and Bakuman.
Yabuki is best known for his series Black Cat which ran from 2000 to 2004 in Weekly Shōnen Jump and later adapted into an anime. Since 2004, he has only been working as illustrator to works written by other authors. Most notably on the series To Love-Ru alongside his former assistant Saki Hasemi.
He is a Japanese manga artist. His mentor was Takeshi Obata, the illustrator of Death Note, Hikaru no Go and Bakuman.
Yabuki is best known for his series Black Cat which ran from 2000 to 2004 in Weekly Shōnen Jump and later adapted into an anime. Since 2004, he has only been working as illustrator to works written by other authors. Most notably on the series To Love-Ru alongside his former assistant Saki Hasemi.
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July 5, 2018
Omg I care about these characters so much!! The stakes rose yet again and I was fearing for everyone's lives!
This was the first time that it really hit me: Creed is actually psycho.. I can just imagine a dance sequence with Train singing "why you so obsessed with meeeee?" THAT WOULD BE PERFECT! XD
There was something that unsettled me in this. I found myself a bit disturbed by the end of chapter art... "sexy summer" was the theme and they chose Eve... She's a kid.... It's not explicit at all but why on earth would they use her for this theme?! It made me uncomfortable and I had to stop reading for a little while.
I like how the other characters in this story actually acknowledge that normal people can't just go around leaping over rooftops xD It's not just me that thinks Train can do some super crazy stuff and I'm glad its not something that's ignored by the others.
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! >(^_^)<
Gén
This was the first time that it really hit me: Creed is actually psycho.. I can just imagine a dance sequence with Train singing "why you so obsessed with meeeee?" THAT WOULD BE PERFECT! XD
There was something that unsettled me in this. I found myself a bit disturbed by the end of chapter art... "sexy summer" was the theme and they chose Eve... She's a kid.... It's not explicit at all but why on earth would they use her for this theme?! It made me uncomfortable and I had to stop reading for a little while.
I like how the other characters in this story actually acknowledge that normal people can't just go around leaping over rooftops xD It's not just me that thinks Train can do some super crazy stuff and I'm glad its not something that's ignored by the others.
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! >(^_^)<
Gén
July 27, 2019
okay this volume was as fun as the last one.
events are starting to get interesting and hints are being dropped for later plot twists. this volume mainly focused on the fallout from the previous couple of volumes as well as gave hints that the villains motive may be different from what we were previously lead to believe previously. chronos is still largely shrouded in mystery at this stage but from the plots direction we will probably find out more soon. we also had some interesting character development for some of the side characters which may lead to some interesting plot lines in the coming volumes.
overall another quite good volume with some interesting elements and fun twists, definitely still enjoying this series and curious how it will eventually wrap up.
events are starting to get interesting and hints are being dropped for later plot twists. this volume mainly focused on the fallout from the previous couple of volumes as well as gave hints that the villains motive may be different from what we were previously lead to believe previously. chronos is still largely shrouded in mystery at this stage but from the plots direction we will probably find out more soon. we also had some interesting character development for some of the side characters which may lead to some interesting plot lines in the coming volumes.
overall another quite good volume with some interesting elements and fun twists, definitely still enjoying this series and curious how it will eventually wrap up.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 30, 2014
Yes, yes I know. Even though I have been reading the “Black Cat” manga series since 2009, I had not really been keeping up with reviewing the series at the time. So, this volume will be the first time I had reviewed this series, but hopefully, I will go back and review the previous nine volumes in the future.
Man, I have been enjoying Kentaro Yabuki’s amazing “Black Cat” series ever since I picked up the first volume and to be honest, I had only just read the tenth volume of this series recently since the bookstore I usually got my “Black Cat” manga series from had closed down. So, I was forced to wait several years to figure out a way to read the rest of this series after the ninth volume ended on such a huge cliffhanger and I was desperate in trying to find out what happens next! Now, I finally got that chance with the tenth volume of the “Black Cat” series, “Black Cat: Big Changes!”
After the intense battle between Creed and the Cerberus Team in the last volume, it looked like no one survived the battle until it turns out that Creed is still alive (though he lost his arm) and he is now more than ever determined to make Train join his cause. This results in Creed kidnapping Eve and Sven so that he could get Train to join him by killing both Eve and Sven.
Will Train be able to rescue his friends in time?
