Chaika: The Coffin Princess

Chaika: The Coffin Princess
Cover art for Chaika – The Coffin Princess by Ichirō Sakaki and Namaniku ATK, as published by Fujimi Shobo
棺姫のチャイカ (Hitsugi no Chaika)
Genre	Action, Fantasy
Light novel
Written by	Ichirō Sakaki
Illustrated by	Namaniku ATK
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Imprint	Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	Dec. 18, 2010 – March 10, 2015
Volumes	12
Manga
Written by	Ichirō Sakaki, Shinta Sakayama
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA: Yen Press
Magazine	Shōnen Ace
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	2011 – 2015
Volumes	5
Manga
Hitsugi no Chaikakka
Written by	Kanikama
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Imprint	Shōnen
Magazine	4-Koma Nano Ace (former) Shōnen Ace (current)
Original run	2011 – present
Manga
Gakuen Chaika!
Magazine	Niconico Age Premium
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	January 9, 2014 – December 11, 2014
Volumes	2
Anime television series
Directed by	Soichi Masui
Produced by	Jun'ichirō Tamura
Written by	Touko Machida
Music by	Seikou Nagaoka
Studio	Bones
Licensed by	AUS: Hanabee NA: Sentai Filmworks UK: Animatsu Entertainment
Original network	Tokyo MX, SUN, TVQ, CTC, TVS, GBS, MTV, tvk, BS11
English network	NA: Anime Network
Original run	April 9, 2014 – June 25, 2014
Episodes	12
Anime television series
Chaika - The Coffin Princess: Avenging Battle
Directed by	Soichi Masui
Produced by	Jun'ichirō Tamura
Written by	Touko Machida
Music by	Seikou Nagaoka
Studio	Bones
Licensed by	AUS: Hanabee NA: Sentai Filmworks UK: Animatsu Entertainment
Original network	Tokyo MX, SUN, TVQ, CTC, TVS, GBS, MTV, tvk, BS11
Original run	October 8, 2014 – December 10, 2014
Episodes	10
Original video animation
Directed by	Soichi Masui
Written by	Touko Machida
Music by	Seikou Nagaoka
Studio	Bones
Released	March 10, 2015
Runtime	24 minutes

Chaika - The Coffin Princess (Japanese: 棺姫のチャイカ, Hepburn: Hitsugi no Chaika) is a Japanese light novel series written by Ichirō Sakaki and illustrated by Namaniku ATK. Twelve volumes of the series have been published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. It has been adapted into three manga series. An anime adaptation was announced on July 2013 and aired from April 9, 2014 to June 25, 2014. A second season titled Chaika - The Coffin Princess: Avenging Battle aired from October 8, 2014 to December 10, 2014.

Plot

5 years ago, the 300-year-long war between the alliance of six nations and the Gaz Empire came to an end when Emperor Arthur Gaz, the Immortal Emperor of the Gaz Empire, was finally killed by eight warriors known as the Eight Heroes. After the war, the Empire's lands were divided by the alliance, who later formed the Council of Six Nations to bring peace and order to the land. In the present, Toru Acura is a former Saboteur (乱破師（サバター）, Sabatā) who lives with his sister Akari. Toru is unable to settle in this peaceful era as there is no demand for his Saboteur skills, and he sees no meaning in his life. While out foraging in the forest, Toru encounters Chaika Trabant, a white-haired girl with a white headband who claims to be a Wizard (魔法師（ウィザード）, Wizādo) and save her from a man-eating unicorn. Taking note of their skills as Saboteurs, Chaika hires Toru and Akari for an important task; she is trying to gather the scattered remains of Arthur Gaz, which is why she travels with a coffin. Chaika reveals that she is actually Princess Chaika Gaz, the former Emperor's daughter, who managed to escape in the chaos following her father's death and wishes to find her father's remains, so that he may be given a proper burial. However, the trio will face difficulties as the Emperor's remains were divided amongst the Eight Heroes. In addition, his body parts emit strong magical energy which can be harnessed, making them very valuable. Furthermore, Chaika is being pursued by the Post-War Kleeman Agency's Gillett Corps, who have been tasked with capturing Chaika as it is feared that her existence will serve as a rallying point for Gaz loyalists and the possible rebirth of the Gaz Empire, not to mention that the sheer power of Arthur's reunited remains might reignite the war. To top matters off, the protagonists are being targeted by other groups, all of them led by girls who also claim to be Chaika Gaz. Thus begins Toru, Chaika, and Akari's journey throughout the continent.

