Princess Resurrection

Princess Resurrection (怪物王女) is an ongoing supernatural manga by Yasunori Mitsunaga. The story portrays a boy (Hiro) who encounters a young woman (Hime) whom he must serve. An anime adaptation of the series, by Madhouse, began airing on April 13, 2007 on TBS, BS-i, KBS Kyoto and its affiliated TV networks. The chief animation director and character designer for the anime series is Kazuya Kuroda. It is directed by Masayuki Sakoi. A new anime OVA series has been announced, and the first episode will be released in December 2010, along with the 13th volume of the manga.

The anime series has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks. It was released in 2 13 episode sets in mid-2009. It also played on the Anime Network's VOD feed, and is currently streaming on its online player.

The manga has been licensed by Del Rey Manga. The first volume released on May 1, 2007. The first seven volumes are released.

Plot
Hiro Hiyorimi is a boy who has just moved to the city to meet his sister. While walking down the sidewalk, he is suddenly hit by a car (crushed by construction beams in the anime). On the verge of death, he is seen by a young woman clad in gothic clothes. She then resurrects him, leaving him alive in the hospital morgue. He wakes up confused over what happened, only to encounter the woman again as she eliminates some wolf creatures. She addresses Hiro as "her servant" and introduces herself as "Hime" (Japanese for Princess) and explains that she is a member of the royal family of the Monster Realm.

All members of the royal family are endowed with the power to turn a dead body into an immortal warrior that will serve and protect them; this means that a corpse that intakes her blood (or to she bestows the flame of immortaility in the anime) shall become semi-immortal; this is how Hiro came back to life. They can't be killed, even if their heads are severed; it can be reattached, and appendages can eventually regrow. The "semi" means that if Hiro doesn't drink more of Hime's blood (or she replenishes the flame in the anime) every few days, he will die for good this time!

Hiro is now Hime's immortal warrior, but she herself isn't immortal yet (which is why she needs help from warriors). The story then follows Hiro as he assists Hime in killing creatures that have been sent by her siblings to attack her in the competition for the Monster Kingdom's throne.

Main characters

 * Hime (姫) / Lillianne (リリアーヌ)
 * The titular character of the series. She is the second royal princess, daughter of the king of all monsters. She appears as a young aristocratic woman wearing Gothic clothing. Her real name is Lillianne but she dislikes people calling her by it. Although her siblings are busy fighting for the throne, she shows no interest in it. She resurrects Hiro on a whim after he dies, thinking him interesting enough to be her servant. She is not as arrogant as she is playful, and she does not flinch at the sight of violence. In the manga, she uses her vassal to resurrect warriors for the royalty (her blood); in the anime, she uses the flame of life. Her aristocratic nature is shown in her ability to leave hard labor to her servants without remorse. She is also not above destroying anything in her path to kill an enemy, and using any weapon at her disposal, such as a chainsaw, a defibrillator, a hammer, or various swords. Interestingly, she is only as physically strong as a normal human and sometimes requires that her servants get her out of trouble or help her defeat an enemy. She also does not hesitate to save her servants, even going as far as breaking the rules in order to do so. She is a Phoenix and 17 years old. It was revealed that she used to have many servants, but they were wiped out by zombies sent by her brother, despite the fact it broke the rules.
 * The titular character of the series. She is the second royal princess, daughter of the king of all monsters. She appears as a young aristocratic woman wearing Gothic clothing. Her real name is Lillianne but she dislikes people calling her by it. Although her siblings are busy fighting for the throne, she shows no interest in it. She resurrects Hiro on a whim after he dies, thinking him interesting enough to be her servant. She is not as arrogant as she is playful, and she does not flinch at the sight of violence. In the manga, she uses her vassal to resurrect warriors for the royalty (her blood); in the anime, she uses the flame of life. Her aristocratic nature is shown in her ability to leave hard labor to her servants without remorse. She is also not above destroying anything in her path to kill an enemy, and using any weapon at her disposal, such as a chainsaw, a defibrillator, a hammer, or various swords. Interestingly, she is only as physically strong as a normal human and sometimes requires that her servants get her out of trouble or help her defeat an enemy. She also does not hesitate to save her servants, even going as far as breaking the rules in order to do so. She is a Phoenix and 17 years old. It was revealed that she used to have many servants, but they were wiped out by zombies sent by her brother, despite the fact it broke the rules.


 * She becomes a temporary half-vampire in order to save Hiro in the manga chapter 'Princess Blood.' Her relationship with Hiro remains uncertain in the anime, but they are clearly becoming closer in the manga.


 * In chapters 47 and 55, an alternate version of her is shown to have been forcefully transported nine years into the future. As soon as she arrives, she is attacked by a powerful monster that nearly overwhelms her, but thanks to the encouragement of the present day Hiro who she contacts with Riza's cellphone, she manages to win. She later walks to Sherwood's mansion where she is told by Sherwood that the two of them and Sylvia are the only ones left in the battle for the throne. She leaves everything to Sherwood and confronts Sylvia at her mansion. They have a duel but is severely wounded by the mermaid who has been entrusted to Sylvia by Emile. Sylvia then swings her sword down at her and her fate is left unknown.

Weapons used: Rapier, Chainsaw, Axe, Hammer, Cross-Sword, Circular Saw, Defibrillator, Broken Cue Stick, Flail, Mace, Pitchfork, Baseball Bat, Traps, Trident, Dumplings, Japanese Sword, Chandelier, Revolver, Shotgun Sword.

