Shakugan no Shana: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Sakai Yuuji, a high school student who expected his normal life to last forever, is dead. When he was on his way home he witnessed a shocking view as the world suddenly froze: people were engulfed by blue flames and a monster resembling a large doll swallowed them. Just as the monster prepared to consume Yuuji, a sword-wielding girl in black attire with flaming red eyes and hair that burns like embers saved him from the monster. The girl called herself a "Flame Haze" who hunts the "Guze no Tomogara", creatures from another world. As Yuuji noticed a blue flame in his chest, she called him a "Torch", a temporary replacement, saying that the "real" Yuuji's existence had already ended. Unfazed, Yuuji befriended the strange girl, named her "Shana", and joined her fight against Tomogara and other Flame Hazes.

Series details

• Title: Shakugan no Shana
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Drama, Action, Adventure, Anime
• Premiere date: 2005-10-05
• Final broadcast date listed: 2012-03-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Animax
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 10489
• IMDb ID: tt0972713
• TVDB ID: 78962

Cast and credited roles

• Rie Kugimiya — Shana
• Satoshi Hino — Yūji Sakai
• Mamiko Noto — Hecate
• Masashi Ebara — Alastor
• Ayako Kawasumi — Kazumi Yoshida
• Hirofumi Nojima — Ayato Ike
• Kenji Nojima — Keisaku Satou
• Sho Hayami — Sairei no Hebi

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2005-10-05; final listed air date 2006-03-22; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 2007-10-05; final listed air date 2008-03-28; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 2011-10-08; final listed air date 2012-03-23; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shakugan no Shana on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.