Characters

Main characters

Toru Acura (トール・アキュラ, Tōru Akyura)

Voiced by: Junji Majima, Yuka Terasaki (young) (Japanese); Leraldo Anzaldua, Cayla Coats (young) (English)

A Saboteur from the village of Acura. After the downfall of the Gaz Empire and the return of peace, he has lost his way of life. When introduced, he is jobless and poor and initially mistaken by Chaika to be a bandit attempting to rob her. However they inadvertently encounter a Unicorn and they work together to defeat it. He has the power of the mysterious Iron-Blood Transformation (Iron-Blood Form in the English Dub) that when activated turn his hair red and cause crimson markings to appear on his body. He wields two short sword comblades that have retractable wires at their hilts. While he tries to keep their relationship as client and servant, Toru soon develops feelings for Chaika.

Chaika Trabant (チャイカ・トラバント, Chaika Torabanto)

Voiced by: Chika Anzai (Japanese); Kira Vincent-Davis (English)

The titular character of the series. A young Wizard with large eyebrows who lugs around a giant coffin. She is the Princess of the Gaz Empire and the Arthur Gaz's surviving heir. She's also sensitive about the thickness of her eyebrows. She speaks a broken and disjointed form of the common language but is fluent in Laake, the language of the Gaz Empire. After their close-encounter with the unicorn she becomes friends with Toru and his sister, Akari. Her weapon is a Gundo Sniper Rifle, which allows her to cast high-precision spells. Over time she develops feelings for Toru. She is noted to be the Chaika that most resembles the one that Stephan Hartgen killed who was the girl whom Gaz used as a model for the Chaikas.

Akari Acura (アカリ・アキュラ, Akari Akyura)

Voiced by: Yuuko Hara (Japanese); Joanne Bonasso (English)

Toru's sister who's unrelated to him by blood. She respects and is fond of her brother to such a degree that she gets angry at whoever speaks badly of him, even if that person is himself. Her rather bizarre level of stupidity and radical degree of respect for her brother can cause her to comically proclaim contradicting claims, although she admits and is perfectly fine with being called an idiot. She is also able to use the Iron-Blood Transformation, however her markings do not crisscross like her brother's and are much thinner. Her weapon is an over-sized war hammer with a retractable handle and a spike on one side of the head. Akari does not hide the fact that she is in love with Toru and is jealous of any other girl who gets close to him.

Fredrika (フレドリカ, Furedorika)

Voiced by: Chiwa Saito (Japanese); Krystal LaPorte (English)

A dragoon, a race of magical armored dragons with the ability to shape-shift. She was formerly partnered with Dominica Skoda, a Cavalier who made a pact with her during the war with the Gaz Empire in order to gain fame and riches for Dominica's younger sister, Lucie. However, after the war, Dominica discovered that Lucie had been killed by the villagers she ruled over when she refused to sell their family's land to them. Dominica and Fredrika avenged Lucie by killing the villagers responsible, but Dominica soon died, having lost the will to live without her sister. Due to the close bond they shared, Fredrika has been unable to forget her former master and has taken on Dominica's form and has been living as Dominica. After losing a battle with Toru's group, she takes on the form of a Lucie Skoda in honor of her master's sister. She also joins Toru's group on their adventures with a new goal; to engage Toru in a fight to the death, although Toru continually postpones their fight, claiming that he must first accomplish his mission to assemble Emperor Gaz's remains for Chaika. Later, after destroying the Soara, Fredrika proposes that Toru make a pact with her so that he can become a Dragoon Cavalier. In episode 10 of season 2, Toru finally agreed to the contract and is no longer a Saboteur but a Dragoon Cavalier.

