The Qwaser of Stigmata (Japanese: 聖痕のクェイサー, Hepburn: Seikon no Kueisā) is a Japanese manga series authored by Hiroyuki Yoshino featuring art by Kenetsu Satō. The series is notable for its violence, fan service, and the use of vital energy coming from women's breasts (referred to as Soma) as a central plot device. The manga series was published in Japan in the manga magazine Champion Red from 2006 to 2016, and the chapters collected into 24 tankōbon volumes. A 24-episode anime television series was produced with the same title as the manga series and broadcast in Japan on Biglobe in 2010. An OVA adaptation titled The Qwaser of Stigmata: Portrait of the Empress (聖痕のクェイサー: 女帝の肖像, Seikon no Kweisā: Jotei no Shōzō) was also produced and released on DVD with the manga series volume 10. A 12-episode second season was produced with the title The Qwaser of Stigmata II (聖痕のクェイサー II, Seikon no Kweisā Tsū) and was broadcast in Japan between April and June, 2011.[2]
The Qwaser of Stigmata
Cover of the first volume of The Qwaser of Stigmata as published by Akita Shoten featuring Mafuyu Oribe (center) and Alexander Nikolaevich Hell (bottom)
Sentai Filmworks licensed both seasons and the OVA for digital distribution and home video release in North America, releasing English subtitled DVD sets in 2012 and 2013.[3]
The story chronicles the school lives of Mafuyu Oribe and Tomo Yamanobe at the Japanese Eastern Orthodox school St. Mihailov Academy, where they have endured persecution and isolation from other students led by the daughter of the current dean Miyuri Tsujidou and her second-in-command Hana Katsuragi. Mafuyu and Tomo's lives take a drastic turn when they nurse the silver-haired Russian-born Alexander "Sasha" Nikolaevich Hell back to health upon encountering him unconscious one day during their home commute. Almost immediately, Sasha begins to repay Mafuyu and Tomo's kindness as he repels their tormentors; however, this does not change Sasha's background as a throw-away Qwaser from the Adepts, and that the Adepts have no qualms about making an absolute war zone of the Academy in order to acquire the Theotokos of Tsarytsin from Athos, who wishes to keep the icon's existence a secret from the world.
The manga is written by Hiroyuki Yoshino and illustrated by Kenetsu Satō. The Qwaser of Stigmata was serialized by Akita Shoten in Champion Red magazine and the chapters collected in tankōbon. The first volume was released on December 20, 2006.[4] The series ended on July 9, 2016, and was collected into 24 volumes.[5]
The manga series has been licensed internationally, translated, and published in several countries outside Japan. The series is licensed in France by Kazé, listing the first 14 volumes in their online catalog.[6] In Italy the manga series is licensed by J-Pop Edizioni.[7] and Ever Glory Publishing in Taiwan.[8]Tokyopop licensed the series for the North American market and published the first four volumes; however, since resuming business in December 2012, the title has not been listed in their online catalog.[9]
A 24-episode anime television series titled The Qwaser of Stigmata (聖痕のクェイサー, Seikon no Qwaser) was adapted from the manga series of the same name and broadcast as a censored version on Biglobe. An uncensored version of the series was streamed online. The first season was followed by a single episode OVA with the title The Qwaser of Stigmata: Portrait of the Empress (聖痕のクェイサー: 女帝の肖像, Seikon no Kweisā: Jotei no Shōzō) that was released on DVD with the manga series volume 10. A 12-episode second season titled The Qwaser of Stigmata II (聖痕のクェイサー II, Seikon no Kweisā Tsū) was broadcast in Japan in 2011 . The first and second seasons were also released on DVD in Japan.
Sentai Filmworks licensed both seasons and the OVA in North America and released three English subtitled DVD sets between 2012 and 2013.
The Qwaser of Stigmata - Collection 1, 3 DVDs, episodes 1-12, released: 2012-12-31.
The Qwaser of Stigmata - Collection 2, 3 DVDs, episodes 13-24, released: 2013-02-26.
The Qwaser of Stigmata II - Complete Collection, 3 DVDs, episodes 1-12 plus the OVA, released: 2013-04-30.
Anime Network posted the Season I and II episodes for online streaming (uncensored).
