is a Japanese
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
series by Yōhei Yasumura. It has been serialized in
Mag Garden's Mag Comi website since December 2016. The series is licensed in North America by
Seven Seas Entertainment. An
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
television series adaptation by
Silver Link
is a Japanese animation studio. It was founded by ex-Frontline animation producer Hayato Kaneko in December 2007 and is based in Tokyo.
History
After the company's establishment in 2007, Shin Oonuma, who was previously a director alongside S ...
aired from July to September 2021.
Synopsis
Kinji Ninomiya is a
NEET who has amassed enough money through real-estate investment to fund a penthouse lifestyle without ever having to work. This changes when a portal suddenly
transports him to a fantasy world where he quickly ends up enslaved to a mining company extracting crystals from a
dungeon. Desperate for a way out of this new poverty, Kinji tries to regain financial stability by any means necessary, gathering himself an unusual adventuring party - the titular ''black company'' - in the process.
Characters
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:The protagonist, a human that will resort to any means to rise up the mining company's ranks despite constant backfiring.
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:A powerful dragon that shifted into the form of a teenage girl and joined Kinji when he promised her she could taste human food.
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:A crocodilian demi-human and one of Kinji's co-workers.
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:A demon and the mine's
dungeon master/supervisor.
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Media
Manga
It is written and illustrated by Yōhei Yasumura. It has been serialized in
Mag Garden's Mag Comi website since December 2016 and has been collected in nine ''
tankōbon
is the Japanese
Japanese may refer to:
* Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia
* Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan
* Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or cultur ...
'' volumes. The manga is licensed in North America by
Seven Seas Entertainment. It was announced that the manga would enter its climax on June 5, 2020.
Anime
An
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
television series adaptation produced by
Silver Link
is a Japanese animation studio. It was founded by ex-Frontline animation producer Hayato Kaneko in December 2007 and is based in Tokyo.
History
After the company's establishment in 2007, Shin Oonuma, who was previously a director alongside S ...
was announced, and aired from July 9 to September 24, 2021 on
Tokyo MX
JOMX-DTV, branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city. It competes with Nippon TV, TV Asahi, NH ...
,
TV Aichi,
ABC
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Arts, entertainment, and media Broadcasting
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** Disney–ABC Television ...
,
AT-X, and
BS-NTV. The series is directed by Mirai Minato, with scripts overseen by
Deko Akao, and characters designed by Yuki Sawairi. Taku Inoue is composing the series' music.
The opening theme song "Shimi" (Stain) is performed by Howl Be Quiet, while the ending theme song "World is Mine" is performed by Humbreaders.
Funimation licensed the series. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the series was moved to Crunchyroll.
Episode list
Notes
References
External links
*
''The Dungeon of Black Company''at Mag Comi
''The Dungeon of Black Company'' English websiteat
Seven Seas Entertainment
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Anime series based on manga
Comedy anime and manga
Crunchyroll anime
Isekai anime and manga
Japanese webcomics
Mag Garden manga
Seven Seas Entertainment titles
Shōnen manga
Silver Link
Tokyo MX original programming
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