黒塚
Kurozuka
Adaptation of Takashi Noguchi’s manga, which itself adapts Baku Yumemakura’s supernatural romance novel. The original novel is about a 12th-century man named Minamoto no Yoshitsune (Kurou). Kurou flees into the mountains after losing to his brother Minamoto no Yoritomo, the first Shogun to rule all of Japan. History records that he committed suicide, but instead, Kurou meets a strange, beautiful woman named Kuromitsu in her mountain hermitage. Eventually, Kurou falls in love with Kuromitsu, but then realizes she conceals a dark secret. He learns that he is unable to die and continues to live for a thousand years as Japan evolves into a future society. (Source: Anime News Network)
Names
| Original | 黒塚 (han) |
|---|---|
| Romaji | Kurozuka |
| English | Kurozuka |
| Also known as | Black Tomb |
Facts
| Format | TV series · 12 ep · 23 min · 5h total |
|---|---|
| Aired | 2008-10-07 → 2008-12-23 (Autumn 2008) |
| Status | FINISHED |
| Studio | MADHOUSE |
| Source | Manga |
| Origin | Japan (Anime) |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Genres | ActionDramaHorrorRomanceSci-FiSupernatural |
| Themes | HistoricalVampireGorePost-ApocalypticSeinen |
Reception
| Community score | 6.49 / 10 |
|---|---|
| Bayesian score | 6.79 / 10 |
| Composite | 43.8 |
| On lists | 18,435 |
| Favourited | 132 (0.7%) |
| Completion | 70.9% |
| Drop rate | 9.7% |
| In backlog | 56.3% |
| Score spread σ | 1.83 |
Score distribution
Where it places
| Cohort | Value | Tier | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadcast season | Autumn 2008 | E | 63 of 77 |
| Genre | Horror | D | 173 of 272 |
| Year | 2008 | E | 189 of 231 |
| Studio | MADHOUSE | E | 202 of 229 |
| Demographic | Seinen | E | 639 of 775 |
| Era | Late 2000s | E | 933 of 1,149 |
| Genre | Supernatural | E | 991 of 1,234 |
| Genre | Sci-Fi | D | 1,079 of 1,409 |
| Genre | Romance | D | 1,320 of 1,687 |
| Season (all years) | Autumn | D | 1,502 of 1,921 |
| Genre | Drama | E | 1,634 of 1,917 |
| Length | Single-cour | D | 1,936 of 2,668 |
| Genre | Action | D | 2,181 of 2,765 |
| Source material | Manga | E | 2,504 of 3,025 |
| Format | TV series | D | 2,558 of 3,322 |
| Origin | Japan | D | 5,444 of 7,157 |
Key staff
| Director | Tetsurou Araki, Yuuji Kumazawa, Tomohiko Itou, Takayuki Hirao |
|---|---|
| Series composition | Tetsurou Araki |
| Music | Kiyoshi Yoshida |
AniList id 5039 · MAL id 5039 · record updated 2026-08-27