Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eri Takenashi. It has been serialized in the Ichijinsha's Comic Rex since December 9, 2005.[1] The plot follows the adventures of Jin Mikuriya, who releases Nagi, a guardian deity, from a statue, and Nagi and Jin's attempts to "purify" the world.
Ichijinsha is collecting the series in tankōbon. The first volume was released on August 9, 2006, and as of August 2, 2014, ten volumes have been released.[2][3] Each volume comes bundled with a pin-up drawn in a collaboration between Takenashi and other prominent artists.[4] The series was adapted into an anime by A-1 Pictures.[5] Directed by Yutaka Yamamoto, the series ran between October 4 and December 27, 2008.[6] Bandai Entertainment licensed the manga for distribution in North America.[7] They released the first three volumes in the series, however further releases were canceled by Bandai Entertainment's restructuring of itself in 2012.[8]
The manga went into hiatus after Eri Takenashi developed a Subarachnoid hemorrhage in early November 2008.[9][10][11] The manga resumed with the September 2011 issue of Comic Rex on July 27, 2011, but due to ongoing concerns for her health, Takenashi warned in a June 24, 2011 post on her blog that the series' publishing schedule would be irregular, though her goal was for a bi-monthly release.[12][13]
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- ^ "Manga section at the anime's official website" (in Japanese). A-1 Pictures. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ^ "Kannagi Supernatural Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. 2008-02-05. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ "Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens episode list" (in Japanese). Aniplex. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ "Kannagi Manga to Return in Japan". Anime News Network. August 12, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2012.
- ^ "Bandai Entertainment to Stop Releasing New DVDs, BDs, Manga". Anime News Network. 2012-01-02. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
- ^ Takenashi, Eri (2012-04-27). "Reader Information (ご報告)" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ "Kannagi Manga Reportedly on Hiatus Due to Creator's Health (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ^ "Kannagi Manga's Takenashi Reveals Ailment Behind Her Hiatus". Anime News Network. 2012-04-27. Retrieved 2015-06-07.
- ^ "Kannagi Manga to Return on July 27 in Japan". Anime News Network. June 23, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2011.
- ^ "過去日記2011". June 24, 2011. Retrieved 2015-06-07.