Kaishaku (manga group)

Kaishaku (介錯) is a group of two mangaka consisting of Hitoshi Ota (太田 仁) and Terumasa Shichinohe (七戸 輝正). The name comes from Kaishakunin (介錯人), an appointed second person whose duty is to decapitate one who commits seppuku - ritual suicide by disembowelment. Their anime also tends to have a happier ending after the credits on each last episode.

Recurring themes

 * Since Kannazuki no Miko, the characters of Himeko Kurusugawa and Chikane Himemiya appear in the following Kaishaku projects: as Himiko and Kaon in Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora, also as Tendo Hikaru and Utashiro Haruka in Hazama no Uta, and most recently in Himegami no Miko as Himeko Hinomiya and Chikane Kouzuki.
 * They also appeared in the "prequel" to Kannazuki no Miko, called The Cross Triangle as Kurusu Ereshkigal and Kiraha Azaloth.
 * Both girls also appeared as protagonists in Zettai Shojo seiiki Amnesian.


 * Another recurring character is that of Ogami Souma from Kannazuki no Miko.
 * He's known as: Ogami Jin in Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora, Ogami/Okami in The Cross Triangle and just Ogami in Zettai Shojo seiiki Amnesian.

Created manga series

 * Steel Angel Kurumi (1998)
 * Magical Nyan Nyan Taruto (2001)
 * UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie (2002)
 * Kagihime Monogatari Eikyuu Alice Rondo (2004)
 * Kannazuki no Miko (2004)
 * Kyoshiro to Towa no Sora (2006)
 * Zettai Shoujo Seiiki Amnesian (2009)