Kannagi (manga)

;Nihongo|Jin Mikuriya|御厨 仁|Mikuriya Jin:anime voices|Hiro Shimono

;Nihongo|Tsugumi Aoba|青葉 つぐみ|Aoba Tsugumi:anime voices|Miyuki Sawashiro

;Nihongo|Zange|ざんげ:anime voices|Kana Hanazawa

;Nihongo|Hakua Suzushiro|涼城 白亜|Suzushiro Hakua:anime voices|Kana Hanazawa

;Nihongo|Daitetsu Hibiki|響 大鉄|Hibiki Daitetsu:anime voices|Hoshino Takanori

;Nihongo|Meguru Akiba|秋葉 巡|Akiba Meguru:anime voices|Tetsuya Kakihara

;Nihongo|Takako Kimura|木村 貴子|Kimura Takako:anime voices|Hayamizu Risa

;Nihongo|Shino Ookouchi |大河内 紫乃|Ookouchi Shino:anime voices|Nakahara Mai

Media

Manga

"Kannagi" began as a manga series written and illustrated by Eri Takenashi and began serialization in the first issue of Ichijinsha's shōnen manga magazine "Comic Rex" on December 9 2005. The first bound volume was released on August 9 2006 under Ichijinsha's "Rex Comics" imprint, and as of February 9 2008, four volumes have been released in Japan. Each volume comes bundled with a pin-up drawn in collaboration of Takenashi with another prominent artist. The artists for the first four pin-ups were: Takashi Takeuchi (of Type-Moon), Ryukishi07 (of 07th Expansion), Itaru Hinoue (of Key), and Yun Kōga (artist of Loveless), respectively. [citeweb|url= http://www.nagisama-fc.com/anime/comics/index.html|title=Manga section at the anime's official website|publisher=A-1 Pictures| accessdate=2008-06-25|language=Japanese]

Internet radio show

An Internet radio show to promote the anime series started distribution with the first broadcast on June 11 2008 and is hosted by Haruka Tomatsu (who plays Nagi in the anime), Hideyuki Kurata (the anime's screenwriter), and Yutaka Yamamoto (the anime's director). The broadcasts are distributed on the anime's official website. [citeweb|url=http://www.nagisama-fc.com/anime/radio/top.html|title=Internet radio show section at the anime's official website|publisher=A-1 Pictures|accessdate=2008-06-25|language=Japanese]

Anime

An anime adaptation will be produced by the animation studio A-1 Pictures, is directed by Yutaka Yamamoto, and the screenplay is written by Hideyuki Kurata. The anime first aired in Japan on October 4 2008. [citeweb|url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9295|title="Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens" (TV)|publisher=Anime News Network|accessdate=2008-06-25] [cite web|url= http://www.nagisama-fc.com/anime/news/index.html|title=News section at the anime's official website|publisher=A-1 Pictures|accessdate=2008-09-10|language= Japanese] The anime was dropped by the satellite channel BS11 Digital before it started airing; no explanation was given. [ citeweb|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-10-08/1-of-kannagi-8-stations-drops-program-from-lineup|title=1 of "Kannagi"'s 8 Stations Drops Program from Lineup|publisher=Anime News Network|date=2008-10-08|accessdate=2008-10-08]

References

External links

* [http://www.ichijinsha.co.jp/special/kannagi/ "Kannagi" manga] at Ichijinsha ja icon
* [http://www.nagisama-fc.com/anime/index.html Anime official website] ja icon
* [http://www.a1p.jp/works/works_kannagi.html "Kannagi" anime] at A-1 Pictures ja icon
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