Princess Resurrection

Princess Resurrection (怪物王女, Kaibutsu Ōjo, lit., Monster Princess) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasunori Mitsunaga. The manga was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine and published by Kodansha.[4] A 26-episode anime series by Madhouse aired on TBS in 2007. Both the manga and anime are available in North America with the manga licensed by Del Rey Manga and the anime licensed by Sentai Filmworks and available on the Anime Network website. A new OVA series has been made by Tatsunoko Productions with the first episode released in December 2010, along with the 13th volume of the manga, the second episode for the 14th volume, and the third episode for the 16th volume. A spin-off manga, Naqua-Den, which stars a side character from Princess Resurrection as the main character, was released in 2012 currently with two volumes. On 25 November 2017, a new manga, titled Princess Resurrection Nightmare, was released, though it hasn't been specified whether or not it is a sequel or a parallel world.[5]

Princess Resurrection
North American cover of the first manga volume featuring the character Lillianne von Phoenix, also known as Hime.
怪物王女
(Kaibutsu Ōjo)
Genre
Manga
Written byYasunori Mitsunaga
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Sirius
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 2005 – April 2013[4]
Volumes20
Manga
Kaibutsu Ōjo Nightmare
Written byYasunori Mitsunaga
Published byKodansha
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Sirius
DemographicShōnen
Original run25 November 2017 – present
Anime television series
Directed byMasayuki Sakoi
Produced by
  • Kozue Kaneniwa
  • Makoto Sato
  • Yukiko Ninokata
  • Yūka Sakurai
  • Jun’ichirō Tanaka
  • Kentarō Hori
  • Takayuki Kanai
Written byKazuyuki Fudeyasu
Music byMikiya Katakura
StudioMadhouse
Licensed by
Original networkTBS BS-i, CBC, KBS Kyoto
English network
Original run 13 April 2007 – 28 September 2007
Episodes26 (24 + 2 extra episodes)
Original video animation
Directed byKeiichiro Kawaguchi
Produced by
  • Kensuke Tateishi
  • Takashi Yamaguchi
  • Riichiro Umezu (#1–2)
  • Jō Tsukamoto (#3)
Music byMakoto Takou
StudioTatsunoko Productions
Released 9 December 2010 – 7 October 2011
Episodes3

Plot
See also: List of Princess Resurrection characters

Hiro Hiyorimi is a boy who has just moved to the fictional Sasanaki Village to meet his sister who has been recently employed by a mysterious young woman who prefers being called "Hime". Hiro encounters Hime by chance when she and her short yet strong gynoid bodyguard Flandre have arrived, getting himself killed in getting Hime out of harm's way of a speeding car (falling construction beams in the anime). But Hiro suddenly finds himself alive, initially confused as he encounters Hime and unconsciously defends her during her fight with a werewolf. Hime explains that she is a member of the royal family of the Monster Realm which co-exists with the Earth-Realm, revealing her family possess the power to temporary revive the dead as half-immortals bound to serve and protect them. Despite her disinterest, Hime is caught in a war of succession among her siblings for the Monster Kingdom's throne. The story then follows Hiro helping Hime fend off her siblings' supernatural assassins as they are joined by a half-werewolf named Riza and the vampire Reiri, Hime's younger sister Sherwood with her android bodyguard Francisca as their neighbors.

Media

Manga

Originally released in Japanese by Kodansha, Princess Resurrection has been released in English by Kodansha USA (formerly, Del Rey Manga), in French by Pika Edition,[6] and in German by Egmont.[7]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 21 January 2006[8]978-4-06-373010-426 July 2016[9]978-1-6823-3318-1
2 23 May 2006[10]978-4-06-373025-826 July 2016[11]978-1-6823-3319-8
3 22 December 2006[12]978-4-06-373048-723 August 2016[13]978-1-6823-3320-4
4 6 April 2007[14]978-4-06-373068-56 September 2016[15]978-1-6823-3321-1
5 23 August 2007[16]978-4-06-373079-120 September 2016[17]978-1-6823-3345-7
6 21 December 2007[18]978-4-06-373096-84 October 2016[19]978-1-6823-3346-4
7 23 May 2008[20]978-4-06-373118-710 October 2016[21]978-1-6823-3347-1
8 21 November 2008[22]978-4-06-373143-96 December 2016[23]978-1-6823-3477-5
9 22 May 2009[24]978-4-06-373173-621 February 2017[25]978-1-6823-3478-2
10 20 November 2009[26]978-4-06-373194-121 March 2017[27]978-1-6823-3622-9
11 23 February 2010[28]978-4-06-376207-54 April 2017[29]978-1-6823-3615-1
12 9 July 2010[30]978-4-06-376223-59 April 2017[31]978-1-6823-3658-8
13 9 December 2010[32]978-4-06-376245-79 May 2017[33]978-1-6823-3697-7
14 9 March 2011[34]978-4-06-376258-723 May 2017[35]978-1-6823-3698-4
15 9 June 2011[36]978-4-06-376270-96 June 2017[37]978-1-6823-3699-1
16 7 October 2011[38]978-4-06-376299-025 July 2017[39]978-1-6823-3725-7
17 9 February 2012[40]978-4-06-376319-522 August 2017[41]978-1-6823-3795-0
18 8 June 2012[42]978-4-06-376345-426 September 2017[43]978-1-6823-3796-7
19 9 November 2012[44]978-4-06-376365-224 October 2017[45]978-1-6823-3864-3
20 9 April 2013[46]978-4-06-376391-121 November 2017[47]978-1-6823-3958-9

Anime
Main article: List of Princess Resurrection episodes

A 26-episode anime directed by Masayuki Sakoi and Madhouse aired on TBS, BS-i, KBS Kyoto and its affiliated TV networks from 12 April 2007 to 28 September 2007.[48] Unlike the manga, the anime is less violent and the gore has been toned down. The Opening Theme song was "BLOOD QUEEN" by Aki Misato and the Ending Theme song was "Bow Down and Lick My Feet" (跪いて足をお嘗め, hizamazuite ashi wo oname) by Ali Project.

Original Sound Track

Princess Resurrection OST - Sympathy for the Belonephobia (怪物王女 オリジナル・サウンドトラック Sympathy for the Belonephobia) is the official soundtrack of the anime television series Princess Resurrection, was released on 3 October 2007.[49] With the exception of the opening theme song Blood Queen, each song was produced by a member of Ali Project.

Track list

Note: Most of the track titles are in romaji.

  1. Oumagakoi (Bloody Baptisma)
  2. Suspendue Otome (サスパンデュー乙女)
  3. Jigoku no Kyuuketsu Parade
  4. Chi Nure Yajuu Bukyoku
  5. Saturnus no Sangeki
  6. Butou Kumo Midnight
  7. Insomnia no Yume Guillotine
  8. Outeki Ketsuzoku (vocal)
  9. Bokusatsu Rock
  10. Houmagakoi (Hieronymusic Vibration)
  11. Belonephobia ni Sasageru Ballad
  12. Mikazuki no Kaibutsu Teien (三日月の怪物庭園)
  13. Tokeijikake no Seibozou
  14. Hakai Conductor
  15. Igyou no Sadame
  16. Kichiku Odoru Fukaki Mori
  17. Belonephobia no Bansankai
  18. Rouzaiku no Ragtime
  19. Hisamazuite Ashi o o-Name (Strings Arranged)
  20. Oumagakoi (vocal)
  21. Kizuguchi ni Hasami o Tatete
  22. Saraba Itoshiki Chainsaw
  23. Owari naki Sousoukyoku
  24. Tenshi Ronsha no Serenade
  25. Tou Hikari, Aru wa Sono Hoteri
  26. Kakusei Beronephobia
  27. 666 Banme no Genzai
  28. Shukumei ni Aragaishi Mono
  29. Zenmetsu Hakaba Yori Ai wo Komete
  30. Blood Queen (TV Size) / Aki Misato
  31. Hisamazuite Ashi o o-Name (TV Size)

Reception

In Jason Thompson's online appendix to Manga: The Complete Guide, he describes the series' plot as being "fun and fast-paced", with "imaginative" action scenes. He also appreciated the manga's references to "classic movie monsters".[50]

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