| Saikano | |
 First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Chise | |
| 最終兵器彼女 (Saishū Heiki Kanojo) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shin Takahashi |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Big Spirits Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Big Comic Spirits |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | December 27, 1999 – October 29, 2001 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Mitsuko Kase |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Itaru Era |
| Music by | Takeo Miratsu |
| Studio | Gonzo |
| Licensed by |
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| Original network | Family Gekijo |
| English network | |
| Original run | July 2, 2002 – September 24, 2002 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Original video animation | |
| Saikano: Another Love Song | |
| Directed by | Mitsuko Kase |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Itaru Era |
| Music by | Kei Yoshikawa |
| Studio | Studio Fantasia |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | August 5, 2005 – September 21, 2005 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes each |
| Episodes | 2 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Taikan Suga |
| Written by | Yukako Shimizu |
| Music by | Makoto Anzai |
| Studio | Toei Company |
| Released | January 28, 2006 |
| Runtime | 120 minutes |
Saikano: The Last Love Song on This Little Planet. (最終兵器彼女, Saishū Heiki Kanojo), also known as She, the Ultimate Weapon, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shin Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from December 1999 to October 2001, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes.
A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Gonzo aired from July to September 2002. A two-episode side-story original video animation (OVA) by Studio Fantasia was released in 2005. A live-action film adaptation premiered in January 2006.
Both the manga and the anime series were licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media. The anime was later licensed in 2014 by Sentai Filmworks and released under the title She, the Ultimate Weapon.
- ^ a b "She, The Ultimate Weapon". Sentai Filmworks. Archived from the original on November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
- ^ a b Dungan, Mike (February 5, 2005). "Saikano (aka: Saishuu-heiki Kanojo) Vol. #03". Mania.com. Archived from the original on October 5, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2020.
Takahashi's combination of high school romance and war drama is a surprisingly good fit.