Internet radio show
Lantis has taken the opportunity presented by the Seikon no Qwaser anime to produce an Internet radio show starring Aki Toyosaki as Tomo Yamanobe and Yōko Hikasa as Hana Katsuragi [10] alongside commercially releasing the five theme songs as indicated in the table below. They released also an original soundtrack composed by Tatsuya Kato on June 7, 2010.
Song Title
Lyrics Author
Composition Data
Performance Parameters
Commercial Debut Date
Errand
Aki Hata
Composed/arranged by Daisuke Kikuta (Elements Garden)
Composed by Satoru Takada and arranged by Katsuya Yoshida
Sung by Minori Chihara as Ending II (Dedicated solely to Episode 5)
10 February 2010 (Song released on Passionate Squall CD)
Wishes Hypocrites
Aki Hata
Composed by Katsuya Yoshida and arranged by Satoru Takada
Sung by Ayumi Fujimura, Aki Toyosaki, Minori Chihara, Aya Hirano, Yōko Hikasa, (anime role voices) as Ending III
12 May 2010 (Sole song on CD)
Rasen, Arui wa Seinaru Yokubou
Aki Hata
Composed/arranged by Daisuke Kikuta (Elements Garden)
Sung by Faylan as Opening I from the second season
27 April 2011 (Sole song on CD)
metaphor
Shoujo Byou
Composed/arranged by Pixel Bee and RD-Sounds
Sung by Shoujo Byou as Ending I from the second season
25 May 2011 (Sole song on CD)
Reception
Reviewer Chris Beveridge gives the series' grades in the "B" range in The Fandom Post.[11][12][13] Theron Martin, an anime reviewer for the Anime News Network, reviewed the DVD release collections 1 and 2 of the first season gives the series grades from C+ (story) to A− (music).[14][15]
References
^"The Qwaser of Stigmata". Sentai Filmworks. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
^"Qwaser of Stigmata Season 2 Announced" (in Japanese). JBook. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
^"Sentai Filmworks Licenses Qwaser of Stigmata Anime". Anime News Network. July 1, 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
^聖痕のクェイサー 第1巻 (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
^"Final Qwaser of Stigmata Manga Volume Ships in Japan". Anime News Network. September 20, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
^ (in French). Kazé. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved December 3, 2013.
^ (in Italian). J-Pop. Archived from the original on September 5, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
^ (in Chinese). Ever Glory Publishing. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
^"Tokyopop Adds Songs & Laughter, Ratman, Seikon no Qwaser". Anime News Network. September 26, 2009. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
^聖痕のクェイサーラジオ！～ミハイロフ学園放送部～ (in Japanese). Lantis. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
^Beveridge, Chris (December 21, 2012). "Qwaser Of Stigmata Season 1 Collection 1 Anime DVD Review". fandompost.com. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
^Beveridge, Chris (February 20, 2013). "Qwaser Of Stigmata Season 1 Collection 2 Anime DVD Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
^Beveridge, Chris (May 7, 2013). "Qwaser Of Stigmata II Complete Collection Anime DVD Review". fandompost.com. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
^Martin, Theron (January 25, 2013). "The Qwaser of Stigmata Sub.DVD - Collection 1". review. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
^Martin, Theron (March 8, 2013). "The Qwaser of Stigmata Sub.DVD - Collection 2". review. Anime News Network. Retrieved 2013-12-02.