Wow! This volume was absolutely amazing! I know that I had gushed over how much I have loved Kentaro Yabuki’s “Black Cat” series before, but this volume was definitely something that was both exciting and shocking at the same time! I loved the way that Kentaro Yabuki wrote each character, especially Train Heartnet himself as Train is shown to be an extremely intense character who also has some comedic traits that I found endearing. I also loved the characters Sven Vollfied and Eve as I loved their relationship with Train, especially Train’s relationship with Sven as it is both hilarious and heartwarming, especially during the scenes where Sven beats up Train whenever he botches a chance for the group to earn money, which causes me to laugh out loud constantly! I also loved the way that Kentaro Yabuki explored the potential threat that Creed poses, as he is trying to kill both Sven and Eve and that showed just how dangerous and insane Creed really is (I mean, if you had read the previous nine volumes, then please tell me that Creed is mentally unstable in his pursuit of Train)! I also loved the fact that Train was willing to risk his own life to save both Eve and Sven since it proved how much Train really cared about Eve and Sven and what he was willing to put on the line in that situation. Kentaro Yabuki did a fantastic job at balancing the humor and the intensity in this volume as it made the story even more interesting to read and I always enjoyed the characters’ witty banter with each other while they are fighting for their lives! Kentaro Yabuki’s artwork is truly gorgeous and creative as all the characters are drawn halfway realistically and I always loved the way that their hairs always glow on each page!
The only problem with this volume is that there is some gory violence in this volume, especially during Creed’s battle with Sven where Creed cuts into Sven’s body with his sword and you can see blood squirting out of the wounds. Anyone who does not like seeing gory violence in a manga series might want to skip over these scenes.
Overall, “Black Cat: Volume Ten: Big Changes” is definitely one volume that you have to check out in the famous “Black Cat” manga series and just as the title suggests, prepare for some huge changes to happen in this series yet to come!
Review is also on: Rabbit Ears Book Blog
May 16, 2018
Feels like a small step forward, and a weird sidestep that will take multiple chapters to return to focus. Creed returns, but the purpose feels shoehorned and inorganic. The small storyline doesn't inspire a lot of confidence that it will be meaningful, beyond the introduction of a new character or two.
March 9, 2020
I love Black Cat, but that nano thing involving Train was stupid. Also, not a fan of Creed's new clothes. And Kyoko's crush could have been a fun ship, but its origin is so contrived that I can't get behind it.
So, you know, not my favourite volume so far.
So, you know, not my favourite volume so far.
November 24, 2022
Baby Train!
September 3, 2014
Haha train shrunk, rather odd reaction to that bullet...I thought he was gonna turn into an actual black cat or something not just shrink in size.
September 27, 2014
Train is infected by a nano bullet!
And he has an admirer ;-)
And he has an admirer ;-)
March 1, 2015
Mini Train is adorable. I love little Train.
Also, fan girl Kyoko is always entertaining.
Also, fan girl Kyoko is always entertaining.
December 1, 2023
At this point in the series, I think I need to revise my original assessment that Black Cat is entirely derivative. It frequently is or is at the very least playing with the same tropes as other, more popular manga series, but Kentaro Yabuki has enough new ideas to keep things interesting.
I still think it's a "B" series, though. I keep making comparisons to Full Metal Alchemist, my personal favorite shonen manga, which is not entirely fair but I think illustrative of what I like and don't like about the series. Alchemy in Full Metal is a great magic system - it has simple straightforward, easy to understand rules that hold weight, but is still versatile within its own universe. There are clever ways to use alchemy despite its limitations (as an aside, I think the best magic systems you don't even think of as magic systems, you just think of them as what ever they're called in universe. Alchemy fits that bill. Bending from Avatar is another good example). Nanomachines in Black Cat, and I contend they are a magic system in the way it is used, have no rules, so it never feels clever when it's deployed. The results can be interesting, but it's hard to escape the feeling that nanomachines are there as a spackle to hold together the plot or whatever Kentaro Yabuki wants to do with the story, rather than as a vital part of the world these characters inhabit.
A more favorable comparison to Full Metal Alchemist is the strong sense of story progression. I like a series to have a conclusion and the sense that the story is moving toward them, which is not a given in shonen manga. Characters should develop based on the events of the story. Goals should either be reached or changed based on new information. Full Metal Alchemist does this better than any shonen manga that I can name, but Black Cat has it, too. The war between Chronos and the Apostle of the Stars can't last an infinite number of chapters, that's abundantly clear. A final showdown of some kind is inevitable, and it's hard to imagine Train avoiding involvement forever. Train, however, is where the favorable comparison to FMA breaks down. He's got that stock shonen protagonist aloof personality thing going on that is mildly impervious to development, though the arc introduced here does have some potential to change that.
