C³

C³
Cover of the first light novel
Genre	Action, Comedy, Romance, Supernatural
Light novel
Written by	Hazuki Minase
Illustrated by	Sasorigatame
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Original run	September 10, 2007 – ongoing
Volumes	11
Manga
Written by	Tsukako Akina
Published by	ASCII Media Works
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Dengeki Daioh
Original run	April 2011 – ongoing
TV anime
Directed by	Shin Ōnuma
Written by	Michiko Yokote
Studio	SILVER LINK.
Network	AT-X, BS11 Digital, Chiba TV, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama
Original run	October 1, 2011 – ongoing
Episodes	12
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C³, also known as C Cube (シーキューブ, Shīkyūbu^?) or Cube×Cursed×Curious, is a Japanese light novel series written by Hazuki Minase and illustrated by Sasorigatame about Haruaki Yachi who receives a mysterious black cube from his father. That night, Haruaki is woken by a noise and finds a nude girl named Fear in his kitchen. Haruaki then has to protect Fear from an organization who wants to destroy her. Luckily, Haruaki's friend can transform into a sword. It was adapted into a manga and anime series in 2011.

Plot

The story begins when a high school student named Yachi Haruaki receives a mysterious, super-heavy black cube from his father overseas. That night, Haruaki wakes up to a suspicious noise in the kitchen, and he discovers a fully naked female thief of rice crackers. The girl, Fear, is the first of several surprises that Haruaki receives.

Characters

Haruaki Yachi (夜知 春亮, Yachi Haruaki^?)

Voiced by: Yūki Kaji

An average schoolboy who's Dad has a habit of sending him random artifacts that never get explained fully.

Fear Cubrick (フィア・キューブリック, Fia Kyuuburikku^?)

Voiced by: Yukari Tamura

An average schoolgirl who can't do advanced math or understand the concept of weather over the ocean. She can also pull weapons out of thin air. She claims to be a "cursed tool" that has been exposed to so much hatred and negativity that it allowed her to gain a consciousness, and says that she came to Haruaki's home in hopes of purifying her "curse". She's actually a fictitious device called Fear In Cube, a terrible torture device from the Inquisitions.

Konoha Muramasa (村正 このは, Muramasa Konoha^?)

Voiced by: Minori Chihara

An average schoolgirl who has large breasts and can transform into a sword. Like Fear, she is a "cursed tool" who's gained a will through the pain and hate that had long surrounded her, making the sword her original form.

Kirika Ueno (上野 錐霞, Ueno Kirika^?)

Voiced by: Eri Kitamura

Student Body President, classmate of Haruaki. She has two cursed tools called Ginstrnag's Love, a clothing that when worn the user not die, in exchange that the user's heart must die and must wear it is forever. The other, The River of Black Strings, has the ability to induce the opponent's murderous intents and serial murders and use it against them. She used to be part of an organization called Nightcrawlers.

Kuroe Ningyohara (人形原 黒絵, Ningyōhara Kuroe^?)

Voiced by: Yui Ogura

Sovereignty (サヴェレンティ, Saverenti^?)

Voiced by: Chiwa Saitō

Shiraho Sakuramairi (桜参 白穂, Sakuramairi Shiraho^?)

Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi

Kana Miyama (実耶麻 渦奈, Miyama Kana^?)

Voiced by: Kana Asumi

Another classmate of Haruaki.

Taizo Hakuto (伯途 泰造, Hakuto Taizō^?)

Voiced by: Takuma Terashima

Peavey Barois (ピーヴィー・バロヲイ, Piivii Barooi^?)

Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara

Known as the Balancing Toy, a member of Knights of Gathering. She came to destroy cursed tools known as Waas, one of which is Fear In Cube. She mostly likes to called out Bitch in the series.

Amanda Carlot/Mummy Maker (マミーメーカー, Mamii Meekaa^?)

Voiced by: MAKO

An Auxiliary that aids Peavey in her mission. She made a deal with Ueno to keep Fear, Konoha and Haruaki safe. However, the plan worked to well and got her kill by Peavey.

