Kuro no Kishi: Black Knight 1

By Kai Tsurugi

Book Overview

This is a sweeping romantic fantasy epic about the relationship between the prince of a medieval European kingdom and his guardsman. Chris and Sieg meet in military school and embark on a life-long relationship fraught with danger, treachery, and above all, love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1598165224
• ISBN13: 9781598165227
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: BLU
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.5" x 0.5" x 5.0"

Customer Reviews

Kuro no Kishi vol.1

I thought this was a very romantic manga. I like the fact that it's not set in a high school somewhere, (although I don't mind those types of manga), it's set in medieval times. It's typical in the tall, dark and handsome seme comes and falls in love with the small, girlish uke. There isn't much sex, so look for another series for that. It's romantic and very sweet instead. I'm up to book 3, and I plan on continuing the rest of this series. The story is good enough for me.

Black Knight Vol.1

I am i big lover of yaoi so it takes a lot to please me. this story hit a soft spot with me. cris the prince of aran is send away to knight training school. there he meets zeke o'brain an up and coming night. they fall of each other of cource. but no everything is easy when you fall for a prince. i also enjoyed the side storie at the end. it was very different, and very sweet. thou i don't think the catholic religion will be very impressed. since it's about a priest gives up the cloth for not only love, but the love of a anough man. black knight has good art work and an even better plot. it's a softer yaoi there is sex, but it's no ghraphic. if you look closly at the pages you will see many hillarious lines. so this story is not only romantic but it's very funny, you have to pay attention to get the jokes. i gives this book two big thumbs up. and i can't wait till the next volume to see where cris's and zeks's relationship goes.

Awesome

I don't normally read a lot of manga, or BoysLove manga, but I love yaoi and slash, so I thought to try this one out. I've not been disappointed. It was -exactly- what I wanted, and captured my attention beautifully. Positives: 1. The art is very lovely, and I like that manga-ka is setting up a long plot rather than setting up lemons after oranges. 2. I like that it's told more from the top's perspective than from the bottom's, and I like that they're both complex characters who adjust to their situation rather then trying to be the center of the situation. 3. I liked the side story as well, though it first turned me off. I'm not one for Priests, what can I say? Negatives: 1. I found it tricky to figure out who was talking more often than not, but that could be because I'm not 100% familiar with reading manga as opposed American comics with their directional word balloons. All in all, I really enjoyed this, and hope that others pick it up as well.

Keep an eye on this one

When I got the book, I had the "no brainer storyline of guy meets guy, guys falls in love, happy ending" mentallity. This one has pulled my heart strings. Excellent start to the series. A not so boring storyline. The writer made room for the characters to grow and mature in their love for each other. Lots of room for interesting situations and new characters. I hope the next installment is better than the first.

Has potential!

I agree with most reviewers that Vol 1 is to set up the groundwork. A lot of characters are introduced, mostly young pretty guys as this is BL/soft Yaoi. There is alot of potential for interesting development in future volumes and let's hope so. Although stereotypes, the uke and seme are compatible though their sex scenes could be more expressive. The plot about a prince and his knight in shinning amour seems to be as old as time but I do have a soft spot for such medieval romance. The mangaka's artwork is pleasing and one has to appreciate the details she gives to the medieval era including the fighting scenes. This is one series I will follow. I enjoy the bonus short story, "Deadly Sin" about a tormented young priest. I wish this could have been a longer main story or series as I love stories about priests leaving their faith for the sake of love, better still if it is love for a guy. Now this is one plot that is so far missing in the Yaoi/BL mangas.