Character Art


 * Hiro Hiyorimi (日和見日郎)
 * A middle school boy who dies at the beginning of the series (in the manga he was hit by a van that went out of control after ricocheting off Flandre, whereas in the anime he was hit by a falling iron I-beam after pushing Hime out of the way). He finds himself in Hime's service as he is bound to her because her blood (flame, in the anime) revived him. Though young and not very strong, Hiro manages to assist Hime (mostly by being a human shield) through his "half-immortality" that was given to him after his resurrection. At first, he is rather involuntarily involved in the battles but as he learns more about Hime, he is willing to protect her. His body changes in the manga when Hime's life is in danger, a fact that he notices and causes him to rush to Hime, though this is left out in the anime. He's very brave.
 * A middle school boy who dies at the beginning of the series (in the manga he was hit by a van that went out of control after ricocheting off Flandre, whereas in the anime he was hit by a falling iron I-beam after pushing Hime out of the way). He finds himself in Hime's service as he is bound to her because her blood (flame, in the anime) revived him. Though young and not very strong, Hiro manages to assist Hime (mostly by being a human shield) through his "half-immortality" that was given to him after his resurrection. At first, he is rather involuntarily involved in the battles but as he learns more about Hime, he is willing to protect her. His body changes in the manga when Hime's life is in danger, a fact that he notices and causes him to rush to Hime, though this is left out in the anime. He's very brave.


 * In the anime episode 24, Hiro realizes he has developed feelings for Hime and tries to kiss her, but she smacks him in the face, not because she didn't want him to kiss her (this is uncertain), but because the gang was watching them, a theory made from what Reiri said in that moment: "You're too slow, Hiro." It was stated by Shirwood, and apparently noticed by Hime, that Hiro has the potential to become the greatest blood warrior. The reason was not shown, because Hiro runs to save Hime before Shirwood can reveal the reason. In chapter 35, it is also implied that Hiro has some sort of connection to the monster world, which makes him special. This was stated by Gilliam, after his assassination attempt failed because of Hiro's intervention.

Weapons used: Grass Cutter, Axe, Broomstick, Candle Stick, Metal Pole.


 * Flandre (フランドル)
 * A gynoid in the service of Hime. She is sometimes nicknamed "Flan;" she is small, but incredibly strong, as well as seemingly invincible. Although she puts on the same expression all the time, she knows when her friends are in danger. She assists Hime in moving objects and occasionally she helps Hiro. She only says one word: "Hooba" in the English version, "Fuga" (or sometimes Huga depending on the translation) in the Japanese. She has a special function in her eyes to view hard-to-see things, her vision has a German language HUD and she knows how to drive vehicles. Being a gynoid, her weight is a few tons and she runs out of power and needs recharging. Flandre can be seen recharging in a borg alcove (Star Trek) in the manga. Some translations name her as "Furandre". She is possibly a reference to Frankenstein's Monster. In episode 10 of the series, Flandre formed a relationship with Ciel, alongside helping repair him.
 * A gynoid in the service of Hime. She is sometimes nicknamed "Flan;" she is small, but incredibly strong, as well as seemingly invincible. Although she puts on the same expression all the time, she knows when her friends are in danger. She assists Hime in moving objects and occasionally she helps Hiro. She only says one word: "Hooba" in the English version, "Fuga" (or sometimes Huga depending on the translation) in the Japanese. She has a special function in her eyes to view hard-to-see things, her vision has a German language HUD and she knows how to drive vehicles. Being a gynoid, her weight is a few tons and she runs out of power and needs recharging. Flandre can be seen recharging in a borg alcove (Star Trek) in the manga. Some translations name her as "Furandre". She is possibly a reference to Frankenstein's Monster. In episode 10 of the series, Flandre formed a relationship with Ciel, alongside helping repair him.


 * In the anime special, she went berserk when she wound up with a screw loose. Emile got Flanders to remedy that and prevented her from self-destructing.

Weapons used: Broken Tree, Chainsaw, Telephone/Electricity mast.


 * Sawawa Hiyorimi (日和見紗和々)
 * Hiro's sister, who is a maid employed by Hime. Her cooking is recognized by Hime as the best. She is seemingly oblivious to the supernatural aspects of Hime, nor does she seem to understand Hiro's explanation of his immortality. Hiro sometimes appears troubled that his sister is so dense but in truth it is rather convenient because he could never make up excuses that are convincing enough to deter her if she was suspicious of him at all. She lives a normal life in spite of all the supernatural phenomena happening around her, and is completely oblivious to it. Sawawa is also known for having unusually large breasts.
 * Hiro's sister, who is a maid employed by Hime. Her cooking is recognized by Hime as the best. She is seemingly oblivious to the supernatural aspects of Hime, nor does she seem to understand Hiro's explanation of his immortality. Hiro sometimes appears troubled that his sister is so dense but in truth it is rather convenient because he could never make up excuses that are convincing enough to deter her if she was suspicious of him at all. She lives a normal life in spite of all the supernatural phenomena happening around her, and is completely oblivious to it. Sawawa is also known for having unusually large breasts.


 * In the future, she is stated to have died from the bomb explosion that threw Hime into the future.


 * In the anime, her surname is also Hiyorimi as she introduced herself to Hime. In the manga, there is not much shown of her, but she appeared more in the anime where she is often shown eating strawberry parfaits at the café. A running gag in the anime involves her sitting up in shock whenever Hiro sustains an injury that would be lethal under ordinary circumstances, only to calm down and go back to eating her parfait. She addresses Hime as "Oujo-Sama" (Miss).

Weapons used: None.


