Shakugan no Shana

Shakugan no Shana: Season I / 灼眼のシャナ / Burning-Eyed Shana

Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance, School, Urban Fantasy
Themes: School, Urban Fantasy
Studios: J.C.Staff
Producers: ASCII Media Works, Cosmic Ray, Geneon Entertainment, Showgate, Toshiba Entertainment
Licensors: Funimation, Geneon Entertainment USA
Rating: 7.44 / 10
Rank: #2240
Popularity: #439
Users Listed: 551,379
Users Scored: 263,134
NSFW: No
Last Updated: 10/06/2024
Aired: October 6, 2005 – March 23, 2006 (Fall)
Type: tv
Source: Light Novel
Age Rating: PG 13
Episodes: 24
Broadcast: Thursday at 00:45 (JST)

Synopsis:

In a world plagued by a silent, devastating invasion, humanity faces extinction at the hands of the Crimson Denizens. These entities from another dimension feed on human life force, leaving behind only fragmented echoes known as "Torches"—residual soul fragments destined for oblivion. Against this unseen threat, warriors called Flame Hazes dedicate themselves to combating the Denizens' insidious attacks.

The narrative follows Yuuji Sakai, a high school student abruptly thrust into this conflict when he encounters a Denizen and is rescued by a mysterious hunter. This hunter, marked by fiery hair and eyes, offers little explanation before revealing Yuuji’s own precarious state – reduced to a Torch, his existence fading with each passing moment. The series explores themes of memory, identity, and the struggle for survival in a world where even remembrance can be erased. It presents a contemplative atmosphere centered on individual resilience against overwhelming odds.

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Streaming Platforms:

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Episodes:

Episode 1: The End to Everything, the One Beginning (Aired: 10/06/2005)
Episode 2: The Lit Flame (Aired: 10/13/2005)
Episode 3: The Torch and The Flame Haze (Aired: 10/20/2005)
Episode 4: The Confused Flame Haze (Aired: 10/27/2005)
Episode 5: Respective Thoughts
... and 19 more episodes

Characters:

Sakai, Yuuji (Main) - Voice Actors: Hino, Satoshi, Ayre, Kristian, Kim, Yeong Seon, Victor, Franck, Gutton, Rémi, Schwarzmaier, Tim
Shana (Main) - Voice Actors: Kugimiya, Rie, St. Germain, Tabitha, Bae, Jeong Mi, Marlot, Frédérique, Belamy, Mélanie, König, Samina
Yoshida, Kazumi (Main) - Voice Actors: Kawasumi, Ayako, Strand, Chantal, Yeo, Min Jeong, Lambotte, Jessie
Alastor (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ebara, Masashi, Dobson, Paul, Cerdal, Frédéric
Behemoth (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Houki, Katsuhisa, Tak, Won Je, Souterelle, Frédéric
Bel Peol (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ohara, Sayaka, Soyeon, Lindberg, Paula, Nosrée, Valérie
Carmel, Wilhelmina (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Itou, Shizuka, Lee, Yong Sin, Cummer, Anna, Chemin, Pascale, Peters, Ronja
Contest Moderator (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Majima, Junji
Dantalion (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tobita, Nobuo, Hyeon, Gyeng Su, Lebret, Gwen
Daw, Margery (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nabatame, Hitomi, Jaud, Janyse, Yun, Yeo Jin, Grémy, Claudine, Schwarzmaier, Katharina
Domino (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Katou, Nanae
Friagne (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suwabe, Junichi, Devall, Trevor, Jeong, Myeong Jun, Souterelle, Frédéric, Hoffmann, Florian
Hecate (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Noto, Mamiko, O'Brien, Brenna, Rivière, Bénédicte
Hirai, Yukari (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Asano, Masumi, Lee, Yong Sin, Ball, Ashleigh, Julien, Gwenäelle, Forest, Nayéli
Ike, Hayato (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nojima, Hirofumi, Erickson, Matthew, Hong, Beom Gi, Brignon, Jean-Yves
Lamies (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kiyokawa, Motomu, Halder, Ron, Jang, Gwang, Pappas, Constantin
Marchosias (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Iwata, Mitsuo, Devall, Trevor, Chatelet, Julien
Marianne (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Koyama, Kimiko, Bouma, Nicole, Rivière, Bénédicte, Bautz, Julia
Merihim (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Konishi, Katsuyuki, Drummond, Brian, Hyeon, Gyeng Su, Beaucaire, Nicolas
Nbh'w, Khamsin (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Minagawa, Junko, Weseluck, Cathy, Soyeon, Brignon, Jean-Yves
Ogata, Matake (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Bouma, Nicole, Kobayashi, Yumiko, Julien, Gwenäelle
Oomine, Satoru (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Yasumura, Makoto, Simpson, Jason
Orgon (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Ono, Atsushi, McNeil, Scott
Saint-Omer, Mathilde (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Okamura, Akemi, Sheridan, Kelly
Sakai, Chigusa (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sakurai, Tomo, Lindbjerg, Lalainia, Forest, Nayéli
Satou, Keisaku (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Nojima, Kenji, Swaile, Brad, Choi, Han, Beaucaire, Nicolas, Aldag, Immanuel
Sorath (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Shiraishi, Ryouko, Drummond, Aidan, Hyeon, Gyeng Su, Rivière, Bénédicte
Sydonay (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Miyake, Kenta, Pappas, Constantin
Tanaka, Eita (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Kondou, Takayuki, Abell, Alistair, Gu, Ja hyeong, Chatelet, Julien
Tenmoku Ikko (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Sugou, Takayuki, Tak, Won Je, Gibbon, Mark
Tiamat (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Watanabe, Akeno, Beley, Lisa Ann
Tiriel (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Tamura, Yukari, Lee, Yong Sin, Loewen, Jocelyne, Chemin, Pascale
Vine (Supporting) - Voice Actors: Suzuki, Tatsuhisa, Hong, Beom Gi, New, Peter

