Reception
As of 2008, Black Cat's twenty volumes sold 12 million units in Japan. Volumes from Viz's English publication of the series have also been featuring in best-selling manga rankings such as The New York Times as well as Nielsen BookScan. During 2006, Black Cat was North America's 9th best manga property according to ICv2. In ICv2's Top 50 Manga, Black Cat was listed as the 15th manga property from North America during the first half of 2008. In ICv2's Top 25 Manga Properties Q1 2009, it was the 22nd best manga property from North America during 2009's first quarter.
The anime has been listed as North America's 22nd anime property in summer 2008. Navarre Corporation cited the DVD releases of Black Cat as the main reason for Funimation's profit increase during the last quarter of 2006. The television series ranked 17th in a 2006 poll conducted by Japanese anime magazine Animage.
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