 * Riza Wildman (リザ·ワイルドマン)
 * A half-breed tomboy girl who has a werewolf father, called Volg Wildman, and a human mother. She at first believes that her older brother was murdered by Hime, but later reconciles with Hime when she learns what really happened that night. In order to find who in the Royalty executed her brother, she stays with Hime. Being of mixed blood, Riza can only transform her arms up to her elbow and her physical combat capabilities can't compare to that of a pure breed, though she is many times stronger than a normal human. When she was brought into prison it is revealed that she is stronger than the highest ranking werewolf that was imprisoned there and she was able to kill a strong pureblood vampire despite not relying on the moons power, it is stated that being an experienced fighter gives her an advantage even over stronger enemies and her human blood may be what makes her able to learn more quickly than a full blood werewolf. Her mixed blood also gives her heightened senses of hearing and smell. She also becomes significantly stronger whenever there's a full moon. Riza appears to have feelings of companionship for Hiro. Much to her embarrassment she has "squishy" pads inside her paws, according to Hiro and one of his classmates. She and Reiri are natural enemies, and they don't get along until later on. From working together in the battle against Kiniski and getting used to each other's company, there is change for the better in their relationship. When she was helped by Reiri in the vampire kingdom she was temporarily turned into a Kinsmir, a hybrid of vampire and werewolf although this didn't appear to have any other effect than to mask her presence to the other vampires. It was revealed that Riza is a virgin in her conversation with Reiri. She particularly enjoys fast vehicles, much to Hiro's horror when he's dragged along, despite this they're on friendly terms with each other and Riza actually teases Hiro the least out of all the girls.  Because she is part of a honorable werewolf clan she dislikes using weapons, sneak attacks and insist on facing her enemies in a certain duel-like fashion, when fighting other werewolves she first states her full name and expects her opponent to do the same.
 * A half-breed tomboy girl who has a werewolf father, called Volg Wildman, and a human mother. She at first believes that her older brother was murdered by Hime, but later reconciles with Hime when she learns what really happened that night. In order to find who in the Royalty executed her brother, she stays with Hime. Being of mixed blood, Riza can only transform her arms up to her elbow and her physical combat capabilities can't compare to that of a pure breed, though she is many times stronger than a normal human. When she was brought into prison it is revealed that she is stronger than the highest ranking werewolf that was imprisoned there and she was able to kill a strong pureblood vampire despite not relying on the moons power, it is stated that being an experienced fighter gives her an advantage even over stronger enemies and her human blood may be what makes her able to learn more quickly than a full blood werewolf. Her mixed blood also gives her heightened senses of hearing and smell. She also becomes significantly stronger whenever there's a full moon. Riza appears to have feelings of companionship for Hiro. Much to her embarrassment she has "squishy" pads inside her paws, according to Hiro and one of his classmates. She and Reiri are natural enemies, and they don't get along until later on. From working together in the battle against Kiniski and getting used to each other's company, there is change for the better in their relationship. When she was helped by Reiri in the vampire kingdom she was temporarily turned into a Kinsmir, a hybrid of vampire and werewolf although this didn't appear to have any other effect than to mask her presence to the other vampires. It was revealed that Riza is a virgin in her conversation with Reiri. She particularly enjoys fast vehicles, much to Hiro's horror when he's dragged along, despite this they're on friendly terms with each other and Riza actually teases Hiro the least out of all the girls.  Because she is part of a honorable werewolf clan she dislikes using weapons, sneak attacks and insist on facing her enemies in a certain duel-like fashion, when fighting other werewolves she first states her full name and expects her opponent to do the same.


 * In the Future, she is stated to have died from the bomb explosion that threw Hime into the future.

Weapons used: Metal Pole.


 * Reiri Kamura (嘉村令裡)
 * A female vampire who attends the same school as Hiro. She has long black hair, always dresses in a dark sailor fuku, and has idol status in her school. In the manga, there are many scenes showing her in black underwear, but in the anime those are reduced to panchira. She tried to get Hime's blood by seducing Hiro and turning him into a vampire so he could invite her into the mansion. She then battled Hime, and, when thinking she had the upper hand, lowered her guard and was captured by Flandre. She was then given two options by Hime: serve her or die. Reiri then decided to serve her, if it would get her closer to Hime's royal blood. Eventually, she failed in her first attempt to get Hime's blood. Later on, she is banished from the vampire society for opposing Kiniski. She is then pursued by Kiniski and the other vampires, who burn down the abandoned church she was living in, therefore losing her place, and in turn causing her to freeload at Hime's mansion. Reiri is a powerful pure-blood vampire a vampire who is born a vampire and possesses many of their traditional powers, unlike several other vampires however sunlight only weakens her somewhat and she attends school during the day without any trouble.
 * A female vampire who attends the same school as Hiro. She has long black hair, always dresses in a dark sailor fuku, and has idol status in her school. In the manga, there are many scenes showing her in black underwear, but in the anime those are reduced to panchira. She tried to get Hime's blood by seducing Hiro and turning him into a vampire so he could invite her into the mansion. She then battled Hime, and, when thinking she had the upper hand, lowered her guard and was captured by Flandre. She was then given two options by Hime: serve her or die. Reiri then decided to serve her, if it would get her closer to Hime's royal blood. Eventually, she failed in her first attempt to get Hime's blood. Later on, she is banished from the vampire society for opposing Kiniski. She is then pursued by Kiniski and the other vampires, who burn down the abandoned church she was living in, therefore losing her place, and in turn causing her to freeload at Hime's mansion. Reiri is a powerful pure-blood vampire a vampire who is born a vampire and possesses many of their traditional powers, unlike several other vampires however sunlight only weakens her somewhat and she attends school during the day without any trouble.


