Princess Resurrection

Princess Resurrection
Princess Resurrection
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North American cover of the first manga volume
怪物王女
(Kaibutsu Ōjo)
Genre Horror, Comedy, Action, Supernatural
Manga
Written by Yasunori Mitsunaga
Published by Kodansha
English publisher United States Del Rey Manga
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius
Original run July 2005 – ongoing
Volumes 16
TV anime
Directed by Masayuki Sakoi
Studio Madhouse
Licensed by Canada United States Sentai Filmworks
Network TBS BS-i, CBC, KBS Kyoto
English network United States Anime Network
Original run 13 April 200728 September 2007
Episodes 26 (24 + 2 Extra Episodes)
Original video animation
Directed by Keiichiro Kawaguchi
Written by Mitsunaga Yasunori
Music by Makoto Takou
Studio Tatsunoko Production
Released December 9, 2010 – ongoing
Episodes 3
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Princess Resurrection (怪物王女 Kaibutsu Ōjo?, lit. Monster Princess) is a supernatural, Horror, Comedy and Action manga by Yasunori Mitsunaga. The manga is serialized monthly in Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine and published by Kodansha. An 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 Production with the first episode released in December 2010, along with the 13th volume of the manga and the second episode for the 14th volume.

Contents

Plot

Hiro Hiyorimi is a boy who has just moved to the city to meet his sister. While walking down the sidewalk, he is suddenly hit by a car (crushed by construction beams in the anime). On the verge of death, he is seen by a young woman clad in gothic clothes. She then resurrects him, leaving him alive in the hospital morgue. He wakes up confused over what happened, only to encounter the woman again as she eliminates some wolf creatures. She addresses Hiro as "her servant" and introduces herself as "Hime" (Japanese for Princess) and explains that she is a member of the royal family of the Monster Realm.

All members of the royal family are endowed with the power to turn a dead body into an immortal warrior that will serve and protect them; this means that a corpse that drinks her blood (or to whom she bestows the flame of immortality in the anime) shall become semi-immortal; this is how Hiro came back to life. They can't be killed, even if their heads are severed; it can be reattached, and appendages can eventually regrow. The "semi" means that if Hiro doesn't drink more of Hime's blood (or she replenishes the flame in the anime) every few days, he will die permanently

Hiro is now Hime's immortal warrior, but she herself isn't immortal yet (which is why she needs help from warriors). The story then follows Hiro as he assists Hime in killing creatures that have been sent by her siblings to attack her in the competition for the Monster Kingdom's throne.

Anime

A 26 episode anime directed by Masayuki Sakoi and Madhouse aired on TBS, BS-i, KBS Kyoto and its affiliated TV networks from 13 April 2007 to 28 September 2007. 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.