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The Qwaser of Stigmata Japanese 聖痕のクェイサー Hepburn Seikon no Kueisa is a Japanese manga series authored by Hiroyuki Yoshino featuring art by Kenetsu Satō The series is notable for its violence fan service and the use of vital energy coming from women s breasts referred to as Soma as a central plot device The manga series was published in Japan in the manga magazine Champion Red from 2006 to 2016 and the chapters collected into 24 tankōbon volumes A 24 episode anime television series was produced with the same title as the manga series and broadcast in Japan on Biglobe in 2010 An OVA adaptation titled The Qwaser of Stigmata Portrait of the Empress 聖痕のクェイサー 女帝の肖像 Seikon no Kweisa Jotei no Shōzō was also produced and released on DVD with the manga series volume 10 A 12 episode second season was produced with the title The Qwaser of Stigmata II 聖痕のクェイサー II Seikon no Kweisa Tsu and was broadcast in Japan between April and June 2011 2 The Qwaser of StigmataCover of the first volume of The Qwaser of Stigmata as published by Akita Shoten featuring Mafuyu Oribe center and Alexander Nikolaevich Hell bottom 聖痕のクェイサー Seikon no Kweisa GenreAdventure romance supernatural 1 MangaWritten byHiroyuki YoshinoIllustrated byKenetsu SatōPublished byAkita ShotenEnglish publisherTokyopop former MagazineChampion RedDemographicSeinenOriginal runSeptember 2006 July 9 2016Volumes24 List of volumes Anime television seriesDirected byHiraku KanekoWritten byMakoto UezuMusic byTatsuya KatoStudioHoods EntertainmentLicensed byNA Sentai FilmworksOriginal networkMBS Tokyo MX CTC TVS tvk AT X TV censored AnimeOne webcast uncensored English networkUS Anime Network webcast uncensored Original runJanuary 9 2010 June 19 2010Episodes24 List of episodes Original video animationThe Qwaser of Stigmata Portrait of the EmpressDirected byHiraku KanekoWritten byShigeru MoritaMusic byTatsuya KatoStudioHoods EntertainmentLicensed byNA Sentai FilmworksReleasedOctober 20 2010Runtime25 minutesAnime television seriesThe Qwaser of Stigmata IIDirected byHiraku KanekoWritten byMakoto UezuMusic byTatsuya KatoStudioHoods EntertainmentLicensed byNA Sentai FilmworksOriginal networkTokyo MX CTC AT X censored AnimeOne webcast uncensored English networkUS Anime Network webcast uncensored Original runApril 11 2011 June 28 2011Episodes12 List of episodes Sentai Filmworks licensed both seasons and the OVA for digital distribution and home video release in North America releasing English subtitled DVD sets in 2012 and 2013 3 Contents 1 Plot 2 Media 2 1 Manga 2 2 Anime 2 3 Internet radio show 3 Reception 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditSee also List of The Qwaser of Stigmata characters The story chronicles the school lives of Mafuyu Oribe and Tomo Yamanobe at the Japanese Eastern Orthodox school St Mihailov Academy where they have endured persecution and isolation from other students led by the daughter of the current dean Miyuri Tsujidou and her second in command Hana Katsuragi Mafuyu and Tomo s lives take a drastic turn when they nurse the silver haired Russian born Alexander Sasha Nikolaevich Hell back to health upon encountering him unconscious one day during their home commute Almost immediately Sasha begins to repay Mafuyu and Tomo s kindness as he repels their tormentors however this does not change Sasha s background as a throw away Qwaser from the Adepts and that the Adepts have no qualms about making an absolute war zone of the Academy in order to acquire the Theotokos of Tsarytsin from Athos who wishes to keep the icon s existence a secret from the world Media EditManga Edit See also List of The Qwaser of Stigmata volumes The manga is written by Hiroyuki Yoshino and illustrated by Kenetsu Satō The Qwaser of Stigmata was serialized by Akita Shoten in Champion Red magazine and the chapters collected in tankōbon The first volume was released on December 20 2006 4 The series ended on July 9 2016 and was collected into 24 volumes 5 The manga series has been licensed internationally translated and published in several countries outside Japan The series is licensed in France by Kaze listing the first 14 volumes in their online catalog 6 In Italy the manga series is licensed by J Pop Edizioni 7 and Ever Glory Publishing in Taiwan 8 Tokyopop licensed the series for the North American market and published the first four volumes however since resuming business in December 2012 the title has not been listed in their online catalog 9 Anime Edit See also List of The Qwaser of Stigmata episodes A 24 episode anime television series titled The Qwaser of Stigmata 聖痕のクェイサー Seikon no Qwaser was adapted from the manga series of the same name and broadcast as a