Shakugan no Shana
Shakugan no Shana (Japanese: 灼眼のシャナ) is a Japanese fictional work originally available as a series of novels written by Yashichirou Takahashi, but now have both manga and anime adaptations. It stars Yuuji, the main character, and Shana, who is called the "agent with flames for hair and blazing eyes." The title roughly translates to "Blazing-eyed Shana."
Media
Novels
There are currently 11 novels out for Shakugan no Shana. They are numbered from I through X, along with a prequel novel O. These novels are called light novels, and feature not that much text and occasional illustrated black and white images. Yashichirou Takahashi wrote the novels and Itou Noizhi (of the game company Unison-Shift) illustrated them.
Manga
The manga is currently serialized in the monthly Dengeki Daioh.
Anime
The anime is set to air weekly, starting in October 2005. Geneon Entertainment of America has secured distribution rights for this show in North America and will be bringing it soon to region 1 DVDs.
Staff
Cast
- Shana - Rie Kugimiya
- Yuuji Sakai - Satoshi Hino
- Alastor - Masashi Ebara
- Kazumi Yoshida - Ayako Kawasumi
- Chigusa Sakai - Tomo Sakurai
- Marjorie Doe - Hitomi Nabatame
- Marchosias - Mitsuo Iwata
- Friagne - Jun'ichi Suwabe
- Marianne - Kimiko Koyama
Music
- Opening Song - "Hishoku no Sora" (Scarlet Idle Skies) by Mami Kawada (I've) (CD Single Release Date: 9th November 2005)
- Ending Song - "Yoake Umarekuru Shoujo" (The Girl Born from the Dawn) by Yoko Takahashi (CD Single Release Date: 26th October 2005)
Story
An ordinary high school student, Yuuji Sakai, living an ordinary life, has a run in with the extraordinary, and meets a girl in the process. Her name is Shana, the flame-haired blazing-eyed agent. She is a Flame Haze whose task is to hunt down Crimson Denizens. After letting him know that he is an existence that shall soon be gone from this world, she protects Yuuji, who is actually a special "Torch," from those who hunt him.
These Crimson Denizens are beings from the Crimson Realm and steal the energy that forms the basis of this world, Existence, from the people living in this world and utilize it for their own selfish ambitions. One of their hapless victims was Yuuji. Flame Hazes are the ones who seek the destruction of those Crimson Denizens. By the hand of the Flame Hazes, these erased persons are turned into Torches in order to repair the strain on reality resulting from the actions of the Denizens. Torches take on the forms of those erased persons, but before long, they will vanish from the memories of the living.
Characters
Yuuji Sakai
The main character of the story.
Shana
Alastor
Chigusa Sakai
Yuuji's mother.
Kantarou Sakai
Yuuji's father.