Episode list

No. Title Original airdate
01 "Princess Resurrection"
"Sosei Oujo" (蘇生王女) 
April 13, 2007
Hiro, a young, timid boy, dies while saving a girl on the street from falling construction beams. That girl turns out to be Hime, his sister's new employer, who by resurrecting Hiro makes him into her servant. 
02 "Princess Destruction"
"Hakai Oujo" (破壊王女) 
April 20, 2007
With Hiro's life force fading and needing restoration, he slowly comes to realize that he has no choice but to be involved with Hime. As an invisible man enters the mansion to assassinate Hime, she goes wild with a chainsaw chasing him, and eventually even sets the mansion on fire. 
03 "Princess Rampage"
"Bousou Oujo" (暴走王女) 
April 27, 2007
Riza, half-sister of the werewolf Lobo Wildman killed by Hime in the first episode, comes to claim her revenge. But she does not yet realize that she herself was used as a chess piece to make Lobo betray Hime.
Weapon Used: Double Axe, Rapier. 
04 "Princess Negotiation"
"Koushou Oujo" (交渉王女) 
May 4, 2007
Hime and company, with Riza in tow, travel to Hime's lake resort and end up being involved with a race of fish men after Hime's immortality powers. Riza declares her intention to stick close to Hime in order to find an opportunity to take her revenge on Hime's brothers. 
05 "Princess Blood Relationship"
"Kettou Oujo" (血統王女) 
May 11, 2007
Reiri, a beautiful vampire girl at Hiro's school, approaches and turns Hiro in order to gain access to Hime's house and obtain her powers by sucking her blood. However, Hime prepares a wide range of countermeasures. 
06 "Princess Alliance"
"Doumei Oujo" (同盟王女) 
May 18, 2007
Hime's sister Sherwood shows up one day, proposing an alliance against their other siblings. Hime refuses, but Sherwood's goal from the start was to plant a dangerous man-eating plant near the mansion. 
07 "Princess Lightning"
"Dengeki Oujo" (電撃王女) 
May 25, 2007
Hiro loses consciousness while shopping and is taken to the hospital. He wakes up there only to be chased by a crazy doctor and his minions. Reiri tells Hime about Hiro's fate and Hime, together with Riza go to rescue him. 
08 "Princess Secret Room"
"Misshitsu Oujo" (密室王女) 
June 1, 2007
Rain, roads blocked by garbage. Hime, Riza and Hiro are forced to stay in the Sasanagi Motel until things are clear. Upon arrival, they find Reiri. But a monster sent by Zeppeli turns things creepier than it should be, except for Hime and Reiri who play chess. 
09 "Princess Monochrome"
"Shirokuro Oujo" (白黒王女) 
June 8, 2007
Sherwood seems bored with her arrival at her new mansion since Francisca is missing. Hime tells Hiro to go there and as he reaches it, she meets Francisca carrying a panda. Later on, Sherwood is attacked by monster bats and Hime comes to help. 
10 "Princess Recollections"
"Tsuioku Oujo" (追憶王女) 
June 15, 2007
Flandre meets an android, Ciel and brings him back to be repaired. In return he does odd jobs around the house. He failed to kidnap Hime and finds out that all his memories were fake and that he was programmed by Zeppeli. He returns to Zeppeli and self-destructs. 
11 "Princess Cat-Tongue"
"Nekojita Oujo" (猫舌王女) 
June 22, 2007
Hiro finds Hiroko, a cat, by the road and takes her in. Hiroko, actually a cat-person, grows attached to Hiro. She turns out to be an unskilled assassin controlled by the bell on her collar. Shocked by her own behavior, she disappears. 
12 "Princess Attrition"
"Shoumou Oujo" (消耗王女) 
June 29, 2007
Pharaoh, given the promise of eternal life upon Hime's death, sends his army of mummies to attack Hime. Hime having taken drowsy cold medicine (before knowing about the pending attack) entrusts her life with Hiro. 
13 "Princess Sacrifice"
"Ikenie Oujo" (生贄王女) 
July 6, 2007
During a lunar eclipse, Hime and Hiro were pulled into the memory of Akasabi village and had to deal with a serial killer. 
14 "Princess Running"
"Shissou Oujo" (疾走王女) 
July 13, 2007
Riza has been racing with a ghost knight on Sasanagi Pass. One night, he lost his head and went berserk. Hiro, while helping to search for the knight's head, got kidnapped and turned into Zeppeli's "knight". Hime has to save him. 
15 "Princess Visiting"
"Houmon Oujo" (訪問王女) 
July 20, 2007
Hiro's acquaintances find out that he's staying with 3 beautiful women. They confront him and ask Hime if they could be her servants. Hime agrees on condition that they go through an obstacle course in the house. A shape-shifter taking Hiro's form also joins the race to reach Hime first. 
16 "Princess Succession"
"Keishou Oujo" (継承王女) 
July 27, 2007
Riza, frustrated with training, heads to Hime's lake resort and meets Aron, a were-shark, who was good friends with Lobo Wildman (Riza's brother). Aron turns out to be an assassin of one of the Royalty sent to kill Hime. After being defeated by Riza, she asks Riza to avenge Lobo for her as well. 
17 "Princess Maturity"
"Toshima Oujo" (年増王女) 
August 3, 2007
A witch from the black forest goes after Hime's and Sherwood's spirit to get eternal youth. 
18 "Princess Hunter"
"Karyuudo Oujo" (狩人王女) 
August 10, 2007
A raccoon dog became a vampire hunter in order to feed his family, but mistakenly attacks Hime believing her to be a vampire. 
19 "Princess Ocean"
"Kaiyou Oujo" (海洋王女) 
August 17, 2007
Hime, Hiro and Riza are trapped in a haunted ship and must find and rescue a mysterious mermaid in order to escape. Hime's older brother Emil is introduced. 
20 "Princess Connection"
"Renketsu Oujo" (連結王女) 
August 24, 2007
Hiro is kidnapped by a vampire named Duke Dracul. Riza and Reiri must enter the village of vampires to save him. 
21 "Princess Banishment"
"Tsuihou Oujo" (追放王女) 
August 31, 2007
Hiro and his friend Buchi visits Reiri after she doesn't come out to school. However, when they get there, Dracul Duke tries to banish Reiri by sending in low-class vampires. Hime's team comes to help. 
22 "Princess Carnage"
"Satsuriku Oujo" (殺戮王女) 
September 7, 2007
Hime is attacked by three werewolves at night and she and her team must take them down. Riza fights for her family's pride while Hiro is reminded again that he is a warrior protecting Hime's life. 
23 "Princess Zombie"
"Shiryou Oujo" (死霊王女) 
September 14, 2007
Hime's team looks for the royalty who sent the werewolves and Dracul Duke. They end up in a town filled with zombies and must get themselves out. 
24 (End) "Princess Duel"
"Kettou Oujo" (決闘王女) 
September 21, 2007
Hime is accused of using zombies by the committee and stands before the judge. She and her brother Severin must battle in order to be freed. 
25 (Extra Episode) "Princess Delinquent"
"Furyou Oujo" (不良王女) 
September 28, 2007
Flandre goes on a rampage and seems to attack anyone that approaches her, including Hime. Guessing that Flandre is self-destructing, the group in vain tries to stop her. 
26 (Extra Episode) "Princess Coma"
"Konsui Oujo" (昏睡王女) 
DVD only release
Hime, Hiro, Riza and Reiri are trapped in a nightmare world. They struggle to find a way out of the dream as they are constantly attacked by imaginary enemies. 

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".[1]

References

External links


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