6.024 minSeason 2 • Episode 12
LatestAs the battle between Hokuto and Makina Continues it is revealed that Corpse Princess’ Choose to Bond with their Monks and all the Princess’ regain their power. Another of The Seven Stars is defeated and one gives up. The last Seven Stars escapes with Hokuto. Makina and Ouri decide to make a final decision on their Future.
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.
Writing
Sho Aikawa twists Buddhist cosmology into brutal emotional stakes.
Score
Heavy metal OP that somehow fits the melancholy perfectly.
Creators
Sho Aikawa, Yoshiichi Akahito
Chise Nakamura
Itsuki Yamagami
Keiji Fujiwara
Keisei Tagami
Eri Akiyama
Makina Hoshimura
Tatsuya Hasome
Ouri Kagami
Chika Fujimura
Hokuto
Fuyuka Ono
Mizuki Inuhiko
Hidetoshi Nakamura
Sougen Takamine
Kiyotaka Furushima
Rinsen Shirae
Michi Niino
Ena
Mitsuru Miyamoto
Akasha Shishidou
Nobutoshi Canna
Honda
Takaya Hashi
Isaka
Toru Nara
Hiroshige Ushijima
Toru Okawa
Hazama
Yui Horie
Riko
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 108 undead reference the 108 earthly desires in Buddhist tradition—each kill is literally killing a sin.
The series adapts the rarely-seen 'shito' priest-warrior trope, blending actual Shingon Buddhist ritual with exploitation cinema aesthetics.
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