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Shakugan no Shana (manga)

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Alternative title:
灼眼のシャナ (Japanese)
灼眼的夏娜 (Chinese (Taiwan))
Genres: comedy, fantasy, romance
Plot Summary: Yuji Sakai, a high school student, is told by strange girl that he died some time ago, and that he is a "Torch", a temporary replacement for erased humans. Torches take on the forms of those erased persons, but after a period of time, they will vanish from existence and the memories of the living. Unfazed by his apparent death, Yuji befriends this girl and names her "Shana" after her sword. Shana resolves to protect Yuji from the Denizens , who would use his special replenishing Torch "Hougu" to disrupt the balance of the world, and Yuji decides to join Shana in her fight.
User Ratings: 65 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 12 votes (Eng:6, dub:4, sub:2)
 Excellent: 11 votes (Eng:5, sub:4, dub:2)
 Very good: 8 votes (Eng:5, sub:2, dub:1)
 Good: 14 votes (Eng:10, sub:2, dub:1, raw:1)
 Decent: 11 votes (Eng:10, sub:1)
 So-so: 2 votes (Eng:1, sub:1)
 Not really good: 2 votes (Eng:2)
 Weak: 4 votes (dub:2, Eng:2)
 Bad: 1 vote (sub:1)
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 222 users, rank: #397 (of 7042)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 7.369 (Good+), std. dev.: 2.0649, rank: #2472 (of 7929)
Weighted mean: 7.119 (Good), rank: #3358 (of 7929) (seen all: 8.14 / seen some: 7.09 / won't finish: 5.28)
Bayesian estimate: 7.152 (Good), rank: #2301 (of 3557)
Number of tankoubon: 10
Number of pages: 194
Vintage:
2005-02-01 (serialized in Dengeki Daioh)
2007-04-17 (North America)
Release dates: We have 5
Reviews:
Shakugan no Shana GN 1 (May 28, 2007)
Shakugan no Shana GN 1 (Mar 25, 2007)
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Graphic novel
    Shakugan no Shana (GN 1) 2007-04-17 (from $2.17)
    Shakugan no Shana (GN 2) 2007-10-16 (from $8.97)
    Shakugan no Shana (GN 3) 2008-06-10 (from $7.99)
    Shakugan no Shana (GN 4) 2009-07-14 (from $4.97)
    Shakugan no Shana (GN 5) 2010-02-16 (from $7.99)
    Shakugan no Shana (GN 6) 2010-09-21 (from $7.09)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Original creator: Yashichiro Takahashi
Original Character Design: Noizi Itō
Art: Ayato Sasakura
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: MediaWorks
English staff
English cast
Translation:
Cindy H. Yamauchi
Yuki Yoshioka

Adaptation: Mark Giambruno (GN 2-3, Novel 2)
Cover Design: Sam Elzway
Editing:
Carol Fox
Ian Robertson
Editor in Chief, Books: Alvin Lu
Editor in Chief, Magazines: Marc Weidenbaum
Interior Design: Sam Elzway
Publisher: Hyoe Narita
Sr. VP of Marketing: Liza Coppola
Touch-up Art & Lettering: James Gaubatz
VP of Publishing Licensing: Rika Inouye
VP of Sales: Gonzalo Ferreyra
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Viz Media
German staff
German companies
(none)
German cast
(none)
Portuguese cast
Portuguese staff
Translation: Thiago Nojiri
(none)
Portuguese companies
Publisher: NewPOP
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Licensed by: Kadokawa Taiwan Corporation (Taiwan)
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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