Kliemann Agency

The Postwar Reconstruction Implementation Agency (戦後復興推進機関, Sengo Fukkō Suishin Kikan), or more commonly called Kliemann Agency, is a multinational organization tasked with supporting the postwar reconstruction. The organization also includes a number of small field units such as the Gillett Corps and the Campagna Corps whose duty is the capture of bandits and other criminals.

Konrad Steinmetz (コンラート・シュタインメッツ, Konrāto Shutainmettsu)

Voiced by: Tetsuo Kanao (Japanese); Rutherford Cravens (English)

The head of the Kliemann Agency. The Council of Six Nations do not heed Konrad's warnings that Chaika Gaz is still alive. They consider reports of her continued existence nothing more than a myth. However, after incident involving the Soara floating fortress, the Council begins taking the Chaika issue seriously.

Karen Bombardier (カレン・ボンバルディア, Karen Bonbarudia)

Voiced by: Naomi Oozora

Konrad's assistant.

Gillett Corps

A division of the Kliemann Agency who have been tasked with capturing Chaika. In season 2 their task switches to gathering the emperor's remains.

Alveric Gillett (アルベリック・ジレット, Aruberikku Jiretto)

Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese); Blake Shepard (English)

The leader of the Gillett Corps. A cavalier from a noble family, he wishes to stop Chaika Trabant's quest of reclaiming Arthur's remains which he fears might lead to another war. However, after learning of Trabant's reasons for her quest and the lack concrete information about Emperor Arthur from official sources, he starts to have doubts about his mission. When the Floating Fortress Stratus is sent by the Council of Six Nations to destroy the floating fortress Soara, Alveric tries to stop the council forces from attacking, as his comrades Vivi and Zita are still trapped inside the Soara. However, he is supposedly killed when a magic beam from the Soara attacks the council forces. Recently, it was revealed that he survives the attack, due to Guy's intervention and now serves as the bodyguard of Stephan Hartgen, one of the Eight Heroes.

Nikolai Avtotor (ニコライ・アフトトル, Nikorai Afutotoru)

Voiced by: Kensuke Satō (Japanese); Andrew Love (English)

A mercenary and the second-in-command of the Gillett Corps. After the supposed death of Alveric, Nikolai is promoted to Captain of the Gillett Corps.

Vivi Holopainen (ヴィヴィ・ホロパイネン, Vivi Horopainen)

Voiced by: Iori Nomizu (Japanese); Luci Christian (English)

An orange-haired assassin who is in love with Alveric. Her weapons are throwing needles. Vivi and Zita were sent inside the floating fortress of Soara after its ruler, Duke Gavarni, rebelled against the Six Nations. She reluctantly forms a temporary alliance with Toru so that both groups can escape the Soara, but upon returning to the Gillett Corps and learning of Alveric's supposed death, Vivi becomes mad with grief. As she screams in anguish, her hair and eyes turn white and purple respectively, revealing Vivi to be another Chaika. According to Guy, Vivi is a "half-Chaika" due to her friends preventing the completion of her transformation.

Zita Brusasco (ズィータ・ブルザスコ, Zīta Buruzasuko)

Voiced by: Yumeha Kōda (Japanese); Caitlynn French (English)

A green-haired female Wizard who is good at handling machines and drives April, the Corps magic vehicle. Like Vivi, she too has a crush on Alveric but is willing to support her friend. When she and Vivi were trapped in the Soara, she formed an alliance with Toru and his group, despite Vivi's objections, believing it to be the best chance for both groups to escape.

