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Corpse Princess: Kuro
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Score

6.9 / 10

Status

Finished Airing

Episodes

12

Studio

Gainax

Official Streams

Hulu

Corpse Princess: Kuro

Also known as 屍姫 玄 | Shikabane Hime: Kuro

TVWinter 2009Source MangaR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
ActionDramaHorrorSupernatural

6.9/10

Community score

#3390

Rank

81.3K

Members

125

Favorites

Synopsis

A direct continuation of Shikabane Hime Aka, taking place six months after Tagami Keisei's death at the hands of the Shichisei (Seven Stars), a group of elite Shikabane who act on more than just regrets. As per Keisei's dying wish, Kagami Ouri formed a temporary contract with Makina to save her from degenerating into a Shikabane. Since then, Ouri's been training to become a proper monk so that he can remain contracted to Makina and help her fight against the Shichisei -- the ones who originally killed Makina, the entire Hoshimura family, and now Keisei. However, the traitorous monk Shishidou Akasha has sided with the Shichisei in an attempt to destroy all Shikabane Hime and the entire monk organization that uses them -- Kougon Sect.

Cast Highlights

Hoshimura, Makina

Hoshimura, Makina

Main

Voice: Christian, Luci (English)

Kagami, Ouri

Kagami, Ouri

Main

Voice: Dismuke, Aaron (English)

Amase, Saki

Amase, Saki

Supporting

Voice: Rial, Monica (English)

Aragami, Rika

Aragami, Rika

Supporting

Voice: Chiba, Saeko (Japanese)

Backbone, Flesh

Backbone, Flesh

Supporting

Voice: Endou, Aya (Japanese)

Ena

Ena

Supporting

Voice: Niino, Michi (Japanese)

Hazama

Hazama

Supporting

Voice: Ookawa, Tooru (Japanese)

Hina

Hina

Supporting

Voice: Kouzuki, Miwa (Japanese)

Core Staff

Cook, Justin

Cook, Justin

Producer

Kawasaki, Tomoko

Kawasaki, Tomoko

Producer

Kurashige, Nobuyuki

Kurashige, Nobuyuki

Producer

Yamaga, Hiroyuki

Yamaga, Hiroyuki

Producer

Murata, Masahiko

Murata, Masahiko

Director, Storyboard, Key Animation

Mima, Masafumi

Mima, Masafumi

Sound Director

Theme Songs

Openings

"Beginning" by angela

Endings

1: "Beginning" by angela (eps 1)

2: "My story" by angela (eps 2)

3: "Hikari, Sagase Naku tomo (光、探せなくとも)" by angela (eps 3-13)

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Related Titles

Prequel

Shikabane Hime: Aka

anime

Adaptation

Shikabane Hime

manga

Side Story

Shikabane Hime: Kuro – Soredemo, Hito to Shite

anime

Side Story

Shikabane Hime: Puchitto

anime

Recent Episodes

Episode 1

Path of Light

4.14/5
Aired 1/1/2009

Episode 2

My Enemy

4.03/5
Aired 1/8/2009

Episode 3

Beloved Aberration

4.14/5
Aired 1/15/2009

Episode 4

Itsuki's Form

4.09/5
Aired 1/22/2009

Episode 5

Nature and Regrets

4.03/5
Aired 1/29/2009

Episode 6

Monster Named Happiness

4.22/5
Aired 2/5/2009

Episode 7

Mundane Wish

4.1/5
Aired 2/12/2009

Episode 8

My Mother Was Defiled

4.04/5
Aired 2/26/2009
Full episode listing

Quick Facts

FormatTV
Episodes12
Duration24 min per ep
SourceManga
RatingR - 17+ (violence & profanity)
SeasonWinter 2009
AiredJan 1, 2009 to Mar 26, 2009
StatusFinished Airing
Recommended
Monetizing Content

Ranking And Reach

Popularity#2740
Scored by33.9K
BroadcastThursdays at 10:30 (JST)
ApprovedYes

Title Variants

English title

Corpse Princess: Kuro

Romaji title

Shikabane Hime: Kuro

Japanese title

屍姫 玄

Synonyms

Shikabane Hime Second Season

Production Team

Main studio

Gainax

Producers

Square Enix, Starchild Records

Licensors

Funimation

Japanese title

屍姫 玄

Themes And Audience

Shounen