Corpse Princess

Corpse Princess (屍姫 Shikabane Hime) is a manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiichi Akahito. It is published by Square Enix and premiered in the Monthly Shōnen Gangan on April 12, 2005. The series centers around Makina Hoshimura, an undead girl who is hunting down 108 undead corpses in order to gain entry into heaven with the support from the Kōgon Sect. Feel and Gainax partnered together to adapt it into an anime series. The first season, Aka (赫), premiered on AT-X on October 2, 2008. A second season, Kuro (玄), aired between January and March 2009. The anime is licensed for North American distribution and release by Funimation Entertainment.

Plot
After being brutally murdered along with her family, Makina Hoshimura turns into a Shikabane Hime, a living corpse contracted to the Kōgon Sect, in order to exert revenge against the Seven Stars who were responsible for her death. Her task is to kill 108 corpses to gain entrance into heaven while being assisted by Keisei Tagami, her Contracted Monk. This series follows the story of Keisei's younger brother Ouri Kagami, a boy with an unusual attraction to death, who slowly discovers his brother's secret and gets dragged into the world of the Shikabanes.

Official

 * Shikabane Hime Website (Japanese)

Other Sources

 * Wikipedia
 * Anime News Network
 * MyAnimeList

Other Wikis

 * w:c:shikabanehime duplicate