Corpse Princess
Seen it?2008 | 2 seasons | 24 min | Animation, Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a short run with a modest audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for sci-fi fans, action fans and animation lovers.
- The mood
- Exciting.
- The pace
- 2 seasons: a few weeks of evenings, short, snackable episodes, about 10 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Rated TV-MA: meant for adults.
- It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
Armed with dual machine guns, an undead school girl, Makina Hoshimura, must hunt down 108 other undeads with the help of specially trained Buddhist monks in order to gain entry into Heaven. Based on manga written by Yoshiichi Akahito.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Ran for 2 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 27K people sought it out in the past year
Season by season
The show overall is a Weeknight Watch. Here's how each season stacks up; Aka is the high point.
Aka2008 · 13 episodes · 7.0 out of 10Sunday
Kuro2009 · 12 episodes · 6.0 out of 10Monday
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Cast & crew
Created by Yoshiichi Akahito, Sho Aikawa
- Chise NakamuraItsuki Yamagami
- Keiji FujiwaraKeisei Tagami
- Eri AkiyamaMakina Hoshimura
- Tatsuya HasomeOuri Kagami
- Chika FujimuraHokuto
- Fuyuka OnoMizuki Inuhiko
- Hidetoshi NakamuraSougen Takamine
- Kiyotaka FurushimaRinsen Shirae
- Michi NiinoEna
- Mitsuru MiyamotoAkasha Shishidou