Chaika: The Coffin Princess - Blu-ray

The war against the Gaz Empire is over. Emperor Arthur Gaz is dead — killed by a coalition of heroes — and his body was cut into pieces and distributed among those heroes as trophies of their victory. Without a war to fight, soldiers and saboteurs have been left without purpose in a world that no longer needs their skills. Toru Acura is a twenty-year-old retired saboteur drifting through unemployment when he encounters Chaika Trabant in the forest: a white-haired girl in Gothic Lolita dress, carrying an enormous coffin on her back, speaking in halting broken sentences, and wielding a massive sniper rifle that runs on magic. Chaika claims to be Emperor Gaz's daughter, and she is collecting the pieces of her father's scattered body for proper burial. Or something. Toru and his adoptive sister Akari join her — Akari because she is paid, Toru because he wants to feel useful again. What they discover is that Chaika is not the only girl carrying a coffin and collecting the emperor's remains. There are multiple Chaikas. Some are red-haired. Some are working for different factions entirely. The question of who the original Chaika is — and what the remains are actually for — becomes more complicated the closer they get to the answer.
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Chaika: The Coffin Princess is a two-season fantasy action series produced by Bones — the studio behind Fullmetal Alchemist and My Hero Academia — directed by Soichi Masui, and based on Ichirou Sakaki's light novel series. The series aired across two cours with a bonus OVA episode.

The Sentai Filmworks Complete Series Blu-ray released December 12, 2017 collects both seasons and the OVA across multiple discs — 23 episodes total — as a subtitle-only release.
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<b>Notable Staff & Voice Talent</b>
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<b>Director:</b> Soichi Masui (Scrapped Princess, Asobi ni Iku yo!)<br>
<b>Screenplay:</b> Touko Machida<br>
<b>Original Light Novel:</b> Ichirou Sakaki (Scrapped Princess, Chaika; Fujimi Fantasia Bunko label, Kadokawa, 12 volumes, 2010–2015)<br>
<b>Character Design:</b> Nobuhiro Arai<br>
<b>Studio:</b> Bones <br>
<b>Music:</b> Yoshihisa Hirano (Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad — co-composer)<br>
<b>Opening Theme 1 (Season 1):</b> "Darakena Hibi wo Yoake Mae ni" by Iori Nomizu<br>
<b>Opening Theme 2 (Season 2):</b> "Watashi wa Koko ni Iru" by Iori Nomizu<br>
<b>Ending Theme 1 (Season 1):</b> "Liar Mask" by Rika Mayama (also used in Akame ga Kill!)<br>
<b>Ending Theme 2 (Season 2):</b> "Cosmos vs Alien" by Iori Nomizu
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<b>Japanese Cast:</b><br>
• Chinatsu Akasaki as Chaika Trabant / White Chaika<br>
• Junji Majima as Toru Acura<br>
• Ai Kayano as Akari Acura (Chaos;Child — Serika Onoe, The Pet Girl of Sakurasou — Mashiro Shiina)<br>
• Ryoka Yuzuki as Red Chaika / Layla<br>
• Takahiro Sakurai as Guy<br>
• Wataru Hatano as Fredrica<br>
• Atsushi Ono as Gillette
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<b>English Dub Cast (Sentai Filmworks — Houston, produced for separate dub release):</b><br>
• Juliet Simmons as Chaika Trabant / White Chaika<br>
• Adam Gibbs as Toru Acura (The Pet Girl of Sakurasou — Sorata)<br>
• Molly Searcy as Akari Acura (Akame ga Kill! — Akame)<br>
• Brittney Karbowski as Red Chaika (Akame ga Kill!, Phantom: Requiem, Black Bullet, Comic Party Revolution)<br>
• David Wald as Guy (Junjou Romantica — Kubota, Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto, The Pet Girl of Sakurasou — Jin)<br>
• Note: English dub released separately — this Complete Series Blu-ray is subtitle only
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<b>Blu-ray Features (Sentai Filmworks Complete Series, December 12, 2017)</b>
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• Episodes 1–12 — Season 1 (Chaika: The Coffin Princess)<br>
• Episodes 1–11 — Season 2 (Chaika: The Coffin Princess Avenging Battle)<br>
• OVA Episode<br>
• Japanese Promos<br>
• Clean Opening Animations (x2)<br>
• Clean Closing Animations (x2)<br>
• Subtitle Only — No English Dub on This Release<br>
• Sentai Filmworks Previews
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<b>Spoken Languages:</b> Japanese Audio Only, English Subtitles
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<b>Edition Details</b>
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<b>Japanese Title:</b> 棺姫のチャイカ (Hitsugi no Chaika / Coffin Princess Chaika)<br>
<b>Runtime:</b> ~575 Minutes (Complete Series, 23 Episodes + OVA, Both Seasons)<br>
<b>Director:</b> Soichi Masui<br>
<b>Blu-ray Release Year:</b> 2017 (U.S. Complete Series, December 12 — Sentai Filmworks, $99.98, subtitle only); Season 1 Sub.Blu-ray October 27, 2015; Season 2 Sub.Blu-ray February 23, 2016<br>
<b>Original Broadcast Dates (Japan):</b> Season 1: April 9 – June 25, 2014 / Season 2 Avenging Battle: October 8 – December 17, 2014<br>
<b>Publisher:</b> Sentai Filmworks<br>
<b>Rating:</b> 14+<br>
<b>Region:</b> Region A (North America)<br>
<b>Note:</b> Subtitle only — English dub released separately. Complete Series collects both seasons and OVA. Director Soichi Masui also directed Scrapped Princess — same author Ichirou Sakaki. Bones studio (Fullmetal Alchemist, My Hero Academia).<br>
<b>Genre:</b> Action, Adventure, Fantasy<br>
<b>Themes:</b> Assassins, Bounty Hunters, Conspiracy, Gothic Lolita, Magical Creatures, Special Abilities, War
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Media assumed VG+ unless otherwise noted.