
Shikabane - the living dead who continue even after they die because of strong attachment or obsession. They attack people and kill them. Shikabane Hime are girls created to hunt Shikabane. A boy, Kagami Ohri, was adopted by Tagami Keisei, a Buddhist priest of Kongon Clan, when he was a child, and was raised in an asylum. One night, he encounters a beautiful girl at the temple who works for the chief priest. She is Hoshimura Makina, a Shikabane Hime, who hunts Shikabane under the orders of Kakusei.
Series Overview
Rating
- imDb Rating: 7.0 (301 Votes)
- Metascore: N/A
Plot
An undead school girl must hunt down 108 other undeads with the help of specially trained Buddhist monks, in order to gain entry into Heaven.
Details
- Rated: TV-MA
- Released: 02 Oct 2008
- Runtime: 24 min
- Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
- Director: N/A
- Writer: N/A
- Actors: Aoi Yûki, Luci Christian, Aaron Dismuke, J. Michael Tatum
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
- Awards: N/A
- Total Seasons: 1
Previous Episode

Beyond the Dead
Episode 2x12; Mar 26, 2009
Previous Episodes

2x12: Beyond the Dead

2x11: One Hundred and Eight Lies

2x10: To the Other Side of Hell

2x9: The Value of the Living

2x8: My Mother is Immoral

2x7: Mundane Wish

2x6: Monster Named Happiness

2x5: Nature and Regrets

2x4: Itsuki's Form
Cast
Keiji Fujiwara as Keisei Tagami
Nana Akiyama as Makina Hoshimura
Tatsuya Hasome as Ouri Kagami
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Season 1
Episode No. | No. Overall | Title | Airdate | Runtime | Summary |
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1 | 1 | The Dead Dance | 2008-10-02 | 30 | |
2 | 2 | The Game Continues | 2008-10-09 | 30 | |
3 | 3 | Voice of Night | 2008-10-16 | 30 | |
4 | 4 | Hymn of Tragedy | 2008-10-23 | 30 | |
5 | 5 | Traitor Monk | 2008-10-30 | 30 | |
6 | 6 | At the End of the Dangerous Run | 2008-11-06 | 30 | |
7 | 7 | The False Power of Words | 2008-11-13 | 30 | |
8 | 8 | Serenity | 2008-11-20 | 30 | |
9 | 9 | Set Your Heart Aflutter | 2008-11-27 | 30 | |
10 | 10 | Stars on the Ground | 2008-12-04 | 30 | |
11 | 11 | One Night | 2008-12-11 | 30 | |
12 | 12 | Dawn | 2008-12-18 | 30 | |
13 | 13 | Funeral Program for a Contracted Monk | 2008-12-25 | 30 |
Series Cast
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Keiji Fujiwara | as Keisei Tagami | |
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Nana Akiyama | as Makina Hoshimura | |
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Tatsuya Hasome | as Ouri Kagami |