 * At first, she greatly detests Riza but their relations change gradually for the better. Other than the blood from Royalty, she also prefers blood from virgins, girls and cute guys.


 * In the future, she saves Hime from the monster attacking her and was about to share the details about the bomb explosion nine years ago but is attacked and subsequently killed by the same monster, but not before telling Hime to look behind one of the paintings for answers as to how she was transported into the future.

Weapons used: Wooden Stakes, Jackhammer.


 * Sherwood (シャーウッド)
 * Hime's little sister, the third princess of the Royalty. Her hair colour, eyes, and dress are similar to Hime's. She has the ability to freely control the man-eating plant Triffid, which she used in a failed attempt to kill Hime. She once harbored ill will toward Hime, but later reconciled, and has a big crush on Hiro and will almost do anything to make him her servant. After that she moved in to a mansion on the hill opposite Hime's mansion.
 * Hime's little sister, the third princess of the Royalty. Her hair colour, eyes, and dress are similar to Hime's. She has the ability to freely control the man-eating plant Triffid, which she used in a failed attempt to kill Hime. She once harbored ill will toward Hime, but later reconciled, and has a big crush on Hiro and will almost do anything to make him her servant. After that she moved in to a mansion on the hill opposite Hime's mansion.


 * In the future, an eighteen-year-old Sherwood, along with Sylvia, is the last remaining participant in the battle for the throne and is losing to Sylvia. She intends to entrust evrything to Hime, but Hime declines and entrusts everything to Sherwood instead.

Weapons used: None.


 * Francesca (フランシスカ)
 * The gynoid serving Sherwood. She dresses in a maid costume and wears spectacles. She is the sister machine of Flandre and has equal abilities, with the exception of a superior intellect. She obeys Sherwood's instructions without questions although she stops Sherwood whenever she will do something that will harm her. Excels in melee combat and can flick pellets at extremely high speed with her fingers.
 * The gynoid serving Sherwood. She dresses in a maid costume and wears spectacles. She is the sister machine of Flandre and has equal abilities, with the exception of a superior intellect. She obeys Sherwood's instructions without questions although she stops Sherwood whenever she will do something that will harm her. Excels in melee combat and can flick pellets at extremely high speed with her fingers.

Weapons used: Small Pin balls.


 * Ryu-ryu (劉劉)
 * A panda revived by Sherwood's blood. Died when he was strangled by a tire that he was playing with at Sasanagi Zoo. (In the anime, he appeared to have died during Zeppeli's attack. He was only knocked out during that battle, and Sherwood realized this when she went to revive him.  So in the Anime he never died or was revived.) Sworn brothers with Can-can and Chou-chou (in reference to RoTK), the other two pandas in the zoo. It is unknown if the other two are blood warriors, but all three pandas are now living at Sherwood's residence. Similar to Hiro, Ryu-ryu's fur turns white when Sherwood is in danger, this causes him to be mistaken at times for a white bear; he is fairly intelligent as he realized that Sherwood was responsible for his resurrection and sought her out without any assistance

Weapons used: Panda Claws.

Nakua
 * Originally a god that protected Sasanaki city. Villagers in the past used to offer her human sacrifices, but the practice had since declined over times. Since then she moved to Hiro's school and devoured students that are lured into the school by ghost story. Despite the fact that Hime chose not to interfere with her activities, both Riza and Reiri decided to fight against her and drive her away from Hiro's school. Because of this, she decided to punish Hime and her servants by sending their villa into Ice Age in the past but she was defeated once again. She later joins Hime after she helped her defeat an evil god that invaded her territory, as she was too weak because of their last encounter. She now resides in the small shrine built by Flandre and Francesca near Hime's mansion and is shown to have stopped her human devouring activities.

Sylvia Hunter Clan

 * Kiniski (キニスキー)
 * A vampire, also referred as "Werewolf Killer Kiniski" for having killed over 200 werewolves. A mysterious character with tidied rough long hair and mustache, Kiniski was a duke living in a castle at the edge of the Kingdom. Eyeing the throne of the Kingdom, he captured Hime and Sherwood's sister, the first princess, and confined her in his castle. Riza and Reiri interfered and, through the talk with Riza, it was revealed that he was the one responsible for banishing Reiri from vampire society by framing her with the crime of injuring Zeppeli, a fellow vampire. He was originally staked by Sylvia who recruited him as her blood warrior but he later turned on her.  Later, he attempted, with sorcery, to use ghosts to kill Hime with a curse.  However, Hime defeated his spell and refused him enter into her mansion right before sunrise.  Although not shown explicitly, it is assumed that he died due to the expiration of his blood powers. His shriveled corpse was later seen inside his castle.
 * Did not appear in the anime but his role is filled by Duke Dracul in the anime.


 * Sylvia (シルヴィア)
 * A member of the Royalty and Hime's older sister. She is shown wearing a dress while being blindfolded, gagged, and restrained by leather straps. A tap has been installed on her where blood can be collected. She was happy to hear that Severin was dead and was a little frustrated that she wasn't the one that got to kill him. Despite this setup she is not in the least bit bothered. Later, she is freed by Micasa and rejoins the Royal War with Micasa as her new blood warrior.


 * In the future, Sylvia had killed Duken and as such, Sylvia and Sherwood are the only siblings left in the battle and is winning against Sherwood. She duels Hime but is interrupted by the mermaid who wounds Hime. Sylvia prepares to deal the final blow and the outcome is left unknown.


