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Shikabane Hime: Aka

Synopsis: Living in a sanctuary with other orphans, Ouri Kagami is not strange to corpses. But when he sees the patron of his orphanage, Keisi Tagami apparently relives the Makina Hoshimura school scar corpse, he can't help but feel incredibly shocked.
Intrigued by the mysterious circumstances around Makina, he discovers that she is a Hime from Shikabane - a dead -man being charged with eliminating others like her who represent a threat to society. While Ouri goes through her daily life, her inexplicable fittings with her are wrapped in abnormality. But as each meeting becomes more intense, the two are approximate and can be the intertwined destinations that keep the key to reveal the secrets behind the Shikabanes world.
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Information
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Anime Names
- Anime Name: Shikabane Hime: Aka
- Anime Name in Japanese: 屍姫 赫
- Anime Name in English: Corpse Princess Aka
- Other names: Shikabane Hime Aka
Production information
- Producers: Square Enix, Starchild Records
- Licensors: Funimation
- Studios: Gainax, feel.
Anime Information
- Type: TV
- Episodes: 13
- Date: October 2, 2008 - December 25, 2008
- Genres: Action, horror, supernatural
- Subjects: Unknown
- Target: Shounen
Anime Reviews
- Rating: 7.201
- Popularity: 43495
Video Trailer/Opening
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Curiosities
Below is the main curiosities of the anime "Shikabane Hime: Aka":
- The name "Shikabane Hime" means "princess corpse" in Japanese.
- The anime is based on a series of light novels written by Yoshiichi Akahito.
- Anime director Masahiko Murata also directed other popular anime such as Naruto Shippuden and Baby Steps.
- The opening song of the anime, "Beautiful Fighter", is sung by Angela, a Japanese duo of J-Pop.
- The anime was produced by Gainax studio, responsible for other hits such as Neon Genesis Evangelion and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann.
- The character Makina Hoshimura, one of the Shikabane Hime, is voiced by Nana Akiyama, who also dubbed the character Nana Osaki in Nana.
- The anime has a sequence titled Shikabane Hime: Kuro, which continues the story of season one.

Main Characters
Below is the main characters of: "Shikabane Hime: Aka"With your voice actors and a brief description of the character:
- MAKINA HOSHIMURA (Nana Akiyama) - A killer girl who hunts Shikabanes to take revenge on those who killed her.
- Keisi Tagami (Takahiro Sakurai) - A monk who became the protector and master of Makina.
- Ouri Kagami (Asuka ōgame) - A high school student who ends up getting involved with Makina and Keisi.
- Hokuto (Ryoko Shiraishi) - A Shikabane Hime that works for the Seven Stars organization.
- Akasha Shishidou (Kana Ueda) - A Shikabane Hime who works for the Seven Stars organization and has a sadistic personality.
Summary and events
- The monk Keisi Tagami resurrects the young dead Makina Hoshimura as a Shikabane Hime, a living gun to hunt and destroy other undead.
- Makina is presented to her partner, the university student Ouri Kagami, who can see and interact with Shikabane.
- Makina and Ouri start working together to hunt Shikabane and find a conspiracy involving a secret organization called Kogonshu.
- Keisi is killed by a Shikabane controlled by Kogonshu leader, Akasha Shishidou.
- Makina and Ouri join other Shikabane Hime and her partners to fight Kogonshu and Akasha.
- Makina confronts Akasha and finds that he is his older brother, who became a Shikabane to protect her when they were children.
- Makina and her allies defeat Akasha and Kogonshu, but Makina is forced to kill her brother to end her immortality.
- Makina and Ouri say goodbye as she fulfills her fate as Shikabane Hime.
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Meaning of Shikabane Hime: Aka
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屍姫 赫
- 屍姫 (Shikabane Hime) - Corpse Princess
- 赫 (Aka) - Red
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EXTERNAL LINKS
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- Official Website: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/shikabanehime/
- MyAnimeList: https://myanimelist.net/anime/4581