is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satoshi Kisaichi. It originally began serialization as a pilot version in Shogakukan's Monthly CoroCoro Comic magazine between April and August 2020, before beginning regular serialization in October of that year. The series has been compiled into 15 volumes as of August 2026. A novel adaptation written by Shin Sukitake began publication in January 2023. Short-form original net animation videos began being posted to YouTube in August 2020. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.
Plot Black, a YouTuber who is actually a demon, goes around filming the lives of unfortunate people, even if it involves recording their misery. He aims to document humanity's "true sides" by making deals with people to be featured on YouTube, only for him to turn these deals against them and show their true nature.
Characters
The title character, he is a YouTuber who finds pleasure in filming unfortunate incidents and people's misery. He tricks people into collaborating with them in exchange for granting their desires, only to expose their true nature. In the process, he uses his powers to cleanse people of their evil tendencies, as well as erase people's memories to make them forget about ever working with him.
Black's assistant, who takes the form of a small person with a video camera for a head. Camera-chan has the ability to transform into various objects when needed by Black's antics.
An elementary school student who becomes involved with Black and Camera-chan's activities. He is also active as a YouTuber, although he is not very popular.
Satoshi's schoolmate and the most popular girl in school. While she acts friendly towards others, in reality she has an insecure personality.
Development Kisaichi originally began working on Black Channel after his previous work, which was released on Shogakukan's MiraCoro Comic Vol. 1 compilation issue, was not picked up for serialization. He felt frustrated at not winning last time and wanted to make a work that would win. Growing up, Kisaichi was fond of manga that were "powerful, energetic, and exciting," with him wanting to get serialized in CoroCoro because he wanted his work to be read by elementary students.
Media Manga The manga was initially released on the MiraCoro Comic Vol. 2 compilation issue on January 17, 2020, and was later voted the most popular choice among the issue's featured manga. It then began a pilot serialization on Shogakukan's Monthly CoroCoro Comic magazine on April 15, 2020, before starting regularization in the magazine on October 15, 2020. The series moved to the Weekly CoroCoro Comic website on May 17, 2026. The first volume was released on January 28, 2021; fifteen volumes have been released as of August 28, 2026. A spin-off manga titled Black Channel: Breaking the Wall was serialized in the same magazine from June 15 to August 12, 2022.
Novel A novel adaptation written by Shin Sukitake and illustrated by Kisaichi began publication under Shogakukan's Shogakukan Junior Bunko imprint on January 27, 2023. Four volumes have been released as of February 20, 2026.
Anime An official YouTube channel featuring animated videos was launched on August 31, 2020. The series also had a collaboration with the film Case Closed: The Scarlet Bullet. A short-form anime adaptation of Breaking the Wall was released between August 19 and September 24, 2022.
An anime television series adaptation was announced on April 15, 2026.
Reception The series was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award, ultimately placing 20th in the Print Manga category. The series was nominated for the Best Children's Manga award at the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award.
References
External links Official YouTube channel Manga official website