Media

Light novels

No.	Release date	ISBN
01	September 10, 2007[1]	ISBN 978-4-8402-3975-2
02	January 10, 2008[2]	ISBN 978-4-8402-4143-4
03	April 10, 2008[3]	ISBN 978-4-04-867023-4
04	August 10, 2008[4]	ISBN 978-4-04-867178-1
05	December 10, 2008[5]	ISBN 978-4-04-867422-5
06	March 10, 2009[6]	ISBN 978-4-04-867597-0
07	July 10, 2009[7]	ISBN 978-4-04-867899-5
08	November 10, 2009[8]	ISBN 978-4-04-868143-8
09	March 10, 2010[9]	ISBN 978-4-04-868397-5
10	September 10, 2010[10]	ISBN 978-4-04-868879-6
11	April 10, 2011[11]	ISBN 978-4-04-870421-2
12	October 10, 2011	—

Manga

Anime

An anime television adaptation of C³ was announced in the April 2011 issue of ASCII Media Works's Dengeki AnimeStyle pamphlet.^[12] The series was produced by StarChild and SILVER LINK under the direction of Shin Ōnuma with Michiko Yokote as script supervisor. The opening theme song is "Endless Story" performed by Yukari Tamura and the ending theme song is "Hana" (雪華^?, "Snow Flower") performed by Eri Kitamura.^[13]

No.	Title	Original airdate
01	"I Have No Idea Who Goes to Bed[citation needed]" "Futon ni Utsuru Mono o Shiranai" (布団に移るものを知らない[14])	October 1, 2011[15]
The story begins when a high school student named Yachi Haruaki receives a mysterious, super-heavy blue cube from his father overseas. That night, Haruaki wakes up to a suspicious noise in the kitchen, and he discovers a fully naked female thief of rice crackers. The girl in question, named Fear, tells him that she is a cursed tool.
02	"Do Something, to Something, to Somewhere[citation needed]" "Doko ni, Nani o, Nani ka" (どこに、なにを、なにか[14])	October 8, 2011[citation needed]
The episode starts with Fear opening a box Containing several items. Haruaki tells her that she is going to be transferred to Haruaki's school together with Haruaki and Konoha. Later that day they are attacked by a another cursed tool named Peavey Barois.
03	"The Antinomy of Their Temperatures[citation needed]" "Karera no Ondo no Niritsuhaihan" (彼らの温度の二律背反[14])	October 15, 2011[16]
04	"Yoru ni wa Hahaoya to Idaki Makura o" (夜には母親と抱き枕を[14])	October 22, 2011[16]
05	"Even If I Were to be Cursed[citation needed]" "Tatoe Norowarete mo" (たとえ呪われても[14])	October 29, 2011[16]
06	"A Frail Sphere Glass-Like Thing[citation needed]" "Kyūkei Garasu ni Nite Zeijaku na" (球形硝子に似て脆弱な[14])	November 5, 2011[16]
07	"The Things Unseen by a Fortune Teller[citation needed]" "Yokenmono no Me ni Shiranai" (予見者の眼に映らない[14])	November 12, 2011[citation needed]
08	"Like An Unescapable Curse[citation needed]"	November 19, 2011[citation needed]

References

1. ^ "C3 -シーキューブ-". ASCII Media Works. http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A0702680. Retrieved September 7, 2011. 
2. ^ "C3 -シーキューブ- II". ASCII Media Works. http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A0704180. Retrieved September 7, 2011. 
3. ^ "C3 -シーキューブ- III". ASCII Media Works. http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A0801200. Retrieved September 7, 2011. 
4. ^ "C3 -シーキューブ- IV". ASCII Media Works. http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A0803630. Retrieved September 7, 2011. 
5. ^ "C3 -シーキューブ- V". ASCII Media Works. http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A0806020. Retrieved September 7, 2011. 
6. ^ "C3 -シーキューブ- VI". ASCII Media Works. http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A0900770. Retrieved September 7, 2011. 
7. ^ "C3 -シーキューブ- VII". ASCII Media Works. http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A0903010. Retrieved September 7, 2011. 
8. ^ "C3 -シーキューブ- VIII". ASCII Media Works. http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A0905580. Retrieved September 7, 2011. 
9. ^ "C3 -シーキューブ- IX". ASCII Media Works. http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A1000530. Retrieved September 7, 2011. 
10. ^ "C3 -シーキューブ- X". ASCII Media Works. http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A1004190. Retrieved September 7, 2011. 
11. ^ "C3 -シーキューブ- XI". ASCII Media Works. http://asciimw.jp/search/mode/item/cd/A1104060. Retrieved September 7, 2011. 
12. ^ "Hazuki Minase's C³ (C Cube) Light Novel Series Gets Anime". Anime News Network. April 4, 2011. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-04/hazuki-minase-c-cube-light-novel-series-gets-anime. Retrieved September 7, 2011. 
13. ^ "C3". StarChild. http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/c3/. Retrieved September 7, 2011. 
14. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Starchild:C3-シーキューブ- (Story)" (in Japanese). http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/c3/story/. Retrieved November 10, 2011. 
15. ^ "C3-シーキューブ-" (in Japanese). Web Newtype. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/627JxM4Um. Retrieved October 2, 2011. 
16. ^ ^{a b c d} http://www.webcitation.org/62iX1d0ow

External links

• Anime official website (Japanese)
• C³ (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia