Kannazuki no Miko

Kannazuki no Miko
Cover of the first manga volume featuring Himeko Kurusugawa and Chikane Himemiya
神無月の巫女
Genre	Mecha, yuri[1]
Manga
Written by	Kaishaku
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine	Shōnen Ace
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	March 2004 – April 2005
Volumes	2
Anime television series
Directed by	Tetsuya Yanagisawa
Written by	Sumio Uetake
Music by	Mina Kubota
Studio	TNK
Licensed by	NA: Geneon USA (2006-2009) Sentai Filmworks (2009-present)
Original network	Chiba TV, TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama, Channel Neco, KBS
English network	US: Anime Network (2010)
Original run	October 1, 2004 – December 17, 2004
Episodes	12
Manga
Himekami no Miko
Written by	Kaishaku
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Magazine	Dengeki Maoh
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	May 27, 2020 – November 27, 2021
Volumes	3

Kannazuki no Miko (神無月の巫女, lit. Priestesses of the Kannazuki) is a Japanese yuri manga series created by Kaishaku. The series, centering on the relationship between main characters Himeko and Chikane, also has elements of mecha themes in its plot.^[2] The 14-chapter series was serialized by Kadokawa Shoten in the monthly Shōnen Ace magazine from 2004 to 2005.

The series was adapted into a 12-episode anime by TNK and Geneon Entertainment, which aired in Japan from October to December 2004. A drama CD, based on the anime version, was released on November 25, 2004 by Geneon. In North America the manga was licensed by Tokyopop and the anime by Geneon USA; the anime license was transferred to Sentai Filmworks in 2009. In 2010, the anime aired on the Anime Network as Destiny of the Shrine Maiden.

A spin-off manga titled Himekami no Miko (姫神の巫女) started serialization on the July 2020 issue of ASCII Media Works' monthly Dengeki Maoh magazine.^[3]