Shikabane Hime

[Buffalobiian]

[ adapted from Shikabane Hime (manga) ]

Alternative title:
屍姫 赫 (Japanese)

Genres: action, supernatural

Shikabane - are the living dead who still work even after they die because of strong attachment or obsession. They attack people and kill them.
Shikabane Hime is the girl 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 Shikanabe under the order from Kakusei.

-AnimeNfo-

Official Website: http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/shikabanehime/
Info: ANN Encyclopedia, AnimeNfo, AniDB, syoboi

First Episode:

[Lunar] Shikabanehime Aka - 01 (H.264) [56B85898].mkv
[Lunar] Shikabanehime Aka - 01 (XviD) [2E1B8345].avi

Aone&AniYuki are doing a joint on this too, so wait for them if you want. I know I will

[gonzo]

Really liked this one. But whats not to like? simi-hot chick in a short skirt shoots baddies. Eagerly awaiting the next episode.

[animus]

Really liked this one. But whats not to like? simi-hot chick in a short skirt shoots baddies. Eagerly awaiting the next episode.

Welcome to a third of the series on the anime market.

[gonzo]

Welcome to a third of the series on the anime market.

Its true, no denying it. But I don't watch most of them, or any for that matter. This one is the only one so far that I didn't have to force myself to finish though. I can't say what I liked about this one, I just did. Its my guilty pleasure of anime this season. Everybody needs one. There's no denying that either.

[Kraco]

I don't think this series has yet even really begun. The main character dude still has got nothing to do with the battle after the first ep. I can't decide whether this is a good series or not before his position is solidified.

[animus]

Episode 2 h264 - Lunar
Episode 2 XviD - Lunar

[Pandadice]

I read the AniDB/ANN discription:

The title "Corpse Princess" belongs to Makina Hoshimura, an undead girl who seeks to hunt down 108 corpses in order to go to heaven.
(Taken from ANN)

So when none of that seemed to come up in the first two episodes, I was like "uhh?". But after reading the description you have posted, your's seems a lot more accurate.

I didn't mind the first few episodes, but they didn't really stand out as extraordinary or anything. So I'll keep watching it.

[KitKat]

Yeah, nothing really exceptional about this series so far, but then, nothing overly terrible either. I'm still curious about how the cat fits into this, and why the cat seems so fixated on getting the kid involved. I don't think we've seen the cat talk to anyone but him yet, but the cat is always in close proximity to Makina.

[Pandadice]

oh, I did forget to say that I really liked the Noein-like art that the monster had in the first episode. When he was in human form he looked like Atori from Noein. then also the whole sketchy look the corpse had.

yeah, definitely gotta wait for the story to flesh out more.

[Kraco]

Makina looks like a second rate hunter; not able to shoot before talking unnecessarily or otherwise hesitating. Not a very good trait for an undead monster hunter. Still, she's better than our innocent boy hero. I hope they both get rid of their foolishness before the end.

[Munsu]

Licensed by Funimation:
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news...ka-acquisition

What does this mean? Well, I'm pretty sure that Lunar will drop it.

But, Funimation seems like it'll stream the series... the first episode will come out by them on Oct. 24. So, we might still get our fix in a fairly timely manner from them.

[Buffalobiian]

AnimeOne is still doing this, if I'm still updated on my info.

[Munsu]

Wasn't aware that AnimeOne was planning or was doing the series. They surely might not drop it... but funimation has shown in the past that they are fairly quick to send C&D letters. We'll see.

[Buffalobiian]

That's what's bad about an established group I guess. They know where you live.

[Bread-sama]

It's not official yet, but 99.9% chance that this show will be dropped, due to funi's past.

[Munsu]

It's not official yet, but 99.9% chance that this show will be dropped, due to funi's past.

Just do it IRC only. But if Funimation will be streaming it, I guess the work wouldn't be worth it. Hopefully someone at the least releases some good encodes of the streams.

[Pandadice]

oh crap. got licensed.. dang it. I hope people still do it :\

[Everon]

Press Release

We'll see how Funanimation handles thier Hulu/Youtube service, but its a good sign.

[BioAlien]

I don't want to watch this in poor youtube quality.
Hulu makes Opera crash at least 1 time out of 4, and wasn't it restricted to the US only?
No idea about joost, never heard of that one before, but you need to register.


But I wonder why Funanimation went and bought the license, stopped most subbing groups from doing it, just to distribute it for free... (Or pay 2$~ on their website (With DRM or without? If without I may actually buy them))

[Buffalobiian]

But I wonder why Funanimation went and bought the license, stopped most subbing groups from doing it, just to distribute it for free... (Or pay 2$~ on their website (With DRM or without? If without I may actually buy them))

In general, to impact on the practice of "illegal" fansubbing, while at the same time, allowing Western fans to see the show in a timely manner. Just that "see the show" means watching streams. If you want good quality archives, you'll still have to buy the DVDs.

You won't completely stop fansubbing, as Gonzo's streamable shows have already got downloadable encodes. Still, it's the message sent out that's the most important.

btw, what's DRM?