Chaika - The Coffin Princess (棺姫のチャイカ, Hitsugi no Chaika) is a 2014 anime series based on the light novel series with the same name written by Ichirō Sakaki & illustrated by Namaniku ATK.
It was published by Fujimi Shobo from December 18, 2010 to March 10, 2015 with 12 volumes released. It received a manga adaptation written by Ichirō Sakaki & illustrated by Shinta Sakayama, with it published by Kadokawa Shoten from October 26, 2011 to December 26, 2014 with a total of 5 volumes.
An anime adaptation was announced in July of 2013. The anime series was animated BONES and aired in Japan from April 9, 2014 to June 25, 2014, and the second season titled Chaika - The Coffin Princess: Avenging Battle aired from October 9, 2014 to December 11, 2014, consisting in total of 22 episodes. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime for digital and home video release back in August of 2015. They released the DVD and Blu-ray back on December 15, 2015. Crunchyroll has streamed the subbed version of the anime, while Sentai Filmwork's streaming site HIDIVE streams both the Sub & Dub of the anime.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Main Characters | |||
| Toru Acura | Junji Majima | Leraldo Anzaldua | |
| Yuka Terasaki (young) |
Cayla Coats (young) | ||
| Chaika Trabant | Chika Anzai | Kira Vincent-Davis | |
| Akari Acura | Yūko Hara | Joanne Bonasso | |
| Secondary Characters | |||
| Alberic Gillett | Yoshimasa Hosoya | Blake Shepard | |
| Matheus Callaway | Shūta Morishima | Mike Yager | |
| Vivi Holopainen | Iori Nomizu | Luci Christian | |
| Zita Brusasco | Yumeha Kōda | Caitlynn French | |
| Leonardo Stola | Kazutomi Yamamoto | Shannon Emerick | |
| Nikolai Avtotor | Kensuke Satō | Andrew Love | |
| Frederica | Chiwa Saitō | Krystal LaPorte | |
| Hilary Haag (Season 2) | |||
| Chaika Bohdan | Saeko Zōgō | Brittney Karbowski | |
| David | Kiyoshi Katsunuma | Scott Gibbs | |
| Selma Kenworth | Sarah Emi Bridcutt | Allison Sumrall | |
| Guy | Ayumu Murase | Kalin Coates | |
| Claudia Dodge | Masako Katsuki | Kelly Manison | |
| Chaika Kamaz | Sakura Tange | Carli Mosier | |
| Minor Characters | |||
| Ricardo Gavarni | Megumi Ogata | Greg Ayres | |
| Grato Lancia | Hiroki Tōchi | David Wald | |
| Glen Donkervoort | Shigeru Ushiyama | ||
| Bernard Cizeta | Kōtarō Nakamura | John Swasey | |
| Arthur Gaz | Hideaki Tezuka | ||
| Konrad Steinmetz | Tetsuo Kanao | Rutherford Cravens | |
| Karen Bombardier | Naomi Ōzora | Molly Searcy | |
| Roberto Abarth | Takaya Hashi | Scotty Fults | |
| Vernon Aldo Vimac IV | Yasuo Muramatsu | Christopher Ayres | |
| Shin Acura | Takahiro Sakurai | Adam Gibbs | |
| Stephan Hartgen | Jin Yamanoi | Josh Morrison | |
| Niva Lada | Sachie Hirai | Brittany Djie | |
| Theobald Setra | Masaki Aizawa | Rob Mungle | |
| Fyodor | Jirō Saitō | Greg Cote | |
| Viktor Izhmash | Masayuki Omoro | John Gremillion | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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| Season One | ||||
| Unicorn | Eiji Miyashita | ¿? | 1 | |
| Kraken | Masafumi Kimura | David Wald | 1, 11 | |
| Cockatrice | Kosuke Sakaki | ¿? | 6 | |
| Simon Scania | Hiroyuki Kinoshita | Luis Galindo | 7 | |
| Julia | Kaori Sadohara | Margaret McDonald | 8 | |
| Mart | Kōji Ochiai | Kurt Bauer | ||
| Lavr | Hiroshi Yanaka | Stephen E. Moellering | ||
| Frol | Tōru Nara | Kyle C. Jones | ||
| Anton Ivanov | Takahiro Miyamoto | ¿? | 8, 10 | |
| Jasmine Orlo | Akane Kohinata | Amanda L. Baird | 9 | |
| Ephrem Bellman | Tomoyuki Maruyama | ¿? | 10 | |
| Dorado Denisov | Kento Fujinuma | ¿? | ||
| Foden | Yutaka Aoyama | Tommy Baird | 10, 12 | |
| Season Two | ||||
| Clay Morgan | Hiroshi Iwasaki | Mark X. Laskowski | 15 | |
| Ilina Haltgen | Yū Shimamura | Robin Nennig | 15, 18-21 | |
| Alina Haltgen | Yui Ariga | Shanae’a Moore | ||
| Layla | Yui Makino | Katelyn Barr | 16 | |
| Kraken | Masafumi Kimura | David Wald | ||
| Kiril Tatra 47 | Kazuyuki Okitsu | Gareth West | 16-18 | |
| Ursula Tatra 12 | Nao Tōyama | Cynthia Martinez | ||
| Anton Ivanov | Takahiro Miyamoto | Rob Mungle | 17 | |
| Vimark Kingdom Prime Minister | Takeshi Maruyama | Christopher Ayres | ||
Additional Voices[]
- Christopher Ayres
- Greg Ayres
- Amanda L. Baird
- Tommy Baird
- Adam Barr
- Katelyn Barr
- Bryson Baugus
- Kalin Coates
- Rutherford Cravens
- Scotty Fults
- Luis Galindo
- Adam Gibbs
- Scott Gibbs
- Kyle C. Jones
- Bryan Kaplun
- Lujean Kreisner
- Benjamin McLaughlin
- Stephen E. Moellering
- Molly Searcy
- Allison Sumrall
- John Swasey
- Allen Titel
- Brenda Valdivia
- David Wald
- Gareth West
Transmission via Streaming[]
| Company | Date(s) | Category | Format | Content | Country | |
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April 8, 2014 | Anime | Digital | 22 Episodes | United States | 
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External Links[]
- Chaika - The Coffin Princess at the Internet Movie Database.
- Chaika - The Coffin Princess (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Chaika - The Coffin Princess: Avenging Battle (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia.
- Chaika - The Coffin Princess on Behind The Voice Actors.
- Chaika - The Coffin Princess: Avenging Battle on Behind The Voice Actors.