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School of Black Magic (Kuromajutsu no Gakuen - 黒魔術の学園) is the first produced episode of the anime adaptation of the first Bible Black game and the first episode of the Bible Black: La Noche de Walpurgis series.

It was released in Japan on the 21st of July, 2001 and in the United States on the 26th of March, 2002 under the name Bible Black in double feature containing both this episode and the second episode Black Ceremony. This version has the noticeable tagline She who lies beside a beast will surely die written on the cover, a BibleWP verse also seen in the beginning of this episode.

Taki Minase tries his first hand at magic after finding the Bible Black spell book in the basement of his school. He bewitches student council president Rika Shiraki to fall in love with him after helping out a fellow student. His classmate Kaori Saeki meanwhile tries to find out his secret, and school nurse Reika Kitami looks for an unspoiled virgin student for her evil plans.

"Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live...Every one that lieth with a beast shall certainly be put to death. He that sacrificeth to any god save to Jehovah only, shall be devoted to destruction." - Exodus 22:18-20

On the eve of Walpurgis Night, a sinister ritual is taking place inside a dark and abandoned basement. A rectangular stone altar sits in the middle of the room, lit by six golden chandeliers. On it lays a naked and petrified young blond girl. Painted on the concrete floor and wall is a large white circle with a pentagram, inscribed with various symbols and Latin writings.

Standing around the altar are five black robed girls, one of them holding a black metal sword and echoing an incantation.
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