Ballad of a Shinigami

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Ballad of a Shinigami
しにがみのバラッド。 (Shinigami no Ballad.)
Genre	Seinen, Fantasy
Novel
Authored by	Hasegawa Keisuke
Publisher	Dengeki Bunko
Publish date	June 2003
No. of volumes
TV anime : Shinigami no Ballad: Momo, The Girl God of Death
Directed by	Tomomi Mochizuki
Studio
Network	WOWOW
Original run	March 2, 2006 – April 6, 2006
No. of episodes	6
Manga
Authored by	Asuka Izumi
Publisher	Hakusensha
Serialized in	LaLa
Original run	–
No. of volumes

Ballad of a Shinigami (しにがみのバラッド。, Shinigami no Ballad.^?) is a light novel series being written by Hasegawa K-ske (ハセガワケイスケ) since June 2003, published by Dengeki Bunko and to be released in the US by Seven Seas Entertainment. In each story, Momo the shinigami, or god of death, and her accomplice Daniel, a talking black cat, interfere with the world of the living. An anime version has started broadcasting since March 2, 2006, titled Shinigami no Ballad: momo the girl god of death on WOWOW satellite TV. A manga version by Asuka Izumi (和泉明日香) is being serialized in the shōjo manga magazine "LaLa". A drama CD version was made as well.

Contents 1 Drama CD 2 Anime 3 TV drama 4 External links

[edit] Drama CD

Character voices

• Momo: Mamiko Noto
• Daniel: Ryo Hirohashi

[edit] Anime

Character voices

• Momo: Akiko Kobayashi
• Daniel: Ai Shimizu

Theme songs

• Opening theme song: no one by KOY
• Ending theme song: White Messenger by KOY

[edit] TV drama

The TV drama directed by Kohtaroh Terauchi (寺内康太郎) began airing mondays on TV Tokyo, on January 8, 2007. It was the second TV drama from Dengeki Bunko since Hanbun no Tsuki ga Noboru Sora.

Actors

• Momo: Shoko Hamada
• Daniel: Riko Yoshida (吉田里琴)

Theme songs

• Opening theme song: Senkō (閃光, Senkō^?) by sacra
• Ending theme song: No Surprises (Radiohead cover) by TRICERATOPS

[edit] External links

Japanese:

• Ichigo kari - author's homepage
• Official anime website
• Seven Seas Entertainment's info page