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{{Nihongo|'''''Shikabane Hime'''''|屍姫||lit. ''Corpse Princess''}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Yoshiichi Akahito]]. The series centers around the "Corpse Princess" Makina Hoshimura, an [[undead]] girl who is hunting down [[108 (number)#In Eastern religions & traditions|108]] undead corpses, or [[zombie]]s, in order to gain entry into heaven with the help of a secret society of anti-corpse Buddhist monks.
{{Nihongo|'''''Shikabane Hime'''''|屍姫||lit. ''Corpse Princess''}} is a [[Japan]]ese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Yoshiichi Akahito]]. The series centers around the "Corpse Princess" Makina Hoshimura, an [[undead]] girl who is hunting down [[108 (number)#In Eastern religions & traditions|108]] undead corpses, or [[zombie]]s, in order to gain entry into heaven with the help of a secret society of anti-corpse Buddhist monks.


==Adaptations==
==Media==
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===Manga===
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The [[manga]] was serialized in [[Square Enix]]'s [[List of manga magazines|manga magazine]] ''[[Monthly Shōnen Gangan]]'' between April 12, 2005 and September 12, 2008, and is collected in nine [[Tankōbon|bound volumes]] released in Japan under Square Enix's ''Gangan Comics'' [[imprint]].<ref name="manga-releases">{{citeweb|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=9977&page=28|title=''Shikabane Hime'' manga release listing| publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=2008-05-27}}</ref>


===Anime===
===Anime===
An [[anime]] adaptation produced by [[Feel (studio)|Feel]] and [[Gainax]] began airing in Japan in October 2, 2008.<ref name="ANN-anime-news">{{citeweb|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-25/shikabane-hime-confirmed-as-gainax-next-tv-series|title=''Shikabane Hime'' Confirmed as Gainax's New TV Series|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2008-05-25|accessdate=2008-05-27}}</ref><ref name="anime_web">{{citeweb|url=http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/shikabanehime/|title=Official ''Shikabane Hime'' anime website|publisher=StarChild|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-09-04}}</ref>
An [[anime]] adaptation produced by [[Feel (studio)|Feel]] and [[Gainax]] began airing in Japan on October 2, 2008.<ref name="ANN-anime-news">{{citeweb|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-25/shikabane-hime-confirmed-as-gainax-next-tv-series|title=''Shikabane Hime'' Confirmed as Gainax's New TV Series|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2008-05-25|accessdate=2008-05-27}}</ref><ref name="anime_web">{{citeweb|url=http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/shikabanehime/|title=Official ''Shikabane Hime'' anime website|publisher=StarChild|language=Japanese|accessdate=2008-09-04}}</ref> It was first announced in the July 12, 2008 [[Gangan Comics#Monthly Shōnen Gangan|Monthly Shōnen Gangan]] magazine that ''Shikabane Hime'' would receive an anime adaptation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-11/shonen-gangan-details-gainax-shikabane-hime-aka-anime|title=Shonen Gangan Details Gainax's Shikabane Hime: Aka Anime|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2008-06-11|accessdate=2008-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-25/shikabane-hime-confirmed-as-gainax-next-tv-series|title=Shikabane Hime Confirmed as Gainax's New TV Series (Updated)|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=2008-10-14|date=2008-05-25}}</ref> which was announced by a [[Gainax]] panel at the 2008 [[FanimeCon]] as one of the two unnamed projects by Chikashi Kubota<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-24/gainax-hiroyuki-yamaga-working-on-2-unnamed-projects|title=Gainax, Hiroyuki Yamaga Working on 2 Unnamed Projects|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2008-05-24|accessdate=2008-10-14}}</ref> before he became the show's chief designer.<ref>{{citeweb|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=48183|title=Chikashi Kubota|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=2008-10-14}}</ref> The opening and ending themes, "Beautiful fighter" and "My story", are set to have a single release from Angela on November 12, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/shikabanehime/release.html|title=Official Starchild's Release Page|publisher=Starchild|language=Japanese}}</ref>

