Codename: Black Mamba

**Codename: Black Mamba** (shortened as **CNBM** or **CodeMamba**) is an upcoming dark fantasy, action, romance and magical girl series created by Ayaka Uchinaga. The series is named after the K-pop girl group aespa’s song *Black Mamba*.

The series' main topics are friendship and teamwork, while the motifs are gaming and technology.

## Characters

* **Ryu Young-mi** - the protagonist of the series. She is a fearless and athletic girl (she can run fast when she is 4 years old) who is always up for challenges even though they are the toughest ones. She is very sweet and kind to her family, especially to her siblings and her friends. She is prone to overreacting when she meets Dream for the first time. Her alter ego is **Leader Dream**, and her abilities are shooting lasers and immunizing through the Black Mamba’s powers. In the Japanese dub, her name is **Rina Matsuzaki**.

* **Im Haru** - the deuteragonist of the series. Haru is well-known as Ryu’s best friend. She is calm and truthful. At times, she can be shy or scared when she talks about the story of the Black Mamba. Her alter ego is **Miracle Flower**, and her abilities are hacking and making a loud voice.  In the Japanese dub, her name is **Haruka Takahashi**.

* **Ran Dae-hyun** - the tritagonist of the series, and the only boy in the group. Like Ryu, he is also very athletic. When he first encountered her, he challenged her to see who’s faster at running. He has a cocky and spunky personality. However, he has a soft spot for trusting both Ryu and Haru, and he is scared to confess that he loved Ryu the most. His alter ego is **Trendy Royal**, and his abilities are gaining powers of lightning and thunder, and reading people’s minds intellectually. In the Japanese dub, his name is **Daichi Fukuzawa**.

## Supporting characters

* **Black Mamba** - the main antagonist. She is described as a supernatural human being who sets Kwangya in darkness and leaves many people scared and hidden inside their homes. She is very selfish, intelligent, and powerful. After Ryu and the others defeated her, her powers became weaker and she always planned to come back someday when she has improved her powers. It’s rumored that the Black Mamba is Naevis’ twin sister, but they’re impossibly not related.

* **Naevis** - Often stylized as **naevis** or **NAVIS**. She is a graceful humanlike AI who acts as the guardian of Kwangya, and she is also the Black Mamba’s lighter opposite. She is well-known for her skills of granting powers to Ryu and the others (her chosen heroes), especially Dream. According to her backstory, Naevis is trapped when the Black Mamba stops her from saving the world. Even though she is not here, she is often seen interacting with her chosen heroes.

* **Dream** - Ryu, Haru and Ran’s mascot, mentor and fairy. Dream is very supportive, resourceful, and amiable to the three. Sometimes, she can be strict or annoyed. It may be or may be not confirmed that Dream is the secret member who joined the forces on defeating the Black Mamba.

## Trivia

* While Ayaka was listening to the slowed and reverbed version of *Black Mamba,* she popped out an idea that she will make a series based on dark fantasy, and it's also known as her first try to attempt it. The title itself was coming from one YouTube comment POV (*point-of-view*).

## Episode Guide

*Main article: Codename: Black Mamba/Episode Guide*