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Black Cat [ブラックキャット] #7
Black Cat, Volume 07
Train Heartnet, also known as "Black Cat," was an infamous assassin for a secret organization called Chronos...until he abandoned that cold-blooded existence to live on his own terms as an easygoing bounty hunter. But is Train's past as far behind him as he thinks?
216 pages, Paperback
First published April 28, 2004
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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 19, 2014
Train Heartnet can never escape his past, and this once again becomes evident when he travels to a town where Saya had been known to help a certain gang member. She tried her best to patch him up and reform him for just that day, and told him all about things-- including her best friend Black Cat/Number XIII/Train... Having fallen back into the dark and corrupted underworld, the man has told his new gang of Train's presence in town, and they have the juiciest plan to make a name for themselves by defeating the infamous Black Cat...!
Meanwhile, the Chronos Numbers have hired Rins to gather information on the Apostles of the Stars' whereabouts... It seems that the Numbers are already planning on wiping out Creed's revolutionary group fast, before his ideas corrupt and destroy Chronos and the world!
This volume was a really fast read, because it was actually that good. I love the manga version of Jenos, and especially his relationship with Rinslet. All of the characters, Eve, Rinslet, Jenos, Train, Sven, Saya, they were all so cute this time. I even enjoyed seeing Train's first murder/the man who murdered his parents. We also were allowed to see at least a room out of Train's old life, and his parents, sort of. They looked sweet... and rich. But it really didn't seem like the murderer was a robber, it was like he had gone insane and was getting vengeance... Hmm... Also, Tim is cute too! But didn't he play a really different role in the anime? When I first encountered Tim in the anime though, I did feel he was a bit misplaced. His design didn't suit the role he was given, but it does in the manga.
P.S. While this has a really good story, I don't like the flow of it. It needs a spooky, or eerie, or dark and evilish flow, but it just feels like a murderous-ish cop show. Also, at the end it leaves a sort of cliffhanger as to Train's past, but I feel like they've done this before, and never really picked up where they left off... Even when Train reminisced again.
Meanwhile, the Chronos Numbers have hired Rins to gather information on the Apostles of the Stars' whereabouts... It seems that the Numbers are already planning on wiping out Creed's revolutionary group fast, before his ideas corrupt and destroy Chronos and the world!
This volume was a really fast read, because it was actually that good. I love the manga version of Jenos, and especially his relationship with Rinslet. All of the characters, Eve, Rinslet, Jenos, Train, Sven, Saya, they were all so cute this time. I even enjoyed seeing Train's first murder/the man who murdered his parents. We also were allowed to see at least a room out of Train's old life, and his parents, sort of. They looked sweet... and rich. But it really didn't seem like the murderer was a robber, it was like he had gone insane and was getting vengeance... Hmm... Also, Tim is cute too! But didn't he play a really different role in the anime? When I first encountered Tim in the anime though, I did feel he was a bit misplaced. His design didn't suit the role he was given, but it does in the manga.
P.S. While this has a really good story, I don't like the flow of it. It needs a spooky, or eerie, or dark and evilish flow, but it just feels like a murderous-ish cop show. Also, at the end it leaves a sort of cliffhanger as to Train's past, but I feel like they've done this before, and never really picked up where they left off... Even when Train reminisced again.
May 28, 2019
The previous volume was a little meh, but I'm starting to get back into it now!
I like Chrono Number VII, Jenos Hazard (what a name!), even though I may have rolled my eyes at his special ability - it's a bit overdone that one, innit. I like Jenos's and Rinslet's chemistry and I'm looking forward to their adventures.
The story that takes place in a town that Saya once visited was good and so was the story about a boy, Tim Vertical (another great name), who wants to avenge his father's murder. The volume ends with a revelation about Train's youth. Not sure how I feel about that yet: it's cliché, but I like how blasé Train acts about this memory.
As a sidenote: I can't believe I've owned this series up to the final volume (20) for like a decade and I've never gotten this far before. Oops.
I like Chrono Number VII, Jenos Hazard (what a name!), even though I may have rolled my eyes at his special ability - it's a bit overdone that one, innit. I like Jenos's and Rinslet's chemistry and I'm looking forward to their adventures.
The story that takes place in a town that Saya once visited was good and so was the story about a boy, Tim Vertical (another great name), who wants to avenge his father's murder. The volume ends with a revelation about Train's youth. Not sure how I feel about that yet: it's cliché, but I like how blasé Train acts about this memory.
As a sidenote: I can't believe I've owned this series up to the final volume (20) for like a decade and I've never gotten this far before. Oops.
January 17, 2014
Now we are slowly getting into some good characters. There is still a lot of smaller jobs that need to be done like teaching kids that revenge is not always the answer. Eve is just adorable. She is a bio-weapon capable of killing most of humanity, and she is just so adorable. Rinslet and Jenus... That is where things will start to get entertaining.
May 1, 2015
This is one of my favorite volumes in the series so far. There are some interesting characters introduced in the volume and we learn more of Train's past with Saya. This was fast-paced and exciting.
May 26, 2011
One of my favorite 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.
June 23, 2018
Actual rating: 4.5/5
I really enjoyed the change of dynamic when Tim was introduced. Although it was another side plot, I feel like it still had a purpose in teaching a lesson and getting us to see the main characters' morals and beliefs, especially as it gave us more of an insight to Train's childhood.