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===Manga===
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The manga was serialized in [[Square Enix]]'s [[List of manga magazines|manga magazine]] ''[[Monthly Shōnen Gangan]]'' between [[April 12]] [[2005]] and [[September 12]] [[2008]], and is collected in nine [[Tankōbon|bound volumes]] released in Japan under Square Enix's ''Gangan Comics'' [[imprint]].<ref name="manga-releases">{{citeweb|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=9977&page=28|title=''Shikabane Hime'' manga release listing| publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=2008-05-27}}</ref>

==Development==
It was first announced on the July 12 [[Gangan Comics#Monthly Shōnen Gangan|Monthly Shōnen Gangan]] magazine that ''Shikabane Hime'' would receive a manga adaptation,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-11/shonen-gangan-details-gainax-shikabane-hime-aka-anime|title=Shonen Gangan Details Gainax's Shikabane Hime: Aka Anime|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2008-06-11|accessdate=2008-10-14}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-25/shikabane-hime-confirmed-as-gainax-next-tv-series|title=Shikabane Hime Confirmed as Gainax's New TV Series (Updated)|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|accessdate=2008-10-14|date=2008-05-25}}</ref> which was announced by a [[Gainax]] panel at the 2008 [[FanimeCon]] as one of the 2 unnamed projects by Chikashi Kubota<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-05-24/gainax-hiroyuki-yamaga-working-on-2-unnamed-projects|title=Gainax, Hiroyuki Yamaga Working on 2 Unnamed Projects|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=2008-05-24|accessdate=2008-10-14}}</ref> before he became the show's chief designer.<ref>{{ann|people|48183|Chikashi Kubota}}. Retrieved on October 14, 2008.</ref> The opening and ending themes, ''Beautiful fighter'' and ''My story'', are set to have an album release from angela on November 12, 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/shikabanehime/release.html|title=Official Starchild's Release Page|publisher=Starchild|language=Japanese}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 23:53, 14 October 2008

Shikabane Hime
Shikabane Hime manga volume 1 cover.
GenreSupernatural
Manga
Written byYoshiichi Akahito
Published byJapan Square Enix
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Gangan
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 12, 2005 – September 12, 2008
Volumes9
Anime
Shikabane Hime: Aka
Directed byMasahiko Murata
StudioJapan Feel, Gainax
Released October 2, 2008 – present

Shikabane Hime (屍姫, lit. Corpse Princess) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiichi Akahito. The series centers around the "Corpse Princess" Makina Hoshimura, an undead girl who is hunting down 108 undead corpses, or zombies, in order to gain entry into heaven with the help of a secret society of anti-corpse Buddhist monks.

Media

Manga

The manga was serialized in Square Enix's manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan between April 12, 2005 and September 12, 2008, and is collected in nine bound volumes released in Japan under Square Enix's Gangan Comics imprint.[1]

Anime

An anime adaptation produced by Feel and Gainax began airing in Japan on October 2, 2008.[2][3] It was first announced in the July 12, 2008 Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine that Shikabane Hime would receive an anime adaptation,[4][5] which was announced by a Gainax panel at the 2008 FanimeCon as one of the two unnamed projects by Chikashi Kubota[6] before he became the show's chief designer.[7] The opening and ending themes, "Beautiful fighter" and "My story", are set to have a single release from Angela on November 12, 2008.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Shikabane Hime manga release listing". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  2. ^ "Shikabane Hime Confirmed as Gainax's New TV Series". Anime News Network. 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  3. ^ "Official Shikabane Hime anime website" (in Japanese). StarChild. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
  4. ^ "Shonen Gangan Details Gainax's Shikabane Hime: Aka Anime". Anime News Network. 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  5. ^ "Shikabane Hime Confirmed as Gainax's New TV Series (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2008-05-25. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  6. ^ "Gainax, Hiroyuki Yamaga Working on 2 Unnamed Projects". Anime News Network. 2008-05-24. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  7. ^ "Chikashi Kubota". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
  8. ^ "Official Starchild's Release Page" (in Japanese). Starchild.
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