Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed
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Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed, titled Shigofumi: Stories of Last Letter (シゴフミ ~Stories of Last Letter~) in Japan, or simply Shigofumi, is a Japanese anime television series[3][4] created by Tomorō Yuzawa and produced by Bandai Visual and Genco,[4][5] which aired in Japan on Chiba TV and other networks between January 6 and March 22, 2008, and contains twelve episodes. An original video animation episodes was included with the final anime DVD volume released on September 26, 2008. A light novel series was originally adapted from the anime's premise set by Tomorō Yuzawa, featuring story composition and illustrations by Ryō Amamiya and Poko, respectively. Four novels were published by MediaWorks under their Dengeki Bunko imprint between October 2006 and March 2008. Despite the novels being produced first, the anime is considered the original work, as stated by Yuzawa.[6] The anime was acquired by Bandai Visual for English language localization.[7] The title Shigofumi comes from the combination of the Japanese words for "after death" (死後, shigo), and "letter" (文, fumi), which literally translates to an "after death letter".[8] However, the release was cancelled and Bandai Visual closed its North American branch. Sentai Filmworks picked up the license and released the entire series on DVD in 2010.
Shigofumi: Letters from the Departed | |
シゴフミ ~Stories of Last Letter~ (Shigofumi ~Stories of Last Letter~) | |
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Genre | |
Light novel | |
Written by | Ryō Amamiya |
Illustrated by | Poko |
Published by | MediaWorks |
Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | October 10, 2006 – March 10, 2008 |
Volumes | 4 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tatsuo Satō |
Produced by | Atsushi Yukawa Nobuhiro Osawa Yuji Matsukura |
Written by | Ichirō Ōkouchi |
Music by | Hikaru Nanase |
Studio | J.C.Staff |
Licensed by | |
Original network | CTC, tvk, TV Saitama, KBS, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, MTV, BS11, GBS |
Original run | January 6, 2008 – March 22, 2008 |
Episodes | 12 (List of episodes) |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Tatsuo Satō |
Written by | Ichirō Ōkouchi |
Music by | Hikaru Nanase |
Studio | J.C.Staff |
Licensed by | |
Released | September 26, 2008 |
Runtime | 24 minutes |