Staff:

Cook, Justin (Producer)
Ibira, Takaya (Producer)
Kawase, Kouhei (Producer)
Matsukura, Yuuji (Producer)
Miki, Kazuma (Producer)
Nakayama, Nobuhiro (Producer)
Watanabe, Takashi (Director, Storyboard)
Aketagawa, Jin (Sound Director)
Ikehata, Takashi (Episode Director, Storyboard)
Ishikawa, Toshihiro (Episode Director)
Rissen, Hirotoshi (Episode Director)
Shimizu, Kazunobu (Episode Director)
Tachibana, Hideki (Episode Director, Storyboard, Key Animation)
Takada, Kouichi (Episode Director)
Takashima, Daisuke (Episode Director)
Ueda, Shigeru (Episode Director)
Kobayashi, Yasuko (Script, Series Composition)
Satou, Shouichi (Script)
Kawaguchi, Keiichirou (Storyboard)
Kuzuya, Naoyuki (Storyboard)
Yonetani, Yoshitomo (Storyboard)
Ishida, Yoko (Theme Song Performance)
KOTOKO (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics, Theme Song Composition)
Kawada, Mami (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics)
König, Samina (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics)
Nakazawa, Tomoyuki (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
Oomori, Toshiyuki (Theme Song Arrangement, Theme Song Composition)
Ozaki, Takeshi (Theme Song Arrangement)
Takahashi, Youko (Theme Song Performance, Theme Song Lyrics)
Takase, Kazuya (Theme Song Composition)
Abe, Michihisa (Planning)
Abe, Emiko (Key Animation)
Akao, Ryoutarou (Key Animation)
Arai, Nobuhiro (Animation Director, Key Animation)
Atarashi, Taichi (Key Animation)
Awai, Shigeki (Animation Director)
Beat (Key Animation)
Bizen, Kouichirou (Background Art)
Chiba, Takahiro (Animation Director)
Choi, Eun-yeong (In-Between Animation)
Fujii, Masahiro (Chief Animation Director)
Fukuda, Naomasa (Special Effects)
Fukumoto, Ikumi (Key Animation)
Fukunaga, Junichi (Key Animation)
Fukuyo, Shingo (Director of Photography)
Hanabusa, Yasutaka (Key Animation)
Hanamura, Yaso (Key Animation)
Handa, Daiki (Key Animation)
Hashimoto, Hiroko (Key Animation)
Honda, Miyuki (Key Animation)
... and 98 more staff

News:

North American Anime & Manga Releases for July (07/07/2020)
North American Anime & Manga Releases for March (03/01/2014)
Final Season of Shakugan no Shana Due This Autumn [Update Aug 1] (06/08/2011)
New OVA Series of Shakugan no Shana Announced [Update] (06/01/2009)
Shakugan no Shana Sequel to air in October (08/12/2007)

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