Kuro zakuro
By: story and art by Yoshinori Natsume ; [translation, Camellia Nieh ; touch-up art & lettering, John Hunt]
Contributors: Nieh, Camellia
Edition: Shonen Sunday ed.
Series: Shonen Sunday
Publisher: VIZ Media
Published: 2010
Place of publication: San Francisco, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 188
ISBN-13: 9781421536590
Subjects: High school students; High school student activities; Supernatural; Horror comic books, strips; Comic books, strips
Other titles: Kurozakuro.
Work titles: Kurozakuro
Description: "Mikito Sakurai is tired of being a punching bag for all the delinquents on campus. But what can he do? By nature he's a gentle and easygoing high school student. That all changes the night he swallows a mysterious orb and meets Zakuro, a strange kid who promises to grant his most heartfelt desire. 'When you wake up,' says the pint-sized apparition, 'you'll be stronger and better than a human.'  And that's exactly what happens. Mikito wakes up with superstrength. But there's a catch. He may look the same on the outside, but deep inside lurks a monster that craves ultraviolence and the taste of human flesh. 'I used to hate the sight of blood,' says Mikito to himself, 'but now it looks so beautiful to me.'"--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Translated from Japanese.

Book reads in right-to-left format.

Rated T+ for older teen.