Shakugan no Shana
Shakugan no Shana (Japanese灼眼のシャナ) is a light novel series of Yashichiro Takahashi, illustrated by Noizi Ito. In 2005, she was made into a anime television series and manga series of Ayato Sasakura. In addition, a game for the Playstation 2, as well as an identical appeared "Nintendo DS " version.
- 3.1 Manga
- 3.2 Anime 3.2.1 synchronization
- 3.2.2 Music
Content
World
In addition to the human world, there is a parallel world, Guze, from which the Guze no Tomogara come, which devour the lives of the people. Thus, not only the man himself but also its effect on the world disappears, as if he had never existed. For this, the overfed people are replaced by so-called flares. This take on the characteristics of the people they are supposed to represent, to appear for a certain time in the human world. The torches are becoming weaker until they finally disappear. They are obtained other people less and less, so that they eventually no one misses. These flares are made of a blue flame, the rest energy of the people who is not perceived by ordinary people.
For the balance between the human world and the Guze the Flame Haze care. Flame Haze are fighters who have entered into an alliance with a Guze no Tomogara to fight other Guze no Tomogara if they threaten the balance between the worlds. After a won battle, they make the destruction caused by the battle to reverse and convert the remaining energy of the people around in flares. These struggles are not noticed by the ordinary people as they happen in a magic circle ( Fuzetsu ). Only Flame Haze, Guze no Tomogara, gutter or manure can move into it. Channel are puppets of the Guze no Tomogara that they use against people.
Manure are special torches that have a mystical artifact with special powers in their interior. Guze no Tomogara can remove these items from such manure and use it. Should manure be destroyed or his torch burns down, the mystical artifact is transferred into a new torch. This torch is then also a manure. At what torch but the artifact lands is random.
Action
Yuji Sakai has just finished his first day at high school, when he witnessed the attack of several channel in the pedestrian zone. These have built a Fuzetsu and a Guze no Tomogara try to eat Yuji. As a Flame Haze appears and fights against the gutter. After the battle, Yuji learns from her that he was long dead. He is no longer a man, but only the flame of existence and a manure. The artifact, which he carries in itself causes he can regenerate his life force and so is not quenched. A classmate of his who was also in the Fuzetsu, was also a torch. However, it goes out soon after Yuji tried to beautify the rest of their lives.
Soon, Yuji is clear about his own mortality and his relationship with Shana evolving.
Characters
Light Novel
The Yashichiro written by Takahashi and Noizi Ito illustrated Light Novel series published from November 2002 to November 2012 at Dengeki Bunko in Japan. The main sequence is complete and includes 22 volumes, numbered from 0001I to 0022XXII. In addition, four short story volumes have been published, 0, S, and S0002II S0003III.
By August 2011, the Light Novel series have been sold around 8 million volumes. The first two volumes were published in English by Viz Media.
Adaptations
Manga
The manga by Ayato Sasakura appeared in the magazine Comic Dengeki Daio the publisher MediaWorks from spending 4/2005 from February 2005 until 10/2011 of 27 August 2011. The series was also summarized in ten anthologies ( tankōbon ). In the U.S., the manga has been licensed by Viz Media, which published six volumes of 17 April 2007 to 21 September 2010. A German publishing success since November 2012 in Egmont Manga with far nine volumes.
A second manga series entitled Shakugan no Shana X Eternal song: Harukanaru Uta (灼眼のシャナX Eternal song -遥か なる 歌- ) by Shii Kiya has been published since September 19, 2007 in the magazine Dengeki Black Mao. It was also summarized in the previous three anthologies.
Anime
2005 produced the studio JCStaff an anime television series with 24 episodes for Light Novel series. Here, Takashi Watanabe directed, character design originates from May Otsuka. Artistic Director was Okui Shin. The series was broadcast on 5 October 2005 to 22 March 2006 on the transmitters Chiba TV, TV Kanagawa and TV Saitama. A few days later, the broadcasts began on the transmitters Mainichi Broadcasting and TV Aichi. In 2006, Animax sent the series. The series content includes the first six volumes of the light novel.
On December 8, 2006, an OVA episode was released with the title Shakugan no Shana SP: Koi to Onsen no kogai Gakushu! (灼眼のシャナSP恋 と 温泉 の 校外 学習).
The second season ran from October 4, 2007 to March 28, 2008 on Japanese TV under the name of Shakugan no Shana Second (灼眼のシャナII) and consists of 24 episodes.
The first season of the television series has been translated into English, Korean and Polish.
From 23 October 2009, the four episodes has been published comprehensive OVA Shakugan no Shana S. The OVA deals with the relationship between Shana and Yuji.
The final season Shakugan no Shana Final ( III灼眼のシャナ) is broadcast since 7 October 2011 at the Japanese TV, in this war is the Flame Haze against the Tomogara goes on. Bel- Masque is still active and dangerous than before.
Synchronization
Music
The music of the series was composed by Kō Otani. For the first season of Mami Kawada Hishoku no Sora and Being by Kotoko were used for the opening credits. Was used Yowake Umare Kuru shōjo of Yōko Takahashi, Aka no seijaku of Yōko Ishida and Hishoku no Sora by Mami Kawada for Broadcast.
For the OVA of the bias Title Hishoku no Sora and the end credits title Yowake Umare Kuru shōjo from the series were used. The end credits of the film is backed by Tenjo o Kakeru Mono - tachi of Love Planet Five.
The biasing second season title are joint Mami Kawada and Blaze by Kotoko. As a guy Mami Kawada songs produced triangle and Kotoko Sociometry. In the last episode of the second season, the song of Mami Kawada sense was used.
The soundtrack of the first season was released in 2006 and in the U.S. at Geneon.
Film
On April 21, 2007 arrived in Japan, the 86- minute film Gekijōban: Shakugan no Shana in the cinemas. The film was produced by Studio JCStaff, the team was the same as in the series. The film does not tell a new story but based on the events of the first part of the series, which were slightly modified and be better focused on the Light Novel.
Game
Media Works has developed for the PlayStation 2, an adventure game that was released in March 2006 in Japan. A version of the game for Nintendo DS was released in March 2007.