The entire cast is also worth comparing to FMA, or at least in the way Kentaro Yabuki handles them. FMA has a large cast of well realized characters, but it doesn't overburden the reader with a ton of backstory or lengthy flashbacks to explain their motivations. Naruto is a good example of the opposite, though I think that's part of Naruto's appeal. Either approach can work, really, but the Naruto approach is more common in Shonen that I've read and makes for weaker story progression. Black Cat is on the FMA end of the spectrum. Chronos and The Apostles of the Stars have introduced a significant cast, but what backstories have been filled in have been done almost entirely through dialogue, action, and character design. The supporting cast lacks a little bit of vibrancy that a little more backstory might help with, but I appreciate that handling nonetheless.
I gather I'm about halfway through the series at this point, and my thoughts had coalesced into at least a few coherent points, which is why I took the time to write them down for this volume. Black Cat is solidly "B" shonen series. It's no surprise that it didn't stick in the collective memory the way it's contemporaries Naruto, Bleach, or even HunterxHunter did, but I'm also not surprised that some readers, like my wife, have a level of nostalgia for the series that makes them pick it up again. Personally, I'm happy to continue reading.
I still think it's a "B" series, though. I keep making comparisons to Full Metal Alchemist, my personal favorite shonen manga, which is not entirely fair but I think illustrative of what I like and don't like about the series. Alchemy in Full Metal is a great magic system - it has simple straightforward, easy to understand rules that hold weight, but is still versatile within its own universe. There are clever ways to use alchemy despite its limitations (as an aside, I think the best magic systems you don't even think of as magic systems, you just think of them as what ever they're called in universe. Alchemy fits that bill. Bending from Avatar is another good example). Nanomachines in Black Cat, and I contend they are a magic system in the way it is used, have no rules, so it never feels clever when it's deployed. The results can be interesting, but it's hard to escape the feeling that nanomachines are there as a spackle to hold together the plot or whatever Kentaro Yabuki wants to do with the story, rather than as a vital part of the world these characters inhabit.
A more favorable comparison to Full Metal Alchemist is the strong sense of story progression. I like a series to have a conclusion and the sense that the story is moving toward them, which is not a given in shonen manga. Characters should develop based on the events of the story. Goals should either be reached or changed based on new information. Full Metal Alchemist does this better than any shonen manga that I can name, but Black Cat has it, too. The war between Chronos and the Apostle of the Stars can't last an infinite number of chapters, that's abundantly clear. A final showdown of some kind is inevitable, and it's hard to imagine Train avoiding involvement forever. Train, however, is where the favorable comparison to FMA breaks down. He's got that stock shonen protagonist aloof personality thing going on that is mildly impervious to development, though the arc introduced here does have some potential to change that.
The entire cast is also worth comparing to FMA, or at least in the way Kentaro Yabuki handles them. FMA has a large cast of well realized characters, but it doesn't overburden the reader with a ton of backstory or lengthy flashbacks to explain their motivations. Naruto is a good example of the opposite, though I think that's part of Naruto's appeal. Either approach can work, really, but the Naruto approach is more common in Shonen that I've read and makes for weaker story progression. Black Cat is on the FMA end of the spectrum. Chronos and The Apostles of the Stars have introduced a significant cast, but what backstories have been filled in have been done almost entirely through dialogue, action, and character design. The supporting cast lacks a little bit of vibrancy that a little more backstory might help with, but I appreciate that handling nonetheless.
I gather I'm about halfway through the series at this point, and my thoughts had coalesced into at least a few coherent points, which is why I took the time to write them down for this volume. Black Cat is solidly "B" shonen series. It's no surprise that it didn't stick in the collective memory the way it's contemporaries Naruto, Bleach, or even HunterxHunter did, but I'm also not surprised that some readers, like my wife, have a level of nostalgia for the series that makes them pick it up again. Personally, I'm happy to continue reading.
March 11, 2021
Yabuki chose this volume to show how horny he could be- we get our first nude scene with Rinslet! And some back-ups with Eve (the child, who is like 12) being drawn with the theme titled "Sexy Summer". End it off with a bonus comic about how she is being seen as more 'mature' than the adults and how she's partically an adult herself. Yuck. Please stop this.
