Shikizakura

Shikizakura (Japanese: シキザクラ) is an anime television series co-produced by Chukyo TV and animation studio Sublimation. The series is chief directed by Shinya Sugai, directed by Gō Kurosaki, and features character designs by Manabu Nakatake. The series aired from October to December 2021.

Shikizakura
Poster of Shikizakura
シキザクラ
Genre	Science fiction[1]
Created by	Sublimation
Manga
Written by	Hayato Aoki
Published by	Futabasha
Magazine	Monthly Action
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	December 25, 2020 – November 25, 2022
Volumes	4 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Shinya Sugai (Chief) Gō Kurosaki
Produced by	Tomoyasu Nishimura
Written by	Naruki Nagakawa
Music by	Takumi Saitou
Studio	Sublimation
Licensed by	Sentai Filmworks
Original network	Chukyo TV, Nippon TV, ABS, FBS
Original run	October 10, 2021 – December 26, 2021
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)

Plot

A high school student gets involved in a battle between powered suits and oni that emerge from the demon world to prey on humans.

Characters

Kakeru Miwa (三輪 翔, Miwa Kakeru)

Voiced by: Yūdai Noda (Japanese); Bryson Baugus, Brittney Karbowski (young) (English)^[2][3]

Ōka Myōjin (明神 逢花, Myōjin Ōka)

Voiced by: Miho Mashiro (Japanese); Melissa Molano (English)^[2][3]

Kippei Nagatsu (永津 吉平, Nagatsu Kippei)

Voiced by: Daisuke Nakamoto (Japanese); Clint Bickham (English)^[2][3]

Ryō Hattori (服部 涼, Hattori Ryō)

Voiced by: Shōto Mizukami (Japanese); Jeremy Gee (English)^[2][3]

Kaede Naruse (成瀬 楓, Naruse Kaede)

Voiced by: Eri Sakazaki (Japanese); Alyssa Marek (English)^[2][3]

Haruko Yamada (山田 春子, Yamada Haruko)

Voiced by: Natsuki Ochiai (Japanese); Cat Thomas (English)^[2][3]

Ibara (イバラ)

Voiced by: Shingo Yoneyama (Japanese); Courtland Johnson (English)^[2][3]

Benio Myōjin (明神 紅緒, Myōjin Benio)

Voiced by: Miki Yakata (Japanese); Christie Guidry (English)^[4][3]

Issa Inuzuka (犬塚 一左)

Voiced by: Iwori (Japanese); Ty Mahany (English)^[4][3]

Ukon Kijima (雉嶋 右近)

Voiced by: Yūto Arai (Japanese); Blake Weir (English)^[4][3]

Media

Anime

The series was announced by Chukyo TV and CG studio Sublimation on October 1, 2018. Shinya Sugai is chief directing the series, with Gō Kurosaki serving as director, Tomoyasu Nishimura serving as producer, Manabu Nakatake adapting Ryōga Inoue's character designs for animation, and Takumi Saitou composing the music and directing the sound. It is scheduled to consist of twelve 30-minute episodes.^[1] The series aired from October 10 to December 26, 2021.^[5][6][2] Asaka performed the series' opening theme song "BELIEVE MYSELF", while May'n performed the series' ending theme song "Shikizakura".^[7][8] Sentai Filmworks licensed the series.^[9]

