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Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (かんなぎ, Kannagi
?, lit. Shrine
maiden) , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by manga author Eri Takenashi. The
manga began serialization in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine Comic Rex on December
9, 2005, published by Ichijinsha. An anime adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures first
aired in October 2008 in Japan.
Characters
Main
characters
- Nagi (ナギ
?)
- Voiced by: Haruka
Tomatsu
- Nagi is a goddess who wakes up after years of slumber with
Jin's unexpected help. Her mission as a deity is to cleanse the
impurities of the world, but as her powers have weakened over time
due to her sacred tree being cut down, her body is easily harmed by
them. She ends up having to do it with the help of Jin and
brandishing an improvised exorcist staff created using a magical girl-themed
toy baton.
- Kannagi (かんなぎ
?)
- Voiced by: Haruka
Tomatsu
- A different personality that exists inside Nagi. She seems to
be the only one who knows about Nagi's real identity. When she
descends upon Nagi's body, the process cannot last very long as it
consumes a significant amount of energy, though this can be
prolonged with the help of another person.
- Jin Mikuriya (御厨 仁, Mikuriya
Jin
?)
- Voiced by: Hiro
Shimono
- After using a part of a fallen sacred tree to make a sculpture
of a girl, he inadvertently brings Nagi back to life. Since then,
Nagi lives in his house and counts on his help to hunt down the
impurities (as he is able to catch them with his bare hands), a
task impossible to Nagi due to her weakened state. Later, when Nagi
was frustrated by being uncertain about her own identity, Jin
decides to assist Nagi to trace back her origin. He enjoys Worcester
sauce on a slice of bread or a bowl of rice.
- Tsugumi Aoba (青葉 つぐみ, Aoba
Tsugumi
?)
- Voiced by: Miyuki
Sawashiro
- Tsugumi is Jin's childhood friend who harbors a crush on him.
She is concerned about Jin living alone with another girl despite
Nagi fabricating a story about being his half-sister.
- Zange (ざんげ
?)
- Voiced by: Kana
Hanazawa
- Another goddess and Nagi's twin sister. Unlike Nagi's, Zange's
tree is still intact and located in a church's courtyard, thus she
is still able to catch and cleanse impurities by herself. The fact
that she switched her character to that of a Catholic nun, as it is
a stronger religion nowadays according to her, contributed to her
divinity staying intact. Despite seemingly being kind and caring on
the outside, she usually takes advantage of Nagi's weakened state
to torment her. The word zange in Japanese means
'penitence' or 'confession'.
- Hakua Suzushiro (涼城 白亜, Suzushiro
Hakua
?)
- Voiced by: Kana
Hanazawa
- Hakua is a girl from Jin's school possessed by Zange. Since
childhood, Hakua was able to see spiritual images around her and
her body has been very susceptible to spiritual possession. As
other children considered her ability very odd, she had trouble
interacting with children of her age. When she was still a child,
she makes a friend with Jin during a summer camp, who did not
consider her ability strange as he also possessed a strong
spiritual sense. However, in the current storyline, Jin doesn't
seem to remember well about his encounter with Hakua in the past.
Since then, Hakua has not been able to go outside her house and she
compared herself to a "princess locked up in a castle". Just before
Hakua attempted to commit suicide due to depression, she "willingly
accepted" Zange to be her host. However Nagi claims that despite
this, it may put too much stress into her body. Both Zange and
Hakua develop a liking for Jin and decide to bring him to their
side.
Art club
members
- Daitetsu Hibiki (響 大鉄, Hibiki
Daitetsu
?)
- Voiced by: Takanori
Hoshino
- Daitetsu Hibiki is Jin's friend and a member of the art club.
Jin hopes to be as talented as him in art. Despite his imposing
figure, he can be sensitive and has a surprising love for
cats.
- Meguru Akiba (秋葉 巡, Akiba
Meguru
?)
- Voiced by: Tetsuya
Kakihara
- Akiba is one of the three male members of the art club. He
claims to have joined the art club instead of the manga club
because he could not stand the otaku behavior of its members, although Akiba is
quite the otaku himself. He dedicated himself to drawing manga. He
often launches himself into very long and detailed diatribes,
speaking so quickly that people end up just ignoring him.
- Shino Ōkouchi (大河内 紫乃, Ōkouchi
Shino
?)
- Voiced by: Mai
Nakahara
- Shino is the vice-president of the art club. She is quiet
member who is close friends with Takako, and is often observant of
the male members' personalities. She especially takes an interest
in how Jin interacts with Nagi.
- Takako Kimura (木村 貴子, Kimura
Takako
?)
- Voiced by: Risa
Hayamizu
- Takako is the presiding president of the art club, as well as a
fujoshi,
even though she knows very little about anime, manga, or games. She
enjoys teasing the male members of the art club. She is a devoted
fan of Nagi's, being a proud member of her fan club at the
school.
High school
teachers
- Reiri Suzushiro (涼城 怜悧, Suzushiro
Reiri
?)
- Voiced by: Kenta
Miyake
- The teacher of religious studies and Hakua's father. He is
aware of his daughter being possessed by Zange and easily figures
Nagi's identity. He is worried about Hakua's condition. Although
Hakua "claims" to do so by free will, he gets himself a little
relief when Nagi promises him to find a way to make Zange leave her
body.
Media
Manga
See also: List of Kannagi:
Crazy Shrine Maidens chapters
Kannagi began as a manga series written and illustrated by Eri
Takenashi and began serialization in the first issue of Ichijinsha's shōnen manga magazine Comic Rex on December
9, 2005. The first bound
volume was released on August 9, 2006 under Ichijinsha's
Rex Comics imprint,
and as of November 8, 2008, six volumes have been released in
Japan. Each volume comes bundled with a pin-up drawn in collaboration of Takenashi
with another prominent artist. The artists for the first six
pin-ups were Takashi Takeuchi (of Type-Moon), Ryukishi07 (of 07th Expansion),
Itaru Hinoue (of
Key), Yun Kōga (artist of
Loveless), Ume Aoki (artist of Hidamari
Sketch), and Zekkyō (artist of Toradora! manga), respectively.[1]
In the January 2009 issue of Comic Rex, the editors
made a statement that the manga will be on hiatus due to concern
about the author's health problem.[2] The
installment of the manga just prior to the author's illness caused
some fan controversy, but was not linked to her illness. The author
underwent surgery on December 12, 2008 and is currently
recovering.[3]
Takenashi announced that she would be taking at least a year-long
break to fully recover before working on her manga again.[4]
Internet
radio show
An Internet
radio show to promote the anime series started distribution
with the first broadcast on June 11, 2008 and is hosted by Haruka Tomatsu
(who plays Nagi in the anime), Hideyuki Kurata (the anime's
screenwriter), and Yutaka Yamamoto (the anime's
director). The broadcasts are distributed on the anime's official
website.[5]
Anime
See also: List of Kannagi:
Crazy Shrine Maidens episodes
An anime adaptation was
produced by the animation studio A-1 Pictures, directed by Yutaka Yamamoto, and with
screenplays by Hideyuki Kurata. The anime aired in
Japan between October 4 and December 27, 2008, and consisted of
thirteen episodes.[6] The
anime was dropped by the satellite channel BS11 Digital before it
started airing; no explanation was given.[7] An original video animation
episode was shipped with the final Japanese DVD volume on May 27,
2009. Bandai Entertainment licensed the anime and
released the first of two seven-episode DVD compilation volumes on
July 17, 2009. The second volume was released on September 24,
2009.[8]
Light
novel
A light novel
written by Tōka
Takei, with illustrations by Eri Takenashi and Kasumu Kirino
was published by Ichijinsha under their Ichijinsha
Bunko imprint on
December 20, 2008.
References
- ^
"Manga section at the anime's
official website" (in Japanese). A-1 Pictures. http://www.nagisama-fc.com/anime/comics/index.html. Retrieved
2008-06-25.
- ^
"Kannagi Manga Reportedly on
Hiatus Due to Creator's Health". Anime News Network. 2008-12-05. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-05/kannagi-manga-reportedly-on-hiatus-due-to-creator-health. Retrieved
2008-12-05.
- ^
"Kannagi Creator
Takenashi Undergoes Surgery, Recovers". Anime News
Network. 2008-12-12. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-12-12/kannagi-creator-takenashi-undergoes-surgery-recovers. Retrieved
2008-12-12.
- ^
"Kannagi's Eri Takenashi to Rest for At
Least 1 Year". Anime News Network. 2009-09-08. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-08/kannagi-eri-takenashi-to-rest-for-at-least-1-year. Retrieved
2009-09-23.
- ^
"Internet radio show section
at the anime's official website" (in Japanese). A-1 Pictures. http://www.nagisama-fc.com/anime/radio/top.html. Retrieved
2008-06-25.
- ^
"News section at the anime's
official website" (in Japanese). A-1 Pictures. http://www.nagisama-fc.com/anime/news/index.html. Retrieved
2008-09-10.
- ^
"1 of Kannagi's 8 Stations Drops Program from
Lineup". Anime News Network. 2008-10-08. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-08/1-of-kannagi-8-stations-drops-program-from-lineup. Retrieved
2008-10-08.
- ^
"Bandai Entertainment Adds
Kannagi Anime DVDs & Streams". Anime News
Network. 2009-07-16. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-16/bandai-entertainment-adds-kannagi-anime-dvds-and-streams. Retrieved
2009-07-16.
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