Aliases
Black Tomb, Kurozuka, 黒塚, Default, Synonym, Japanese, English, 黒塚 KUROZUKA
S84FALL 2008TV
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Kurozuka
黒塚
Adaptation of Takashi Noguchi’s manga, which itself adapts Baku Yumemakura’s supernatural romance novel.
The original novel is about a 12th-century man named Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Kurou). Kurou flees into the mountains after losing to his brother Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first Shogun to rule all of Japan. History records that he committed suicide, but instead, Kurou meets a strange, beautiful woman named Kuromitsu in her mountain hermitage. Eventually, Kurou falls in love with Kuromitsu, but then realizes she conceals a dark secret. He learns that he is unable to die and continues to live for a thousand years as Japan evolves into a future society.
(Source: Anime News Network)
The original novel is about a 12th-century man named Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Kurou). Kurou flees into the mountains after losing to his brother Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first Shogun to rule all of Japan. History records that he committed suicide, but instead, Kurou meets a strange, beautiful woman named Kuromitsu in her mountain hermitage. Eventually, Kurou falls in love with Kuromitsu, but then realizes she conceals a dark secret. He learns that he is unable to die and continues to live for a thousand years as Japan evolves into a future society.
(Source: Anime News Network)
Last updated
Jun 3, 2026, 11:34 PM
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CourScore
39.8
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Signal coverage: 92% • Signal freshness: High • Updated 1 hour ago
Top reasons
- Cross-platform popularity index - Aggregate reach of ~10,970 followers
- IP reach across services - Multi-platform footprint of ~23,363 users
- Committee renewal track record - Lead committee members (MADHOUSE, Sony Pictures Entertainment) historically renew 3% of productions
Runway
Low
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Financial & Commercial63
Production Feasibility24
Audience Reception45
Strategic Priors24
Fandom Engagement0
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| Source | Metric | Geo | Value | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wikipedia | pageviews daily | EN.WIKIPEDIA | 12 | May 26, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | trending | GLOBAL | 0 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | favorites | GLOBAL | 24 | May 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | rating rank | GLOBAL | 7,233 | May 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | member count | GLOBAL | 9,062 | May 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| kitsu | score mean | GLOBAL | 67.46 | May 27, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangaupdates | bayesian rating | GLOBAL | 7.53 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | source status code | GLOBAL | 3 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | volumes total | GLOBAL | 10 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mangadex | chapters total | GLOBAL | 40 | May 23, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | subscribers total | GLOBAL | 20 | May 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 30d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | completed | GLOBAL | 40,327 | May 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | watching | GLOBAL | 6,715 | May 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | average score | GLOBAL | 64 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| mal | plan to watch | GLOBAL | 46,597 | May 14, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| shikimori | score mean | GLOBAL | 0 | May 30, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | favorites | GLOBAL | 129 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| anilist | popularity | GLOBAL | 17,923 | Jun 3, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | uploads 7d | GLOBAL | 25 | May 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 7d | GLOBAL | 21,198 | May 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | popularity | GLOBAL | 8.42 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | channel views total | GLOBAL | 10,207 | May 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| youtube | views 30d | GLOBAL | 21,198 | May 24, 2026, 12:00 AM |
| tmdb | vote count | GLOBAL | 16 | Jun 1, 2026, 12:00 AM |