No.	Title [10][11]	Directed by [10]	Written by [10]	Storyboarded by [10]	Original air date [12]
1	"Hope / Start" Transliteration: "Kibō/Sutāto" (Japanese: 希望/START)	Gō Kurosaki	Naruki Nagakawa	Gō Kurosaki	October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)
2	"United Front / Tag" Transliteration: "Kyōtō/Taggu" (Japanese: 共闘/TAG)	Makoto Satō Keita Watanabe	Naruki Nagakawa	Naoya Andō	October 17, 2021 (2021-10-17)
3	"Flight / Jump" Transliteration: "Hishō/Janpu" (Japanese: 飛翔/JUMP)	Kaito Hamakawa Yū Satō	Naruki Nagakawa	Takahiko Kyōgoku	October 24, 2021 (2021-10-24)
4	"Family / Brother" Transliteration: "Kazoku/Burazā" (Japanese: 家族/BROTHER)	Ippei Yokota	Naruki Nagakawa	Shūji Yoshikawa	October 31, 2021 (2021-10-31)[a]
5	"Black Team / Sister" Transliteration: "Kuro-gumi/Shisutā" (Japanese: 黒組/SISTER)	Makoto Satō Keita Watanabe	Naruki Nagakawa	Hiroshi Nishikiori	November 7, 2021 (2021-11-07)[a]
6	"Partner / Ibara" Transliteration: "Aibō/Ibara" (Japanese: 相棒/IBARA)	Yū Satō Kaito Hamakawa	Naruki Nagakawa	Kazuo Sakai	November 14, 2021 (2021-11-14)
7	"Smile/Real" Transliteration: "Egao/Riaru" (Japanese: 笑顔/REAL)	Akihiro Shibata	Takayuki Nakanishi Naruki Nagakawa	Shūji Yoshikawa	November 21, 2021 (2021-11-21)
8	"Dearest Wish/Mother" Transliteration: "Higan/Mazā" (Japanese: 悲願/MOTHER)	Makoto Satō Keita Watanabe	Naruki Nagakawa	Gō Kurosaki	November 28, 2021 (2021-11-28)
9	"Escape/Stop" Transliteration: "Tōhi/Sutoppu" (Japanese: 逃避/STOP)	Kaito Hamakawa Yū Satō	Naruki Nagakawa	Ryōsuke Ogata	December 5, 2021 (2021-12-05)
10	"Determination/Re:Start" Transliteration: "Ketsui/Ri:Sutāto" (Japanese: 決意/RE:START)	Yū Satō Kaito Hamakawa	Naruki Nagakawa	Takakazu Nagatomo	December 12, 2021 (2021-12-12)
11	"Pulse/Climax" Transliteration: "Myakudō/Kuraimakkusu" (Japanese: 脈動/CLIMAX)	Makoto Satō Keita Watanabe	Naruki Nagakawa	Seung-hui Son	December 19, 2021 (2021-12-19)
12	"Future/Shikizakura" Transliteration: "Mirai/Shikizakura" (Japanese: 未来/SHIKIZAKURA)	Gō Kurosaki	Naruki Nagakawa	Gō Kurosaki	December 26, 2021 (2021-12-26)

Manga

A manga adaptation written and illustrated by Hayato Aoki was serialized in Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine from December 25, 2020 to November 25, 2022.^[13][14]

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	September 9, 2021[15]	978-4-575-85634-7
2	December 9, 2021[16]	978-4-575-85664-4
3	July 12, 2022[17]	978-4-575-85733-7
4	January 12, 2023[18]	978-4-575-85804-4

Notes

1. This episode aired at 1:00 a.m. JST, 5 minutes after the original air time on Chukyo TV.

References

1. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 1, 2018). "Chukyo TV, Sublimation Produce Shikizakura Original TV Anime Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
2. Sherman, Jennifer (November 8, 2019). "Shikizakura Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, 2021 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
3. Mateo, Alex (October 29, 2021). "HIDIVE Streams Shikizakura Anime's English Dub". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
4. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 28, 2020). "Shikizakura Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
5. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 28, 2021). "Shikizakura Near-Future Battle Anime's Video Previews Opening Song, Reveals October Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
6. Mateo, Alex (September 10, 2021). "Shikizakura Sci-Fi Battle Anime Reveals New Cast Member, October 9 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
7. Sherman, Jennifer (July 27, 2020). "Shikizakura Anime's Video Previews Asaka's Opening Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
8. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 4, 2021). "Shikizakura Anime's Video Previews May'n's Ending Song". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
9. Beveridge, Chris (July 5, 2021). "'Shikizakura' Original Anime Gets Sentai Filmworks & HIDIVE Pickup". The Fandom Post. Retrieved July 6, 2021.
10. "Sutōrī｜"Shikizakura" Kōshiki Saito" STORY｜『シキザクラ』公式サイト [Story｜"SHIKIZAKURA" Official Website]. shikizakura-anime.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 7, 2021. Retrieved October 7, 2021.
11. "Stream SHIKIZAKURA on HIDIVE". HIDIVE. Archived from the original on October 9, 2021. Retrieved October 9, 2021.
12. "On'ea｜"Shikizakura" Kōshiki Saito" ONAIR｜『シキザクラ』公式サイト [On Air｜"SHIKIZAKURA" Official Website]. shikizakura-anime.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
13. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 27, 2020). "Shikizakura Original Anime Gets Manga in December". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
14. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 19, 2022). "Shikizakura Manga Ends with 4th Volume in January 2023 (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
15. "シキザクラ 1". Futabasha. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
16. "シキザクラ 2". Futabasha. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
17. "シキザクラ 3". Futabasha. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
18. "シキザクラ 4". Futabasha. Retrieved July 21, 2023.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Shikizakura (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia