Kannagi (manga)

, subtitled Crazy Shrine Maidens, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by manga author Eri Takenashi. The manga began serialization in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine Comic Rex on December 9 2005, published by Ichijinsha. An anime adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures first aired in October 2008 in Japan.

Characters

Media

Manga

Kannagi began as a manga series written and illustrated by Eri Takenashi and began serialization in the first issue of Ichijinsha's shōnen manga magazine Comic Rex on December 9 2005. The first bound volume was released on August 9 2006 under Ichijinsha's Rex Comics imprint, and as of February 9 2008, four volumes have been released in Japan. Each volume comes bundled with a pin-up drawn in collaboration of Takenashi with another prominent artist. The artists for the first four pin-ups were: Takashi Takeuchi (of Type-Moon), Ryukishi07 (of 07th Expansion), Itaru Hinoue (of Key), and Yun Kōga (artist of Loveless), respectively.

Internet radio show

An Internet radio show to promote the anime series started distribution with the first broadcast on June 11 2008 and is hosted by Haruka Tomatsu (who plays Nagi in the anime), Hideyuki Kurata (the anime's screenwriter), and Yutaka Yamamoto (the anime's director). The broadcasts are distributed on the anime's official website.

Anime

An anime adaptation will be produced by the animation studio A-1 Pictures, is directed by Yutaka Yamamoto, and the screenplay is written by Hideyuki Kurata. The anime first aired in Japan on October 4 2008. The anime was dropped by the satellite channel BS11 Digital before it started airing; no explanation was given.

References

External links

• Kannagi manga at Ichijinsha
• Anime official website
• Kannagi anime at A-1 Pictures