Kannagi
| Kannagi | |
|---|---|
| Original title | か ん な ぎ |
 | |
| genre | Romance, comedy , fantasy |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Eri Takenashi |
| publishing company | Ichijinsha |
| magazine | Comic rex |
| First publication | 2006 - ... |
| expenditure | 8th |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2008 |
| Studio | A-1 Pictures |
| length | 24 minutes |
| Episodes | 13 + 1 |
| Director | Yutaka Yamamoto |
| production | Atsuhiro Iwakami, Kōsuke Sugino, Tomonori Ochikoshi |
| music | Satoru Kosaki |
| First broadcast | October 4th, 2008 - December 27th, 2008 on Tokyo MX |
| Manga | |
| title | Kanpachi |
| Original title | か ん ぱ ち |
| country |
Japan
|
| author | Shin'ichi Yūki |
| publishing company | Ichijinsha |
| magazine | Comic rex |
| First publication | 2010 - ... |
| expenditure | 6th |
Kannagi ( Jap. かんなぎ ) designated in the subtitle as "Crazy Shrine Maidens" is an unfinished manga series of the author and illustrator Eri Takenashi that from December 2005 to December 2008 in Japan within the Shonen magazine, Comic Rex was published . The suspended on health grounds series reappears from July 2011 in the same magazine in which since April 2010 and that of Takanashis brother Shin'ichi Yūki drawn spin-off -Manga Kanpachi is published. In 2008, the manga was A-1 Pictures in the form of anime - television series adapted that was erstausgestrahlt from October to December 2008 in Japan.
title
The title Kannagi is written in Hiragana which only reproduces the pronunciation, but does not give a meaning as in Kanji . The usual meaning of the word is an archaic name for servants of the Kami ( Shintō gods) or media , in the case of women sometimes synonymous with Miko (English shrine maiden ). The series itself takes place in the fictional city of Kannagi around the Kannagi shrine in the spelling 神 薙 , which specifically refers to divine ( 神 , kami, kan- ) protection against landslides ( 薙 , nagi ).
Another meaning of Kannagi is "divine Nagi, God-Nagi" ( Nageia nagi - a stone shrub ).
action
As a young boy, Jin Mikuriya ( 御 厨 仁 , Mikuriya Jin ) met a girl radiating divinity at the sacred tree ( shinboku ) of the Kannagi Shrine. Years later, for a school project, he carved a figure from the wood of this nagi tree after the girl's face, which suddenly comes to life. She introduces herself as the Shinto local patron goddess ( ubusunagami ) Nagi ( ナ ギ ), who woke up after many years of sleep through the artistry of Jin. Nagi's goal is to remove the impurities in the form of beings invisible to humans that infest them, which now spread after their sacred tree has been felled. However, not only has she lost her concrete memories of her past, but also a large part of her powers, so that Jin, who can see and touch these beings, helps her too. Nagi's character is rather mischievous and childish, but occasionally a second personality emerges who exudes a divine mildness and has appropriate skills.
Since Nagi needs Jin's help, she moves into his apartment camouflaged as his half-sister. At first only noticed by Jin's childhood friend Tsugumi Aoba ( 青葉 つ ぐ み , Aoba Tsugumi ), the two quickly get entangled in their story of lies and provoke one misunderstanding after the other.
Nagi has a younger sister named Zange ( ざ ん げ , dt. "Confession") whose strength is still intact because her tree is still standing and she has joined what she believes is the stronger religion of Christianity and dresses accordingly as a nun. Zange is outwardly mild and compassionate, but is rather scheming and slightly sadistic. Zange is not interested in the hunt for impurities, but in consolidating her divinity by making people believe in her, for which she becomes a local idol . Zange uses the body of Jin's schoolmate Hakua Suzushiro ( 涼城 白 亜 , Suzushiro Hakua ) as her vessel ( yorishiro ). Because Hakua has media skills and attracted evil spirits, she was often branded as possessed and wanted to kill herself until Zange offered her to serve as a vessel. Hakua loves Jin because as a child he was the only one who did not find her abilities strange. Tongs, in turn, helps Hakua win Jin's love.
