Canaan (TV series)

Canaan
North American cover of the Blu-ray release featuring Alphard (left) and Canaan (right)
カナン
(Kanan)
Genre
Created byType-Moon
Anime television series
Directed byMasahiro Andō
Produced by
Written byMari Okada
Music byHikaru Nanase
StudioP.A. Works
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, TV Saitama, CTC, tvk, KTV, THK, AT-X, Anime Network
Original run July 4, 2009 – September 26, 2009
Episodes13 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written byType-Moon
Illustrated byAkira Ishida
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineComp Ace
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 2009 – March 2011
Volumes3
Light novel
Written byTomonori Sugihara
Illustrated byKanami Sekiguchi
Published byKadokawa Shoten
ImprintKadokawa Sneaker Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runJanuary 1, 2010 – March 1, 2010
Volumes2
Manga
Canaan Sfill
Written byChunsoft
Illustrated byJun Sasameyuki
Published byBandai Visual
MagazineComic Gekkin
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 1, 2010 – 2011
Volumes2
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Canaan is a 13-episode anime television series, conceptualized by Type-Moon co-founders Kinoko Nasu and Takashi Takeuchi, based on the scenario that they created for the Wii visual novel 428: Shibuya Scramble, which is noted for being one of the few games to have been awarded a perfect score by games publication Famitsu.[4] The series spawned manga and light novel adaptations.

Taking place two years after the events of 428: Shibuya Scramble, Canaan centers on three women, their connections to one another, and an upcoming anti-terrorism summit in Shanghai, China. The first woman is Canaan, a Middle Eastern assassin and mercenary. The second is Alphard Al Sheya, Canaan's rival and a skilled assassin who heads the terrorist organization known as 'Snake'. The final girl is Maria Ōsawa, a returning character from the Shibuya incident, who came to Shanghai with her fellow reporter, Minoru Minorikawa. Their subsequent encounters lead to armed interventions between Canaan and Alphard, along with the reveal of their deep and tragic past.

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