Shina Dark

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name = Shina Dark


caption = Front cover of first manga volume
ja_name = シャイナ・ダルク 〜黒き月の王と蒼碧の月の姫君〜
ja_name_trans = Shina Dark ~Kuroki Tsuki no Ō to Sōheiki no Himegimi~
genre = Comedy, FantasyInfobox animanga/Manga
author = Bunjūrō Nakayama
illustrator = Yukari Higa
publisher = flagicon|Japan ASCII Media Works
demographic = Seinen
magazine = Dengeki Teioh "(January 2006 - November 2006)" Dengeki Daioh "(April 2007 - ongoing)
first = January 26 2006
last = ongoing
volumes = 3Infobox animanga/Anime
director = Akiyuki Shinbō
studio = flagicon|Japan Shaft
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episode_list = Nihongo|"Shina Dark: Kuroki Tsuki no Ō to Sōheiki no Himegimi"|シャイナ・ダルク 〜黒き月の王と蒼碧の月の姫君〜|Shaina Daruku|lit. "Shina Dark ~King of Dark Moon and Blue Moon's Princess~" is a Japanese fantasy and comedy manga series written by Bunjūrō Nakayama and being drawn by Yukari Higa. The manga originally started serialized in ASCII Media Works' manga magazine "Dengeki Teioh" on January 26 2006, and ran in that magazine until November 2006 when it went on hiatus until starting up again in ASCII Media Works' shōnen manga magazine "Dengeki Daioh" in April 2007. As of May 2008, three bound volumes have been released by ASCII Media Works. An anime series is being produced based on the manga produced by the animation studio Shaft.

Plot

The series revolves around the legendary demon lord Exoda C. Crown whom has been revived when an eclipse forms the "Exoda Ring" and the demonic island, "Shina Dark", rises once again. Kingdoms and villages from around the world send over a thousand sacrificial maidens to the island in an attempt to satisfy the demon lord's legendary lust and protect their lands from the unspeakable destruction he will bring. However, the legends are false, Exoda does not possess such lust, and is not interested in destroying the world. He's quite happy to live in peace and go fishing on the weekends. The more than one thousand girls on his island are now unable to return to their homelands though, as by coming to Shina Dark, they are seen to be tainted brides of Satan by others. This presents many practical problems, from simply feeding the abandoned girls, to giving them purpose in their lives. To this end, the demon lord enlists the help of two exiled princesses, Garlet from the East Vansable Empire, and Christina from the Kingdom of Estgloria. The two princesses become the Green and Blue Moon Princesses, respectively, symbolic leaders of the new independent nation of Shina Dark, a nation created to give the abandoned girls a new life in a new country.

Characters

;Nihongo|Exoda Cero Crown|エクソダ・セロ・クラウ|Ekusoda Sero Kurau:anime voices|Daisuke Ono:Exoda is the Demon Lord of Shina Dark, also called Satan. Legend says that when revived, he will take a thousand wives, sleeping with ten at a time, continuously attacking towns and cities to take their women. These legends have been written while Exoda has been asleep and are completely false. It is said a hero, "The Brave One", will come to Shina Dark and defeat Exoda and cause Shina Dark to disappear once again. He sets up a ceremonial battle against a monster to better unify the two princesses and help ease the tensions between the citizens from Vansable, Estgloia, and other regions.

;Nihongo|Garlet Fey Sowauge|ガレット・フェイ・ソワージュ|Garetto Fei Sowāju:anime voices|Haruka Tomatsu:Garlet is the fourth princess of the Vansable Empire, sent to Shina Dark to become Exoda's concubine in order to protect the peace of her home empire. Exoda also granted her the title of Green Moon Princess of Shina Dark, one of the Twin Moon Princesses who are symbolic leaders of the nation of Shina Dark. She is a strong sword fighter and has been instrumental in the creation of a militia to protect the townspeople on the island. She was raised to be a knight and follow the codes of chivalry by an adviser of her father's, who she calls Grandfather. She has somewhat of a hard time governing Shina Dark during the time when Christina is recovering.

;Nihongo|Christina Rey Holden|クリスティナ・レイ・ホールデン|Kurisutina Rei Hōruden:anime voices|Kaori Nazuka:Christina is the thirteenth princess of the Estgloia Kingdom. The ruling Queen of Estgloia has sent Christina to Shina Dark out of hate for Christina's mother. Christina has received the title of Blue Moon Princess, the second of the Twin Moon Princesses. While not strong or possessing any real power, Christina does have good ability in relation to strategic matters, however she has trouble seeing that herself, and often feels useless. Christina also suffers health problems after being slowly poisoned over many years under the Queen of Estgolia's orders.

Media

Manga

The manga series is being drawn by Yukari Higa and written by Bunjūrō Nakayama. The series originally began serialization in the magazine "Dengeki Teioh", published by ASCII Media Works, on January 26 2006, but due to discontinuation of "Dengeki Teioh" on November 26 2006, the series will be moved to "Dengeki Daioh" on April 21 2007. As of May 27 2008, three bound volumes have been published by ASCII Media Works under their "Dengeki Comics" label.

Anime

The anime adaption was announced on November 25 2007. The series will be directed by Akiyuki Shinbō and will be animated by Shaft.citeweb|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9013|title="Shina Dark - Kuroki Tsuki no Ō to Sōheki no Tsuki no Himegimi" (TV)|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2008-05-28] A promotional video was released with the limited edition of manga volume three and in the February 2008 issue that was released on December 21 2007 of "Dengeki Daioh".

References

External links

* [http://dc.dengeki.com/shina_dark.html "Dengeki Comics"' website for "Shina Dark"] ja icon
*ann manga|id=9014