The Black Museum (manga)

The Black Museum (黒博物館) is Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It is an anthology of dark fantasy stories in a British setting, serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning. Two stories, Springald and Springald Ibun: Mother Goose, were published from May to August 2007, and collected in a single tankōbon volume. Another story, The Ghost and the Lady, was published from November 2014 to June 2015, and collected in two volumes. A third story, Mikazuki Yo, Kaibutsu to Odore, was published from March 2022 to September 2023, and collected in six volumes. In North America, Kodansha USA licensed The Black Museum: The Ghost and the Lady for English language release.

Manga
The Black Museum is written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita. It is the second serialized work by Fujita published in a seinen manga magazine. Fujita published two stories, Springald (スプリンガルド) and Springald Ibun: Mother Goose (スプリンガルド異聞マザア・グウス), serialized in Kodansha's Morning from May 10 to August 2, 2007. Kodansha collected the two stories in a single tankōbon volumes, released on September 21, 2007.

Fujita launched another story, The Ghost and The Lady (ゴースト アンド レデ), serialized in Morning from November 27, 2014 to June 25, 2015. Kodansha collected the story in two tankōbon volumes, published on July 23, 2015.

A third story, Mikazuki Yo, Kaibutsu to Odore (三日月よ、怪物と踊れ), was serialized in Morning from March 10, 2022, to September 14, 2023. Kodansha collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from July 22, 2022, to October 23, 2023.

In North America, Kodansha USA announced the license of The Ghost and the Lady manga in March 2016. The first volume was released on October 25 and the second on December 27, 2016.

Stage play
In April 2023, it was announced that The Ghost and the Lady will receive a stage play adaptation. It will be directed by Scott Schwartz, with Chikae Takahashi writing the script and lyrics, Harumi Fūki in charge of composition and arrangement, and Megumi Chinju serving as musical director. It is set to run at the Autumn Theater in the JR East Shiki Theater in Tokyo from May 6 to November 11, 2024.

Reception
The Black Museum: The Ghost and the Lady placed third on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2016 ranking of top 20 manga for male readers.