Corpse Princess is 2008 anime series based on the manga with the same name written and illustrated by Yoshiichi Akahito. It was published and serialized in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine from April 12, 2005 to August 12, 2014 with a total of 23 volumes.
The anime series was animated by both Feel and Gainax, directed by Masahiko Murata, and aired the first season called Corpse Princess: Aka in Japan on AT-X from October 2, 2008 to December 25, 2008, consisiting of 13 episodes. The second season Corpse Princess: Kuro aired from January 1, 2009 to March 26, 2009, consisting of 12 episodes. The series in total consisted of 25 episodes. Funimation released it through various online distributions companies, as well as on their own website. It made its North American TV debut on the Funimation Channel on November 15, 2010.
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Cast[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor |
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| Main Characters | |||
| Makina Hoshimura | Nana Akiyama | Luci Christian | |
| Ouri Kagami | Tatsuya Hasome | Aaron Dismuke | |
| Yumiko Kobayashi (young) |
Luci Christian (young) | ||
| Keisei Tagami | Keiji Fujiwara | J. Michael Tatum | |
| Shikabane Hime | |||
| Saki Amase | Mika Kikuchi | Monica Rial | |
| Kamika Todoroki | Yui Horie | Terri Doty | |
| Itsuki Yamagami | Chise Nakamura | Cherami Leigh | |
| Flesh Backbone | Aya Endō | Alexis Tipton | |
| Akira Tōoka | Aoi Yūki | Anastasia Muñoz | |
| Minai Ruo | Yuka Hirata | Colleen Clinkenbeard | |
| Monks | |||
| Akasha Shishidō | Mitsuru Miyamoto | Jessie James Grelle | |
| Sadahiro Mibū | Junichi Suwabe | Eric Vale | |
| Sōgen Takamine | Hidetoshi Nakamura | Kent Williams | |
| Takamasa Sōgi | Tokuyoshi Kawashima | Joel McDonald | |
| Rika Aragami | Saeko Chiba | Cynthia Cranz | |
| Honda | Nobutoshi Canna | Anthony Bowling | |
| Shūji Isaki | Tomokazu Sugita | Mike McFarland | |
| Kanechika Umehara | Masaki Terasoma | Christopher Bevins | |
| Seven Stars | |||
| Hokuto | Chika Fujimura | Brina Palencia | |
| Hazama | Tōru Ōkawa | Christopher Sabat | |
| Kowaku | Yūki Hayashi | Bob Carter | |
| Toya | Sumire Morohoshi | Jamie Marchi | |
| Hizuchi | Tatsuhisa Suzuki | Jerry Jewell | |
| Ena | Michi Niino | Todd Haberkorn | |
| Isaka | Takaya Hashi | T.A. Taylor | |
| Other Characters | |||
| Riko | Yui Horie | Stephanie Young | |
| Mizuki Inuhiko | Fuyuka Ono | Clarine Harp | |
| Hiroshige Ushijima | Tōru Nara | Micah Solusod | |
| Sumitori | Masayuki Shōji | Sean Michael Teague | |
| Black Cat | Yui Horie | Greg Ayres | |
| Nozomi Kasuga | Miki Maruyama | Tia Ballard | |
| Shinze Kamiu | Mitsuki Saiga | Ian Sinclair | |
| Rinsen Shirae | Kiyotaka Furushima | Chris Cason | |
| Hina | Miwa Kōzuki | Carrie Savage | |
Episodic Characters[]
| Image | Character | Seiyū | Dub Actor | Ep(s). |
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| Hagino | Kazuya Nakai | Zach Bolton | 1 | |
| Detective | Hitoshi Bifu | Bryan Massey | ||
| Hikaru Yotsuba | Kimiko Koyama | ¿? | 2 | |
| Shikabane | Kiyotaka Furushima | ¿? | ||
| Hikaru's Father | Tetsu Inada | ¿? | ||
| Hikaru's Mother | Chisa Horii | ¿? | ||
| Sunao Rokuoka | Hiroshi Ito | Steve Powell | 3 | |
| Kun Osaki | Mayumi Iizuka | Brina Palencia | 4 | |
| Manager | Kenji Hamada | Chris Patton | ||
| Tokihana Shiō | Kenyū Horiuchi | Barry Yandell | 7 | |
| Shiraishi | Biichi Satō | Stephen Hoff | ||
| Takahashi | Yūki Hayashi | Joseph Tompkins | ||
| Mitsuyoshi | Susumu Chiba | Jeff Johnson | 7-8 | |
| Takatoo | Miyu Irino | Chris Burnett | 9 | |
| Ohyatsuka | Tomohisa Asō | Chuck Huber | 10 | |
| Kurai | Isshin Chiba | Chad Halbrook | 14 | |
| Tomoharu Kishibe | Anri Katsu | Scott Freeman | 16-18 | |
| Inspectors | Kiyotaka Furushima Kenji Sugimura Kenichi Hoshino |
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| Shōta | Yūki Kodaira | Maxey Whitehead | 21, 23 | |
| Hibiki Shijō | Mami Higashiyama | Carrie Savage | 22, 24-25 |
Additional Voices[]
- Maeghan Albach
- Melinda Wood Allen
- Christopher Ayres
- Ed Blaylock
- Majken Bullard
- Charles Campbell
- James Cave
- Leah Clark
- Stephanie Dunham
- Jessica Foster
- Chad Halbrook
- Stephen Hoff
- Jeremy Inman
- Jim Johnson
- Kristi Kang
- Jamie Marchi
- Mary Morgan
- Trina Nishimura
- Ben Phillips
- Orion Pitts
- Liberty Prime
- Dana Schultes
- George Spelvin
- Mark Stoddard
- Kristin Sutton
- John Swasey
- Alexis Tipton
- David Trosko
Transmission[]
| Date(s) | Channel | Country | |
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| 2010 | Funimation Channel | United States | 
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External Links[]
- Corpse Princess: Aka at the Internet Movie Database
- Corpse Princess: Kuro at the Internet Movie Database
- Corpse Princess: Aka (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Corpse Princess: Kuro (anime) on the Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Corpse Princess on Behind The Voice Actors