Matheus Callaway (マテウス・キャラウェイ, Mateusu Kyarawei)

Voiced by: Shūta Morishima (Japanese); Mike Yager (English)

A male Wizard who can control creatures.

Leonardo Stoller (レオナルド・ストーラ, Reonarudo Sutōra)

Voiced by: Kazutomi Yamamoto (Japanese); Shannon Emerick (English)

A catboy demihuman and the Corp's spy. During the war, demihumans like Leonardo where created to perform dangerous tasks that humans wouldn't do. Since the war has ended, many humans look down on his race. Because Alveric treats him like an equal, Leonardo has a deep respect for him. He is constantly coming up with theories as to why there are more than one Chaikas; his current theory suggests that are all half sisters whose mothers were the Emperor's many wives.

Chaika Bohdan's Group

Chaika Bohdan (チャイカ・ボフダーン, Chaika Bofudān)

Voiced by: Saeko Zōgō (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski (English)

Also claiming to be Emperor Gaz's daughter, Chaika Bohdan (also known as Red Chaika) is very similar in appearance to Chaika Trabant (White Chaika). She also speaks in broken and disjointed form of the common language and is fluent in Laake. However, the Red Chaika has several differences that distinguish her from the White Chaika including red clothes, shorter hair, a more developed body and her choice of weapon, a Snake Sword. Finally, her main difference is her goal. While Trabant wants to collect the remains of her father to give them a proper burial, Bohdan intends to enact revenge upon the Eight Heroes who killed him and restore the empire. She takes an interest on Toru and attempts to have him and his sister join her cause, but they turn her down after she reveals she intends to kill the Chaika in their company as she claims there can only be one Chaika Gaz in this world.

David (ダヴィード, Davīdo)

Voiced by: Kiyoshi Katsunuma (Japanese); Scott Gibbs (English)

David is Chaika Bohdan's companion. He fights with a spear.

Selma Kenworth (セルマ・ケンワース, Seruma Kenwāsu)

Voiced by: Sarah Emi Bridcutt (Japanese); Allison Sumrall (English)

Selma is Chaika Bohdan's companion. She is a Wizard who uses a Gundo Sniper Rifle in the anime.

Soara - The Floating Fortress

Layla (レイラ, Reira)

Voiced by: Yui Makino (Japanese); Katelyn Barr (English)

Also known as "Blue Chaika", she is the mastermind behind Ricardo and Count Gard's actions who intends to ignite a new war. Originally created to assemble Arthur Gaz's remains, just like the other Chaikas, Layla made use of her knowledge of chemistry and wits to enthrall rich men to do her bidding, until she discovered that neither she nor the other Chaikas are real. As a result, she abandoned her original mission, and chose to take revenge for being manipulated by plunging the continent into renewed conflict. Using the power of Arthur Gaz's left leg and the floating fortress, Soara, Layla's group attempts to start a war by destroying Cadwell, the capital of the Wiemac kingdom but her plans are foiled by Toru's group and the Gillett Corps. She later reveals the truth to Chaika, who at first refuses to believe her. When Chaika attempts to escape with Arthur's left leg after the Soara sinks to the bottom of a lake, Layla attempts to kill her, angry that Chaika chose to accept the truth and continue her quest. She is distracted by Guy, allowing Chaika to shoot her with her magic rifle. Injured herself, Layla stays behind and comforts a dying Ricardo, choosing to die together with him.

Ricardo Gavarni (リカルド・ガヴァーニ, Rikarudo Gavāni)

Voiced by: Megumi Ogata (Japanese); Greg Ayres (English)

The youngest son of Duke Gavarni. A sadistic young man, he enjoys killing and carving his victims. He killed his family and used his father's name to obtain one part of Arthur Gaz's remains and secretly took control of the floating fortress, Soara, with the help of Layla and Grad. He later fights Toru only to be seriously injured by the veteran Saboteur. Before succumbing to his wounds as the Soara sinks to the bottom of a lake, he apologies to Layla for not fulfilling her dream but is glad to be with her.

