Ballad of a Shinigami | |
しにがみのバラッド。 (Shinigami no Baraddo.) | |
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Genre | Supernatural[1] |
Light novel | |
Written by | K-Ske Hasegawa |
Illustrated by | Nanakusa |
Published by | ASCII Media Works |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Dengeki hp (former) Dengeki Bunko Magazine |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | June 10, 2003 – April 10, 2009 |
Volumes | 12 |
Manga | |
Written by | K-Ske Hasegawa |
Illustrated by | Asuka Izumi |
Published by | Hakusensha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | LaLa, LaLa DX |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | May 24, 2005 – February 10, 2007 |
Volumes | 3 |
Anime television series | |
Momo, Girl God of Death ~ Ballad of a Shinigami | |
Directed by | Tomomi Mochizuki |
Produced by | Tatsuya Ishiguro |
Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
Music by | Moka |
Studio | Group TAC, Ginga-ya |
Licensed by |
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Original network | WOWOW |
English network | |
Original run | March 3, 2006 – April 7, 2006 |
Episodes | 6 |
Television drama | |
Directed by | Kōtarō Terauchi |
Studio | Tornado Film, SF Planning |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | January 9, 2007 – March 27, 2007 |
Episodes | 12 |
Ballad of a Shinigami (しにがみのバラッド。, Shinigami no Baraddo.), subtitled Momo: The Girl God of Death, is a Japanese light novel series written by K-Ske Hasegawa, with illustrations by Nanakusa. The series includes twelve novels released between June 10, 2003 and April 10, 2009, published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. The novels were licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment for release in English with the first novel released in March 2008. The series revolves around Momo, a shinigami, and her familiar Daniel, a talking black cat, as they interfere with the world of the living.
A radio drama of the series aired on ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Taishō radio program between April and May 2005, and the recordings were collected into a drama CD released in June 2005. A manga adaptation by Asuka Izumi was serialized in Hakusensha's shōjo manga magazines LaLa and LaLa DX between May 2005 and February 2007. A six-episode anime adaptation of the series produced by Group TAC aired between March and April 2006 on WOWOW satellite TV. Lastly, a TV drama which aired on TV Tokyo was produced between January and March 2007, containing twelve episodes.