Shikabane Hime: Aka

Alternative Titles

English: Corpse Princess

Japanese: 屍姫 赫

Information

Type: TV

Episodes: 13

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Oct 2, 2008 to Dec 25, 2008

Producers: Gainax, feel., Starchild Records, FUNimation Entertainment^L

Genres: Action, Horror, Martial Arts

Duration: 24 min. per episode

Rating: R - 17+ (violence & profanity)

^L represents licensing company

Synopsis

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. This series follows the story of Keisei's younger brother Ouri, a boy with an unusual attraction to death, who slowly discovers his brother's secret and gets dragged into the world of the Shikabanes.