is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in

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's manga magazine '' Monthly Shōnen Sirius'' from June 2005 to February 2013, with its chapters collected in 20 volumes. The manga was licensed in North America by

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and later by

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. A 26-episode

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television series adaptation produced by Madhouse was broadcast on TBS from April to September 2007. A three-episode

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(OVA) adaptation produced by

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was released from December 2010 to October 2011. The anime television series was licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks. A spin-off manga series, ''Naqua-Den'', was serialized in ''Monthly Shōnen Sirius'' from February 2012 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in six volumes. A sequel series, titled ''Princess Resurrection Nightmare'', was serialized from November 2017 to March 2021, with its chapters collected in seven volumes.

Plot

Hiro Hiyorimi is a boy who has just moved to "Sasanaki Village" to meet his sister, who has recently been employed by a mysterious young woman that prefers to be called "Hime". Hiro encounters Hime by chance when she and her short yet strong

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bodyguard, Flandre, arrive; sacrificing himself to push Hime out of the way of a speeding car. However, Hiro suddenly finds himself alive, initially confused as he encounters Hime and unconsciously defends her during her fight with a

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. Hime explains that she is a member of the royal family of the Monster Realm which co-exists with the Earth-Realm, revealing her family possess the power to temporarily revive the dead as half-immortals bound to serve and protect them. Despite her disinterest, Hime is caught in a war of succession among her siblings for the Monster Kingdom's throne. The story then follows Hiro helping Hime fend off her siblings' supernatural assassins as they are joined by a half-werewolf named Riza and the

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Reiri, Hime's younger sister, Sherwood, and her android bodyguard, Francisca, as their neighbors.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by , ''Princess Resurrection'' was serialized in

's manga magazine '' Monthly Shōnen Sirius'' from 25 June 2005 to 26 February 2013. Kodansha collected its chapters in 20 volumes, released from 23 January 2006 to 9 April 2013. In North America, the manga licensed by

in 2006; seven volumes were released from 1 May 2007 to 24 November 2009. In June 2016,

announced that it would release the series digitally. The 20 volumes were released from 26 July 2016 to 21 November 2017. A spin-off manga series, titled , was serialized in ''Monthly Shōnen Sirius'' from 25 February 2012 to 26 September 2014. Kodansha collected its chapters in six volumes, released from 9 November 2012 to 9 December 2014. A sequel series, titled , was serialized in ''Monthly Shōnen Sirius'' from 25 November 2017 to 26 March 2021. Kodansha collected its chapters in seven volumes, released from 9 May 2018 to 6 August 2021. In September 2018, Kodansha USA announced that they had license the manga for digital release in English. The seven volumes were released from 30 October 2018 to 4 January 2022.

Volumes

Anime

A 26-episode

television series adaptation, produced by Madhouse and directed by Masayuki Sakoi, was broadcast on TBS, BS-i, and KBS Kyoto from 13 April to 28 September 2007. The opening theme song is "Blood Queen" by

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and the ending theme is by

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. An original soundtrack album, , was released on 3 October 2007; with the exception of ''Blood Queen'', each song was produced by a member of Ali Project. In North America, the series was licensed for English release by

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in 2008. The series was released under the Sentai Filmworks licensing company and label on two DVD sets, in Japanese with English subtitles, on 17 March and 19 May 2009. The entire series was later released on a single DVD volume, in Japanese with English subtitles, on 3 August 2010 and with an English dub on 17 January 2012. It was licensed in Australia and New Zealand by Siren Visual and released on DVD on 23 March 2012; it was later licensed by

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and released on DVD on 2 June 2021. It was licensed in the United Kingdom by

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and released on DVD on 10 September 2012. Three

(OVA) episodes, produced by

, were bundled with the limited-edition of the 13th, 14th and 16th manga volumes, respectively, which were released on 9 December 2010; 9 March; and 7 October 2011, respectively.

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".

References

External links

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