Grad Lancia (グラート・ランシア, Gurāto Ranshia)

Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi (Japanese); David Wald (English)

A wizard and Ricardo's assistant. A former veteran of the Gaz Empire war, he wishes to reignite the war so he can continue his forbidden experiments. Using his mind control spells, he helps Ricardo and Layla gather the minions they need to control the Soara. When the Soara is damaged by a suicide attack by the Stratus, Grad is killed by Akari.

Eight Heroes

The eight warriors who killed Emperor Arthur Gaz and split his body among them.

Roberto Abarth (ロベルト・アバルト, Roberuto Abaruto)

Voiced by: Takaya Hashi (Japanese); Scotty Fults (English)

Ruler of the town of Delsorant. Despite coming from a cavalier family, Roberto became a wizard after he injured his sword arm. His Gandr is his mansion and can control objects in it by using Arthur Gaz's left hand as its power source.

Dominica Skoda (ドミニカ・スコダ, Dominika Sukoda)

Voiced by: Chiwa Saito (Japanese); Krystal LaPorte (English)

A dragoon cavalier and ruler of Ipsom. She had Arthur Gaz's eyes. Coming from a proud but poor cavalier family, Dominica joined the war hoping to gain titles and riches for herself and her beloved younger sister, Lucie, so that she would have a better life. To increase her chances, she made a pact with the dragoon Fredrika, which blossomed into a very close bond. However, upon her return home after the war, Dominica discovered that Lucie had been murdered by the villagers they ruled who had attempted to force Lucie to sell off the Skoda lands to them. In her grief and anger, Dominica and Fredrika killed all of the villagers responsible for Lucie's death. With her sister dead, Dominica lost the will to live and died. However, unable to forget her master, Fredrika took Dominica's form and pretended to be her. In the anime, Dominica dies from an illness after the war.

Simon Scania (シモン・スカニア, Shimon Sukania)

Voiced by: Hiroyuki Kinoshita (Japanese); Luis Galindo (English)

A wizard from the Kingdom of Koenigsegg, who kept Arthur Gaz's right leg. After the war, he was betrayed by his best friend and wife and left to die. In anger, Simon created a fog machine fueled by Arthur's leg which causes those affected to see illusions of their loved ones betraying them, so that they will feel the pain he felt. When Toru and his group destroy the machine, they discover that Simon has been dead for a long time. In the anime, Simon is discovered to still be alive but he has gone mad.

Claudia Dodge (クローディア・ダッジ, Kurōdia Dajji)

Voiced by: Masako Katsuki

The wizard who kept Arthur Gaz's heart and now runs a vineyard and winery. After the war, Claudia involves herself in the wine business and hired out of work soldiers to work her vineyard. Despite having one of Arthur's body parts, Claudia has no interest in it, as it was only given to her as a token that she was one of the eight Heroes. It is noteworthy that she is the only of the Eight Heroes who did not suffer any ill fortune after the war nor was she corrupted by the madness of the remains. She says that she always felt something draw her away from using the remains whenever she thought of it. Claudia is surprisingly friendly to Toru group, especially to Chaika Trabant, despite being her father's killer, and agree to give them Arthur's heart to them provided that they fight her in a duel. After Chaika wins the duel, Claudia throws a tea party to celebrate and even gives Toru's group clues about Emperor Arthur and the locations of the other Heroes before they continue on their journey. As a wizard, she wields a Gundo shotgun and can cast and fire shorter spells which she later teaches to Chaika.

Glen Donkervoort (グレン・ドンカーブート, Guren Donkābūto)

Voiced by: Shigeru Ushiyama

An archer who lives in a forest who kept Arthur Gaz's right arm. He gives up his remains to Chaika Bohdan's group after they defeat him.

Clay Morgan (クレイ・モーガン, Kurei Mōgan)

Voiced by: Hiroshi Iwasaki

A former halberd wielder who rules a coast town near the ocean who kept Arthur Gaz's ears. After the war he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder and succumbed to near madness. He maintains a fragile grasp on his sanity by hiring people to perform comedy routines for him. When he sees Chaika his sanity crumbles and he flees with Toru and Akari in pursuit. They corner him and are able to persuade him that they will leave him alone in exchange for the remains in his possession. When Chaika goes to the secret island by herself, Toru and Akari pressure him to provide them a boat.

Alan Tramontana (アラン・トラモンターナ, Aran Toramontāna)

A Viscount whose remains ended up in Duke Gavanni's possession.

Secret Island Complex

Viktor Izhmash (ヴィクトル・イズマッシュ, Vikutoru Izumasshu)

Voiced by: Masayuki Omoro

The former assistant director of the Gaz Empire Institute of Magic. During the last days of the war, Arthur Gaz assigned Viktor a special assignment in the event of his death and he was sent to a secret island hidden by magic where he and his staff attempted to mass produced and clone Fayla creatures and demihumans that they could control. Layla learned the horrible truth of her origins when she visited the island. When both White Chaika, Red Chaika and their companions travel to the island to find Arthur's hidden fortune, both girls are captured by Viktor's men. Viktor then tells them the horrible truth; Arthur never had a daughter and all of the girls who claim to be Princess Chaika were actually orphans from the war who were brainwashed into believing they were the princess and were made to look like Princess Chaika as part of Arthur's plan to gather his remains after his death. Viktor then attempts dissect both Chaikas as part of his experiments with Niva Lada, but the Chaikas escape and both of them and their companions fight his clone army. He is killed by the combined efforts of Chaika Trabant and Niva. Before succumbing to his wounds, he realizes Niva was created to help the Chaikas.

Kiril Tatra 47 (キリルタトラ47, Kiriru Tatora 47)

Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu

Captain of the Island Complex's demi-human guards. Like most of the demi-humans stationed there, he is resentful of his employers due to the way they treat him, but this same resentment also drives him to do his best, so that neither he nor the other demi-humans come to harm.

Ursula Tatra 12 (ウルスラ・タトラ12, Urusura Tatora 12)

Voiced by: Nao Tōyama

A demi-human non-combat subordinate at the Island Complex. She has feelings for Kiril and befriends Chaika Trabant.

Niva Lada (ニーヴァ・ラーダ, Nīvu~a Rāda)

Voiced by: Sachie Hirai

A living Gundo in the form of a young girl. She has the ability to transform to suit her user and seems to have been created by Izhmash at the Emperor's order to assist the Chaikas in gathering the Emperor's remains. When working with Chaika Trabant, Niva turns into a giant gundo cannon that casts very powerful magic. However in the Principality of Hartgen, she was retrieved by Guy who informs a chagrined Chaika Trabant that acquiring Niva was part of her "mission".

Principality of Hartgen

Stephan Hartgen (シュテファン・ハルトゲン, Shutefan Harutogen)

Voiced by: Jin Yamanoi

The King of the Principality of Hartgen and leader of the Eight Heroes who supposedly killed Princess Chaika during the war. He possesses Arthur Gaz's head and bored with the lack of strife that came with the end of the war, he decides to start a new war by assembling strong soldiers and gathering the remains under the guidance of Guy and Black Chaika. However, it is later revealed that he was being manipulated by them for their own ends and he is killed.

Alina and Irina Hartgen (アリーナ & イリーナ・ハルトゲン, Arīna & Irīna Harutogen)

Voiced by: Yui Ariga (Alina) Yū Shimamura (Irina)

Also known as the Purple Chaikas, they are the adopted daughters of Stephan Hartgen and Princesses of the Principality of Hartgen. They are the only Chaika clones who are uninterested in gathering the remains, but are instead content with letting Black Chaika do the work with their father. After Stephan Hartgen's death, they laugh and proclaim that their "real father" had killed their "fake father", and stay with the newly resurrected Arthur Gaz as he launches his plan for a continental war.

Chaika Kamaz (チャイカ・カマズ, Chaika Kamazu)

Voiced by: Sakura Tange

Also known as Black Chaika, she is the "eldest daughter" of Stephan Hartgen. She came to Hartgen's castle and manipulated him into thinking that he could become the second "Emperor Gaz" despite herself finding war-mongers to be simply "father's play things". She accomplishes the mission of gathering all of the remains through her manipulations and uses them to revive Arthur Gaz. Afterwards she proclaims herself to be the "Queen Bee Chaika" and that all other Chaikas are only "Worker Bees". She bears the most resemblance to Chaika Trabant.

Shin Acura (シン・アキュラ, Shin Akyura)

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (Japanese); Adam Gibbs (English)

Toru and Akari's mentor as a saboteur. He is revealed to have been working for Stephan, but with the latter's death he is now unemployed.

Others

Arthur Gaz (アルトゥール・ガズ, Arutūru Gazu)

Voiced by: Hideaki Tezuka

The Emperor of the Gaz Empire. Arthur was a genius who created new technologies and magic that modernized the continent. Despite this, he was despised and feared by others which led to a 200-year-long war between an alliance of the Six Nations and the Gaz Empire. Due to his magic, Arthur was practically immortal and had lived for around 500 years before he was killed by the Eight Heroes. His body was divided among the Eight Heroes since they produced potent magic. However, the remains had an impact on all who used them implying that they were cursed in some way. In the anime, Arthur Gaz is revealed to have let the Eight Heroes kill him and take his remains so that the magic he created, "Chaika", could revive him. "Chaika" is the general term for a revival magic he created, with each Chaika being programmed to hunt down the remains for different reasons, eat them and effect his revival. The memories of the Chaika clones come from a girl who was taken in by Arthur Gaz, but he claims to not be able to remember her name, though he notes that she resembled Chaika Trabant more than any of the other Chaikas. His plan came to fruition when Black Chaika resurrected him. His teenaged self was the basis for Guy.

Guy (ギイ, Gii)

Voiced by: Ayumu Murase (Japanese); Kalin Coates (English)

A mysterious young man who gives Chaika Trabant information on the whereabouts of Arthur's remains. He appears as a hologram and helps Chaika and her companions, yet his goals and ambitions are ambiguous as he also helps their adversaries and all Chaikas in their search for the remains. Toru suspects that he had the Red and White Chaikas converge on the island with the intent that one would destroy the other and take all of the remains but the Head and Torso as well as the "emporer's fortune", Niva Lada. Guy also saved Alberc Gillette by mind controlling the soldiers to dogpile atop of him and so protecting him from the blast that should have killed him in the season 1 finale.

In fact "he" is a multiple hive-minded magical mechanism designed with the purpose of making sure that the remains and Niva Lada make their way to Black Chaika so that she can resurrect their "father", king Arthur Gaz. He is imaged after Arthur Gaz's youthful self roughly in his teenaged years.

Jasmine Orlo (ハスミン・ウーロ, Hasumin Wuro)

Voiced by: Akane Kohinata (Japanese); Amanda L. Baird (English)

A traveling merchant who associated with the Saboteurs of Acura Village. Toru and Akari knew her when they were younger and saw her as a big sister. Jasmine taught Toru to see himself not as a weapon of war but rather as a human who could help make the world better. One night, Jasmine and her caravan, including her parents and husband, were attacked by bandits. A young Toru tried to rescue Jasmine and her newborn baby but he was too late and he found them dying from their wounds. To avenge her death, the villagers of Acura hunted Jasmine's killers then hanged them and desecrated their corpses. Jasmine's teachings and death left a deep impact on Toru.

