Shiki (novel)

Shiki
Cover of the first novel volume
屍鬼
Genre	Mystery[1] Psychological thriller[2] Vampire horror[3]
Serial novel
Written by	Fuyumi Ono
Published by	Shinchosha
Published	September 1998 (original) January 30–February 28, 2002 (reprint)
Volumes	2 (original) 5 (reprint)
Manga
Written by	Fuyumi Ono
Illustrated by	Ryu Fujisaki
Published by	Shueisha
Imprint	Jump Comics SQ.
Magazine	Jump Square
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	December 4, 2007 – June 3, 2011
Volumes	11 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Tetsurō Amino
Produced by	Ai Abe Takamitsu Inoue Noriko Ozaki Hideo Isono
Written by	Kenji Sugihara
Music by	Yasuharu Takanashi
Studio	Daume
Licensed by	AUS: Siren Visual NA: Funimation (expired)
Original network	Fuji TV (Noitamina)
Original run	July 8, 2010 – December 30, 2010
Episodes	22 + 2 OVAs (List of episodes)

Shiki (屍鬼, "Corpse Demon" or "Death Spirit") is a Japanese horror novel written by Fuyumi Ono. It was originally published in two parts by Shinchosha in 1998, and was then reprinted into five parts in 2002. The story is about a small Japanese village named Sotoba, which is plagued by bizarre deaths caused by what seemed to be an epidemic. However, when Toshio Ozaki, the hospital dean, performs his own investigations, he discovers vampires, known as "Shiki" ("Corpse Demon" in English) living in their midst.

A manga series adaptation, illustrated by Ryu Fujisaki, was serialized in Shueisha's monthly shōnen manga magazine Jump Square from December 2007 to June 2011, with its chapters collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation of the manga, produced by Daume, aired on Fuji TV from July to December 2010. The series was simulcast by Funimation on their online video portal and released the series on home video in May 2012.