Korean-authored animation to be aired in Korea, Japan, U.S.

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (Yonhap) -- A Japanese animation based on a comic book series
created by two South Koreans will be aired simultaneously this week in South
Korea, Japan and the United States, a local broadcaster said Monday.

"Black God," or Kuro kami in Japanese, is a popular Japanese manga series written
by Lim Dall-young and illustrated by Park Sung-wook. It was first published in
the Japanese bi-monthly magazine "Youngganggang" in 2005 and has sold nearly
940,000 volumes since in the country as of the end of last year. The series is
still running.
An anime adaptation of the series, "Kuro kami: The Animation," produced by
Japanese company Sunrise, will be aired on television in Japan beginning
Thursday, and in South Korea and the United States starting Friday, according to
Seoul-based cable operator Daewon Digital Broadcasting.
The series, created entirely by a Korean art team, has gained popularity among
young Japanese readers due to its strong storyline despite some linguistic
awkwardness. The manga has also been translated into Korean and gained avid
readers.
"Black God," based in modern day Tokyo, is about Mototsumitamas, fictional
God-like beings charged with maintaining the balance on Earth, and their human
masters whom they guard with their immortal abilities. Danger falls upon main
character, Kuro, and her human master Keita as they are targeted by a rivaling
Mototsumitama clan that is attempting to destroy the balance of coexistence
between Gods and humans.
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