I loved seeing more of Rins, I think she's so cool.
Another introduction to a Chronos agent was interesting and I wonder how it will play out.
The humour was still there, even with some of the heavier scenes, but I loved Train's one liners. They got me every time!
I also really like when a character has a flashback. We see like a miniature version of the scene that happened in manga version, which is really cool!
It was also cool getting an understanding of how the author picks names for his characters!
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! >(^_^)<
Gén
I really enjoyed the change of dynamic when Tim was introduced. Although it was another side plot, I feel like it still had a purpose in teaching a lesson and getting us to see the main characters' morals and beliefs, especially as it gave us more of an insight to Train's childhood.
I loved seeing more of Rins, I think she's so cool.
Another introduction to a Chronos agent was interesting and I wonder how it will play out.
The humour was still there, even with some of the heavier scenes, but I loved Train's one liners. They got me every time!
I also really like when a character has a flashback. We see like a miniature version of the scene that happened in manga version, which is really cool!
It was also cool getting an understanding of how the author picks names for his characters!
Pick it up, give it a go and enjoy! >(^_^)<
Gén
March 9, 2021
This volume has a few stories that go into Train's past! First he goes to a village that has ties to Saya, the woman that lead him to quitting the assassin life, and then he meets a young kid who's all about the murder-revenge which... is like Train's past? Which comes out of nowhere, but makes sense. More than 60 chapters in, it's nice to know more about how Train became an assassin instead of just knowing that he has the skills. I love seeing these different, more serious, angles of Train and what 'murder' means to him. What's his driving philosophy other than 'do what you want'?
March 24, 2020
This is series would have been great spy action thriller if it would have been kept logical, grounded. Instead it went on with Tao, Chi, Nano technology hocus-pocus (which Was getting ridiculous with each volume).
And I understand there are lot of series like this in shonen jump but some use clever explanations or set of rules, flaws, training and hardwork require to achieve it. This had nothing.
I really got bored.
And I understand there are lot of series like this in shonen jump but some use clever explanations or set of rules, flaws, training and hardwork require to achieve it. This had nothing.
I really got bored.
April 8, 2023
This volume is largely a departure from the main plot, but I thought all of the stories were nice enough. The story doesn't end at this volume, but it's the last of the ones I own. Overall, I like the story and art in this series but I don't think either are exceptional. I remember enjoying the anime as well, but it's been more than 10 years since I've seen it.
March 5, 2024
Very much filler volumes that do give us a glimpse into Train’s mentoring. Mostly it’s the day and night of the sweeper life. We follow some extraordinary sweepers :3
Oh and Chronos number VII displays a pretty sweet wep. The ever failing ladies man!
Oh and Chronos number VII displays a pretty sweet wep. The ever failing ladies man!
April 3, 2019
The mystery of Train's past revealed.
July 12, 2021
Masa lalu masing2 karakter mulai dibukakan satu persatu oleh Kentaro Yabuki sensei
November 1, 2023
Feels like the series is starting to lose some steam.
July 23, 2025
Another page turner
April 6, 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. Plus, this has to be more favorite cover art so far (nobody is being sexualized!).
I love stories about assassins, and I like how Train's past is only hinted it; the readers are given enough info to keep them wondering about Saya as well as the tragedy of Train's own past -- a few tidbits here, a little more there. It's great suspense, but I'm glad we finally got to see a little more about Saya and Train's relationship.
I had a hard time believing the bad guys in this volume, more so than in previous ones. They were just so evil for the sake of being evil. I wish they had a little more depth to them -- even bad guys have backstories and motivations (or, at least they should).
I look forward to seeing how Kentaro Yabuki proceeds from here.
I love stories about assassins, and I like how Train's past is only hinted it; the readers are given enough info to keep them wondering about Saya as well as the tragedy of Train's own past -- a few tidbits here, a little more there. It's great suspense, but I'm glad we finally got to see a little more about Saya and Train's relationship.
I had a hard time believing the bad guys in this volume, more so than in previous ones. They were just so evil for the sake of being evil. I wish they had a little more depth to them -- even bad guys have backstories and motivations (or, at least they should).
I look forward to seeing how Kentaro Yabuki proceeds from here.
July 26, 2015
Aside from "the usual" fare, this volume dealt with a very familiar topic in the manga genre: revenge. I have to say that the ending of that story surprised me, but maybe it shouldn't have! It just goes to show I am still getting to know the characters.
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October 10, 2021
good on you train. (though your past, ouchie)
September 4, 2014
This was probably the best one yet.
We're finally getting a peek into Train's past. I say a "peek" because we don't have any real details, just a few snippets that leave us wanting to know more.
We're finally getting a peek into Train's past. I say a "peek" because we don't have any real details, just a few snippets that leave us wanting to know more.
September 23, 2014
Train you are just as awesome as ever!!
November 29, 2016
Another good volume.
April 8, 2016
Cute and there's a moral to the story.
April 30, 2018
This Volume does lay the groundwork for some of the gaps in Train's past, but nothing revolutionary or captivating. The story focuses on yet another side character that doesn't seem to have a ton of relevance, without moving forward much on the overall narrative. It's filler, mostly.
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