Black Bullet is a light novel written by Kanzaki Shiden and illustrated by Ukai Saki, and a manga series illustrated by Hon Morino. Serialized under the Dengeki Maoh magazine since August 27, 2012. The first volume of "Black Bullet" was released on May 27, 2013 with one hundred sixty-four pages in total. The light novel has released six volumes as of October 10, 2013, with an anime series announced on October 6, 2013.