Shakugan no Shana is a shonen manga adaptation of a light novel written by Yashichiro Takahashi and illustrated by Ayato Sasakura and Noizi Ito, consisting of 10 volumes. It tells the story of Yuji Sakai, a high school boy who nearly loses his existence to a creature known as a Crimson Denizen. With his life burning away, he offers to assist the girl who saved him, Shana, a Flame Haze.
Shakugan no Shana started out as a light novel series, consisting of 22 volumes (with only 2 available in North America). While the manga and light novel follow the same general plot, the light novel depicts the world and its characters in greater detail, allowing readers to experience the author's full vision of Shana's adventures.
Shakugan no Shana features a girl known as a Flame Haze, capable of wielding fire to protect the lives that surround her. In this ebook, Stephen J. Pyne explores mankind's colorful history with fire, from its life-saving gifts to its destructive consequences, and why its plays such a key role in our culture, even now.
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Shakugan no Shana's first opening theme, "Hishoku no Sora" (also known as "The Crimson Sky"), was performed by the pop singer Mami Kawada. Its visuals depict Shana as both a student and in her true identity as a Flame Haze, hanging out with Yuji Sakai and battling the Crimson Denizens whenever possible.
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And stain this sky red; when the time comes I'll only carry on with this body.
"People" who pass by each other, and "things" that become mixed and lost,
Both will eventually become fading memories.
"Strength" that shakes with passion, and "weakness" that trembles fleetingly,
After all, both will lead to the same end.
Such normalcy dissolves the crimson mist; the sun appears and reddens the world.
Let the wind move you, draw the lines, and like the flowing ends of your hair, pierce the enemy.
The feelings that I shook off, the charged dreams,
All will now be used by this hand only to accomplish my mission.
Shakugan no Shana's second opening theme, "JOINT", was performed by the pop singer Mami Kawada. Its visuals depict Shana in her continuing battle against the Crimson Denizens. Though aloof at first, her growing feelings for Yuji begin to affect her powers, either increasing her strength or causing her to plunge into despair.
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The world we have returned to is nothing more than
A collection of dust, afterimages, and faint shadows.
On your dauntless back is your determination
To shoulder the responsibility for everything.
What do you want to do? Why?
I thought you had decided to take a lonely journey?
Do not let go of my hand.
The wish lying dormant in my heart will awake
From your thoughts as they travel from you to me.
In the distance beyond your powerful gaze,
The outlines of two adamant figures are visible,
So we'll keep going forward, onto the next era
Shakugan no Shana was an incredibly popular light novel in Japan, with the series selling over 8.5 million copies. In the west, however, it's a different story. In this video, It'sYourPalJacob compares the manga and anime adaptations to the original, while examining some of the reasons why the series never took off in North America.
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Shakugan no Shana's story contains a wide variety of "tropes" (or "common story elements"), from Cessation of Existence to Flaming Sword. TvTropes is a wiki dedicated to cataloging these tropes, providing notable examples from all kinds of media. It allows readers to browse these tropes by franchise and even find notable subversions where appropriate.
Shakugan no Shana has been lighting its readers on fire (in light novel form) since 2002. When researching the series for the first time, Wikipedia can make for a good, quick overview, while offering links and citations to other sources. When using it for academia purposes, however, be careful to examine the sources to make sure that any information is relevant and accurate.