censored version on Biglobe An uncensored version of the series was streamed online The first season was followed by a single episode OVA with the title The Qwaser of Stigmata Portrait of the Empress 聖痕のクェイサー 女帝の肖像 Seikon no Kweisa Jotei no Shōzō that was released on DVD with the manga series volume 10 A 12 episode second season titled The Qwaser of Stigmata II 聖痕のクェイサー II Seikon no Kweisa Tsu was broadcast in Japan in 2011 The first and second seasons were also released on DVD in Japan Sentai Filmworks licensed both seasons and the OVA in North America and released three English subtitled DVD sets between 2012 and 2013 The Qwaser of Stigmata Collection 1 3 DVDs episodes 1 12 released 2012 12 31 The Qwaser of Stigmata Collection 2 3 DVDs episodes 13 24 released 2013 02 26 The Qwaser of Stigmata II Complete Collection 3 DVDs episodes 1 12 plus the OVA released 2013 04 30 Anime Network posted the Season I and II episodes for online streaming uncensored Internet radio show Edit Lantis has taken the opportunity presented by the Seikon no Qwaser anime to produce an Internet radio show starring Aki Toyosaki as Tomo Yamanobe and Yōko Hikasa as Hana Katsuragi 10 alongside commercially releasing the five theme songs as indicated in the table below They released also an original soundtrack composed by Tatsuya Kato on June 7 2010 Song Title Lyrics Author Composition Data Performance Parameters Commercial Debut DateErrand Aki Hata Composed arranged by Daisuke Kikuta Elements Garden Sung by Faylan as Opening I 27 January 2010 Sole song on CD Baptize Itsuki Yui Composed arranged by Daisuke Kikuta Elements Garden Sung by Yōsei Teikoku as Opening II 21 April 2010 Sole song on CD Passionate Squall Aki Hata Composed arranged by Tom H ck Sung by Ayumi Fujimura Aki Toyosaki Minori Chihara Aya Hirano Yōko Hikasa anime role voices as Ending I 10 February 2010 Sole song on CD Mimei no Inori 未明の祈り Aki Hata Composed by Satoru Takada and arranged by Katsuya Yoshida Sung by Minori Chihara as Ending II Dedicated solely to Episode 5 10 February 2010 Song released on Passionate Squall CD Wishes Hypocrites Aki Hata Composed by Katsuya Yoshida and arranged by Satoru Takada Sung by Ayumi Fujimura Aki Toyosaki Minori Chihara Aya Hirano Yōko Hikasa anime role voices as Ending III 12 May 2010 Sole song on CD Rasen Arui wa Seinaru Yokubou Aki Hata Composed arranged by Daisuke Kikuta Elements Garden Sung by Faylan as Opening I from the second season 27 April 2011 Sole song on CD metaphor Shoujo Byou Composed arranged by Pixel Bee and RD Sounds Sung by Shoujo Byou as Ending I from the second season 25 May 2011 Sole song on CD Reception EditReviewer Chris Beveridge gives the series grades in the B range in The Fandom Post 11 12 13 Theron Martin an anime reviewer for the Anime News Network reviewed the DVD release collections 1 and 2 of the first season gives the series grades from C story to A music 14 15 References Edit The Qwaser of Stigmata Sentai Filmworks Retrieved May 27 2018 Qwaser of Stigmata Season 2 Announced in Japanese JBook Retrieved November 27 2013 Sentai Filmworks Licenses Qwaser of Stigmata Anime Anime News Network July 1 2012 Retrieved November 27 2013 聖痕のクェイサー 第1巻 in Japanese Akita Shoten Retrieved January 3 2015 Final Qwaser of Stigmata Manga Volume Ships in Japan Anime News Network September 20 2016 Retrieved September 20 2016 The Qwaser of Stigmata in French Kaze Archived from the original on April 16 2014 Retrieved December 3 2013 The Qwaser of Stigmata in Italian J Pop Archived from the original on September 5 2010 Retrieved January 10 2010 聖痕鍊金士 in Chinese Ever Glory Publishing Archived from the original on September 6 2010 Retrieved January 10 2010 Tokyopop Adds Songs amp Laughter Ratman Seikon no Qwaser Anime News Network September 26 2009 Retrieved January 10 2010 聖痕のクェイサーラジオ ミハイロフ学園放送部 in Japanese Lantis Retrieved January 10 2010 Beveridge Chris December 21 2012 Qwaser Of Stigmata Season 1 Collection 1 Anime DVD Review fandompost com Retrieved 2013 12 02 Beveridge Chris February 20 2013 Qwaser Of Stigmata Season 1 Collection 2 Anime DVD Review The Fandom Post Retrieved 2013 12 02 Beveridge Chris May 7 2013 Qwaser Of Stigmata II Complete Collection Anime DVD Review fandompost com Retrieved 2013 12 02 Martin Theron January 25 2013 The Qwaser of Stigmata Sub DVD Collection 1 review Anime News Network Retrieved 2013 12 02 Martin Theron March 8 2013 The Qwaser of Stigmata Sub DVD Collection 2 review Anime News Network Retrieved 2013 12 02 External links EditOfficial website of the anime in Japanese The Qwaser of Stigmata manga at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Qwaser of Stigmata amp oldid 1129134717, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
