Shikabane Hime manga volume 1 cover. Corpse Princess ( Japanese: 屍姫, Hepburn: Shikabane Hime) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiichi Akahito.
Produced by Feel and Gainax, Shikabane Hime: Aka (屍姫 赫, Corpse Princess: Red) is a thirteen episode anime adaptation of the manga series. It premiered in Japan on AT-X on October 2, 2008.
After being brutally murdered along with her family, Makina Hoshimura turns into a Shikabane Hime, a living corpse contracted to the Kougon Cult, in order to exert revenge on the mysterious undead organization responsible for her death. She is assisted in this task by Keisei Tagami, her contracted priest and former friend.
With the exception of Akira, Shikabane Hime are forbidden to kill humans, which goes the same for their contracted monks. Shikabane Hime keep their human forms but do still have their own curse that occasionally manifest.
Overall,truly this anime was enjoyable to watch,it wasn't that bad at all it was a decent anime but t still worth to watch for those who like horror,action and martial art genres....... however the enjoyment still continued at second season for it... Very very nice!
25Corpse Princess屍姫 (Shikabane Hime)Original networkAT-XEnglish networkFunimation ChannelOriginal runOctober 2, 2008 – March 26, 2009Episodes25 + OVA18 more rows
- The Loop. Makina Hoshimura (星村 眞姫那, Hoshimura Makina) is the main protagonist of the series. She is currently Ouri's Shikabane Hime of the Kōgon Sect who has formidable physical skills and armed with two Ingram MAC-11 machine pistols.
A second season, subtitled Shikabane Hime: Kuro (屍姫 玄, Corpse Princess: Black), has been announced and began airing in Japan in January 2009.
Recommended Audience: With some violence and fanservice, this series is appropriate for teenagers and up.
Bottom Line: Corpse Princess falls short in terms of horror and is only moderately successful in the action realm. Awful dialog makes the series much less enjoyable than it could have been. Recommendation: It's streaming on Hulu, so if you're bored you've really got nothing to lose.
Ouri KagamiAge16GenderMaleRaceHuman/ShikabaneAffiliationKōgon Sect11 more rows
She bonded with Takamasa because she thought he was a powerful monk and would quickly help her get to Heaven. Unfortunately, Takamasa knew nothing about the Shikabane Himes before that. Regardless, they both continued to work as a team. During their time, they began to develop romantic feelings for each other.
Black Cat is a mysterious apparition that can, at will, be seen or unseen and also can be incorporeal....Black CatEnglish VoiceGreg Ayres13 more rows
This is a complete list of all episodes of the Shikabane Hime anime adaptation and is split into two seasons.
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Shikabane HIme or Corpse Princess was a horror,action and martial art anime,with his and her whole family been killed by a group of shikabanes which is Shichisei,Makina seek a revenge against Shichisei with the help of Keisei Tagami as her contracted Monk and a long with Ouri kagami as the younger brother of Keisei ...
Shikabane Hime are Shikabane that follow the Kōgon Sect. So far only girls of a certain age group can become a Shikabane Hime. Each of them is partnered with a monk, who provides them with life energy called Rune. In exchange, the Shikabane Hime act as shields for their monk. They are used to hunt and kill rogue Shikabane. In fact, once they kill 108 Shikabane, they receive the reward of going to Heaven (this number may be from the number of sins in Buddhism). Shikabane Hime keep their human form but do still have their own curses that occasionally manifest, and unlike rogue Shikabane, Shikabane Hime are not driven by their regrets or obsessions to the same degree of madness. If their partner monk dies and a replacement is not forthcoming, however, the Shikabane Hime usually die or become Shikabane. Despite their contribution to the fight against the rogue Shikabane, they are shunned by most of the Kōgon Sect followers due to their nature as Shikabane.
Takamasa's Shikabane Hime. She died in an automobile accident and came back with the regret of not living the life of a teenage girl. She bonded with Takamasa because she thought he was a powerful monk and would help her get to Heaven faster. Unfortunately, Takamasa knew nothing about the Shikabane Hime before that.
As a "living corpse", Makina is tasked with killing 108 corpses to gain entrance to heaven. She has formidable physical skills and her weapon of choice are two Ingram MAC-11 submachine guns. Her Contracted Monk was Keisei Tagami. Later in the story, it is revealed that her family discovered the process of making a Shikabane Hime and was killed by the Seven Stars whom made Makina into a Shikabane. Later on, after Keisei's death, Ouri became her new Contracted Monk, although she refused to accept him at first.
He intended to use Minai to kill his older brother, and claim the reasons that Minai killed his brother was because he was unholy and became a Shikabane.
A Chinese Shikabane who uses her Taoist curses in battle, her source of magic are ten silver rings that protect her from dying in 10 ways, in the range of burning, drowning / suffocation, freezing, electrocution, poison, illness, starvation and death from projectiles, blunt and sharp weapons.