 * Micasa (ミカサ)
 * Severin's blood warrior. A silent young girl with long black hair. Was killed in the past by Severin and revived to be his blood warrior; she seems to have a complex relationship with Severin. She is a human blood warrior like Hiro but is enhanced by a parasitic bio-weapon implanted in her head that gives her heightened combat abilities and Witchblade like powers. Micasa is a subject of the Fly Man, joining him in order to save her terminally ill younger sister. At the Fly Man's suggestion she later becomes Sylvia's blood warrior.


 * Francette (フランセット)
 * A gynoid, like Flandre and Francisca, of the Royalty. Her master is Sylvia, the first princess of the Royalty, imprisoned by Kiniski. A sister machine to Flandre, her appearance is that of an adult female in a maid costume. She uses a large drill, which replaced her destroyed left forearm as a weapon. She later joins forces with the Fly Man and Micasa to free her mistress. Did not appear in the anime.

Zeppeli Vampire Tribe

 * Zeppeli (ツェペリ)
 * A male vampire with dark skin, silver hair and a goatee. Owner of the Sasanagi Hospital which is the vampires' base. He pursues the blood of Hime too but prefers to execute plans behind the scenes. Because he had a cooperative relationship with Reiri, he became looked upon with hostility from the vampire society too.
 * A male vampire with dark skin, silver hair and a goatee. Owner of the Sasanagi Hospital which is the vampires' base. He pursues the blood of Hime too but prefers to execute plans behind the scenes. Because he had a cooperative relationship with Reiri, he became looked upon with hostility from the vampire society too.


 * Housei Sanagida (蛹田方正)
 * Director of the Sasanagi Hospital, and a subordinate of Zeppeli. He is the Mad Scientist archetype and is trying to discover the secret to immortality.
 * Director of the Sasanagi Hospital, and a subordinate of Zeppeli. He is the Mad Scientist archetype and is trying to discover the secret to immortality.


 * Ciel (シエル)
 * A tall android. Unlike Flandre, who can only say "Fuga", Ciel is capable of normal conversation. In addition to that he also understands Flandre's words. He has memories of working in the deuterium mine of the kingdom some three years prior to the start of the series. While escaping, he was touched by the view of the sea and longed to live a free life. He happened to meet Flandre, while walking in town and helped with the upkeep of Hime's mansion. In the time he was being repaired by Flandre, he developed a relationship with her. However, he was in fact made by Zeppeli only ten days prior to the episode he featured in, and the twenty-seven years of memories he had, were implanted in him. He tried to capture Hime but was defeated by Sherwood and Francesca. He learned of his false life, and when Flandre was damaged and unable to be repaired. he decided to spare his own part to her. Then, in revenge, went back to Zeppeli and self-destructed.

Emile Imperial Tribe

 * Emile (エミール) Henry erich
 * A member of the Royalty, elder brother to Hime. A youth with elegant looks who wears a decorative shirt. There is hostility between him and Hime, but he treasures their relationship and tries to keep it in balance. He can inflict a psychokinetic attack with just a glare, he is the only one that has this strange ability among the siblings of Royalty.


 * In the future, Emile had died from his chronic illness shortly after the bombing at Hime's mansion and had entrusted the mermaid to Sylvia.


 * Keziah Bold (キザイア·ボルド)
 * A werewolf serving Emile. He smokes cigars and has four scars across his face. His father is Kadaria Bold. He and Riza's father were comrades in a past war and he respects Volg as a great warrior.


 * Flanders (フランダース)
 * An android built by Emile. Somewhat a different representation of Flandre, it is a "butler robot" that is many times bigger and has a mechanical appearance. Its real form is that of a diminutive non-human looking robot butler while its giant form is a robot suit. Like all the androids it can only say "fuga".


 * Mermaid (人魚)
 * Name unknown. A mermaid child who was held captive in a ghost ship, her flute music appears as SOS signals to other ships and thus draw them near. As she exchanged her will to talk for a human body, she would die if she spoke. However, as events unfold, she was forced to speak and was revived as Emile's blood warrior.


 * Sledge (ハーピー)
 * Man with a wings who wears night vision goggles, first seen with Emile and others to witness Severin and Hime's duel, later in chapters with Emile.

Severin Kingdom

 * Severin (セブラン)
 * Hime's brother, the fifth prince, is an ambitious member of the Royalty and aims for the throne. His appearance is that of a bishōnen with sharp eyes and blond hair, and he wears a black coat with feathers woven at the shoulder. He makes the opponents he has killed into his blood warriors, and has turned an entire town into zombies which is forbidden. He lost in a duel with Hime and was killed. Hime refers to him as a coward.


 * Franz (フランツ)
 * The android serving Severin. Dresses in black suit with bow-tie, a butler dress code. He has a characteristic scar by his mechanical left eye. Makes the sound "fuga". Self-destructed on his master's death.

Gilliam Tribe

 * Gilliam (ギリヤム)
 * Member of the royalty, Hime's older brother. He first appeared in chapter 35, where he is seen attempting to kill Hime during the phenomena. He appeared at chapter 38 where he fired at the train where Hiro and Emile is. He told hime that the professor already abandoned them and is letting Emile win. He wants to blow the train up for the benefit of all and asks Hime which side is she on.


 * In the future, he was killed by Duken.

