Shikabane Hime: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

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 details

• Title: Shikabane Hime
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Anime, Fantasy
• Premiere date: 2008-10-02
• Final broadcast date listed: 2009-03-26
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: AT-X
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12170
• IMDb ID: tt1301958
• TVDB ID: 83363

Cast and credited roles

• Nana Akiyama — Makina Hoshimura
• Keiji Fujiwara — Keisei Tagami
• Tatsuya Hasome — Ouri Kagami

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2008-10-02; final listed air date 2008-12-25; episode order: 13.
• Season 2: premiered 2009-01-01; final listed air date 2009-03-26; episode order: 12.

Source and licence

Adapted from Shikabane Hime 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.