In addition to the hunt for impurities, there is also a fight between Zange and Tsugumi for Jin's love. Such situations and exaggerated ideas of individual people repeatedly lead to strange situations in otherwise normal everyday life.
Manga
The Manga Kannagi is written and illustrated by the artist Eri Takenashi . She previously drew anthology comics based on works by Type-Moon and Leaf . Kannagi appears since December 9, 2005 within the Shōnen magazine Comic Rex . Since August 9, 2006, the first bound editions ( Tankōbon ) were published by the Ichijinsha publishing house . As of June 27, 2013, eight issues had appeared in Japan, each of which was sold together with a pin-up that was created in collaboration with prominent artists. The artists of the pinups were Takashi Takeuchi (from Type-Moon), Ryūkishi07 (from 07th Expansion ), Itaru Hinoue (from Key ), Yun Kōga (draftsman of the Manga Loveless ), Ume Aoki (draftsman of the Manga Hidamari Sketch ), Zekkyō (draftsman of the manga for Toradora! ), Namori (draftsman of the manga Yuru Yuri ) and Atsushi Nishigori (character designer and animation director of Gurren Lagann and the anime for The Idolm @ ster ).
In the January 2009 issue of Comic Rex it was announced that the manga will be temporarily suspended due to the author's health. As a result of the first very succinct message, a rumor spread that the manga had been discontinued due to insults from fans. The publisher Ichijinsha countered this and explained that the author Eri Takenashi had to undergo an urgent operation and is currently on the mend.
From the April 2010 edition, an offshoot called Kanpachi appeared in the Comic Rex , which is drawn by Eri Takanashi's brother Shin'ichi Yūki ( 結 城 心 心 ). The first anthology was published on October 27, 2010 and the sixth on December 27, 2013.
After an announcement by the publisher in September 2010, the author wrote in a blog entry on June 24, 2011 that the manga should be continued in the September issue of the magazine, which will appear on July 27, 2011, whereby the publication frequency is conditional their state of health, will be irregular. The seventh anthology was finally published on April 27, 2012, three and a half years after the sixth.
On July 22, 2010, Bandai Entertainment announced that it had licensed the manga for an English-language edition. The first English anthology was published on June 7, 2011.
Anime
In 2008, A-1 Pictures produced an anime version of the manga. Directed by Yutaka Yamamoto and written by Hideyuki Kurata . The thirteen-part television series was broadcast for the first time from October 4 to December 27, 2008 on Tokyo MX and on eleven other channels at a different time on a weekly basis.
In the credits, with the exception of episodes 7 and 13, illustrations by various artists were used in line with the manga's pinups. They were: the animation director Satoshi Kadowaki ( 門 脇 聡 ), Takashi Takeuchi, Okama , Itaru Hinoue, Ume Aoki, Hanaharu Naruco , Zekkyō, Tōru Minazuki ( 水 無 月 徹 ; from Leaf), Takahiro Kimura ( 木村 貴 Ōko ) and Ricca Kim ), Shin'ichi Yūki, Kiyohiko Azuma (draftsman of the manga by Azumanga Daioh and Yotsuba &! ) And Eri Takenashi.
The series was released in Japan from November 2008 to May 2009 on seven DVDs , the last DVD containing a 14th episode ( OVA ). Bandai Entertainment licensed them for the US market and released the first of two boxes of seven episodes each on July 17, 2009, the second on September 24, 2009.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speakers ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Nagi | Haruka Tomatsu |
| Jin Mikuriya | Hiro Shimono |
| Tsugumi Aoba | Miyuki Sawashiro |
| Pliers / Hakua | Kana Hanazawa |
| Daitetsu Hibiki | Hoshino Takanori |
music
The music in the series was composed by Satoru Kōsaki. In the opening credits the title motto ☆ Hade ni ne! ( motto ☆ 派 手 に ね！ , German "even more noticeable") used. This was interpreted by Haruka Tomatsu like the closing credits Musuhi no Toki ( 産 巣 日 の 時 , English for: "Time of Creation") .
reception
At the beginning of the broadcast of the series, fans looked for a template for the locations depicted, which were finally found in the Sendai area in Miyagi Prefecture , where the author of the manga was also born. Hanabushi Shrine ( 鼻 節 神社 , Hanabushi-jinja ) in neighboring Shichigahama served as a template for the shrine . The shrine visits increased because of the "pilgrimages" of the fans by more than fivefold and for the New Year ( hatsumōde ) people from more distant prefectures and Hong Kong also visited this. Something similar happened a year earlier on the occasion of the anime Lucky Star with the Washinomiya shrine .
The Tagajō- Shichigahama industrial and trading company organized a tourism campaign between July 25th and August 16th at the u. a. Eri Takenashi's works were exhibited and a replica of the Kannagi shrine shown in the anime was built at the Shichigahama Kokusaimura ( 七 ケ 浜 国際 村 ) cultural center .
Individual evidence
- ↑ こ み っ く ・ れ っ く す ： TV ア ニ メ ー シ ョ ン か ん な ぎ . Retrieved December 15, 2008 (Japanese).
- ↑ Kannagi Manga Reportedly on Hiatus Due to Creator's Health (Updated). Anime News Network , December 5, 2008, accessed December 15, 2008 (Japanese).
- ↑ Kannagi Creator Takenashi Undergoes Surgery, Recovers. Anime News Network , December 12, 2008, accessed December 15, 2008 .
- ↑ 月刊 コ ミ ッ ク REX ： 新装 刊号 10 月 か ら 27 日 発 売 に 変 更 「か ん な ぎ」 は 11 年 復活 予 定 . (No longer available online.) In: MANTANWEB （ま ん た ん ウ ェ ブ） . September 13, 2010, archived from the original on September 16, 2010 ; Retrieved May 29, 2011 (Japanese).
- ↑ Kannagi Manga to Return on July 27 in Japan. Anime News Network , June 23, 2011, accessed June 24, 2011 .
- ↑ Bandai Ent. Adds Tales of the Abyss, Turn A Gundam. Also adds Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens manga. Anime News Network , July 22, 2010, accessed August 13, 2010 .
- ↑ a b Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens (TV). In: Anime News Network . Retrieved December 15, 2008 .
- ↑ see Kazuhiko Nishioka: "Musuhi" . In: Encyclopedia of Shinto. Kokugaku-in , March 31, 2007 (English)
- ↑ a b c 人 気 ア ニ メ 「か ん な ぎ」 聖地 に フ ァ ン “巡礼” . (No longer available online.) Kahoku Shimpō , December 24, 2008, archived from the original on February 11, 2009 ; Retrieved on May 29, 2011 (Japanese, archiving of a blog entry reflecting the original newspaper article).
- ↑ Kannagi Photoshop Anime - Nagi's Shrine in Detail. In: Sankaku Complex. October 14, 2008, accessed April 21, 2009 (English, comparison of anime with reality).
- ↑ 「か ん な ぎ」 聖地 初 詣 で フ ァ ン 続 々 、 香港 か ら も . (No longer available online.) Kahoku Shimpō on Jan 5, 2009, archived from the original on Jan 6, 2009 ; Retrieved May 29, 2011 (Japanese).
- ↑ 「巡礼」 町 挙 げ 歓 迎 ア ニ メ 「か ん な ぎ」 聖地 ・ 七 ヶ 浜 . (No longer available online.) Kahoku Shimpō, July 24, 2009, archived from the original on July 25, 2009 ; Retrieved May 29, 2011 (Japanese).
Web links
- Anime Official Website (Japanese)
- Kannagi at Tokyo MX station (Japanese)
- The manga and anime in the Encyclopedia of Anime News Network (English)