Flatirus
 * And android serving Gilliam

Duken Tribe

 * Duken (デユケン)
 * The oldest member of the royalty, Hime's oldest brother. He first appeared in chapter 44, where he is seen to be searching for Sylvia during the Sasanaki graveyard incident. His only visible clothing is a cloak that covers the lower part of his face and what seems to be a jumpsuit. He took part in the previous battle for the throne and was the only survivor but was not crowned as the new king for an unknown reason. He also force's Riza's brother to betray and attack Hime by holding Riza hostage. He is also seen in chapter 60 where he attempts to destroy Flandre but was stopped by Hime.


 * In the future, he killed Gilliam but was eliminated by Sylvia.

Franz
 * The android that serves Duken. It is unique in the fact that it takes the form of a dog rather than a humanoid shape.


 * Riza's brother (リザの兄)
 * Referred only as Wildman in the manga, in the anime his full name is revealed to be Lobo Wildman. A full-blooded werewolf warrior who respects and cares very much for Riza, his sister. He was forced to betray his old master, Hime, by Hime's brother who was holding Riza hostage, and died honourably in battle.
 * Referred only as Wildman in the manga, in the anime his full name is revealed to be Lobo Wildman. A full-blooded werewolf warrior who respects and cares very much for Riza, his sister. He was forced to betray his old master, Hime, by Hime's brother who was holding Riza hostage, and died honourably in battle.

Droid Army
 * An army of droids that serve Duken. They are shown to be armed with multiple weapons such as a flamethrower and harpoon-like claws.

Supreme Tribe
It's certain that they are assassins sent by the Royalty or superior vampires, but it is unknown by whom.


 * Three Werewolves
 * Alex
 * Karim
 * Sarome
 * Three werewolf blood warriors. In the manga it is unknown to who sent them but in the anime they are under Severin.


 * "That" (アレ)
 * Appeared in "Princess Secret Room"(密室王女). A nameless spider-like monster with eyes around its body referred to as "that" by Hime. In the manga, it enters a person and eats them from the inside, while in the anime it eats the person's soul. It's unknown who sent it in the manga version, while Zeppeli sent it in the anime.


 * Pharaoh (ファラオ)
 * It led an army of mummies to attack Hime's residence. Planting a scout beforehand, they struck when Hime was weakened by a cold. Hiro, Riza, and Flandre struggled to defeat the mummy army.


 * Spiderbat (コウモリグモ)
 * As the name suggests, it's a monster with the features of a bat and spider. A large number are sent to attack Sherwood's residence. In the anime version the Bat Spiders are sent by Zeppeli.


 * Nightmare Assailant (悪夢の攻撃者)
 * Caused everyone in the mansion to experience a nightmare which is reminiscent of the Akasabi Village events. Hime saw through it and returned to reality where she defeated the real enemy.


 * Clone Plants (複製植物)
 * It clones the organism it stings, and attempts to substitute the original organism with the clone. It is said to come from a space meteor with "That". They are a homage to the Pod People from the film Body Snatchers. They cloned multiple weaker and less intelligent copies of Reiri and Riza while trying attack to Hime. One clone of Hime was also produced which, possessing Hime's noble traits, sacrificed herself to save the original.


 * Shapeshifter
 * Attempted to get close to Hime by participating in a race in the form of Hiro. Does not appear in the manga.

Creepy Beastiary

 * Poseidon (ポセイ·どん)
 * One of the merman race who appear to be a homage of the monster from The Creature from the Black Lagoon. He is much bigger compared to humans and other mermen; his size can be compared to hills & buildings.  He lost to Riza in a duel. In the manga he died after the duel but in the anime he is still living and fell in love with Riza. In the manga he was not given any name, but was named Posei in the anime.
 * One of the merman race who appear to be a homage of the monster from The Creature from the Black Lagoon. He is much bigger compared to humans and other mermen; his size can be compared to hills & buildings.  He lost to Riza in a duel. In the manga he died after the duel but in the anime he is still living and fell in love with Riza. In the manga he was not given any name, but was named Posei in the anime.


 * 'Headless Horseman' (首無し騎士)
 * Appears at the Sasanagi Pass looking for his head. But unknown to him, it was Zeppeli who took his head. The head was retrieved by Hiro and Riza. In the manga the story started with Zeppeli taking the head, but in the anime it started with the race between Riza and the Horseman, with the head incident as a smaller sub-plot.


 * The Paperbag Man of Akasabi Village (赤錆村の紙袋男)
 * The culprit of a series of violent murders targeting females that happened 40 years ago at Akasabi Village, a village that gave way to a dam project. Hime and Hiro wandered to the now non-existent village during the witching hour to seek help in fixing their broken-down car.
 * His appearance is that of a fat middle-aged man wearing a singlet and suspender pants, a paper bag with eye holes over his head and a large sickle as weapon.
 * In the anime he is the leader of the party that opposed the dam project and killed all who supported the project despite age and gender. Unlike the manga version, his anime version has a much larger inhuman build. He left such a strong impression in Hiro and Hime that his form is later used by the dream assailant in the manga.
 * In the anime he is the leader of the party that opposed the dam project and killed all who supported the project despite age and gender. Unlike the manga version, his anime version has a much larger inhuman build. He left such a strong impression in Hiro and Hime that his form is later used by the dream assailant in the manga.


 * Fly Man (蠅男)
 * A scientist with a fly head and human body, he is likely a homage to the monster from the 1958 film The Fly. Trying to sell a biological weapon he developed to Hime, he traps her in a maze he constructed beneath the mansion but fails. He is also responsible for Mikasa's bio-weapon parasite.
 * Does not appear in the anime.


 * Godzilla
 * In chapter 32 when visiting the creator of the maid/butler androids Godzilla (although not actually referred to by any proper name) attacks his sea-side mansion. He defeats Flanders, but is defeated by Flandre who breaks his big toe and scares him away.


