Saikano
| Saikano | |
Cover art of the first Saikano tankōbon featuring lead character Chise
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最終兵器彼女 (Saishū Heiki Kanojo) |
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| Genre | Drama, Sci-fi |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shin Takahashi |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Big Comic Spirits |
| Original run | May 30, 2000 – December 25, 2001 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Mitsuko Kase |
| Studio | Gonzo |
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| Original network | Family Gekijo |
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| Original run | July 2, 2002 – September 24, 2002 |
| Episodes | 13 |
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| Saikano: Another Love Song | |
| Directed by | Mitsuko Kase |
| Studio | Studio Fantasia |
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| Released | August 5, 2005 – September 21, 2005 |
| Episodes | 2 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Taikan Suga |
| Written by | Yukako Shimizu |
| Music by | Makoto Anzai |
| Studio | Toei Company |
| Released | January 28, 2006 |
| Runtime | 120 minutes |
Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet. (最終兵器彼女 Saishū Heiki Kanojo?, lit. She, the Ultimate Weapon) is a manga, anime, and OVA series by Shin Takahashi, creator of Iihito and Kimi no Kakera. Saikano was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine.
A live-action movie adaptation was released in Japan on January 28, 2006 with Aki Maeda starring as Chise.
The Saikano manga has been licensed and distributed by Viz Media in English in North America. The anime series is distributed in the UK by Manga Entertainment (as "She, the Ultimate Weapon"). The anime series was also licensed by Viz, but is now licensed by Sentai Filmworks.
Although the city is not mentioned by name in the series, many of the locations used in Saikano can by all probability be found in Otaru-shi, west of Sapporo. The train station, "Hell Hill", the Asahi Observation Hill, the view over the harbor, and the school all have similar looking counterparts in the city of Otaru.
The story begins with Shuji (シュウジ Shūji?), a high school student in a Hokkaidō coastal city, walking up to an observatory and reminiscing about his girlfriend, Chise (ちせ?); there he finds her exchange diaries that she purposefully left behind. The ensuing story is narrated by Shuji through flashbacks while reading Chise's diary. Chise, a fellow student in his class, declares her love for Shuji at the beginning of the series. However, Chise is very shy and Shuji is insensitive: neither know how to express their feelings very well, but they do indeed have feelings for each other.
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