“Ex-saboteur Tooru aids Chaika, daughter of the defeated tyrant Arthur Gaz, in collecting her father's scattered remains while evading pursuit.”
Chaika: The Coffin Princess
棺姫のチャイカ
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Synopsis
Ex-saboteur Tooru aids Chaika, daughter of the defeated tyrant Arthur Gaz, in collecting her father's scattered remains while evading pursuit.
For 500 years, the Taboo Emperor, Arthur Gaz, ruled the Gaz Empire with an iron fist and conducted inhumane experiments on his own people. But his reign came to an end five years ago, when mighty warriors—later known as the Eight Heroes—defeated him in a battle for the capital. His death ended the 300-yearlong war between the Gaz Empire and the alliance of six nations. In the present day, Tooru Acura is a former saboteur from the war who has difficulty settling into the peaceful world, as he cannot find a job where he can put his fighting skills to use. An opportunity appears before him, however, when he meets a white-haired Wizard named Chaika Trabant. With a coffin on her back, she is searching for the scattered remains of her father in order to give him a proper burial, and she hires Tooru and his adoptive sister Akari to help her. However, the six nations alliance, which have now formed the Council of Six Nations, dispatches Albéric Gillette and his men from the Kleeman Agency to pursue and apprehend the late Emperor Gaz's daughter—Chaika. With the shocking revelation of Chaika's identity, the Acura siblings must choose between helping her gather the remains of the tyrannical emperor and upholding the peace the continent strives to maintain.
What people say
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Derived from 68 sampled reviews
What 68 viewers settled on.
Mostly aligned
σ 1.40 · some divergence
3.9 pts
Recommenders 7.9 · others 4.0
↓ 0.72
Running avg · Jun 2014 → Apr 2026
- 8 “This is simply excellent. It is in my estimation what anime should be. It has humor, adventure, distinct characters, in this case not just a McGuffin but mystery, and enough features -- such as...”
- 8 “- Animation and visuals were not anything too crazy - Story was decent Episodes 11-12 kind of spoiled it for me though, all the other episodes were mostly* lighthearted too so when there's suddenly...”
- 10 “Hitsugi no Chaika is one of the best and most underrated anime I have ever seen, perfectly capturing my love for magical themes and spell-casting. I found no faults with the series, as I was...”
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- Format 12 × 24′ eps × min
- Total runtime 4h 48m all episodes
- Aired Apr 2014 – Jun 2014 Spring 2014
- Source Tv media type
- Rated R 17+ (violence & profanity)
- Ref. BS-8311 catalog
Produced by
- Kadokawa Shoten Producer
- flying DOG Producer
- Fujimi Shobo Producer
Licensed by
- Sentai Filmworks Licensor