A vampire like Shikabane who kidnaps women and kills them in groups. His power appears to allow him to control people he bites. He can also transform into a bat. It is speculated that he made some of the women kill one another.
Rika's partnered Shikabane Hime. Saki is a 10-year-old mischievous girl who enjoys teasing Rika. She is usually seen munching on chips or drinking juice, suggesting that her intense regrets and obsessions might be related to food. Her weapon of choice is a massive hammer.
Shikabane Himes in the anime adaptation. Shikabane Hime (屍姫 Corpse Princess) are Shikabane who are contracted to the Kōgon Sect.
A secret catalyst binds the Shikabane Hime to their contracted monks. When the catalyst was destroyed, their bonds were broken, but it was later revealed that it is the Shikabane Hime's wills that bind them to their monks.
They are used to hunt and kill rogue Shikabane. In fact, once they kill 108 Shikabane, they receive the reward of going to Heaven (this number may be from the number of sins in Buddhism). It is later revealed however, that Shikabane Hime going to heaven after killing 108 was just a lie.
With the exception of Akira, Shikabane Hime are forbidden to kill humans, which goes the same for their contracted monks. Shikabane Hime keep their human forms but do still have their own curse that occasionally manifest.
A nameless Shikabane that was formed from a robber who killed his partners and himself when they were surround by the police. He is protective of the money he stole and uses it to attack people.
Takamine's Shikabane Hime. Nicknamed as "Sword Hime," Kamika has been referred to as the strongest shikabane hime not necessarily for the level of her strength, but her regret and will.
She bonded with Takamasa because she thought he was a powerful monk and would help her get to Heaven faster. Unfortunately, Takamasa knew nothing about the Shikabane Himes before that. Regardless, the two continued to work as a team. During their time, they began to develop romantic feelings for each other.
As a Shikabane, they are undead but retain some degree of memory and intelligence. Their appearance may also differ greatly from that of a human. Shikabane are given superhuman strength and a unique ability or attribute called a curse. Shikabane have no feeling towards living and tend to kill them as driven by their regret or obsession. A Shikabane can be killed by destroying or otherwise severing their brains.
A vampire like Shikabane who kidnaps women and kills them in groups. His power appears to allow him to control people he bites. He can also transform into bats. It is speculated that he made some of the women kill each other.
A classmate of Ōri, nicknamed Omune-sama or "Breast Goddess". In the first chapter of the manga she and a few other students visited a "man-eating house", where she was attacked and injured by a group of corpses. She was saved by Makina, and since then she's developed a fascination with death. This fascination leads her to stalk Makina and later Ōri. She also becomes attracted to Ōri and desires to become a Shikabane Hime, so she could be with him forever.
The only contractor priest that has two Shikabane Hime. Although in the series, we only follow one of his Shikabane Hime, Fresh. The other's name is Touma. Umehara is known for his perverted nature. He does also have the reputation of being well versed in Shikabane.
Gansis. Shikabane are the living dead who still live even after they die because of a strong attachment or obsession to their life. They attack people and kill them. Shikabane Hime on the other hand are Shikabane created to hunt Shikabane.
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Makina Hoshimura (星村 眞姫那, Hoshimura Makina) Voiced by: Nana Akiyama (Japanese); Luci Christian (English) Makina appears as a sailor-uniformed high school girl with long purple hair tied with a red ribbon, and two braided pigtails that end in metal hoops. As a Shikabane Hime, Makina is tasked with killing 108 Shikabane to gain entrance to heaven; in the first volumes of the manga, there is a countdown of how many Shikabane she still has left to kill. She chooses to be a Hime i…
After being murdered, Makina Hoshimura turns into a living "Shikabane Hime" ("Corpse Princess"). Armed with dual MAC-11 submachine guns, she must kill 108 other Shikabane in order to gain entry into heaven. She is assisted in this task by Keisei Tagami, a Buddhist monk with links to an anti-corpse group known as the Kougon Sect. Her ultimate goal is to avenge the death of her family, by destroying the Shikabane known as the Seven Stars.
Shikabane (屍) Sometimes referred to as Corpses. When a person dies with a powerful regret or obsession, they may become a Shikabane. As a Shikabane, they are undead but retain some degree of memory and intelligence. They may appear to be human but often transform into monsters. Shikabane are given superhuman strength and a unique ability or attribute called a Curse. Shikabane have no feeling towards the living and tend to kill them as driven by their regre…
The manga series premiered in Japan in the April 12, 2005 issue of Monthly Shōnen Gangan where it is still on-going. Individual chapters are collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Square Enix. The first volume was released on August 22, 2005; as of November 2014, twenty-three volumes have been released. A limited edition version of volume 17 including a drama CD was released in April 2012. Yen Press announced during their Anime Expo 2015 panel that they have li…
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