Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn explained

Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn
Ja Kanji:紅殻のパンドラ
Ja Romaji:Kōkaku no Pandora
Genre:Comedy, science fiction, cyberpunk[1] [2]
Type:manga
Author:Kōshi Rikudō
Publisher:Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Newtype Ace
(October 2012 – July 2013)
Niconico Ace
(September 2013 – present)
First:10 October 2012
Volumes:25
Type:film
Pandora in the Crimson Shell
Director:Munenori Nawa
Music:Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund
Released:5 December 2015
Runtime:47 minutes
Type:tv series
Director:Munenori Nawa
Music:Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund
Network:AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, BS11, TV Saitama, Chiba TV, tvk, Sun TV, GTV, MTV, TVQ,
First:8 January 2016
Last:25 March 2016
Episodes:12
Portal:yes

is a Japanese manga based on a concept by Masamune Shirow and written and illustrated by Kōshi Rikudō. The manga began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype Ace magazine from October 2012, later moving to the Niconico Ace web publication, and is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime adaptation has been produced by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ. It was first released as a film in theaters in December 2015. It aired as a television series between 8 January and 25 March 2016.

Plot

Nene Nanakorobi, a full conversion cyborg, dreams of attaining world peace. She is traveling on a cruise ship towards Cenacle, a scenic artificial island when she meets Uzal Delilah, an eccentric scientist. The two become fast friends along with Uzal's cyborg pet Clarion, a cat-like combat android, who Nene immediately takes a liking to.

After they part ways, a terrorist attack of unknown origin threatens to shatter Nene and Clarion's friendship. In a desperate attempt to save her new friend, Uzal gives Nene the ability to use a device known as the Pandora Device, which is found inside Clarion's body. This allows Nene to master skills and abilities unlike anything seen before in the advancing world.

Working together, Nene and Clarion partake in various missions—from saving children caught in shopping mall fires to fighting reckless criminals—all for the sake of world peace. But achieving this goal is not going to be easy. B.U.E.R., a sapient robot in the form of a five-legged lion-esque figure, threatens to turn their life upside down with his perverted nature and uncontrollable power. To make matters worse, Nene's guardian and genius scientist, Takumi Korobase, has an undying interest in B.U.E.R.

Torn between saving the world and keeping B.U.E.R. out of the wrong hands, Nene and Clarion's goal of achieving world peace seems like a pipe dream. With this Herculean task, it is up to them to complete their goal, or risk getting their friendship destroyed in the process.

Characters

[3] [4]
  • A cyborg whose whole body is artificial. She comes to Cenancle to live with her aunt. Before her conversion into a cyborg, Nene was a normal young girl who came down with an incurable sickness. The only way to save her was to become the world's first full conversion cyborg. By placing her fingers inside Clarion's body, she is able to use the Pandora Device, which allows her to master any skill for a short period of time. These range from wielding firearms to cookery. She is also able to transfer her brain between different artificial bodies.[5] [6]
    Uzal's companion, who is a combat android, disguising as a full-body cyborg. Her body holds the Pandora Device, which temporarily grants Nene enhanced abilities. She is a skilled fighter who often finds herself at the mercy of Nene's admiration and hates having her cat-like ears touched.
  • A wealthy inventor who manipulates Nene into working with Clarion to solve the mystery behind the attack. She also goes by the name .
  • A giant boring robot owned by Uzal's company that possesses a giant laser. While its main body resembles a giant eyeball, its Central Nervous Unit, which detaches itself after the main body is shut down, takes the form a gentlemanly but perverted lion-esque creature with five legs. He tends to be injured by Clarion when acting perverted, or locked in a safe-box to stop Takumi from disassembling and analyzing him, but the darkness traumatizes him.
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  • Nene's aunt who lives on Cenancle Island and is close friends with Uzal. Takumi is usually overwhelmed with social anxiety and has to hide behind her Gertsecommas whenever somebody sees her face-to-face. She does all her work in cyberspace and never leaves her mansion. The fact that her company produces Gertsecommas which were invented by Uzals company as well as her four-colored hairpin hint that her relationship with Uzal is somewhat like that of Bill Gates with Steve Jobs.
    A television reporter who always get interrupted before she can state her name.
  • A leader of a group of cosplaying rebels against Uzal. She dresses up as a bunny girl.
  • A captain of the Cenacle Island military. He's a very kind man who likes helping people.
  • A mysterious man obsessed with the passing of time, who secretly starts unearthing the BUER main body.
  • A girl with a prosthetic leg that befriends BUER, and later Nene and Clarion.
  • An old woman with a prosthetic arm and heart who is saved by Nene and Clarion during a network outage.
    Dr. Toto
  • The chairman of the government of Cenacle Island. He along with his secretary were rescued by Nene and Clarion when the island's main department store was attacked. It is implied that he takes bribes and is extremely egocentric.

