Info Shi: created by William Tucci
Born of a Japanese father and American mother, 10 year-old, Ana Ishikawa witnesses the brutal slaying of her entire family. The child is consequently spirited away and raised by her grandfather, Yoshitora, a descendent of the Sohei, the great warrior monks of medieval Kyoto.
Shrouded in secrecy, Yoshitora trains Ana in the ways of the Sohei - her sole mission in life is to seek out her family's murderer and avenge her family's honor. Never forgetting the Catholic teachings of her mother, however, Ana's life becomes one of constant inner conflict between her programmed mission of revenge and the Christian leanings she secretly harbors.
With her conflicted soul weakened, this vengeful obsession consumes Ana's very being, as she transforms herself to Shi - the living embodiment of Death, who since childhood, has terrified and encouraged her in her crusade of vengeance.
And yet the duality that rages Ana's soul will not permit her submission to the death demon that terrorizes her. For Ana's faith and the ethereal visions of her gallant ancestral Sohei shepherd her along the bloody Way of the Warrior.
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It is about a young woman of mixed Japanese and American ancestry drafted into a modern-day “shadow war†between descendents of the infamous sohei warrior monks of medieval Japan. The story is deeply rooted in Japanese history and mythology, \"Shi\" literally translates to death (æÂ») in Japanese, and her signature weapon is the naginata.
The series itself is known for its scenes of stylized violence, and originates from the era of comics \'lovingly\' called \"bad girl comics\". Despite this, the series often touches on spiritual issues, especially as they pertain to Ana\'s dual background in the traditions of the yamabushi warrior monks, and Christianity.
Shi, is actually Ana Ishikawa. As a child, Ana witnessed the brutal slaying of her father and brother at the hands of an upstart Yakuza thug named Masahiro Arashi. Bent on impressing the leaders of the Osaka crime syndicate, Arashi leaves a calling card with every murder he commits – a simple coin engraved with the kanji for death, Shi. Escaping the hitman, Ana is consequently spirited away and raised by her grandfather, Yoshitora amid the sacred temples of Kyoto.
There Yoshitora secretly trains Ana in the ways of the Sohei so that she could seek out Arashi and avenge her family\'s honor.
Still clutching the coins left on the bodies of her brother and father, this vengeful obsession consumes Ana\'s very being as she completely gives herself to \"Shi\" - the living embodiment of Death, a demon who since childhood, has terrified while encouraging her in her crusade of vengeance.
However, Ana is soon confronted by her mother\'s Catholic teachings and Ana\'s life soon becomes one of inner conflict between her programmed mission of revenge and the Christian leanings she secretly harbors.
Ironically, it is this duality that rages in Ana\'s soul that will not permit her to totally succumb to the death demon that terrorizes her. In the end, it is Ana\'s faith and the ethereal visions of her gallant Sohei ancestors that shepherd her along the Way of the Warrior series often touches on spiritual issues, especially as they pertain to Ana\'s dual background in the traditions of the yamabushi warrior monks, and Christianity.
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