Corpse Princess
2008 2 seasons · 25 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Corpse Princess

屍姫

Corpse Princess sits in the top 7% of Japan seriess on this catalog — ranked #328 of 4,579 by TMDB audience score.

Synopsis

屍姫

Armed with dual machine guns, an undead school girl, Makina Hoshimura, must hunt down 108 other undeads with the help of specially trained Buddhist monks in order to gain entry into Heaven. Based on manga written by Yoshiichi Akahito.

Reception Benchmarks

8.3
TMDB Rating
12
Audience Reviews
Outstanding
Critical Tier

Ranked #328 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (93rd percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +1.4 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Sci-Fi & Fantasy productions specifically: #134 of 758 (top 18%).

Also On AT-X

Other series that aired on AT-X.

Sci-Fi & Fantasy + Animation in Japan

719 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Sci-Fi & Fantasy and Animation genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Corpse Princess itself).

The 2007–2009 Japan Window

Among 362 Japan seriess we catalog from this window, Corpse Princess places #14 — near the top of its class.

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The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Corpse Princess premiered alongside 124 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 124 other Japan seriess in 2008.

The 2116th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

12
Reviews
16th
Review-volume percentile
55th
Popularity percentile

12 audience reviews — more than 16% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (55th percentile) outruns review volume (16th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
October 2, 2008
Last Air Date
March 26, 2009
Broadcast Span
6 months
Total Episodes
25 across 2 seasons
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 10 hours

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesShikabane-hime Production Committee, GAINAX, feel.
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes2 / 25
Release DateOctober 2, 2008
Official Siteking-cr.jp

Questions Answered

Who created Corpse Princess?

Corpse Princess was created by Sho Aikawa, Yoshiichi Akahito.

When did Corpse Princess end?

Corpse Princess finished its run with its final episode airing on March 26, 2009.

Where did Corpse Princess air?

Corpse Princess aired on AT-X, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.