Otherwise the plot of this volume is also weaker. We get a new direction for the time being that feels like a distraction. More backplot with Eve, some fallout from the big battle, and overall the main overarching Chronos/Apostles takes a backside so that we can see our trio... go do some science stuff. Maybe lead to a power-up of sorts so we can directly compete with all the new Tao and Nano stuff that Creed is doing? Which, considering we haven't seen much of a fair fight yet anyways, that seems like a bit of a waste.
Otherwise the plot of this volume is also weaker. We get a new direction for the time being that feels like a distraction. More backplot with Eve, some fallout from the big battle, and overall the main overarching Chronos/Apostles takes a backside so that we can see our trio... go do some science stuff. Maybe lead to a power-up of sorts so we can directly compete with all the new Tao and Nano stuff that Creed is doing? Which, considering we haven't seen much of a fair fight yet anyways, that seems like a bit of a waste.
May 19, 2017
Good volume so far in the series.
July 23, 2019
Well, that was an interesting volume!
July 12, 2021
Wow. Train menjadi kecil.
Sebuah kisah unik lainnya pun terjadi :)
Sebuah kisah unik lainnya pun terjadi :)
March 5, 2024
I’m not sure what to say at this point? I figure we all know I love the series at this point, so even if it’s bad I still vote high. It feels like we’re in filler territory nonetheless.
July 24, 2025
Onto the next chapter
October 5, 2014
The battle between Creed, Echidna, and Cerberus ends in a draw, with both sides sustaining fatal wounds. A member of Cerberus has died, another is comatose, and the last now has the weight of two men on his shoulders. Jenos swears to carry on the name of Cerberus, even if he'll be the only one left standing...
Meanwhile, Train has a run-in with former Apostles of the Stars members Charden and Kyoko, where soon after, Echidna kidnaps Sven and Eve, luring Train to Creed. Creed had planned to turn Sven into a monster so that Train will become disgusted by his current partner and flock back to him. However, when Train takes the DNA-altering bullet instead of Sven, what will his fate be...?!
Big changes, indeed... There are just so many things in this volume that I want to talk about, but it would take forever to type it all up. Time that I don't have, and won't have, for a little while to come. However, all of the females, Eve, Kyoko, Rinslet, they were all so adorable and badass in this one! I also still like Charden, even though he wants to see the end of Chronos. I'm sure he has good reason though. Chronos may keep order, but they have a bad side too. They did create Creed, after all. However, every large organization will always have its shadows. That's how the balance is kept. It's how the world keeps spinning, everything must have some sort of balance. I don't really know of many characters that might know that, perhaps Eve would in time, if she doesn't already. She's so refined and quiet, it's hard to tell sometimes just how wise she really is.
Oh, oh, and I was so shocked that Creed lost his arm!! And that Cerberus is still alive in Jenos, and somewhat in comatose Nizer. In the anime, Jenos never took Creed's arm off!! Did he...? Or at least, Creed reattached or grew it back or something! He's just walking around with one arm now, like it's his amazing battle scar! Also, didn't Train also turn into a child once before? Or am I thinking of the anime again? I'm starting to get it all mixed up! But you know what? All in all, I'm actually starting to like the manga more than the anime...! I'm so sad that I'm already halfway through with it.
On a bit of a different note, this was a great volume, and I am tempted to give it five stars. However, it wasn't perfect, so I will restrain. I still have some questions about the events that took place in it, but I suppose those will be answered in time. Another thing, is Creed really going to be the villain for another ten volumes? I mean, gosh. He just can't give up on Train, can he? Although, after Train was shot, he did turn a blind eye. But he also put his faith in Train to not die from it. So I feel Creed is becoming a bit less obsessed with the Black Cat, but he still loves him to pieces. Oh, what a pitiful man Creed is. At least he seems to be somewhat emotionally growing. But... He's going down the wrong path... I remember too, Creed had a sad childhood. But they barely showed any of it. I wonder why? I hope we'll get to see the childhood he had in greater detail at some point in the manga. Creed really is one of those villains you just love to hate, such as The Master (Doctor Who) or Moriarty (BBC's Sherlock). And oh my gosh, Eve's creator looked just like her! At first I thought it was her... I guess it would be kind of like her mother, in a way, huh? No wonder Sven wants to keep them apart... Man, everything is just so amazing! The atmosphere, the angst, the character developments, the battles! I loved it all! It was amazing. I just frikkin' love Black Cat!
