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| network = Fuji TV (Noitamina) | first = July 8, 2010 | last = December 30, 2010 | episodes = 22 (2 bonus episodes included on video release) | episode_list = List of Shiki episodes }} is a horror novel by Japanese novelist Fuyumi Ono. It was originally published in two parts by Shinchosha in 1998, it was then reprinted into five parts in 2002.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=小野不由美『屍鬼〔一〕』｜新潮社 )〕 A manga series adapting the story, drawn by Ryu Fujisaki was serialized in the Japanese monthly magazine ''Jump SQ.'' from December 2007 to June 2011. An anime adaptation of the manga by Daume began broadcasting on July 8, 2010 on Fuji Television and concluded later that year on December 30, 2010.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Shiki, Yojō-Han Shinwa Taikei, Working Promos Streamed )〕 North American anime distributor Funimation Entertainment simulcasted the series on their online video portal and released the series on DVD & Blu-ray on May 29, 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Funimation Confirms Shiki on DVD, Blu-ray in Spring 2012 (Updated) )〕 ==Plot== The story takes place in a particularly hot summer in the 1990s, in a small quiet Japanese village called Sotoba. A series of mysterious deaths begin to spread in the village, at the same time when a strange family moves into the long-abandoned Kanemasa mansion. Doctor Toshio Ozaki, director of Sotoba's only hospital, initially suspects an epidemic; however, as investigations continue and the deaths begin to pile up, he learns—and becomes convinced—that they are the work of the "''shiki''", vampire-like creatures, plaguing the village. A young man named Natsuno Yuuki, who hates living in the village, begins to be pursued and surrounded by death.
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