 * Creepers
 * In chapter 34 Riza runs over a man wearing a large coat and a hat before being arrested. The police station she and, later, Hiro are confined to are then attacked by bat-like creatures that closely resemble the The Creeper only these are not immortal, being easily dispatched by a shotgun blast from Hime. This is a direct homage to the movie Jeepers Creepers.


 * Sand Worm
 * The gang encounter a Sand Worm resembling the Worms from the novel Dune.


 * The Bug
 * In chapter 39 Riza fights a blood warrior that resembles a Warrior Bug from the Starship Troopers movie.

Appeared Characters

 * Master
 * The owner of a café which Sawawa frequents as she loves the parfait the café makes. A moustached, dandy looking man. In the manga, he only appeared in one frame in the background but in the anime he appeared a number of times. His parts largely has nothing to do with the main story.
 * He harbours feelings for Sawawa, however Sawawa doesn't seem to understand his advances. He treats her to free parfaits, gives her lottery tickets, and even wanted to rename the café "Sawawa", with his gifts becoming more elaborate each time. The name of the café is unknown in the manga, but in the anime it's called "Dandy (伊達男)".
 * Ryu-ryu and Francesca visited the café in the events of a drama CD.
 * Ryu-ryu and Francesca visited the café in the events of a drama CD.


 * Nozomi Kobuchizawa (小淵沢望)
 * Hiro's friend. A bespectacled otaku-like boy. Called "Buchi" by Hiro. Once stalked Reiri and found out she was a vampire, but that part of his memory was then erased by Reiri. He accompanies Hiro and Princess Sherwood on monster-hunting expeditions as a cameraman, showing some shock at the supernatural happenings, such as thinkinh the guides they hired are in costumes. He often gets Hiro to go with him to investigate rumors of supernatural happenings, which almost always turn out to be true. It's suggested that he has a crush on Francesca.
 * In the anime he also secretly takes pictures of Hime, Sawawa and Riza. He especially interested in the well-endowed maid Sawawa. He sneaks into the mansion with Yoshida and Murayama to find out the relationship between Hiro and the girls.
 * In the anime he also secretly takes pictures of Hime, Sawawa and Riza. He especially interested in the well-endowed maid Sawawa. He sneaks into the mansion with Yoshida and Murayama to find out the relationship between Hiro and the girls.


 * Chikao Joujima (城島 親夫)
 * A security guard who enjoys hunting. He sacrificed himself to let Hime's group and other survivors escape when the supermarket was attacked by zombies, and was killed by Hime before he become a zombie himself. His name wasn't known until the fifth takubon.
 * Did not appear in the anime.

Original characters
Original characters from the anime and drama CD.


 * Hiroko (ヒロ子)
 * Anime original character. A cat person found by Hiro when she was lying unconscious in the road. She is manipulated by a bell collar. She's very fond of Hiro for saving her. She was sent by Hime's brother to assassinate her, but was foiled when Reiri told Hime only seconds after Hiro intercepted their fight. At the end she ran away after she found out that she was an assassin. She later makes a cameo appearance as one of the people in the stands during Hime's trial.
 * Anime original character. A cat person found by Hiro when she was lying unconscious in the road. She is manipulated by a bell collar. She's very fond of Hiro for saving her. She was sent by Hime's brother to assassinate her, but was foiled when Reiri told Hime only seconds after Hiro intercepted their fight. At the end she ran away after she found out that she was an assassin. She later makes a cameo appearance as one of the people in the stands during Hime's trial.


 * Frog Ninja (カエル忍者)
 * Anime original character. A human-sized frog. Same as Hiroko, he is controlled by one of Hime's brothers. Attacked Sherwood but defeated by Francisca.


 * Yoshida (吉田)
 * Went into Hime's mansion with Kobuchizawa and Murayama. He is interested in Hime and would like to be a slave and tortured by Hime. In the end he is wrapped to a ball with Kobuchizawa and Murayama and thrown away by Ryu-ryu.
 * Went into Hime's mansion with Kobuchizawa and Murayama. He is interested in Hime and would like to be a slave and tortured by Hime. In the end he is wrapped to a ball with Kobuchizawa and Murayama and thrown away by Ryu-ryu.


 * Murayama (村山)
 * Went into Hime's mansion with Kobuchizawa and Yoshida. He likes strong women like Riza. In the end he is wrapped to a ball with Kobuchizawa and Yoshida and thrown away by Ryu-ryu.
 * Went into Hime's mansion with Kobuchizawa and Yoshida. He likes strong women like Riza. In the end he is wrapped to a ball with Kobuchizawa and Yoshida and thrown away by Ryu-ryu.


 * Aron (アロン)
 * Anime original character. A famous female assassin of the shark family. Skilled in close combat, and uses retractable sharp fins on her arms as weapons. Was an acquaintance of Riza's brother during the time they were in the army. Although she kissed Riza, she claims that she is only into married women. Attempted to kill Hime under orders from the royalty, but was defeated by Riza. Before dying, she entrusted Lobo's military dog tags to Riza.
 * Anime original character. A famous female assassin of the shark family. Skilled in close combat, and uses retractable sharp fins on her arms as weapons. Was an acquaintance of Riza's brother during the time they were in the army. Although she kissed Riza, she claims that she is only into married women. Attempted to kill Hime under orders from the royalty, but was defeated by Riza. Before dying, she entrusted Lobo's military dog tags to Riza.