Meanwhile, Train has a run-in with former Apostles of the Stars members Charden and Kyoko, where soon after, Echidna kidnaps Sven and Eve, luring Train to Creed. Creed had planned to turn Sven into a monster so that Train will become disgusted by his current partner and flock back to him. However, when Train takes the DNA-altering bullet instead of Sven, what will his fate be...?!
Big changes, indeed... There are just so many things in this volume that I want to talk about, but it would take forever to type it all up. Time that I don't have, and won't have, for a little while to come. However, all of the females, Eve, Kyoko, Rinslet, they were all so adorable and badass in this one! I also still like Charden, even though he wants to see the end of Chronos. I'm sure he has good reason though. Chronos may keep order, but they have a bad side too. They did create Creed, after all. However, every large organization will always have its shadows. That's how the balance is kept. It's how the world keeps spinning, everything must have some sort of balance. I don't really know of many characters that might know that, perhaps Eve would in time, if she doesn't already. She's so refined and quiet, it's hard to tell sometimes just how wise she really is.
Oh, oh, and I was so shocked that Creed lost his arm!! And that Cerberus is still alive in Jenos, and somewhat in comatose Nizer. In the anime, Jenos never took Creed's arm off!! Did he...? Or at least, Creed reattached or grew it back or something! He's just walking around with one arm now, like it's his amazing battle scar! Also, didn't Train also turn into a child once before? Or am I thinking of the anime again? I'm starting to get it all mixed up! But you know what? All in all, I'm actually starting to like the manga more than the anime...! I'm so sad that I'm already halfway through with it.
On a bit of a different note, this was a great volume, and I am tempted to give it five stars. However, it wasn't perfect, so I will restrain. I still have some questions about the events that took place in it, but I suppose those will be answered in time. Another thing, is Creed really going to be the villain for another ten volumes? I mean, gosh. He just can't give up on Train, can he? Although, after Train was shot, he did turn a blind eye. But he also put his faith in Train to not die from it. So I feel Creed is becoming a bit less obsessed with the Black Cat, but he still loves him to pieces. Oh, what a pitiful man Creed is. At least he seems to be somewhat emotionally growing. But... He's going down the wrong path... I remember too, Creed had a sad childhood. But they barely showed any of it. I wonder why? I hope we'll get to see the childhood he had in greater detail at some point in the manga. Creed really is one of those villains you just love to hate, such as The Master (Doctor Who) or Moriarty (BBC's Sherlock). And oh my gosh, Eve's creator looked just like her! At first I thought it was her... I guess it would be kind of like her mother, in a way, huh? No wonder Sven wants to keep them apart... Man, everything is just so amazing! The atmosphere, the angst, the character developments, the battles! I loved it all! It was amazing. I just frikkin' love Black Cat!
April 14, 2016
Train left underground organization Chronos to live his life on his own terms - two years later, he's working with his partner Sven as a sweeper. The action scenes are well-choreographed, the art is good, and the plot is easy to follow and (mostly) believable. Kid Train is cute (though perhaps a slight cop-out, given Creed's panic over the nanomachine injection).
Creed's plan at the church was pretty half baked - how are they surprised that the police are there, after making all that noise? What else would happen?! Also, on another note, was the naked Rinslet really necessary? It didn't really add anything to the story, except fan service.
Again, just want to mention how much the art has improved since volume one. Awesome!
Creed's plan at the church was pretty half baked - how are they surprised that the police are there, after making all that noise? What else would happen?! Also, on another note, was the naked Rinslet really necessary? It didn't really add anything to the story, except fan service.
Again, just want to mention how much the art has improved since volume one. Awesome!
January 18, 2014
Little Train is so short and cute. He looks just like a little kid. I find it very amazing that these evil nanobodies affected him is such a way though. And now Kyoko is probably going to get on my nerves because she is going to be chasing after Train even if he does not hold mutual feelings for her. *sigh* This is not going to go over well.
May 26, 2011
One of my top favrite manga series.
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Re-read for fun; still one of my favorite manga series.
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Re-read for fun; still one of my favorite manga series.
April 12, 2016
Creed's alive, Sven is hurt (again) and there is a child sized version of Train! Action packed
March 29, 2017
It's really hard to find this manga anymore and I'm glad I did. I forgot how hilarious it was. Super enjoyable.
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