Media

List of light novels

No.	Title	Release date	ISBN
1	棺姫のチャイカI	December 18, 2010	978-482913596-9
2	棺姫のチャイカII	May 20, 2011	978-4-8291-3640-9
3	棺姫のチャイカIII	October 20, 2011	978-4-8291-3692-8
4	棺姫のチャイカIV	March 17, 2012	978-4-8291-3740-6
5	棺姫のチャイカV	August 17, 2012	978-4-8291-3793-2
6	棺姫のチャイカVI	January 19, 2013	978-4-8291-3848-9
7	棺姫のチャイカVII	July 20, 2013	978-4-8291-3913-4
8	棺姫のチャイカVIII	January 18, 2014	978-4-04-070007-6
9	棺姫のチャイカIX	April 19, 2014	978-4-04-070090-8
10	棺姫のチャイカX	September 20, 2014	978-4-04-070145-5
11	棺姫のチャイカXI	December 20, 2014	978-4-04-070148-6
12	棺姫のチャイカXII Limited edition	March 10, 2015	978-4-04-070171-4
12	棺姫のチャイカXII	March 20, 2015	978-4-04-070150-9

Manga

Shinta Sakayama launched a manga adaptation of the light novels in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine in 2011, and the series ran until December 2014. The series was licensed in English by Yen Press.

Two other manga have also been published: a four-panel manga by Kanikama was launched in Kadokawa Shoten's 4-Koma Nano Ace magazine in 2011, and a series titled Gakuen Chaika! ran in Kadokawa's Age Premium magazine.

Volumes

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	March 17, 2012	978-4-04-120208-1	June 23, 2015	9780316342070
Episode 1: "The Girl Toting a Coffin" Episode 2: "Forgotten Memories" Episode 3: "The Ties That Bind" Episode 4: "Chaika's Request" Episode 0: "The Beginning of the End"
2	August 21, 2012	978-4-04-120337-8	September 22, 2015	9780316263788
Episode 5: "Proof of Being Alive, Proof of Having Lived" Episode 6: "Uninvited Guest of Honor" Episode 7: "Chance Encounter with the Past" Episode 8: "The Hero's Gundo" Episode 9: "Rejection and..." Episode 10: "Justice for Whom"
3	May 22, 2013	978-4-04-120633-1	December 15, 2015	9780316263795
Episode 11: "The Emperor's Remains" Episode 12: "Connected Lives" Episode 13: "The Devastation of Bygone Wars" Episode 14: "Dominica" Episode 15: "Immediate Concerns" Episode 16: "Collaborator" Episode 17: "An Unshakeable Feeling of Dissonance"
4	March 26, 2014	978-4-04-121061-1	March 22, 2016	9780316263801
5	December 26, 2014	978-4-04-102461-4	September 20, 2016	9780316272346

Anime

A two season anime adaptation was produced by Bones. The first season aired in Japan from April 9, 2014 to June 25, 2014. For the first season, the opening theme song was "Darakena" by Iori Nomizu and the ending theme song was "Kairaku Genri" (快楽原理, "Pleasure Theory") by Coffin Princess, consisting of Chika Anzai, Saeko Zōgō and Yui Makino. The second season titled Chaika - The Coffin Princess: Avenging Battle began airing on October 8, 2014. For the second season, the opening theme song was "Shikkoku o Nuritsubuse" (漆黒を塗りつぶせ, "Paint Out the Jet Black") by Iori Nomizu and the ending theme song was "Watashi wa Omae no Naka ni Iru" (ワタシハオマエノナカニイル, "I Am Inside of You") by Coffin Princess

The first season has been licensed for digital and home video release by Sentai Filmworks.

Chaika - The Coffin Princess

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Chaika - The Coffin Princess: Avenging Battle

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External links

• Official Light novel website on Fujimi Shobo Template:Ja icon
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• Chaika: The Coffin Princess (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia