is a group of two
manga artist
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan.
Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist be ...
s consisting of Hitoshi Ota and Terumasa Shichinohe. The name comes from , an appointed second person whose duty it is to decapitate one who commits ''
seppuku
, sometimes referred to as hara-kiri (, , a native Japanese kun reading), is a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment. It was originally reserved for samurai in their code of honour but was also practised by other Japanese people ...
'' - ritual suicide by disembowelment. Their anime also tends to have a happier ending after the credits on each last episode.
Recurring characters
Since ''Kannazuki no Miko'', the characters of Himeko Kurusugawa and Chikane Himemiya appear in the following Kaishaku projects: as Kuu (in personality and characteristics)/Himiko (in name, appearance and love interest) and Kaon in ''Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora'', also as Tendo Hikaru and Utashiro Haruka in ''Hazama no Uta'', in ''Himegami no Miko'' as Himeko Hinomiya and Chikane Kouzuki, in ''The Cross Triangle'' as Kurusu Erekishgal and Kiraha Azatoth, and recently as Himeko Kurusu and Chikane Manamiya in ''Zettai Shōjo Seiiki Amnesian''.
Another recurring character is that of Ōgami Souma from ''Kannazuki no Miko'', who's also appeared as Ōgami Jin in ''Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora'', Ogami/Okami in ''The Cross Triangle'', Ōmiwa Souma in ''Himegami no Miko'', and as just Ogami in ''Zettai Shōjo Seiiki Amnesian''.
Created manga series
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Steel Angel Kurumi'' (1998)
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Magical Meow Meow Taruto
is a Japanese manga series created by Kaishaku. The series centers on the exploits of a race of pet cats, drawn as catgirls and the occasional catboy.
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation animated by Madhouse and TNK aired fro ...
'' (2001)
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UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie
is a Japanese manga series created by Kaishaku. The series was adapted into a 32-episode anime series and one specially released OVA episode by TNK. Seasons 1 and 2 were broadcast in Japan on Kids Station between 2002 and 2004. The anime ...
'' (2002)
* ''
Kagihime Monogatari Eikyū Alice Rondo
, or simply ''Kagihime'', is a Japanese manga series written by Kaishaku. The manga was serialised in '' Dengeki Daioh''. A 2006 thirteen episode anime produced by Trinet Entertainment was adapted from the manga.
''Kagihime'' is one of many ...
'' (2004)
* ''
Kannazuki no Miko
is a Japanese ''Yuri (genre), yuri'' manga series created by Kaishaku (manga group), Kaishaku. The series, centering on the relationship between main characters Himeko and Chikane, also has elements of mecha themes in its plot. The 14-chapter ...
'' (2004)
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Shattered Angels
is a Japanese manga created by Kaishaku which was first serialized in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine ''Monthly Dragon Age'' in May 2006. A 12-episode anime, adapted from the manga, aired in Japan from January 5 to March 23, 2007. The s ...
'' (2006)
* ''Hazama no Uta'' (2007)
* ''Tokyo Gensō Gakuen Yūsha-Ka: Tsukiiro no Noel'' (2008)
* ''Zettai Shōjo Seiiki Amnesian'' (2009)
* ''Neko-kyuu 9'' (2010)
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* ''2 x 2'' (2014)
* ''Aka Akatoretachi no Monogatari'' (2014)
* ''Himegami no Miko'' (2020)
References
External links
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Kaishaku Official Website*
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