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Shiki (manga)

Shiki
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Cover of the first manga volume of Shiki as published by Shueisha
屍鬼
Genre Supernatural, Horror, Mystery, Fantasy
Novel series
Written by Fuyumi Ono
Published by Shinchosha
Published 1998 (Original edition)
2002 (Reprint edition)
Volumes 2 (Original edition)
5 (Reprint edition)
Manga
Written by Fuyumi Ono
Illustrated by Ryu Fujisaki
Published by Shueisha
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Jump SQ.
Original run December 2007June 2011
Volumes 11 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by Tetsurō Amino
Written by Kenji Sugihara
Music by Yasuharu Takanashi
Studio Daume
Licensed by
Original network Fuji TV (Noitamina)
Original run July 8, 2010December 30, 2010
Episodes 22 (2 bonus episodes included on video release) (List of episodes)
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Shiki (Japanese: 屍鬼?, lit. "Corpse Demon" or "Death Spirit") is a horror novel by Japanese novelist Fuyumi Ono. It was originally published in two parts by Shinchosha in 1998, it was then reprinted into five parts in 2002. A manga series adapting the story, drawn by Ryu Fujisaki was serialized in the Japanese monthly magazine Jump SQ. from December 2007 to June 2011. An anime adaptation of the manga by Daume began broadcasting on July 8, 2010 on Fuji Television and concluded later that year on December 30, 2010. North American anime distributor Funimation Entertainment simulcasted the series on their online video portal and released the series on DVD & Blu-ray on May 29, 2012.

The story takes place in a particularly hot summer in the 1990s, in a small quiet Japanese village called Sotoba. A series of mysterious deaths begin to spread in the village, at the same time when a strange family moves into the long-abandoned Kanemasa mansion. Doctor Toshio Ozaki, director of Sotoba's only hospital, initially suspects an epidemic; however, as investigations continue and the deaths begin to pile up, he learns—and becomes convinced—that they are the work of the "shiki", vampire-like creatures, plaguing the village. A young man named Natsuno Yuuki, who hates living in the village, begins to be pursued and becomes surrounded by death.

The novel Shiki was first published in 1998 by Shinchōsha and consisted of 2 volumes. The second edition was published in tankōbon format in 2002 and consists of 5 volumes.

First Edition

Second Edition

The manga series adapting the story, drawn by Ryu Fujisaki was serialized in the Japanese monthly magazine Jump SQ. from December 2007 to June 2011.


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