 * Witch (魔女)
 * Anime original character. A witch who lives in the Black Forest. She cares very much about beauty. In belief of the saying that possessing the spirit of the Royalty grants eternal youth, she travels through time and space to find Royalty. She can't stand the smell of gyoza. She holds a compact magic mirror and tried to suck Sherwood into it but in turn sucks Hiro, Riza, Francisca and Ryu-ryu into it too and overloaded the mirror. In the end she was sent away with facial lotion won by Sawawa in the lottery.
 * Anime original character. A witch who lives in the Black Forest. She cares very much about beauty. In belief of the saying that possessing the spirit of the Royalty grants eternal youth, she travels through time and space to find Royalty. She can't stand the smell of gyoza. She holds a compact magic mirror and tried to suck Sherwood into it but in turn sucks Hiro, Riza, Francisca and Ryu-ryu into it too and overloaded the mirror. In the end she was sent away with facial lotion won by Sawawa in the lottery.


 * Monsters under the Witch (魔女の手下の怪物)
 * Anime original characters. The three of them look like dark goblins. They are always hungry, and one of them ate the takoyaki Hiro bought and another ate the gyoza that was meant to be used to counter the witch.
 * Anime original characters. The three of them look like dark goblins. They are always hungry, and one of them ate the takoyaki Hiro bought and another ate the gyoza that was meant to be used to counter the witch.


 * Shigara (シガラ)
 * Anime original character. A male raccoon race of the Kingdom. He is clad in clothing similar to D from Vampire Hunter D. He's not a bad person, and he readily helps anyone in need. Having lost his job, he became a vampire hunter hoping to use the bounty to feed his family. He's clumsy, not very good at vampire hunting, and mistakes Hime for a vampire. His numerous failed attempts annoy Zeppeli and Reiri. The two vampires later staged a show and got Shigara his bounty and thus got him to leave.
 * Anime original character. A male raccoon race of the Kingdom. He is clad in clothing similar to D from Vampire Hunter D. He's not a bad person, and he readily helps anyone in need. Having lost his job, he became a vampire hunter hoping to use the bounty to feed his family. He's clumsy, not very good at vampire hunting, and mistakes Hime for a vampire. His numerous failed attempts annoy Zeppeli and Reiri. The two vampires later staged a show and got Shigara his bounty and thus got him to leave.


 * Duke Dracul (ドラクル)
 * Anime original character. The vampire that fills the role of Kiniski from the manga. Compared to Kiniski, Duke Dracul has more of a tidied image. He is a man in his prime and has short hair. He has nothing to do with the first princess, but he seems to be under Severin. In episode 20 he kidnapped Hiro and banished Reiri like Kiniski did. In episode 21, he is defeated by the combined effort of Hime, Hiro, Riza and Reiri. He returned to his castle injured, and sought help from Severin who simply killed him.
 * Anime original character. The vampire that fills the role of Kiniski from the manga. Compared to Kiniski, Duke Dracul has more of a tidied image. He is a man in his prime and has short hair. He has nothing to do with the first princess, but he seems to be under Severin. In episode 20 he kidnapped Hiro and banished Reiri like Kiniski did. In episode 21, he is defeated by the combined effort of Hime, Hiro, Riza and Reiri. He returned to his castle injured, and sought help from Severin who simply killed him.


 * Judge (裁判長)
 * Anime original character. The judge in episode 24 has a different appearance than the one in the manga. This judge appears as a man wearing a large green hat. He appears listless and unmotivated in the monster court. He accepted Hime's suggestion of a duel, after which he revealed his true form. That of the father of Hime and the current king.
 * Anime original character. The judge in episode 24 has a different appearance than the one in the manga. This judge appears as a man wearing a large green hat. He appears listless and unmotivated in the monster court. He accepted Hime's suggestion of a duel, after which he revealed his true form. That of the father of Hime and the current king.


 * Mo Gura (モ·グラ)
 * Drama CD original character. A mole race who runs the travel agency "Underground Tourist". Mobilizing 500,000 moles he laid a railway in an underground tunnel and started the underground sightseeing train "Mogura Express". Offered Hime and her party a free tour during which he failed to kill Hime. This incident with a member of the Royalty, however, acted as an advertisement, and brought customers for his business.
 * Drama CD original character. A mole race who runs the travel agency "Underground Tourist". Mobilizing 500,000 moles he laid a railway in an underground tunnel and started the underground sightseeing train "Mogura Express". Offered Hime and her party a free tour during which he failed to kill Hime. This incident with a member of the Royalty, however, acted as an advertisement, and brought customers for his business.

Prologue message
At the beginning of manga there is a poetic message that reads: "'That is not dead which can eternal lie. And with strange eons even death may die.'"

This poem is recited in many works of the Cthulhu Mythos by H. P. Lovecraft, where he attributes it to the Necronomicon, a fictional book. The poem is also briefly seen in the opening of the anime adaptation, though it is hard to read.

Anime vs Manga

 * In the manga, Hime uses her blood to revive Hiro as opposed to the "life flame" (or life energy) used in the anime. This is a great deal because it removes the blood/gore spirit of the story.
 * In the Anime, Ryu-ryu is not a blood servant but still resides with Sherwood along with the other two pandas.

Music
Opening Theme: Ending Theme:
 * "BLOOD QUEEN" by Aki Misato
 * "Bow Down and Lick My Feet" (跪いて足をお嘗め, hizamazuite ashi wo oname) by Ali Project

Reception
In Jason Thompson's online appendix to Manga: The Complete Guide, he describes the series' plot as being "fun and fast-paced", with "imaginative" action scenes. He also appreciated the manga's references to "classic movie monsters".