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Corpse Princess S1E4 — Hymn of Tragedy

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Corpse Princess•Season 1•Episode 4

Hymn of Tragedy

7.3/10 · 23 votesOct 23, 200824 min

Ranked #6 of 13 in Season 1•+0.1 vs season avg

Makina is dispatched to assassinate Kun Osaki, a J-pop singer who became a Corpse after refusing to accept her death because of her wish to continue singing. Armed yakuzas are, however, instrumental in fending off the first attempt when an unknown monk warns Osaki’s manager.

Directed byNanako Shimazaki

Written bySho Aikawa

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Season 1 Episodes13

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Hymn of Tragedy

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Cast18

Chise Nakamura

Chise Nakamura

Itsuki Yamagami

Keiji Fujiwara

Keiji Fujiwara

Keisei Tagami

Eri Akiyama

Eri Akiyama

Makina Hoshimura

Tatsuya Hasome

Tatsuya Hasome

Ouri Kagami

Chika Fujimura

Chika Fujimura

Hokuto

Fuyuka Ono

Fuyuka Ono

Mizuki Inuhiko

Hidetoshi Nakamura

Hidetoshi Nakamura

Sougen Takamine

Kiyotaka Furushima

Kiyotaka Furushima

Rinsen Shirae

Michi Niino

Michi Niino

Ena

Mitsuru Miyamoto

Mitsuru Miyamoto

Akasha Shishidou

Nobutoshi Canna

Nobutoshi Canna

Honda

Takaya Hashi

Takaya Hashi

Isaka

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Naoki Aisaka

Animation Director

Sho Aikawa

Sho Aikawa

Writer

R

Ryozo Sugiyama

Animation Director

T

Takenori Tsukuma

Key Animation

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Yoshihiro Ujiie

Animation Director

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Nanako Shimazaki

Storyboard Artist

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Nanako Shimazaki

Director

G

Gou Suzuki

Key Animation

M

Masaru Kawashima

Key Animation

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Episode Summary

"Hymn of Tragedy" is episode 4 of Corpse Princess season 1. It scored 7.3/10 from 23 votes, ranking #6 of 13 episodes this season (season average 7.2). Directed by Nanako Shimazaki and written by Sho Aikawa, it aired on October 23, 2008.

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