    • Media

    Manga

    The manga, written and illustrated by Kōshi Rikudō and based on a concept by Masamune Shirow, began publication in Kadokawa Shoten's Newtype Ace magazine on 10 October 2012.[8] [9] When Newtype Ace ceased publication on 10 July 2013, the series was transferred to Kadokawa's Niconico Ace website, where it resumed publication on 17 September 2013.[10] The series has entered its final arc with the release of its 24th volume in February 2023.[11] Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the series for publication in North America.

    Volumes

    Anime

    An anime adaptation by Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ was announced in Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine in October 2015. The anime is directed by Munenori Nawa and written by Tatsuya Takahashi, with character designs by Takuya Tani. The anime was first released as a film, which received a limited two-week theatrical release starting on 5 December 2015, before airing as a television series on Tokyo MX between 8 January 2016 and 25 March 2016. The opening theme is "hopeness" by Zaq, while the ending theme song is performed by Sanae Fuku and Manami Numakura. The series is licensed in North America by Funimation, which simulcast the subtitled version as it aired and streamed a broadcast dub version from 12 February 2016,[12] [13] and in Australia by Madman Entertainment, which are streaming the series on AnimeLab.[14]

    Episode list

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Seven Seas Licenses Collaborations from Creators of "Ghost in the Shell" and "Excel Saga" . Green . Scott . 3 October 2014 . . 24 October 2015.
    2. Web site: FUNimation Announces "Pandora of the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn" English Dub Cast . Green . Scott . 12 February 2016 . . 17 February 2016.
    3. Web site: Pandora in the Crimson Shell Manga Gets Event Anime in December . 23 October 2015 . . 24 October 2015 .
    4. Web site: Megan Shipman, Lara Woodhull Star in Pandora in the Crimson Shell Anime's English Dub . 12 February 2016 . . 13 February 2016 .
    5. Web site: Seven Seas Adds Masamune Shirow & Koushi Rikudou's Pandora of the Crimson Shell Manga . 3 October 2014 . . 24 October 2015 .
    6. Web site: Masamune Shirow and Koshi Rikudo's 'Koukaku no Pandora - Ghost Urn' Manga Collected . Green . Scott . 9 March 2013 . . 24 October 2015 .
    7. Web site: Pandora In the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn Anime Also Airs as TV Series in January . 5 December 2015 . . 5 December 2015 .
    8. Web site: Ghost in the Shell's Shirow, Excel Saga's Rikudou Launch Manga . 14 September 2012 . . 24 October 2015 .
    9. Web site: 紅殻のパンドラ - 無料コミック . 2013 . ComicWalker . 5 December 2015 .
    10. Web site: Kadokawa's Newtype Ace Manga Magazine Ends Publication . 10 July 2013 . . 24 October 2015 .
    11. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. Pandora in the Crimson Shell Manga Listed as Entering Final Arc. Anime News Network. January 23, 2023. December 16, 2022.
    12. Web site: Funimation to Stream Dimension W, Grimgar, Pandora, Divine Gate, Prince of Stride, Dagashikashi With Dub . 22 December 2015 . . 22 December 2015.
    13. Web site: Megan Shipman Lara Woodhull star in Pandora in the Crimson Shell anime English Dub. Anime News Network. February 12, 2016.
    14. Web site: AnimeLab simulcast line up for winter 2016 . . 19 December 2015 . 19 December 2015 . 8 April 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190408045401/https://www.animelab.com/blog/animelab-simulcast-line-up-for-winter-2016/ . dead.

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